Research Team
Dr. Maysinger has trained many students over the years, including a large number of undergraduate students who sought inspiration and enthusiasm for science. She has been a coordinator of the course Research Projects in Pharmacology and more than 20 students who have taken this course have pursued research careers. Dr. Maysinger creates an exciting research team environment that is both multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary. Her many students are now working at Universities in the US and Europe and at major pharmaceutical companies.

The contributions of Dr. Maysinger have been acknowledged by different national and international agencies including the US Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), and the Canadian National Science Research Council (NSERC) and PTP programs.

Dr. Maysinger has received many North American and European career awards and fellowships, including the Fullbright Fellowship, Alexander von Humoldt Fellowship, FRSQ Bourse de Perfectionement, the British Council Award, and the European Training Program Fellowship.

Dr. Maysinger has collaborated with Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg (McGill University, Department of Surgery) for the past six years, and they have recently formed the new JDF Center for Beta-Cell Replacement in Montreal, together with Dr. Mark Prentki (Université de Montréal, Department of Nutrition). Other collaborations include scientists in the Departments of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and polymer scientists at the University of Montreal.