Present | Associate Professor, Western University ‐ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | |
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Present | Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Western University ‐ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology | |
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Present | Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute ‐ Children's Health Research Institute (CHRI) | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Fetal Development, Metabolism, Pregnancy, IUGR, Liver Diseases and Disorders, Fetal Programming, Substance Use, Epigenetics, Children's Health, Endoplasmic Recticulum Stress, Fetal Health, Health Trajectories, In-Utero Environment, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Reproductive Medicine, Cannabinoids, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Placenta
Grants
2022 - 2027 | The adverse Impact of Prenatal Cannabinoid Exposure on Placental and Postnatal Cardiovascular Function: Can we Intervene? |
Canadian Institutes for Health Research | |
Project Grant | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): David Natale | |
2021 - 2026 | Mitochondrial dysfunction: A major player in hepatic development, function, and senescence |
Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada | |
Discovery Grant | |
Role: PI | |
2019 - 2022 | The Impact of Perinatal 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (9-THC) Exposure on Long-term Cardiovascular Function in the Offspring |
Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada | |
Grant-in-Aid | |
Role: PI |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of the Western Faculty Scholar Award (2022)
- Recipient of the LHRI Dr. Joseph Gilbert Contribution of the Year Award (2022)
- Recipient of the CHRI Scientist of the Year Award (2014)
- Recipient of the Perinatal Research Society Perkin-Elmer Early Career Award (2011)
- Recipient of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Science Alumni of Honour Award (2007)
- Recipient of the Endocrine Scholar Award (2006)
Courses
- Medical Physiology/P2
- Human Physiology (Physiology 3120)
- Fetal Physiology (Physiology 4700b)
1997 - 2003 | PhD, Western University ‐ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology | |
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1992 - 1997 | BSc (Honours Co-operative), University of Waterloo ‐ Biology | |
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