Cheryl Wellington

PhD, BSc

Affiliate Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Disorders of cholesterol metabolism underlie several human diseases, including heart disease and stroke. Recently, cholesterol metabolism has been recognized to play a major role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. My laboratory studies genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism throughout the body, and as such we are at the interface between dementia and cardiovascular research.

Academic Affiliations

  • Professor, , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Mental Health and Behaviour

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Location

David Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3

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