Early Career (EC) Member Profiles

Dr. Umme Sabrina Haque

Umme Sabrina Haque

Umme Sabrina Haque is currently serving as a Basic Science Trainee Committee member within the NMD4C, contributing to SOP development. She is a neuromuscular researcher and PhD candidate in the Yokota lab at the University of Alberta, specializing in antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) and CRISPR/Cas‑based therapeutic approaches for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and giant axonal neuropathy, with a focus on developing safe, non‑invasive delivery strategies that enable central nervous system and multi‑organ therapeutic rescue.

Wanda-Dupebe

Wanda Dupebe

PhD MSc Candidate | Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN).
Home Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Gagnon
Host Supervisor: Dr. Hanns Lochmuller, CHEO Research Institute

Dr. Zahra Aleisa_12-2025

Zahra Aleisa

Chief Neuromuscular Fellow (2024-2025), NMD4C National Neuromuscular Lecture Series

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