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UVic Division of Medical Sciences

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I spy Nicole York (Nicole York) from the Dr. Swayne & Arbour labs on the UniversityOfVictoria website! Check out the new feature about her 2023 #VanierCanada scholarship and research investigating the role of ankyrin-B in heart cell development. uvic.ca/news/topics/20…

I spy Nicole York (<a href="/nicoleyorkova/">Nicole York</a>) from the <a href="/dr_swayne/">Dr. Swayne</a> &amp; Arbour labs on the <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a> website! Check out the new feature about her 2023 #VanierCanada scholarship and research investigating the role of ankyrin-B in heart cell development. 

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Thanks to a grant from Alzheimer Society of Canada & Brain Canada, Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne (Dr. Swayne) and MSc student Adriana Casillas Martinez are studying how nerve cell connections could be repaired in #Alzheimers. uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

Thanks to a grant from <a href="/AlzCanada/">Alzheimer Society of Canada</a> &amp; <a href="/BrainCanada/">Brain Canada</a>, Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne (<a href="/dr_swayne/">Dr. Swayne</a>) and MSc student Adriana Casillas Martinez are studying how nerve cell connections could be repaired in #Alzheimers.

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Drs. Brian Christie (@brainbbri) & Sandy Shultz (Sandy Shultz) will use a unique pre-clinical model to research intimate partner violence brain injury thanks to funding from the National Women’s Health Research Initiative CIHR CIHR Institute of Gender & Health Women and Gender Equality Canada uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

Drs. Brian Christie (@brainbbri) &amp; Sandy Shultz (<a href="/shultz_sandy/">Sandy Shultz</a>) will use a unique pre-clinical model to research intimate partner violence brain injury thanks to funding from the National Women’s Health Research Initiative <a href="/CIHR_IRSC/">CIHR</a> <a href="/CIHRIGH/">CIHR Institute of Gender & Health</a> <a href="/WAGE_FEGC/">Women and Gender Equality Canada</a>

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Phenomenal poster presentation by #SwayneLab undergraduate researcher Mary Warren at the UniversityOfVictoria #JCURA Research Fair today! 🤩 Her work is a key component of our research on the impact of #COVID19 on the brain, together with Tremblay Lab and the Kobasa Lab #neuroscience

Phenomenal poster presentation by #SwayneLab undergraduate researcher Mary Warren at the <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a> #JCURA Research Fair today! 🤩 Her work is a key component of our research on the impact of #COVID19 on the brain, together with <a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a> and the Kobasa Lab #neuroscience
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Postdoctoral fellow Eric Eyolfson (Eric Eyolfson; Christie Lab) is gaining teaching experience this semester thanks to a 2023 President’s Fellowship in Research-Enriched Teaching from UniversityOfVictoria. Learn more: uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu… Bri

Postdoctoral fellow Eric Eyolfson (<a href="/yolfson/">Eric Eyolfson</a>; Christie Lab) is gaining teaching experience this semester thanks to a 2023 President’s Fellowship in Research-Enriched Teaching from <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a>.

Learn more: uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

<a href="/BrainbBri/">Bri</a>
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Congrats to Ciara Halvorson (Ciara Halvorson; @hcaruncho lab) on her Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s from NSERC / CRSNG! She is investigating if gut-based reelin could play a role in #stress related disorders like #depression uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu… #mentalhealthresearch

Congrats to Ciara Halvorson (<a href="/ciarashalvorson/">Ciara Halvorson</a>; @hcaruncho lab) on her Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s from <a href="/NSERC_CRSNG/">NSERC / CRSNG</a>! She is investigating if gut-based reelin could play a role in #stress related disorders like #depression

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Marie-Eve Tremblay’s research into cognition and brain health gets a boost in data storage and processing power with upgrades to UVic’s Arbutus Cloud infrastructure, thanks to funding from The Alliance | L’Alliance and BCKDF. uvic.ca/news/academics… Tremblay Lab ISED

Marie-Eve Tremblay’s research into cognition and brain health gets a boost in data storage and processing power with upgrades to UVic’s Arbutus Cloud infrastructure, thanks to funding from <a href="/Alliance_Can/">The Alliance | L’Alliance</a> and BCKDF.

