Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory

Guillaume Paré

Senior Scientist; GMEL Director

Guillaume Paré is Director of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory (GMEL) at PHRI, Deputy Director of the Clinical Research Laboratory and Biobank (CRLB), Deputy Director, Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute (TaARI), a Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, a Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, and a University Scholar at McMaster University. He holds the Cisco Professorship in Integrated Health Biosystems.

His clinical interests are centered on lipoprotein disorders, obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention, with research interests in cardiovascular genetics, biomarker development and pharmacogenomics. Gui’s research combines high-throughput biomarker screens with genetics, bioinformatics and epidemiology to identify novel cardio-metabolic biomarkers. He has published more than 200 papers and has been cited over 27,000 times.

A medical biochemist with board certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Gui completed a Master’s in Human Genetics at McGill University under the supervision of renowned geneticist Thomas Hudson. He further trained in genetic epidemiology with Paul Ridker at Harvard Medical School.

Reina Ditta

Laboratory Manager, GMEL

Reina Ditta is the Manager of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory (GMEL), responsible for the operations of the GMEL wet-lab, which provides a genomic and proteomics testing services to support both local and international research groups. She is the primary point of contact for the lab and provides information and guidance to others for microarray, next-generation sequencing and multiplexed protein biomarker experiments.

Reina received her Honours Cell Biology from Western University, her Master’s in Forensic Science from King’s College London, and has more than 11 years of laboratory experience.

Marie Pigeyre

Investigator

Marie Pigeyre is an Investigator at PHRI, and Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, McMaster University. She has received peer-reviewed New Investigating Funding from Hamilton Health Sciences, and is supported by the Medicine Internal Career Award from McMaster University.

She completed her clinical and research post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology, genetics and biomarkers at McMaster University in 2019, preceded by a PhD in Epidemiology and Genetics, medical degree, and endocrinology training at the University of Lille in France (2007).