Zsuzsanna Hollander holds undergraduate degrees in Economical Informatics and Computer Science. She also obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC). Zsuzsa obtained a certificate in Project Management from UBC in 2009 and is now a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Zsuzsa started her PhD studies in September 2009 in the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine focused on identifying biomarkers of cured heart failure using data collected in the Biomarkers in Transplantation project. Zsuzsa started working for the Biomarkers in Transplantation project in 2004, first as a Masters student than as a full time employee, until she began pursuing a PhD. She has expertise in genomics, proteomics and metabolomics data analyses as well as bioinformatics and data management.
She has co-authored publications in journals such as Experimental & Clinical Cardiology, Bioinformatics, Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation, and The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. She also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation. She received several scholarships throughout her studies including the CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Faculty of Medicine Graduate Award, UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship and Graduate Entrance Scholarship, PRECARN Scholar and NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards.
