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Alternative Signaling of the Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) Receptor
Jan Ehses is conducting research that may contribute to improved treatment of type 2 diabetes, a form…
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Analysis of altered gene expression in YAC transgenic mouse models for Huntington disease
Research has confirmed that an inherited mutation in the huntingtin protein causes Huntington disease, a progressive and…
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Anticancer Drug Penetration into Solid Tumors
Solid tumours consist of a complex network of blood vessels surrounded by normal and malignant cells. They…
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Assessing the Mental Health of Canadians: What are we measuring and How Does it Relate to Health Care Utilization?
Many studies have identified socio-economic status as a major factor affecting health. Christopher Richardson is narrowing the…
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Barriers to Reproductive Health Care among Marginalized Women in Vancouver, British Columbia
Amy Weber is dedicated to pursuing a career at the forefront of infectious disease research. She’s convinced…
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Becoming a Nurse: The Micro and Macro Construction of First Nations Nursing Students' Experience in a Western Canadian School of Nursing
Canada’s First Nations communities are experiencing their worst nursing shortage in 30 years. First Nations health care…
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Bone Health in Adult Women: The Relevance of Dietary Restraint, Cortisol Excretion and Nutrition-Related Stress
Candice Rideout is fascinated with bones. Despite a perception that bones are static once we’re fully grown,…
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Calcium Homeostasis and Basal Entry in Vascular Smooth Muscle
Much research has been devoted to understanding how calcium enters stimulated vascular smooth muscle and causes muscle…
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Cardiac Myocyte Apoptotic and Anti-Apoptotic Signalling Pathways Following Coxsackievirus B3 Infection
Mitra Esfandiarei has a specific goal: making a significant contribution to treatment of myocarditis (inflammation of the…
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Characterization of murine macrophage responses to Salmonella typhimurium infection
Carrie Rosenberger’s research focuses on Salmonella, the bacteria responsible for an estimated 16 million cases of typhoid…
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Characterization of retinoschisin, the protein involved in X-linked juvenile retinoschisis
X-linked retinoschisis is the most common form of retina damage in young males. Symptoms of the genetic…
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Characterization of the Ctf3/Mcm22/Mcm16 outer kinetochore complex; a link to the yeast spindle pole body
In order for cells to grow properly, chromosomes must accurately separate to opposite poles of the dividing…
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