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The role of synaptic phosphoprotein, Synapsin, in schizophrenia.
AUTHOR: Luke Molinaro
AUTHOR: Elyse Rosa
Mike Chrostowski was a PhD student in the MiNDS program working with Dr. Suzanna Becker and Dr. Ian Bruce. Mike defended his thesis in August of 2012. While working with Drs. Becker and Bruce, his PhD work focused on modeling the development and treatment of tinnitus in the audito...
AUTHOR: Jasmine Turna
A day of sports and a get together afterwards, that was what the Students of MiNDS Association (SOMA) had planned for MiNDS students and faculty on July 17. But as luck would have it, the day of the event brought along rain with a risk of thunderstorms. Obviously SOMA would nev...
AUTHOR: Bill Simpson
With summer on its way out, it’s time to put away the Birkenstocks and start planning for September and the start of the next academic year. Over the summer, SOMA has been busy getting ready for next year. Here are a couple of highlights:
A new executive!
We are pleased to ann...
AUTHOR: Bill Simpson
simpsow@mcmaster.ca
AUTHOR: Crystal Mahadeo
What is your PhD research focused on?
My research is focused on the synaptic changes that are involved in reinstating juvenile-like plasticity in the adult brain. I used a critical period for ocular dominance plasticity in the visual cortex as a model of functional plasticity.
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AUTHOR: Elyse Rosa
My name is Lisa Dyce and I am excited to be a part of the MiNDS Graduate Program at McMaster! I graduated from the University of Guelph with an Honour's Bachelor of Science in Biological Science (Major) and Psychology: Brain & Cognition (Minor). My graduate supervisor at McMas...
Monica Akula has a Neuroscience and Psychology double major from the University of Toronto. Her graduate supervisor will be Dr. Judith West-Mays. Monica's research interests include cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and genetics. Her hobbies are reading and watching m...
AUTHOR: Justin Balsor
I have spent the past month consuming an inordinate amount of caffeine. On any given morning, you can count on me to arrive at work sporting a large regular from Tim Horton’s, or to brew the next batch of coffee in the lab French press. However, this latest coffee bender ha...
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Krawczak
After a recently busy period of time, which concluded in the successful hosting of the Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association meeting at McMaster, Associate Professor, Dr. Deda Gillespie, sat down with me for an interview.