Jenny Bruin

Associate Professor (Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry)

Jenny Bruin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry at Carleton University and holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Metabolic Disease. She is also a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellow. Bruin completed a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Toxicology at the University of Guelph and a PhD in Reproductive Toxicology at McMaster University before undertaking postdoctoral research at the University of British Columbia.  

Bruin’s research focuses on diabetes pathogenesis, with particular expertise in islet biology, pancreas development and toxicology. Her laboratory investigates how environmental factors, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals, affect pancreatic islets and contribute to the development of diabetes.  

Her research program has been supported by a wide range of national organizations, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Diabetes Canada, Breakthrough T1D, the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Institute of Regenerative Medicine.  

In addition to her scientific contributions, Bruin is committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in research and is a co-author of Striving for Inclusive Excellence in Science Research: A Pocket Guide. Through her research, mentorship and leadership, she contributes to strengthening Carleton’s research impact and culture of excellence.