Researcher

Title

• Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal.

• Postdoctoral training, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 2005-2007.
• Postdoctoral training, Genometrics Section, Inherited Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2004-2005.
• PhD in Epidemiology (specialization in Genetic Epidemiology), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1999-2004.
• MSc in Statistics, Université Laval, 1995-1997.

The overall goal of Dr Roy-Gagnon’s research is to optimize the utilization of existing study designs and analytical methods and to develop new approaches for genetic epidemiological studies.

Her research focuses on three themes:

• The optimal utilization of Québec genealogical resources in the design and analysis of genetic epidemiological studies of complex diseases;
• The utilization and development of statistical models to capture complex relationships between genetic risk factors and their influence on complex diseases or traits;
• The use of quantitative traits as intermediate phenotypes or biomarkers for complex diseases.

Dr Roy-Gagnon’s research is divided into two parts: methodological developments and applications through multidisciplinary collaborations, including studies on cardiovascular risk factors in children, childhood leukemia, and breast cancer.

Awards and Distinctions

• John H. Moe Award, Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, 2006.
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2004.
• Outstanding Merit Award, Scientific Retreat of the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 2003.
• Doctoral Training Award, FRSQ, 2001-2002.
• Postgraduate Training Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 1999-2001.
• MSc Training Award, Fonds pour la formation des chercheurs et l’aide à la recherche, 1995-1997.