Welcome to the Soleimani Laboratory at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Our laboratory focuses on molecular mechanisms that regulate muscle stem cell function and skeletal muscle regeneration
Dr. Vahab D. Soleimani
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada
Affiliate Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)
BSc University of Ottawa
PhD, University of Ottawa
Room: Roger Guindon Hall, 4113 (office), 4253 (lab)
Phone: (613) 562-5800 x7771
Email: vsoleima@uOttawa.ca
Biography
Dr. Soleimani received his BSc (biology, biotechnology) from the University of Ottawa in 1998 and, in 2005, obtained his PhD from the University of Ottawa, where he studied the effect of mobile DNA elements on the evolution of genome. He then did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) where he studied the molecular basis of myogenic differentiation and muscle stem cell function. In 2014 he joined the Department of Human Genetic at McGill University as an Assistant Professor and established a research laboratory at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research until 2023. In 2023 he joined the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of Ottawa as an Associate Professor where he conducts research in regenerative medicine and muscle stem cell biology.