Dr. Tanja Gonska

Associate Professor

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Biography

Tanja Gonska is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto and a Senior Associate Scientist at the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children. Her research focuses on cystic fibrosis, specifically assessing CFTR function and its interaction with epithelial channels in human airway and intestinal cells. She has conducted significant lab-based and clinical research aimed at understanding CFTR-related disorders and gastrointestinal diseases in children. Prof. Gonska possesses expertise in electrophysiology and has implemented high-quality Ussing chamber studies for drug response assessment in individual patient tissues. Her clinical work includes studying the natural course of cystic fibrosis in newborns screened positive for CFTR dysfunction and examining gastrointestinal complications associated with the disease. She is actively involved in multicenter studies aimed at understanding and developing treatments for acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis linked to CFTR dysfunction. Gonska has published extensively on these topics and collaborates with several experts in the field to advance research and clinical care for pediatric pancreatic diseases.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and researching on pediatric gastroenterology and cystic fibrosis.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology