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This work was done in collaboration with Darwyn Kobasa’s (@GovCanHealth @umanitoba) & Marie-Ève Tremblay’s (@LaboTremblay @uvic) groups and was led by former #SwayneLab MSc student @rahmani_manesh (defended in Dec 2024), and current Research Associate @LeighWicki
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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.
uvic.ca/news/topics/2024 hol…
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Check out our new review published in @JPhysiol on synaptic roles of pannexin 1! Thanks to #SwayneLab (@dr_swayne) grad students Adriana Casillas Martinez and Annika Ariano for their hard work💪
doi.org/10.1113/JP285228
#Pannexin #Synapse
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11 Sep 2024
We’re hiring a postdoc!
The #SwayneLab (@dr_swayne) is looking for a candidate to investigate cellular mechanisms underlying dendritic spine stability. View the full job posting here: uvic.ca/medsci/assets/docs/o…
#Neurojobs
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8 May 2024
🗣️ The #SwayneLab is recruiting a postdoc for a @CIHR_IRSC funded project on astrocyte-synapse interactions! I will be at the @CAN_ACN meeting - if you're interested in the position and plan to attend, please reach out! (see job ad for contact info) #Neuroscience #Neurojobs
New ad posted: Swayne Lab – post-doctoral researcher in cellular and molecular neuroscience, University of Victoria
can-acn.org/swayne-lab-post-… #neurojobs @dr_swayne
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20 Mar 2024
Phenomenal poster presentation by #SwayneLab undergraduate researcher Mary Warren at the @uvic #JCURA Research Fair today! 🤩 Her work is a key component of our research on the impact of #COVID19 on the brain, together with @LaboTremblay and the Kobasa Lab #neuroscience
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19 Mar 2024
The #GolgiStain reveals structures that receive information from other neurons, aka spines (blue arrowheads). #SwayneLab & #ReynoldsLab Honours student Mareya Valeva is using this stain to investigate the impact of the gut microbiome on spine density! #TopicTuesday
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Amazing #SwayneLab undergraduate researchers Mareya Valeva and Katie Besko gave outstanding @UVicScience Honours Fest presentations today on their collaborative work with @DrLARey and @CCameron0831!
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#neuroscience #cellbio #microscopy #research
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#FluorescenceFriday - #swaynelab PhD candidate @nicoleyorkova (co-supervised by Dr. Laura Arbour) is exploring how heart muscle cells develop. A peek into the work: components of cellular structure (actin; magenta) and energy generation (mitochondria; cyan).
@dr_swayne
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29 Jan 2024
#MicroscopyMonday - 150 years ago, #CamiloGolgi developed the Golgi stain, used by #SantiagoRamonyCajal to reveal neuronal structure. Here's a Golgi-stained section from #SwayneLab & #ReynoldsLab Honours student Mareya Valeya imaged with confocal microscopy! @DrLARey @dr_swayne
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