New leadership for Robarts Research Institute
Marlys L. Koschinsky, PhD, is the new Scientific and Executive Director for Robarts Research Institute. Koschinsky has had an extensive research career and is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor.
Koschinsky received her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia in 1988. Her thesis research was on the analysis of the molecular genetics of human ceruloplasmin. She then completed a Medical Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellowship (1988- 1991) at Genentech Inc., a biotechnology company in San Francisco.
She spent the next 17 years at Queen’s University, where she quickly progressed through the ranks from Assistant to full Professor. She also served as the Director of the Cardiac, Circulatory & Respiratory Research Program and as Acting Head of the Department of Physiology. In 2008, she accepted the position as Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor.
Koschinsky’s research is in the broad areas of atherosclerosis and thrombosis and focuses on the understanding of mechanisms of action of emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease. She is an internationally recognized expert in the study of the cardiovascular risk factor lipoprotein(a), and is a well-respected opinion leader in the area of lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease.
With a strong commitment to community engagement, Koschinsky is involved with a number of organizations in Windsor. She is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for WETech Alliance; is a senior leadership volunteer with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, serving as Chair of the Windsor- Essex Mission Committee; and has served as a member of the Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation’s Life and Health Sciences Task Force. She is also a member of the steering committee for the Southwestern Ontario Academic Health Network.
In her role as Scientific and Executive Director of the Robarts Research Institute, Koschinsky will provide strategic leadership to a team of world-class scientists to enable them to continue to be recognized on the world stage.