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<a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a> 
<a href="/ISED_CA/">ISED</a>
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Congrats to Jamie Morrison (Jamie Morrison; Bri lab) on her CIHR CGS-M! She is researching why brain injury survivors show cognitive improvement after using NeuroTracker, a video game that strengthens connections in the brain uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

Congrats to Jamie Morrison (<a href="/jamieamorrison/">Jamie Morrison</a>; <a href="/BrainbBri/">Bri</a> lab) on her <a href="/CIHR_IRSC/">CIHR</a> CGS-M! She is researching why brain injury survivors show cognitive improvement after using NeuroTracker, a video game that strengthens connections in the brain

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In iScience journal, PhD candidate MicaĆ«l Carrier (Tremblay Lab) and co-authors show white blood cells can enter the brain at birth and contribute to the development of brain circuitry. uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu… UVic Research UniversityOfVictoria #neuroscience #braindevelopment

In <a href="/iScience_CP/">iScience journal</a>, PhD candidate Micaƫl Carrier (<a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a>) and co-authors show white blood cells can enter the brain at birth and contribute to the development of brain circuitry.

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<a href="/UVicResearch/">UVic Research</a> <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a> #neuroscience #braindevelopment
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Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli (Haley V of Tremblay Lab) received a Fellowship Research Award from Women's Health Research Institute to investigate microglia’s potential contributions to the female bias in long #COVID neurological symptoms. Learn more at uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli (<a href="/haleyv/">Haley V</a> of <a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a>) received a Fellowship Research Award from <a href="/WomensResearch/">Women's Health Research Institute</a> to investigate microglia’s potential contributions to the female bias in long #COVID neurological symptoms.

Learn more at uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…
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With a recent NSERC / CRSNG Discovery Grant, Dr. Marie-ƈve Tremblay (Tremblay Lab) & her lab are studying if dark microglia could remodel the extracellular matrix and lead to changes in behaviour & synaptic plasticity in the context of chronic stress uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu…

With a recent <a href="/NSERC_CRSNG/">NSERC / CRSNG</a> Discovery Grant, Dr. Marie-ƈve Tremblay (<a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a>) &amp; her lab are studying if dark microglia could remodel the extracellular matrix and lead to changes in behaviour &amp; synaptic plasticity in the context of chronic stress

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VBIS presented our research collaborations with the UVic Christie Lab at the Cridge Centre for Family's annual Survive, Strive, Thrive Conference! šŸŽ‰ We were so grateful for the opportunity to share our work and to listen to the inspiring talks from incredible survivors.

VBIS presented our research collaborations with the UVic Christie Lab at the Cridge Centre for Family's annual Survive, Strive, Thrive Conference! šŸŽ‰

We were so grateful for the opportunity to share our work and to listen to the inspiring talks from incredible survivors.
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UVic Division of Medical Sciences’s Marie-ƈve Tremblay (Tremblay Lab), Leigh Anne Swayne (Dr. Swayne), Jane Gair (Jane Gair) & Hector Caruncho (Hector Caruncho) are leading & fostering diverse #MentalHealth research activities in the UniversityOfVictoria Mental Health Research Cluster. uvic.ca/news/topics/20…

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Marie-ƈve Tremblay (Tremblay Lab) - who helps lead the Mental Health Research Cluster - & her lab study outcomes of lifestyle, environment, disease & more on microglia, the brain’s immune cells. Strategies that target microglia are considered one of the futures of #MentalHealth

Marie-ƈve Tremblay (<a href="/LaboTremblay/">Tremblay Lab</a>) - who helps lead the Mental Health Research Cluster - &amp; her lab study outcomes of lifestyle, environment, disease &amp; more on microglia, the brain’s immune cells. Strategies that target microglia are considered one of the futures of #MentalHealth
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Leigh Anne Swayne (Dr. Swayne) & the #SwayneLab investigate molecular factors underlying nerve cell connection stability, with key implications for several neurological disorders affecting #MentalHealth, such as Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19 & neurodevelopmental disorders.

Leigh Anne Swayne (<a href="/dr_swayne/">Dr. Swayne</a>) &amp; the #SwayneLab investigate molecular factors underlying nerve cell connection stability, with key implications for several neurological disorders affecting #MentalHealth, such as Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19 &amp; neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Dr. Brian Christie and Dr. Jodie Gawryluk from UniversityOfVictoria will collaborate with researchers at UniversitĆ© de MontrĆ©al and NeuroTracker on a concussion research project focused on older adults. uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu… Brain Canada CQDM UniversityOfVictoria

Dr. Brian Christie and Dr. Jodie Gawryluk from <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a> will collaborate with researchers at UniversitƩ de MontrƩal and NeuroTracker on a concussion research project focused on older adults.

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<a href="/BrainCanada/">Brain Canada</a> <a href="/CQDM_Canada/">CQDM</a> <a href="/uvic/">UniversityOfVictoria</a>