UVic Division of Medical Sciences
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Promoting scholarship and innovation in medical education, and supporting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to health research at UVic.
Joined February 2019
Dr. Brian Christie and Dr. Jodie Gawryluk from @uvic will collaborate with researchers at Université de Montréal and NeuroTracker on a concussion research project focused on older adults. @BrainCanada @CQDM_Canada @uvic
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Leigh Anne Swayne (@dr_swayne) & the #SwayneLab investigate molecular factors underlying nerve cell connection stability, with key implications for several neurological disorders affecting #MentalHealth, such as Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19 & neurodevelopmental disorders.
@UVicMedSciences’s Marie-Ève Tremblay (@LaboTremblay), Leigh Anne Swayne (@dr_swayne), Jane Gair (@jgair) & Hector Caruncho (@HCaruncho) are leading & fostering diverse #MentalHealth research activities in the @uvic Mental Health Research Cluster.
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RT @haleyv: New preprint from @LaboTremblay @UVicMedSciences on dark microglia! Here we show that dark microglia perform trogocytosis, are…
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Marie-Ève Tremblay (@LaboTremblay) - who helps lead the Mental Health Research Cluster - & her lab study outcomes of lifestyle, environment, disease & more on microglia, the brain’s immune cells. Strategies that target microglia are considered one of the futures of #MentalHealth
@UVicMedSciences’s Marie-Ève Tremblay (@LaboTremblay), Leigh Anne Swayne (@dr_swayne), Jane Gair (@jgair) & Hector Caruncho (@HCaruncho) are leading & fostering diverse #MentalHealth research activities in the @uvic Mental Health Research Cluster.
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Thank you so much for sharing your story, @LisaRidgway8!
My life-long thanks to Dr. @HCaruncho + @LisaKalynchuk + @UVicMedSciences + @UVicResearch for your support. Here is my tribute to you and everyone who works at your lab. Its been an honour to be your patient partner for six years. What a ride!
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@UVicMedSciences’s Marie-Ève Tremblay (@LaboTremblay), Leigh Anne Swayne (@dr_swayne), Jane Gair (@jgair) & Hector Caruncho (@HCaruncho) are leading & fostering diverse #MentalHealth research activities in the @uvic Mental Health Research Cluster.
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@UVic’s new Mental Health Research Cluster (MHRC) is bringing together experts from across campus—including from the @UVicMedSciences— and beyond to tackle #MentalHealth research from all angles. Learn more at Infographic by Fuselight Creative
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RT @VicBrainInjury: VBIS presented our research collaborations with the UVic Christie Lab at the Cridge Centre for Family's annual Survive,…
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With a recent @NSERC_CRSNG Discovery Grant, Dr. Marie-Ève Tremblay (@LaboTremblay) & her lab are studying if dark microglia could remodel the extracellular matrix and lead to changes in behaviour & synaptic plasticity in the context of chronic stress
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Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli (@haleyv of @LaboTremblay) received a Fellowship Research Award from @WomensResearch to investigate microglia’s potential contributions to the female bias in long #COVID neurological symptoms. Learn more at
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In @iScience_CP, PhD candidate Micaël Carrier (@LaboTremblay) and co-authors show white blood cells can enter the brain at birth and contribute to the development of brain circuitry. @UVicResearch @uvic #neuroscience #braindevelopment
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Congrats to Jamie Morrison (@jamieamorrison; @BrainbBri lab) on her @CIHR_IRSC CGS-M! She is researching why brain injury survivors show cognitive improvement after using NeuroTracker, a video game that strengthens connections in the brain
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@JohnstonJenessa @HCaruncho @LisaKalynchuk Reposting this great news with Jenessa's correct profile tagged!
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RT @uvic: Marie-Eve Tremblay’s research into cognition and brain health gets a boost in data storage and processing power with upgrades to…
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Congrats to Ciara Halvorson (@ciarashalvorson; @hcaruncho lab) on her Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s from @NSERC_CRSNG! She is investigating if gut-based reelin could play a role in #stress related disorders like #depression
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Postdoctoral fellow Eric Eyolfson (@yolfson; Christie Lab) is gaining teaching experience this semester thanks to a 2023 President’s Fellowship in Research-Enriched Teaching from @uvic. Learn more: @BrainbBri
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RT @dr_swayne: Phenomenal poster presentation by #SwayneLab undergraduate researcher Mary Warren at the @uvic #JCURA Research Fair today! 🤩…
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Drs. Brian Christie (@brainbbri) & Sandy Shultz (@shultz_sandy) will use a unique pre-clinical model to research intimate partner violence brain injury thanks to funding from the National Women’s Health Research Initiative @CIHR_IRSC @CIHRIGH @WAGE_FEGC
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Thanks to a grant from @AlzCanada & @BrainCanada, Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne (@dr_swayne) and MSc student Adriana Casillas Martinez are studying how nerve cell connections could be repaired in #Alzheimers.
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