dept. of physiology /channels/taxonomy/term/18910/all en Physiology Graduate Research day: Keynote Lecturer: Prof. Benjamin Geiger "Multidimentional Cross-Talk between cells and the Microenvironment" /channels/channels/event/physiology-graduate-research-day-keynote-lecturer-prof-benjamin-geiger-multidimentional-cross-talk-356652 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:16:47 +0000 webfull 199274 at /channels Physiology Seminar: Dr. Fernanda De Felice “Unveiling the roles of hormones and exercise in Alzheimer’s disease" /channels/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-fernanda-de-felice-unveiling-roles-hormones-and-exercise-alzheimers-disease-356651 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:23:17 +0000 webfull 199273 at /channels Physiology Seminar: Dr. Andreas Tolias “A less Artificial Intelligence" /channels/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-andreas-tolias-less-artificial-intelligence-356639 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:12:59 +0000 webfull 199259 at /channels Physiology Career Evening 2024 /channels/channels/event/physiology-career-evening-2024-353560 <p>The <strong>2024 Physiology Career Evening</strong> will take place on Wednesday, January 17 from 17h40 - 19h40 in the Martin Amphitheatre, room 504, McIntyre Bldg.</p> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:21:29 +0000 webfull 195671 at /channels Claire Brown: The Microscopists interviews BioImaging North America (BINA) Executive Board Members /channels/channels/news/claire-brown-microscopists-interviews-bioimaging-north-america-bina-executive-board-members-351387 <p>  Watch the podcast here: <a href="https://youtu.be/Az4eUUpKOVw?si=N4o7B61ym8XtJvvj">https://youtu.be/Az4eUUpKOVw?si=N4o7B61ym8XtJvvj</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/physiology/files/physiology/the_microscopists_-_bina_-_1080x1080_social_transistor.jpg%20"></a></p> <p> </p> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:46:09 +0000 webfull 193229 at /channels Physiology Seminar: Dr. Michael Laflamme:" Heart regeneration with human pluripotent stem cells" /channels/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-michael-laflamme-heart-regeneration-human-pluripotent-stem-cells-351005 <p>Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have a number of attractive properties for myocardial infarct (MI) repair, including a tremendous capacity for expansion in the undifferentiated state and the ability to differentiate into phenotypically unambi</p> Sat, 16 Sep 2023 21:13:40 +0000 webfull 192782 at /channels New Physiology Graduate Fellowship /channels/channels/news/new-physiology-graduate-fellowship-350299 <p><strong>Dr. Jack & Fanor Hilton & son foundation fellowship in Physiology</strong><br /> Established in 2023 by The Dr. Jack and Fanor Hilton and Sons Foundation</p> <p>Awarded annually on the basis of academic merit by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to one Master’s student entering or enrolled in the Physiology program and pursuing a research project.<br /> Payment and allocation:<br />  $10,000/year over 5 years<br /> Total Funding: $50,000<br />  </p> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:42:06 +0000 webfull 191613 at /channels Siwei Chu, Stephanie Xie, Carla Payan, and Ursula Stochaj published an in-depth review relevant to neurodegeneration /channels/channels/news/siwei-chu-stephanie-xie-carla-payan-and-ursula-stochaj-published-depth-review-relevant-349390 <p>Chu, S., Xie, X., Payan, C., and Stochaj, U. (2023). Valosin containing protein (VCP): initiator, modifier, and potential drug target for neurodegenerative diseases. Mol Neurodegener 18, 52. doi:<a href="https://rdcu.be/diGyB" title="//rdcu.be/diGyB. Click or tap if you trust this link.">https://rdcu.be/diGyB</a></p> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:27:05 +0000 webfull 190889 at /channels Kais Bietar and Ursula Stochaj, together with the Capobianco lab (Concordia), explored new nanomaterials for the killing of glioblastoma cells /channels/channels/news/kais-bietar-and-ursula-stochaj-together-capobianco-lab-concordia-explored-new-nanomaterials-killing-349389 <p>Mandl, G.A., Vettier, F., Tessitore, G., Maurizio, S.L., Bietar, K., Stochaj, U., and Capobianco, J.A. (2023). Combining