Glanzner, Werner Giehl

Werner Giehl Glanzner obtained his DVM degree in Brazil in 2009, followed by an MSc in 2012 and a PhD in 2016. From 2017 to 2022, he completed his postdoctoral training at McGill University, where he investigated modulators of epigenetic mechanisms essential for normal early embryonic development. In February 2023, he joined the Department of Animal Science as an Assistant Professor (Research), where he established a research program focused on understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate healthy embryonic development. His research interests focus on: (a) understanding the epigenetic regulation of genome activation in porcine and non-human primate models; (b) investigating how miRNAs and epigenetic writers and erasers regulate embryonic development and cell-lineage specification; and (c) applying gene- and epigenome-editing approaches to dissect the molecular networks controlled by transcription factors and transposable elements and determine how these networks influence embryonic development. In collaboration with researchers in the Department of Animal Science, the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery within McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Werner contributes to the development of protocols for generating animal models to investigate developmental processes and pathophysiological mechanisms relevant for biomedical research.