
UVic Division of Medical Sciences
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Promoting scholarship and innovation in medical education, and supporting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to health research at UVic.
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22-02-2019 18:56:14
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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/20ā¦


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/cuā¦


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 Womenās Health Research Initiative CIHR CIHR Institute of Gender & Health Women and Gender Equality Canada uvic.ca/medsci/news/cuā¦


Phenomenal poster presentation by #SwayneLab undergraduate researcher Mary Warren at the UniversityOfVictoria #JCURA Research Fair today! 𤩠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


Postdoctoral fellow Eric Eyolfson (Eric Eyolfson; Christie Lab) is gaining teaching experience this semester thanks to a 2023 Presidentās Fellowship in Research-Enriched Teaching from UniversityOfVictoria. Learn more: uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu⦠Bri


Congrats to Ciara Halvorson (Ciara Halvorson; @hcaruncho lab) on her Canada Graduate Scholarship ā Masterās 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


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



In iScience journal, PhD candidate Micaël 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


Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli (Haley V of Tremblay Lab) received a Fellowship Research Award from Women's Health Research Institute to investigate microgliaās potential contributions to the female bias in long #COVID neurological symptoms. Learn more at uvic.ca/medsci/news/cuā¦


With a recent NSERC / CRSNG Discovery Grant, Dr. Marie-Ćve 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/cuā¦



UVic Division of Medical Sciencesās Marie-Ćve 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/20ā¦

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Lisa Ridgway!

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


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.


Dr. Brian Christie and Dr. Jodie Gawryluk from UniversityOfVictoria will collaborate with researchers at Université de Montréal and NeuroTracker on a concussion research project focused on older adults. uvic.ca/medsci/news/cu⦠Brain Canada CQDM UniversityOfVictoria
