Gerald Pfeffer

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Associate Professor, Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, and Neurologist, University of Calgary
Full Member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 1: Preclinical Science, Pillar 2: Clinical Research, Theme 2: EDII
Email GeraldResearch Interests: genetics, biomarkers, microbiome, clinical research
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Biography
Dr. Pfeffer is a clinician-scientist and associate professor at the University of Calgary. He did Neurology specialty training at UBC and Genetics PhD at Newcastle University. His clinical and research work focuses on adult-onset neurogenetic conditions.
Recent Publications
Grant, A, Smith, IC, Lessard, LER, Osman, H, Lochmuller, H, McMillan, HJ et al.. Financial Toxicity and Its Determinants in Individuals Living With Inherited and Acquired Neuromuscular Disorders: The BIND Study. Neurology. 2025.105 (5)e213982 PMID:40834345
Smith, IC, Abusetah, Y, Osman, H, Garg, A, Grant, A, Lochmuller, H et al.. Assessing the socio-economic burden of inherited and inflammatory neuromuscular diseases (BIND study): a study protocol. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025.20 (1)404 PMID:40770363
Alsayed, A, Hakim, Z, Merrikh, D, Khanbabaei, M, Kaur, N, Hader, W et al.. Identification of a Second-Hit Brain Somatic DEPDC5 Variant Supports Causality of a DEPDC5 Germline Variant of Uncertain Significance. Time for a Classification Update?. Am J Med Genet A. 2025. e64204 PMID:40742146
De Wel, B, Mobach, T, Pfeffer, G, Jewett, G. Tofersen Treatment Normalizes Neurofilament Levels in Autosomal Recessive SOD1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Can J Neurol Sci. 2025. 1-2 PMID:40605360
Vandal, M, Janmaleki, M, Rea, I, Gunn, C, Hirai, S, Biernaskie, J et al.. CD2AP at the junction of nephropathy and Alzheimer's disease. Mol Neurodegener. 2025.20 (1)63 PMID:40462155
Osman, H, Adamji, Z, Pfeffer, G, Warman-Chardon, J, Varma, P, Keindel, J et al.. From Doubt to Diagnosis: Canadian Patient Perspectives on a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis. Health Expect. 2025.28 (3)e70271 PMID:40323721
Cuillerier, A, Del Gobbo, GF, Mackay, L, Wall, E, Couse, M, McDonell, LM et al.. FGF14 GAA Intronic Expansion in Unsolved Adult-Onset Ataxia in the Care4Rare Canada Consortium. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025.12 (6)1118-1125 PMID:40191983
Zaman, M, Sharma, G, Almutawa, W, Soule, TG, Sabouny, R, Joel, M et al.. The MFN2 Q367H variant reveals a novel pathomechanism connected to mtDNA-mediated inflammation. Life Sci Alliance. 2025.8 (6) PMID:40175090
Baron, KR, Oviedo, S, Krasny, S, Zaman, M, Aldakhlallah, R, Bora, P et al.. Pharmacologic activation of integrated stress response kinases inhibits pathologic mitochondrial fragmentation. Elife. 2025.13 PMID:39937095
Mascarenhas, R, Merrikh, D, Khanbabaei, M, Kaur, N, Ghaderi, N, Maroilley, T et al.. Detecting somatic variants in purified brain DNA obtained from surgically implanted depth electrodes in epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2025.66 (4)1234-1249 PMID:39751777
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