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ALBERT, Paul R. »

Paul R. ALBERT

CIHR/Novartis Michael Smith Chair in Neuroscience
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Medicine

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Our research addresses the role of the serotonin and dopamine systems in Depression, Anxiety, and Schizophrenia.  In particular, our research focuses on genetic and environmental factors (such as early or late life stress) that determine the activity of these systems and the implications for brain function and behavior. We have identified specific gene polymorphisms, gene regulators and epigenetic alterations caused by stress that increase the risk of mental illness and affect the response to antidepressant treatments.  Our current research is to develop animal models of these genetic alterations to identify their role in susceptibility to mental illness and as models to develop new treatments to attenuate the effects of stress, anxiety, or depression.

Other area of expertise: Mental Retardation

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ALTOSAAR, Illimar »

Illimar Altosaar

Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 6135625800 x 6371
Office: 6135625800 x 6375
Cell: 613 804 1885
Home: 613 518 7767
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New breeding techniques to fight global warming through climate-smart crops. Climate change, Greenhouse Gases, GHG, Global warming, carbon dioxide, CO2, Nitrous oxide, N2O, bioremediation, biotechnology, soil metagenome, soil microbiome, biodiversity, gene amplification, soil biocatalysts, Atmospheric phytoremediation, Pseudomonas nautica, Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus, nosZ gene operon, Nitrous Oxide reductase enzyme, fertilizer, Nitrogen cycle, nitrate run-off,

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BATAILLE, Clement »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Earth Sciences

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My research group combines isotope geochemistry and numerical modeling to develop and apply 1) isotope geolocation tools in ecology and forensics sciences, 2) isotope tracers of chemical weathering processes in hydrology, and 3) isotope proxies for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The data and products generated in this research program have wide-reaching relevance to the investigation of forensic cases, traceability of food, implementation of wildlife conservation policies, improvement of water management practices, and reconstruction of paleoenvironments in Canada and beyond.

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BELL, John »

John Bell

Senior Scientist
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 613-737-7700 (70333)
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My lab is defining at the molecular level, the differences between normal and tumour tissues. Our plan is to develop novel cancer therapeutics that target tumour tissue but do not harm normal tissue. We are developing viruses that can infect and kill tumour cells but do not infect normal cells. These viruses are called Oncolytic Viruses

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BLAIS, Jules »

Jules BLAIS

Coordinator, Ottawa-Carleton Joint Program
Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6650)
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We are interested in identifying the consequences of pollutants on natural systems. Our main emphasis is on the sources, pathways and fate of persistent pollutants in aquatic environments. In particular, we are interested in determining how industrial pollutants are transported and concentrated by natural phenomena to reach elevated exposures in target organisms. 

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BLAIS, Alexandre »

Alexandre Blais

Associate professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8463)
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Our research group studies how the control of gene expression determines cell identity. In particular, we aim at understanding how certain proteins regulate gene transcription in skeletal muscle stem cells during regeneration. To this end, we use an approach called functional genomics, where we study at the scale of the entire genome how proteins interact among each other and with DNA to control gene expression.

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BLOUIN-DEMERS, Gabriel »

Gabriel Blouin-Demers

Behavioural and Physiological Ecology
Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6749)
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My research program is at the interface of ecology, behaviour, and physiology. All physiological processes are temperature dependent. Thus, since reptiles are ectotherms, variation in their body temperature affects all of their developmental and behavioural processes. Hence, body temperature ultimately has a significant impact on fitness. The general goal of my research program is to understand how temperature affects the ecology of reptiles

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BRAND, Kevin »

Kevin Brand

Dr.
Assistant professor
Institute of Population Health

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1852)
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I specialize in methods for risk assessment and risk management, with a particular focus upon human health risks. I am particularly interested in the science policy interface that mediates between the synthesis of facts and the formulation of policy defining conclusions. Methods of particular interest include uncertainty analysis, applied decision analysis, demography, and health economics. I have applied these types of tools in the context of interpreting animal bioassay evidence in the support of regulatory determinations of chemical safety, and am currently applying demography approaches to the study of summary measures of population health (such as DALYs, QALYs, PEYLLs and alike).

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BROWN, EARL »

EARL BROWN

Emeritus professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 16132247533
Office: 6135625800x8299
Cell: 16137168026
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Performed genetic studies of RNA viruses with a focus on evolution of virulence in influenza virus, reovirus replication and cancer treatment, and hepatitis C immune evasion. The work focused on understands viral replication so that virus infection can both be prevented and alternatively be applied as therapy to treat diseases. He is a founding member of the Canadian Oncolytic Virus Consortium that is developing viruses as novel tumor therapeutics. He is also the founding Executive Director of the University of Ottawa for Emerging Pathogens Research Centre (EPRC). Dr. Brown is an internationally recognized influenza researcher who sits on various committees and institutional groups (CIHR workshop on influenza research priorities 2005; CIHR Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative Task group; Organizing and program committee Chair of the 2008 of Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Meeting ; Pandemic Vaccine Working Group of the Public Health Agency of Canada; ) dealing with influenza pandemic preparedness.

