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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

Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Joined August 2019
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#UofG researchers, including Dr. Georgina Cox, Dr. Jasmin Lalonde, and Dr. Rebecca Shapiro @UofG_MCB, 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-o…
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Congratulations, CBS Grads!🎓 🏅Governor General’s Gold Medal: Dr. Heather Petrick 🏅Governor General’s Silver Medal: Leo Li 🏅D.F. Forster Medal: Dr. Danielle Nowosad 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/06…
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⚡️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 (@EdelineGagnon Lab) Congrats to both! 🎉 #OE3C2025 oe3c.ca/
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How do fish handle the leap from freshwater to saltwater?🐟 Research by Dr. Nicholas Bernier & PhD grad Dr. Brett Culbert @IntUGrativeBiol explores how hormones produced by the caudal neurosecretory system help trout and salmon adapt to changing salinity uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/05…
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🕒Does when you exercise matter as much as how you exercise? A new study from @Millar_Lab @UofG_HHNS suggests your body’s internal clock could influence how your blood pressure responds to exercise. New #SCRIBE story: uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/05…
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🫀A single gene mutation, two opposite heart diseases. Dr. John Dawson’s team @UofG_MCB 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/2025/05…
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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. @CoralMurrant @UofG_HHNS sheds light on how capillaries & arterioles communicate. 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/04…
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How do mitochondria choose whether to use fats or carbohydrates for energy? PhD student @FrangosSara & @HollowayMitoLab in @UofG_HHNS have uncovered how exercise-induced acidity might drive a switch from fats toward carbohydrates. #SCRIBE 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/04…
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Congratulations to MSc @UofG_MCB student Erin Rudolph, who came 2nd at the #UofG Three Minute Thesis finals for her presentation on Mast Cells: The Fire Alarm of Immunity!🔥
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Congratulations to @JoeyBernhardt @IntUGrativeBiol, 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/2025/04…
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CBS Graduate Students: Think you can explain your thesis with only 1 slide and 3 minutes?⌛️ Registration is now open for the CBS Three Minute Thesis College Heat on March 25! Winners get prizes and go on to the #UofG final in April. Visit uoguel.ph/3mt for more info
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Muscle loss among older adults can impact quality of life & independence. Research by @Geoff_A_Power & @HinksAve @UofG_HHNS on muscle recovery in young & old rats suggests that lighter, targeted exercise might help older adults maintain & build muscles 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/02…
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What do Superman, Achilles, and fungi have in common? They all have a weakness!🦠 Researchers @JGMProteomics & @briannajball @UofG_MCB have identified a new therapeutic target for combating the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans: the protein Wos2 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/01…
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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 @RyanNorrisSci Lab @IntUGrativeBiol: 🗞️uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/01…
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How does cannabis impact the cardiovascular system?🩺 New study by @Dr_Burr & recent PhD grad @cp_cheung @UofG_HHNS shows that THC-predominant cannabis (but not CBD-predominant) can increase heart rate & blood pressure similar to cigarette inhalation. 🗞️ uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2025/02…
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New work from @HollowayMitoLab and a host of exceptional collaborators In @elife: Intrinsic bioenergetic adaptations compensate for reduced mitochondrial content in HER2-driven mammary tumors doi.org/10.7554/eLife.104079…
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