... and with that final class, the Fall 2012 semester's edition of Immunochemistry (BIOC 4011) at Mount Allison University has come to an end! Immunochemistry is a course that explores various facets of immunology at the biochemical, molecular, cellular, and even systemic levels, with an emphasis on the biochemical. This semester, the course was essentially … Continue reading “Immunochemistry” comes to an end
“MAPKAPK2” is now in print
"Suppression of MAPKAPK2 during mammalian hibernation" is now in print in the December 2012 issue of Cryobiology! The final reference for this paper is: Abnous, K.,* Dieni, C.A.,* Storey, K.B. (2012) Suppression of MAPKAPK2 during mammalian hibernation. Cryobiology. 65: 235-241. *Equal contribution by first two authors. Link
Lunch and Learn at the Moncton Public Library
Earlier today, Chris successfully delivered a presentation intended for a general (lay) audience at the Moncton Public Library. The presentation was called "Natural Answers - Defences against human disease in the simplest of places." In this presentation, Chris described highlights of his past, present, and intended future work on animals that adapt to environmental stress, … Continue reading Lunch and Learn at the Moncton Public Library
Two “i10” papers: Akt and creatine kinase
Two of Chris' publications, "Regulation of Akt during hibernation in Richardson’s ground squirrels" and "Creatine kinase regulation by reversible phosphorylation in frog muscle," have accumulated 10 (or more citations); "Regulation of Akt [...]" is currently sitting at 17 citations, and "Creatine kinase regulation[...]" is currently sitting at 10 citations, both calculated by Google Scholar. Both … Continue reading Two “i10” papers: Akt and creatine kinase
Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) 