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Dr. Sarah Childs obtained her undergraduate education at the University of Toronto in biochemistry before undertaking graduate work in molecular cancer biology. She continued her research in cancer biology at British Columbia Cancer Research and then moved to the Cardiovascular Research Centre at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University. In 2001, she joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Calgary, where her research focuses on the genetics of blood vessel patterning and stabilization. Her research interests include angiogenesis, the process by which new blood vessels develop, and the genetic control of vascular development. She employs zebrafish models to investigate the roles of various genetic factors in blood vessel formation and stabilization, exploring potential therapeutic strategies for vascular disorders. Dr. Childs has demonstrated the significance of microRNAs in smooth muscle cell differentiation and is actively involved in using zebrafish models to uncover the genetic causes of rare genetic disorders.
Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.