Quandt, Jacqueline
BSc, PhD (UBC)
Academic Rank(s): Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Associate Director of the UBC Multiple Sclerosis Research Group and leads the Neuroinflammation Lab at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Affiliation(s): Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and VCHRI
Research and Scholarly Interests: Neuroimmunology, neuroinflammation, immunology, inflammation, neurodegeneration, Multiple sclerosis, Preclinical models of disease, Foundational or basic research
Clinical Interests: neuroinflammation and its roles in both the damage and repair of the brain and spinal cord, particularly in relation to neurodegenerative diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt is the Associate Director of the UBC MS Research Group at UBC and leads the Neuroinflammation Lab at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and the Department of Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine. Her research is focused on understanding the role of the immune system in both damage and repair of the brain and spinal cord as a result of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis. Using cell-based and more complex disease models, researchers in the Quandt Lab study the relationships between inflammation and neuronal death.
Academic Background
- Staff Scientist – Animal Models Unit (Neuroimmunology Branch), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. 2005-2009
- Post doctoral fellowship (Neuroimmunology Branch), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. 1999-2005
- PhD (Pathology, Section of Neuropathology), University of British Columbia. 1994-1999
- BSc (Microbiology and Immunology), University of British Columbia. 1990-1994
Awards and Recognition
- 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Education – Faculty of Medicine
- YWCA Women of Distinction Award Nominee – Research and Sciences 2016
- Most Valuable Player Award – Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2016
- MS Ambassador of the Year – MS Society of Canada BC/Yukon Division 2014
Publications
Research Interest
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Multiple Sclerosis Brain and Nerves
- Neuroimmunology
- In vitro models of the blood-brain barrier
- T cell/Blood-brain barrier interactions & trafficking
- Animal models of CNS demyelinating disease/autoimmunity
- Development of novel therapeutics to afford neuroprotection
- Immunology
- Antigen specificity/degeneracy of T cells
- Antigen-specific tolerance
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt focuses her research on neuroinflammation in damage and repair relevant to multiple sclerosis and other nervous system disorders.
Current Projects In My Lab Include
The Laboratory currently has openings for a graduate student and a post doctoral fellow to pursue independent projects in the areas of neuroinflammation and models of disease. Interested candidates should send their CV and statement of research interests directly to Dr. Quandt.