Tuesday, January 23, 2018 – 7 p.m.
McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg 

To assist in planning seating RSVP to: Research_Communications@umanitoba.ca
or call 204-474-6689

As patent protection on statins draw to a close, researchers at the University of Manitoba are studying new applications for this popular cholesterol-lowering drug. Join us as we learn about the potential benefits of statins in cancer, heart disease, and chronic lung diseases.  

MODERATOR

Dr. Andrew Halayko
Professor, Physiology & Pathophysiology/Pediatrics & Child Health/Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Canada Research Chair in Airway Cell and Molecular Biology; Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

PANELISTS

Dr. Saeid Ghavami
Assistant Professor, Human Anatomy & Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Christopher Pascoe
Post-doctoral Fellow, Physiology & Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Amir Ravandi
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Cardiology and Physiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences; and Bergen Cardiac Care Centre, St Boniface Hospital.