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BROWN, Adam Oliver »

Adam Oliver Brown

Science Lecturer
Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6308)
Cell: 613-558-2326
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I am an ecologist with an expertise in science communication to the general public, the public understanding of science, the scholarship of teaching and learning Science, as well as working to develop effective teaching techniques and technologies to help students learn Biology at the undergraduate level of University. I have also been involved in the production, scripting and hosting of TV and radio shows and documentaries (CBC The Nature of Things, TVOkids Finding Stuff Out & The Prime Radicals).

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BUI, Tuan »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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My research program focuses on understanding how our nervous system enables us to move. We identify neurons in the brain and in the spinal cord, and determine their exact roles in our everyday movements.

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CAMPBELL-VALOIS, François-Xavier »

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Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Chemistry

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Office: 3976
Cell: 819-968-3646
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My research group is interested in understanding the interplay established between bacteria and their host during infection.

We are currently focusing on the enteropathogen Shigella flexneri, which use a Type Three Secretion Apparatus (T3SA) to inject some of its proteins inside human intestinal cells. Our main interests are:

  1. T3SA functioning and regulation;
  2. bacterial strategies for hijacking the biological processes of the host;
  3. bacterial and host adaptation at play during infection. Our long-term objective is to identify novel therapeutic avenues to treat infectious diseases.

Keywords: gastrointestinal infections caused by bacteria of the Shigella genus and other Escherichia coli.

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CHAPLEAU, François »

François CHAPLEAU

Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6357)
Home: 819-827-6416
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I have an interest in the teaching of the theory of evolution and the history of life. I also have an interest in the ecology of freshwater fishes of Ontario and Quebec with an emphasis on endangered species of the National Capital region. I also have a good knowledge of the biology of vertebrates (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds)

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DE LISIO, Michael »

Associate professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Human Kinetics

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Office: 562-5800 ext.6987
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Work in my lab focuses on the effects of exercise and nutrition on blood and muscle forming stem cells.

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EKKER, Marc »

Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2605)
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Dr. Ekker's main research interests lie in the evolution and regulation of families of genes involved in embryonic development. He pursues the characterization of developmental genes in zebra fish and mice with a particular emphasis on the Dlx homeobox genes. The Dlx genes are studied more particularly in the context of forebrain and brachial arch development. Finally, the Ekker laboratory is using zebra fish as a model for Parkinson’s disease.

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FINDLAY, C. Scott »

C. Scott FINDLAY

Director, Institute of the environment
Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5874
Home: 819-827-5246
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Effects of human activities, including road construction, dams, forest management and pollutants, on biological diversity and ecosystem function and structure. 

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FORREST, Jessica »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3948)
Cell: 613-290-7004
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I study the ecology of native pollinators and interactions between plants and pollinators. My research is particularly concerned with the effects of environmental change (climate change, land-use change) on wild bee populations.

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GAJEWSKI, Konrad »

Full professor
Faculty of Arts
Geography

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1057)
Office: 613-562-5800 (1327)
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Climate change and the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, especially northern Canada. Reconstructing past climates (last 20,000 years) using fossils in lake sediments.

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GHOBADLOO, Shahrokh »

Support staff member
Faculty of Science

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Office: 6139790751
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My main current activity at Flow Cytometry and Robotic Facility of Cellular Imaging and Cytometry Facility (CICF) is providing service to research groups inside and outside the University of Ottawa. I have researched in the field of Molecular biology, molecular interactions, viruses, genetics, cancer, and clinical biochemistry.

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GRAY, Douglas »

Douglas Gray

Senior Scientist
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 613-737-7700 x70331
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My laboratory studies the molecular biology of aging and diseases associated with aging (neurodegenerative diseases and cancer). Our primary focus is on the role of declining protein degradation efficiency in aging. Our research makes extensive use of transgenic mouse models, cell culture systems, and live cell imaging.

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ISMAIL, Nafissa »

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Cell: 819-384-3424
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  • Understanding the different COVID-19 variants and their impact on our society and children.
  • Effects of enduring stress (like the COVID-19 pandemic and sanitary restrictions) on brain health.
  • Mechanisms of sex differences in psychological and neurological illnesses.
  • Sex differences in COVID-19 symptoms and in the prevalence of long-COVID.
  • Impact of chronic stress in adolescences.
  • Building resilience to stress.
  • The link between the gut microbiome and brain functioning.

