In Memory of Dr. Harry Goldsmith (1928 - 2021)
Harry Leonard Goldsmith May 11, 1928 - March 10, 2021
In Memory of Dr. Kresimir Krnjevic (1927-2021)
Kre拧imir 鈥� Kre拧o (later in life Kris and KK) Krnjevi膰 was born on September 7, 1927 in Zagreb, Croatia in the family of Dr Juraj Krnjevi膰, then Secretary of the Croatian Peasant Party, and Nada Hir拧l. The political situation in Yugoslavia very much influenced his early years and the next 20 years of peripatetic lifestyle. The family was forced into exile 1930 and, until establishment of Croatian Banovina in 1939, they lived in Switzerland where Kris completed junior high school in French.
Physiology Undergraduate Awards & Information Session held online Apr. 9, 2021
The Department of Physiology held its first online Undergraduate Awards & Information Session on Friday, April 9, 2021.
The students completing聽PHGY 461聽were聽presented with participation certificates and the following award recipients were announced: 聽
Major boost to brain research with new $4M grant to help advance the field of neuroscience
Congratulations to Dr. Reza Sharif for being part of the Brain Canada grant led by Dr. Yves de Koninck: The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry. Reza and other team members from across the country form a consortium of research sites that aims to accelerate the development and dissemination of optogenetic and viral tools.
Dr. Anmar Khadra editor of new book
Congratulations to Dr. Anmar Khadra on his role as editor of the new book Diabetes Systems Biology, published in December 2020 through IOP Publishing.
Dr. Sharif Naeini awarded CFI grant
Congratulations to Dr. Reza Sharif Naeini, Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, and his colleagues at 成人VR视频, Drs. Ed Ruthazer, Stuart Trentholm, Myriam Srour and Rob Koenekoop, for their success as co-PIs on a grant entitled Neurodevelopmental basis of nervous system disorders (NeuroBasis) awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. This grant involved 5 additional neuroscientists and clinicians from the Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Drs.
Physiology student receives inaugural Teaching Innovation Award
Congratulations to physiology student聽M茅gane P茅pin, one of six learners to receive the inaugural Teaching Innovation Award聽within the 成人VR视频 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
成人VR视频 CBD research collaboration helping develop new therapies for treating chronic pain
Important pain research from the Sharif Lab is helping develop cannabidiol (CBD) therapies to treat chronic pain.
Dr. Reza Sharif selected as new Director of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain
We are pleased to announce that our core聽faculty member Dr. Reza Sharif has been nominated聽as the new Director of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain (AECRP). Dr. Sharif will succeed Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, whose second term will end on April 30, 2021
Dr. Reza Sharif wins Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award
Congratulations to physiology faculty member聽Dr. Reza Sharif, winner of the 2021 Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award.聽The Early Career Award recognizes outstanding achievements in pain research and/or management by an individual at the early stage of his or her career. Dr.
Dr. Claire Brown receives CZI grant to advance bioimaging
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Claire Brown, one of 22 recipients of the聽Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) imaging scientist grant.
Dr. Masha Prager-Khoutorsky awarded Brain Canada grant
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Masha Prager-Khoutorsky, one of 20 Canada-wide聽recipients of the Brain Canada聽2019 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research award.
Science from the Sharif Lab leads to creation of pain ointment
Research performed in one of our physiology labs has led to a scientifically-backed聽product that directly helps humans.
Dr. Leon Glass wins 成人VR视频 Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement
Congratulations to physiology faculty member Dr. Leon Glass, one of three winners of the 2020聽成人VR视频 Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement聽in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his discipline, to 成人VR视频, and to society at large.
Sharif, Orlowski and Ferland labs publish collaborative study in PAIN
Congratulations to the聽Sharif, Orlowski and Ferland聽labs on their recent publication in PAIN, the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain.聽