Dr. Agnieszka Klimek received her B.Sc. degree in biology from the University of Victoria (2001) and her Ph.D. from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia (2010). Her Ph.D. research focused on establishing novel markers of graft dysfunction in human islet transplantation, as well as development of novel bioassays for early prediction of pancreatic beta-cell failure in islet transplantation and type 2 diabetes. Dr. Klimek has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications in journals including the American Journal of Transplantation and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) with funding from the Canadian Diabetes Association and the CIHR/MSFHR Transplantation Training Program.
In her role with the PROOF Centre, Dr. Klimek will be responsible for the management of biomarker assay development projects including biomarker discovery and implementation activities in partnership with clinical research groups for effective translation into the clinical setting.
