PGx-K2A

Pharmacists sharpen patient care through UM micro-certificate Alumni share how the professional development program helped them improve their clinical practice.

Join us! Details here: https://www.maruf-lab.org/opportunities.html

🧬Ask your doctor if a pharmacogenomic test is right for you if you are considering or taking medications for mental health conditions! Currently open to Manitoba residents.
⚕️You need a referral from your treating health practitioner to receive an evidence-based pharmacogenomic test report at no cost to you.
📌 More information about the study is available here: https://www.maruf-lab.org/pgx-support.html
📩 Please don't hesitate to contact the research team at [email protected]

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/12/11/u-of-m-researchers-studying-whether-genetic-testing-helps-zero-in-on-effective-mental-health-treatment-meds

University of Manitoba researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds A team of University of Manitoba researchers is recruiting people seeking mental-health treatment for a study that could take the guesswork out of medication with the help of genetic testing.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/12/11/u-of-m-researchers-studying-whether-genetic-testing-helps-zero-in-on-effective-mental-health-treatment-meds

College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Victoria Hospital Foundation

University of Manitoba researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds A team of University of Manitoba researchers is recruiting people seeking mental-health treatment for a study that could take the guesswork out of medication with the help of genetic testing. The stud...

🧬Ask your doctor if a pharmacogenomic test is right for you if you are considering or taking medications for mental health conditions! Currently open to Manitoba residents.
⚕️You need a referral from your treating health practitioner to receive an evidence-based pharmacogenomic test report at no cost to you.
📌 More information about the study is available here: https://www.maruf-lab.org/pgx-support.html
📩 Please don't hesitate to contact the research team at [email protected]

Pre-Screening Survey

New report finds one in five Manitobans aged 15+ seek care for anxiety, one in six for depression Study identifies gaps in current system, possible solutions

Our lab members had a great time at the 2026 COP Research Day! Natalia and Nuzhat won first and second prize award on poster competitions (dry-lab category). Dr. Maruf delivered a key note on Pharmacogenomic testing implementation. Congratulations!

College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
University of Manitoba, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

College of Pharmacy celebrates research excellence Student poster competition, faculty research and Indigenous keynote highlight Research Day.

Nuzhat Tabassum

College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Rady’s women in science program honoured at Manitoba legislature Students from the Women in Science: Development, Outreach and Mentorship (WISDOM) program invited to Manitoba Legislative Assembly.

What if a simple saliva test could help personalize mental health treatment and reduce hospital stays?

A new Manitoba-based study is exploring how pharmacogenomics (PGx)—the science of how genetics affect medication response—could help clinicians choose the right psychotropic medication, at the right dose, sooner. Instead of months or years of trial and error, PGx testing can flag which medications are more likely to cause side effects, helping guide prescribing and even deprescribing.

Led by HSC_Winnipeg's Dr. Abdullah Maruf, PhD and Dr. Jitender Sareen, in collaboration with Dr. Chad Bousman, PhD, from Calgary, and supported by a $70,000 grant from the HSC Foundation, the PGx-Support study is testing whether free, non-invasive genetic testing for psychiatric patients can improve outcomes and lower health-care costs by shortening hospital stays. With testing covered for study participants and results delivered in just two weeks, the potential impact is significant—for patients and the system alike.

Read the full story and learn more about the study:
https://www.hscfoundation.mb.ca/stories/pgx-potential/

College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Health Sciences Centre Foundation

Winnipeg Free Press: U of M researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds A team of University of Manitoba researchers is recruiting people seeking mental-health treatment for a study that could take the guesswork out of medication with the help of genetic testing. “Someo