Pr(3+)-Doped Nanoradiosensitizers and Endogenous Protoporphyrin IX for X-ray-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy of Glioblastoma Cells. ACS Appl Bio Mater 6, 2370-2383. <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsabm.3c00201">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsabm.3c00201</a></p> Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:22:33 +0000 webfull 190888 at /channels Physiology and Microbiology & Immunology Seminar: Dr. Troy Baldwin: Controlling the killers: Mechanisms of CD8 T cell tolerance /channels/channels/event/physiology-and-microbiology-immunology-seminar-dr-troy-baldwin-controlling-killers-mechanisms-cd8-t-349266 <p>T cells play a central role in both eliminating pathogens and cancers, but are also drivers of autoimmunity. During T cell development in the thymus, a variety of mechanisms operate collectively to regulate T cell tolerance.</p> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:05:58 +0000 webfull 190755 at /channels Ph.D Student Patrico Artura's recent paper /channels/channels/news/phd-student-patrico-arturas-recent-paper-348629 <p>Ph.D Student Patrico Artura (Dr. John White lab) recent paper <a href="https://journals.aai.org/jimmunol/article/doi/10.4049/jimmunol.2300207/263850">https://journals.aai.org/jimmunol/article/doi/10.4049/jimmunol.2300207/263850</a></p> <p> </p> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:07:22 +0000 webfull 190002 at /channels Anatomy & Physiology [at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº] rates seventh best in the world, jumping from 15th in 2022 /channels/channels/news/anatomy-physiology-mcgill-rates-seventh-best-world-jumping-15th-2022-347406 <h4>     <strong>More info here:</strong>  <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/qs-rankings-by-subject-puts-mcgill-in-global-top-50-in-28-subjects/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wn_mar23_ENGLISH&utm_source=whatsnewstaff&utm_term=Æ»¹ûÒùÔº%E2%80%99s-strengths-highlighted-in-annual-QS-Rankings-by-Su">https://reporter.mcgill.ca/qs-rankings-by-subject-puts-mcgill-in-global-top-50-in-28-subjects/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wn_mar23_ENGLISH&utm_source=whatsnewstaff&utm_term=Æ»¹ûÒùÔº%E2%80%99s-strengths-highlighted-in-annual-QS-Rankings-by-Su</a></h4> <p> </p> <p> </p> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:46:54 +0000 webfull 188620 at /channels Physiology 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Day Speaker: Dr. Daniela Quail /channels/channels/event/physiology-17th-annual-undergraduate-research-day-speaker-dr-daniela-quail-347005 <h4><strong>Keynote lecture: "Harnessing the tumor immune microenvironment for cancer therapy"</strong></h4> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:33:41 +0000 webfull 188244 at /channels Competing pacemakers create distinctive triplets in heartbeats /channels/channels/news/competing-pacemakers-create-distinctive-triplets-heartbeats-346960 <p> A simple set of mathematical rules that accurately identifies signs of competing electrical signals in the heart has been developed by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Leon Glass, Gil Bub and Alvin Shrier and their UBC colleagues Marc Deyel and Zachary Laksman. The Canadian team did in vitro experiments that showed how abnormal beating triggered by anomalous electrical impulses can generate distinctive triplets. These triplets also appear in cardiac data from real patients and also emerge from simple mathematical models<b><i>.</i></b></p> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:10:01 +0000 webfull 188194 at /channels Congratulations to Daniela Quail: CSI 2023 New Investigator Award /channels/channels/news/congratulations-daniela-quail-csi-2023-new-investigator-award-346626 <div> <p>Daniela F. Quail, PhD, Assistant Professor, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute; and Departments of Physiology and Experimental Medicine at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has won the Canadian Society for Immunology 2023 New Investigator award. <a href="https://www.csi-sci.ca/_Library/_documents/Quail_Webpage-NI-2023.pdf">Read more.</a></p> </div> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:54:37 +0000 webfull 187846 at /channels