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.