Katrin Stedronsky, PhD Assistant Professor
English, FABS
204 627-8540
kstedronsky@ucn.ca
Dr. Katrin Stedronsky is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Science in the Faculty of Arts, Business, and Science at University College of the North (UCN). Her instructional focus includes delivery of University of Manitoba's Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body to students in the BA program at UCN, those intending on entering the post-secondary educational institution’s Bachelor of Nursing Program (BN), as well as students within the Diploma of Nursing program (DPN) in Thompson, Flin Flon and Swan River. Other courses include UCN's Cell Biology, Developmental Biology (special topic) and Biochemistry (special topic).
Katrin holds a BSc (Honours) in Genetics (1993) and an MSc in Zoology (1996) from the University of Manitoba; a PhD in Biology (2000) from the University of Hamburg, Germany; and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business, York University (2008). She received OCAP® certification in 2018 from Canada’s First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC).
Prior to making a transition to educator and researcher at UCN, Katrin spent 15 years working for a number of biotechnology start-up companies as well as an internationally recognised pharmaceutical company. Her background in genetics, molecular biology, drug target and diagnostic biomarker discovery, clinical trials, as well as drug safety provide a solid foundation for her research focus in human health. She is particularly interested in examining the importance of genetics on individual and population-specific responses to drug therapies, use of precision medicine to advance Indigenous health, as well as public health issues associated with viral transmission via small rodent migration in northern Manitoba.
Katrin is currently working towards redirecting her overarching research focus to be more in line with One Health, a paradigm that examines the intersect of human, animal and environmental health holistically.
Together with other science instructors, Katrin is actively participating in the development of a science program within UCN. The program aim is to provide UCN students with a new study stream option at the institution: Bachelor of Science (BSc) with a focus on Biology. As part of the development of this program, Katrin continues to develop new courses for those interested in human biology.
Courses Taught
Anatomy of the Human Body
Physiology of the Human Body
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Biochemistry
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