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KASSEN, Rees »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6978)
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Research in our lab concerns the most fundamental and persistent puzzle of nature: the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. Or, put another way, we are trying to answer the age-old question, why are there so many species in the world? To do this requires that we study the evolutionary process as it unfolds, keeping track of the variety of genotypes and phenotypes in a population or community through time, a task that would be very challenging with any large, long-lived organism. For this reason, we use microbial populations of bacteria and protists to study the evolutionary process in the laboratory. Topics of interest in the laboratory include the relationship between environmental variation and diversity, the genetics of adaptation, evolutionary medicine, and the evolution of social interactions.

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KERR, Jeremy T »

Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4577)
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Climate change is pushing species to extinction. Climate change also changes the impacts of other factors, like agriculture, that affect whether a species will go extinct. My work addresses an array of topics around these themes with particular emphasis on finding ways to reduce extinction rates in Canada and globally.

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KNOTT, Verner J. »

Director, Neuroelectrophysiolgy Research Laboratory
Associate professor
Faculty of Medicine
Psychiatry

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Office: 613-722-6521 (6843)
Office: 613-722-6521(6254)
Home: 613-269-3645
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Effects of psychotropic drugs and treatments (e.g. nicotine,antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics) on brain function as measured by EEG, event-related potentials (ERPs) and cognitive performance tasks. Neuroelectrophysioligical research on cognitive deficits in psychiatric disorders.

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KOPPEL, Olga »

PhD student
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Cell: 8736882337
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My work focuses on the impact of climate change and land use change on bumblebee species in North America.

I'm passionate about biodiversity conservation, and spatial modelling and coding are my tools of choice. 

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LAN, Christopher Qingdao »

Associate professor
Faculty of Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2050)
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My main field research including the following topics:

1. Microalgae for Biofuel production and CO2 mitigation 2. Alternatives to antibiotics

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LANGLOIS, Marc-André »

Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Intrinsic Immunity
Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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HIV, Retroviruses and Immunity

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LEE, Seung-Hwan »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8868)
Cell: 613-851-8781
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Although there are many immune system responses against viral infections, Natural Killer (NK) cells are unique because of their rapid anti-viral responses to infections in comparison to other immune cells. My research is focusing on identifying and defining the involvement of natural killer (NK) cells during chronic viral infections. We are integrating multiple disciplines to investigate what NK cells can do during chronic viral infection and to find new insights for treatment.

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LITTLE, Julian »

Julian Little

Canada Research Chair in Human Genome Epidemiology, and Department Chair
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Epidemiology and Community Medicine

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8159)
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My current research includes empirical work on potential biases in genetic association studies, harmonization of biobanks, the potential value of germline genetic profiling in prediction of risk for chronic disease, the potential value of information on family history in predicting risk for chronic disease, potential value of information on HPV and other factors in management of women with low-grade cervical abnormalities.

I am engaged in collaborations on enhancing surveillance of congenital anomalies in Canada, on long term health outcomes in people with congenital anomalies and on the etiology and management of cleft lip and palate.

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MALER, Leonard »

Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8189)
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Sensory systems are the gateway from the external world to our brains. They actively process raw sensory input and convert it into a form animals can use to guide themselves and interact appropriately. Sensory systems use feedback to optimize the analysis of important features of the environment. I study the role of feedback in sensory processing using an electric fish model.

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MARTIN, Julien »

Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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MAXIM, Larrivée »

Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2594)
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MONTPETIT, Colin »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3933)
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Engaged in scholarly activities dedicated to advancing the quality of undergraduate science (biology) education through peer-mentoring, professional development, research collaborations and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Ongoing work include development and assessment case studies teaching and learning approaches using student response systems and blended learning; and fostering of a community of practice as a learning system for professional development.

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MOON, Thomas »

Emeritus professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Home: 613-233-6922
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My interests and expertise resides with how animals and in particular fish, adapt or adjust to their environment both in the short- (seasonally) and long- (evolutionary) terms. Recently my work has emphasized how toxic chemicals (man-made chemicals including PCBs and pharmaceuticals) found in aquatic environments impact the health, reproduction and fitness of fish species.

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MUSSIVAND, Tofy »

Medical Devices Chair
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Surgery

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Office: 613-761-4545
Office: 613-761-4323
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Medical devices, clinical engineering, biomedical engineering, engineering medicine, national & international regulatory standards, artificial hearts, ventricular assist devices, DNA extraction, in situ sterilization and heart failure therapies.

