Gerald Pfeffer
Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics at the University of Calgary
Full Member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute
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Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord / Nerve Injury & Pain
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Biography
Dr. Pfeffer is a clinician-scientist at 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
Leckie, JN, Joel, MM, Martens, K, King, A, King, M, Korngut, LW et al.. Highly Elevated Prevalence of Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy in Indigenous Communities in Canada Due to a Founder Effect. Neurol Genet. 2021.7 (4)e607 PMID:34250227
Slayter, J, Hodgkinson, V, Lounsberry, J, Brais, B, Chapman, K, Genge, A et al.. A Canadian Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy Outcome Measures Toolkit: Results of a National Consensus using a Modified Delphi Method. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2021.8 (4)579-588 PMID:33867362
Sharma, G, Pfeffer, G, Shutt, TE. Genetic Neuropathy Due to Impairments in Mitochondrial Dynamics. Biology (Basel). 2021.10 (4) PMID:33810506
Ramezani, M, Mouches, P, Yoon, E, Rajashekar, D, Ruskey, JA, Leveille, E et al.. Investigating the relationship between the SNCA gene and cognitive abilities in idiopathic Parkinson's disease using machine learning. Sci Rep. 2021.11 (1)4917 PMID:33649398
Ramezani, M, Ruskey, JA, Martens, K, Kibreab, M, Javer, Z, Kathol, I et al.. Association Between BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism and Mild Behavioral Impairment in Patients With Parkinson's Disease. Front Neurol. 2020.11 587992 PMID:33584494
Martens, K, Leckie, J, Fok, D, Wells, RA, Chhibber, S, Pfeffer, G et al.. Case Report: Calpainopathy Presenting After Bone Marrow Transplantation, With Studies of Donor Genetic Content in Various Tissue Types. Front Neurol. 2020.11 604547 PMID:33505349
Zhao, T, Goedhart, C, Pfeffer, G, Greenway, SC, Lines, M, Khan, A et al.. Skeletal Phenotypes Due to Abnormalities in Mitochondrial Protein Homeostasis and Import. Int J Mol Sci. 2020.21 (21) PMID:33171986
Hodgkinson, VL, Chapman, K, Izenberg, A, Lochmüller, H, O'Connell, C, O'Ferrall, EK et al.. Response to Provincial Governments' Decisions Regarding Monitoring for Adults with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021.48 (2)201-203 PMID:32713403
Hodgkinson, VL, Oskoui, M, Lounsberry, J, M'Dahoma, S, Butler, E, Campbell, C et al.. A National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Registry for Real-World Evidence. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020.47 (6)810-815 PMID:32493524
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