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Office of the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Guelph
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What do Superman, Achilles, and fungi have in common? They all have a weakness!🦠 Researchers Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister & brianna ball MCB at UofG have identified a new therapeutic target for combating the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans: the protein Wos2 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
Savannah sparrows on Kent Island, NB show both monogamy & polygyny, but what are the costs of "social polygyny" on secondary females – those mating with already-mated males?🪶 New research by Sarah Mueller from the Dr. Ryan Norris Lab Integrative Biology: 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
How does cannabis impact the cardiovascular system?🩺 New study by Jamie Burr & recent PhD grad Christian Cheung HHNS at UofG shows that THC-predominant cannabis (but not CBD-predominant) can increase heart rate & blood pressure similar to cigarette inhalation. 🗞️ uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
New work from Graham P Holloway and a host of exceptional collaborators In eLife - the journal: Intrinsic bioenergetic adaptations compensate for reduced mitochondrial content in HER2-driven mammary tumors doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…
Muscle loss among older adults can impact quality of life & independence. Research by Geoff Power & @HinksAve HHNS at UofG on muscle recovery in young & old rats suggests that lighter, targeted exercise might help older adults maintain & build muscles 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
Capillaries are crucial for delivering blood throughout the body, but how can they exert this control without the ability to physically alter blood flow? Research by Dr. Coral Murrant HHNS at UofG sheds light on how capillaries & arterioles communicate. 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
How do mitochondria choose whether to use fats or carbohydrates for energy? PhD student Sara Frangos & Graham P Holloway in HHNS at UofG have uncovered how exercise-induced acidity might drive a switch from fats toward carbohydrates. #SCRIBE 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
Congratulations to MSc MCB at UofG student Erin Rudolph, who came 2nd at the #UofG Three Minute Thesis finals for her presentation on Mast Cells: The Fire Alarm of Immunity!🔥
Congratulations to Joey Bernhardt Integrative Biology, named an Early Career Fellow with the @esa_org! The fellowship program recognizes outstanding contributions to advancing or applying ecological knowledge. Fellows are elected for 5 years. 🗞️ uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
Great new work from Dr. Marica Bakovic and Sophie Grapentine within HHNS at UofG Epigenome-wide methylation analysis shows phosphonoethylamine alleviates aberrant DNA methylation in NASH caused by… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40153413/
Great new work from Victoria Butler within Dr. Ian Tetlow's group on glycogen storage! MCB at UofG MCB Graduate Student Council Covalently linked phosphate monoesters on alpha-polyglucans reduce substrate affinity of branching enzymes pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40306772/
How do fish handle the leap from freshwater to saltwater?🐟 Research by Dr. Nicholas Bernier & PhD grad Dr. Brett Culbert Integrative Biology explores how hormones produced by the caudal neurosecretory system help trout and salmon adapt to changing salinity uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
🕒Does when you exercise matter as much as how you exercise? A new study from Philip Millar HHNS at UofG suggests your body’s internal clock could influence how your blood pressure responds to exercise. New #SCRIBE story: uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
🫀A single gene mutation, two opposite heart diseases. Dr. John Dawson’s team MCB at UofG has discovered that mutations in the same position in the protein actin can lead to either thickening or thinning of the muscles of the heart. #SCRIBE 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/…
⚡️OE3C Conference Highlights: 2 big undergraduate wins this year at Carleton Uni! 🏆 Best Undergraduate Poster: Alise C. Griffiths (Caruso Lab) 🏆 Best Undergraduate Talk: Olivia Demetrakopoulos (Edeline Gagnon Lab) Congrats to both! 🎉 #OE3C2025 oe3c.ca
Great new work from Mary Atkinson in Quinn Webber's group within Integrative Biology Sociality and movement change through space and time: implications for anti-predator strategies in caribou cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cj…
#UofG researchers, including Dr. Georgina Cox, Dr. Jasmin Lalonde, and Dr. Rebecca Shapiro MCB at UofG, have secured more than $5 million in federal grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Read about their projects: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/06/u-of-g…
New methodological optimization from Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister Temporal and thermal optimization of trypsin digestion for the cryptococcal proteome pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40497678/