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NICKERSON, Jason »

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

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Dr. Jason Nickerson, RRT, PhD is the Humanitarian Representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), based in Ottawa. Jason is appointed as a Clinical Scientist at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa and as an Adjunct Professor of Common Law at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. He leads MSF’s humanitarian diplomacy in Canada and provides advice on humanitarian operations, medical advocacy and policy, and access to medicines to MSF’s operations in more than 70 countries affected by crises. Jason has over 10 years’ clinical experience as a respiratory therapist working in adult critical care and anesthesia and has worked extensively in global public health response in Canada and internationally during armed conflicts, disease epidemics, and sudden onset disasters. Jason is a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Health Sciences in Respiratory Therapy program, specializing in anesthesia. Following this, he completed a master’s degree at the University of British Columbia studying the education of health professionals who provide community-based HIV care, and a PhD in population health at the University of Ottawa where he focused on the methodologies for conducting assessments of severely disrupted health systems during acute and protracted emergencies. His research has been published in high-impact medical journals including The Lancet, the Canadian Medical Association Journal, PLOS Medicine, and Health Policy and Planning, among others. He has appeared as a witness before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committees on Health, Finance, and International Trade and published opinion pieces in The Star, iPolitics, and The Conversation, and has been widely quoted in international news outlets on a variety of global health and health policy issues including COVID-19, access to pain medicines for safe anesthesia and palliative care, access to affordable medicines, science policy, and humanitarian assistance in natural disasters, armed conflicts, refugee crises, and disease epidemics such as Ebola.

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PAULIN-LEVASSEUR, Micheline »

Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6006)
Office: 613-562-5800 (6011)
Home: 613-230-0761
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Architecture nucléaire en relation avec les fonctions cellulaires (la réplication, la transcription, l'épissage et le transport des ARN messagers).

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PICK, Frances Renata »

Frances Renata Pick

Coordinator of the Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Collaborative Programme / Coordonateur du programme de Toxicologie chimique et environnementale
Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6364)
Office: 613-562-5800 (6365)
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Freshwater ecology (lakes, rivers and wetlands) and water pollution problems (nutrients, metals, organic contaminants). Microbial ecology.

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RENAUD, Jean-Marc »

Jean-Marc Renaud

Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Office: 613-562-5800 x8156
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Role of KATP channels in the eiology of muscle fatigue in skeletal muscles Finding new therapies to treat hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

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RUDNICKI, Michael »

Senior Scientist & Director
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Medicine

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Office: 613-739-6740
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We are interested in how genes regulate the function of stem cells. In particular, we work to identify the regulatory networks that regulate stem cell growth and regulate cellular differentiation.

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SHEHATA, Marlene Fouad »

Prof., Pharmacist and PhD candidate in Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases
Part-time professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Medicine

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Office: 613-255-5476
Cell: 613-255-5476
Home: 613-255-5476
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My main field of research is targeting the salt-sensitive high blood pressure. This particular kind of high blood pressure has been connected with a genetic component that is inherited from parents to offspring and that is usually exacerbated by high salt-intake. As a Geneticist Candidate and a Pharmacist, I am investigating the genes that might be involved in transmitting that genetic form of high blood pressure.

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TESSON, Frédérique »

Director, Laboratory of Genetics of Cardiac Diseases
Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

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Office: 613-798-5555 (16341)
Office: 613-798-5555 (14559)
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Determination of genes involved in the development of heart failure. Determination of genes involved in obesity and diabetes.

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TRINKLE-MULCAHY, Laura »

Dr.
Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8068)
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The typical mammalian cell expresses thousands of proteins, over a third of which are regulated by the reversible addition of a phosphate group. My laboratory studies the targeting and regulation of PP1, one of the key enzymes in the cell that removes these phosphate groups. By studying this phosphatase in living cells using cutting edge fluorescence microscopy techniques and novel methods for identifying protein complexes, we can define its roles in diverse intracellular signalling pathways and how it may be disrupted in disease states such as cancer and diabetes.

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TRUDEAU, Vance »

Vance TRUDEAU

University Research Chair in Neuroendocrinology
Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6165)
Office: 613-562-5800 (6015)
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Control on reproduction and sexual development by the brain ("neuroendocrinology"). Effects of sex hormones and pollutants on reproduction in fish and frogs.Captive breeding and conservation of amphibians

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VANDERHYDEN, Barbara »

Barbara VANDERHYDEN

Corinne Boyer Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Office: 613-737-7700 (70330)
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Ovarian cancer, notably the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are important for the initiation and progression of ovarian tumours. Testing of novel therapeutics against ovarian cancer in women and in animal models of ovarian cancer. Transgenic (genetically modified) animals. Science education and outreach: Let's Talk Science program.

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WEBER, Jean-Michel »

Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6007)
Office: 613-562-5800 (6008)
Home: 613-565-6913
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How humans and animals manage their reserves of energy. Storage, mobilization and use of metabolic fuel reserves. Human obesity.

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XIA, Xuhua »

Full professor
Faculty of Science
Biology

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Office: 6135625800 x6886
Office: 6135625800 x2527
Cell: 613-204-2347
Home: 6138300115
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I study 1) how genes change, and how the interaction of gene products change, over geological time, 2) how mutation and selection.shape such changes, and 3) how to trace natural history back to time immemorial by identifying the footprints left by mutation and selection on DNA.

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