Robert A. Hegele, Western University

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Human Genetics Professor London, Ontario robert.hegele@robarts.ca Office: (519) 663-3461

Bio/Research

RESEARCH INVOLVES

Identifying genes that contribute to the development of common diseases

RESEARCH RELEVANCE

Developing new therapies and identifying people who are at high-risk of inheriting certain diseases.

Dr. Hegele directs a tertiary referral lipid clini...


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Bio/Research

RESEARCH INVOLVES

Identifying genes that contribute to the development of common diseases

RESEARCH RELEVANCE

Developing new therapies and identifying people who are at high-risk of inheriting certain diseases.

Dr. Hegele directs a tertiary referral lipid clinic for Southwestern Ontario with about 1500 active patients. As a scientist, his laboratory has focussed on research in dyslipidemia, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension and obesity in Canadian sub-populations and aboriginal communities. Alone or in collaboratively, his laboratory has discovered the molecular genetic basis of several human diseases.


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