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Deborah Slobada
Affiliations
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Canada Research Chair in Early Origins of Health and Disease
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Professor and Associate Chair, Dept of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
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Member, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute,
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Member, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research
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Associate Member, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Associate Member, Dept of Pediatrics
Education
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BSc (Human Biology and French), The University of Guelph
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MSc (Kinesiology), Western Ontario
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PhD (Physiology), The University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Infants Research Foundation, University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Lab Website
Research
Sloboda Lab focuses on the early life origins of health and disease. She is interested in how fetal adaptations to adversity influence the risk of chronic disease in aging individuals. Deborah is a highly accomplished researcher with multiple awards, including the International Society of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Nick Hales Award and the Hamilton YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Science Trade and Technology.