Congratulations to Dr. Reza Sharif Naeini, Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, and his colleagues at 海角社区, Drs. Ed Ruthazer, Stuart Trentholm, Myriam Srour and Rob Koenekoop, for their success as co-PIs on a grant entitled Neurodevelopmental basis of nervous system disorders (NeuroBasis) awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. This grant involved 5 additional neuroscientists and clinicians from the Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Drs.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2021
Congratulations to physiology student听M茅gane P茅pin, one of six learners to receive the inaugural Teaching Innovation Award听within the 海角社区 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2021
Important pain research from the is helping develop cannabidiol (CBD) therapies to treat chronic pain.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2021
We are pleased to announce that our core听faculty member Dr. Reza Sharif has been nominated听as the new Director of the . Dr. Sharif will succeed Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, whose second term will end on April 30, 2021
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Published on: 3 Feb 2021
Congratulations to physiology faculty member听Dr. Reza Sharif, winner of the .听The Early Career Award recognizes outstanding achievements in pain research and/or management by an individual at the early stage of his or her career. Dr.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2021
The Faculty of Science is celebrating 海角社区鈥檚 200th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of 鈥淪cience!鈥�. 海角社区 students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.
Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.
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- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Art Exhibit
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Dept. of Biochemistry
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Faculty of Science
Published on: 12 Jan 2021
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Claire Brown, one of 22 recipients of the听. These funds are to support听the advancement of biomedical imaging technologies and provide increased training and access to imaging scientists, leading to enhanced views of the inner workings of cells for a better understanding of what causes diseases and how to treat them.
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Published on: 3 Dec 2020
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Masha Prager-Khoutorsky, one of 20 Canada-wide听recipients of the award. This grant program provides听early-career neuroscience researchers听the opportunity to develop new lines of research and gather preliminary data to apply for larger grants.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2020
Research performed in one of our physiology labs has led to a scientifically-backed听product that directly helps humans.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2020
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Leon Glass, one of three winners of the 2020听海角社区 Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement听in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his discipline, to 海角社区, and to society at large.
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Published on: 6 Nov 2020
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Published on: 22 Oct 2020
The Department of Physiology would like to congratulate听the Mandl Lab on their recent publication in Nature Immunology听entitled "Migration-induced cell shattering due to DOCK8 deficiency causes a type 2鈥揵iased helper T cell response." The study, lead by Dr. Judith Mandl,听sheds light on cellular processes that may lead to allergic immune responses and identifies a possible link between cell death and allergic disease.听Great work!
Image (left):听Shattering mononuclear phagocyte lacking Dock8 expression (made by PhD student Connie Shen using confocal microscopy)
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Published on: 13 Oct 2020
The Department of Physiology is proud to announce that听one of our PhD students, Stephanie Mouchbahani Constance, has been awarded the prestigious 听in recognition of her high standard of scholarly achievement. Stephanie is a second-year PhD student and is a member of听Dr. Reza Sharif's lab. Well done, Stephanie!
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Published on: 20 Aug 2020
Physiology faculty member Dr. Melissa Vollrath was recently named to the 2020-2021 Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contribution听to teaching and educational leadership. Dr. Vollrath plays an essential role in the development and delivery of our undergraduate physiology program. To read the Med e-news article, 听Congratulations, Melissa!
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Published on: 10 Aug 2020
Understanding how bats cope with viruses could help us develop COVID-19 therapies, according to in Knowable Magazine. One of our faculty members, Dr. Judith Mandl, was interviewed for the article and is currently studying the immune response of bats in her lab.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2020
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