/physiology/taxonomy/term/74/all en /physiology/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 16:33:40 +0000 rosetta.vasile@Ã山ǿ¼é.Ca 1670 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/physiology-student-receives-inaugural-teaching-innovation-award-328590 <p>Congratulations to physiology student <strong>Mégane Pépin</strong>, one of six learners to receive the inaugural <a href="/healthsciences-education/about-us/student-and-faculty-awards-teaching-innovation">Teaching Innovation Award</a> within the Ã山ǿ¼é Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:06:25 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1574 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/16th-annual-undergraduate-research-day-337006 <h4>Keynote lecture: "Reconnecting brain serotonin networks for recovery from anxiety and depression"</h4> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:33:06 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1620 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/career-evening-2022-336071 <p>The <strong>2022 Physiology Career Evening</strong> will take place online on January 19 from 18h30 - 20h30. Come take this opportunity to learn where your degree could lead you!</p> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:13:01 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1617 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-shca-and-lpp-enhance-breast-cancer-cell-migration-invasion-and-metastasis-329643 <p><em>Although breast cancer treatment has significantly improved over the last decade, developments in the treatment of metastatic tumors lag behind, with 14 women dying of breast cancer every day.</em></p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:21:27 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1581 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/physiology-undergraduate-awards-information-session-held-online-apr-9-2021-330350 <p>The Department of Physiology held its first online Undergraduate Awards & Information Session on Friday, April 9, 2021.</p> <p>The students completing <a href="/study/2021-2022/courses/phgy-461d1">PHGY 461</a> were presented with participation certificates and the following award recipients were announced:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  </p> <p>Dr. Ann Wechsler Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Physiology (presented by PULS):<br /> U1/U2 - Dr. Melissa Vollrath<br /> U3 - Dr. David Ragsdale</p> Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:03:24 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1585 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-ependymal-cells-and-disease-329950 <p>This presentation will focus on describing ependymal cells in disease, focusing on CSF inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) <span>and how it correlates with disease progression.</span></p> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:15:57 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1583 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/dr-anmar-khadra-editor-new-book-329703 <p>Congratulations to <a href="/physiology/directory/core-faculty/anmar-khadra">Dr. Anmar Khadra</a> on his role as editor of the new book <em>Diabetes Systems Biology, </em>published in December 2020 through <a href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/">IOP Publishing</a>.</p> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:36:11 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1582 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-neuroimmune-interactions-shaping-social-behavior-329633 <p><em>The beneficial effects of infection and the ensuing inflammation on neurological disorders have previously been noted.</em></p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:25:17 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1580 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-virtues-restraint-329374 <p><em>In vertebrates, the response elicited by invading pathogens involves a sophisticated interplay of cells that constitute the innate and adaptive immune systems.</em></p> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:56:08 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1578 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-human-respiratory-immunity-over-age-and-covid-19-329098 <p><em>Immune responses are initiated, function and are maintained in diverse tissue sites.</em></p> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:28:05 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1576 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-host-pathogen-interactions-cystic-fibrosis-role-extracellular-vesicles-and-sirna-329155 <p><em>In the healthy lung the opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is rapidly eliminated by mucociliary clearance, a process that is dependent on the activity of the CFTR anion channel that, in concert with a number of other transport pro</em></p> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:25:17 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1577 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/15th-annual-undergraduate-research-day-302596 <p><strong>Keynote lecture: </strong>Deciphering the medical complexity of cannabis</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:03:13 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1483 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-type-2-immunity-vs-helminths-tales-crypt-328708 <p><em>Intestinal helminths remain one of the most pervasive parasites of the animal kingdom by stimulating host defense pathways that prioritize tissue adaptation over parasite expulsion.</em></p> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:33:15 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1575 at /physiology /physiology/channels/event/online-seminar-role-meningeal-lymphatics-ageing-and-neuroinflammatory-disorders-326626 <p><em>Immune cells and their derived molecules have major impact on brain function. Mice deficient in adaptive immunity have impaired cognitive and social function compared to that of wild-type mice.</em></p> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:00:05 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1556 at /physiology