Rate My Professor Diane Guevremont

Diane Guévremont is a Scientific Officer in the Department of Anatomy within the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Otago. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and works in Dr. Joanna Williams' laboratory. Guévremont serves as curator of a blood archive containing samples from participants with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and healthy controls. Her research specialization in molecular neuroscience centers on identifying plasma microRNA biomarkers predictive of neurological disease progression, particularly for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. She is proficient in key methodologies such as protein isolation and synthesis assays, Western blotting, genotyping, RNA isolation, qPCR for miRNA and mRNA arrays, bioinformatics, and statistical analyses. As a member of the University of Otago Neurological Research Committee, she contributes to the oversight and advancement of neuroscience initiatives.

Guévremont has co-authored 47 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 1,100 citations. Prominent works include "Plasma microRNA predict cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease" (Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2026), "Whole transcriptome RNA-Seq reveals drivers of pathological dysfunction in a transgenic model of Alzheimer’s disease" (Molecular Neurobiology, 2025), "MicroRNAs in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis" (Scientific Reports, 2023), "Plasma microRNA vary in association with the progression of Alzheimer's disease" (Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2022), and "A method for simultaneous detection of small and long RNA biotypes by ribodepleted RNA-Seq" (Scientific Reports, 2022). Her research enhances understanding of molecular mechanisms in neurodegeneration and supports biomarker discovery for early diagnosis and monitoring.