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Dr. Stephen Seah awarded UGFA Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching
The University of Guelph Faculty Association is honouring Dr. Stephen Seah, associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, with a Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching. READ MORE HERE
Bipolar disorder-iPSC derived neural progenitor cells exhibit dysregulation of store-operated Ca2+ entry and accelerated differentiation
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New work form the Uniacke Lab
Pharmacological inhibition of neuropeptide Y receptors Y1 and Y5 reduces hypoxic breast cancer migration, proliferation, and signaling. READ MORE HERE
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 Teaching and Mentorship Awards
The College of Biological Science is honouring five exceptional educators and mentors with the 2023 CBS Teaching and Mentorship Awards. The awards recognize those who’ve demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to student learning, wellbeing and success. READ MORE HERE
The winners of the 2023 CBS Teaching and Mentorship Awards are:
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Whitfield!
Dr. Christopher Whitfield, professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Canada Research Chair in Microbial Cell Biology, has been granted the title of university professor emeritus in recognition of his work combatting antimicrobial resistence in bacterial pathogens and elevating the international profile of microbiological research at the university. Congratulations!!
Two CBS researchers awarded federal funding for innovative projects
Two researchers from the University of Guelph’s College of Biological Science have each been awarded $250,000 in funding through the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s Exploration program, administered by the Canadian government’s three research agencies. The program is designed to support transformative, interdisciplinary, high-risk, high-reward research.
Five U of G Researchers Receive Federal Health Funding
Five University of Guelph researchers have been awarded nearly $1.6 million in project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for preclinical studies intended to advance treatments for mental illnesses, antifungal resistance and cancers. READ MORE HERE
U of G, SickKids Discovery May Help Target TB Bacteria ‘Dimmer Switch’
A discovery by researchers at the University of Guelph and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto may ultimately lead to new therapies for treating tuberculosis (TB). READ MORE HERE
U of G Scientists Meet with Federal Leaders at Science Meets Parliament
When the leaders of Canada’s scientific community joined members of the federal government on May 1st at Science Meets Parliament, Dr. Melissa Perreault and Dr. Rebecca Shapiro, U of G faculty, were among them. READ MORE