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Dawn Gano
MD, FRCPC, MAS

Investigator and Pediatric Neurologist, BC Children's Hospital
Head, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

The central goal of my work is the promotion of brain health across the lifecycle through a specific focus on fetal and newborn brain health. Our lab aims to further an understanding of the causes and outcomes of neurological conditions that present prenatally, identify modifiable predictors of brain injuries across the perinatal age spectrum spanning the 20th week of gestation through the first month of age, and ultimately, develop and evaluate novel strategies to improve long-term neurological outcomes. Our work evolves from family and community stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Academic Affiliations

  • Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders; Origins of Child Health and Disease; Rare Diseases; Visualizing the Brain

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Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

dawn.gano@cw.bc.ca
Grants

Principal Investigator. TREx Study: Trexo Robotic exoskeleton training program in non-ambulatory children <2 years. Funding Source: Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation Program Grant

Co-Principal Investigator. Coagulation Biomarkers of Post-Hemorrhagic Ventriculomegaly in Preterm Newborns. Funding Source: California Preterm Birth Initiative Innovation Award

Co-Investigator. Does Preterm Birth Amplify Brain Injury and Dysmaturation In Congenital Heart Disease? Funding Source: National Institutes of Health / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Co-Investigator. Phase 1 Study of In Utero Enzyme Replacement Therapy for the Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases. Funding Source: National Institutes of Health / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Co-Investigator. Maternal Antecedents and Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Term Asphyxia. Funding Source: National Institutes of Health / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Co-Investigator. In utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of fetuses with alpha thalassemia major (phase I). Funding Source: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Honours & Awards

2024 - Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF Health

2023 - Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine and Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

2018 - Elected member, Society for Pediatric Research

2017 - Short-Term Mentor Award, UCSF School of Medicine

2015 - Melvin B. Grumbach Award for Excellence in Research, UCSF Department of Pediatrics

2010 - Outstanding Junior Member, Child Neurology Society

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