Chris was recently interviewed by Mount Allison's radio station, CHMA 106.9 FM, for his upcoming new course on Toxicology. Now, Neal Callaghan has had his turn being interviewed by David White as well, in an interview focusing on his experiences as an undergraduate summer research student. Listen to the full interview below: http://youtu.be/dcThuMEFa6s
Back to BenchFly
After a long break, Chris has just written a new science blog post, kicking off a new series for BenchFly. These blogs are by no means specialized, but are written for a broad audience with interest in the biological sciences. This new blog post focuses on the research Chris has been involved with over the … Continue reading Back to BenchFly
Student evaluations of teaching for Signal Transduction are in
Last semester (Winter 2013), Chris taught at Mount Allison University a 4th-year biochemistry course called Signal Transduction (BIOC 4031). As with all courses at Mount Allison, and many other universities, students marked the end of the semester by evaluating the course, and the instructor himself. These evaluations have recently been tabulated and returned to Chris, … Continue reading Student evaluations of teaching for Signal Transduction are in
Chris receives President’s Research and Creative Activity Award
Chris has won a President's Research and Creative Activity Award, an internal research grant from Mount Allison University, funded by the Marjorie Young Bell Faculty Fund. The award received the maximum amount of funding requested- a rare occurrence- based on Chris' proposal entitled "Mechanisms of nanoparticle toxicity in blood plasma components and live fish." This … Continue reading Chris receives President’s Research and Creative Activity Award
“Signal Transduction” comes to an end
Today marked the final lecture for the Winter 2013 edition of Signal Transduction (BIOC 4031). Signal Transduction is a course that explores the regulation of metabolism and physiology by a process stemming from a ligand-receptor interaction, typically at the cell surface, and propagating through the cell machinery to metabolic enzymes, transcription factors, DNA packaging proteins, … Continue reading “Signal Transduction” comes to an end
Chris gives invited departmental seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry on diabetes therapeutics
Chris gave an invited departmental seminar this morning in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Mount Allison University. The seminar was based on tying together Chris' various research projects at several institutes over the past nine years, into one fluid research program Departmental seminars are typically attended by faculty and staff in the Department … Continue reading Chris gives invited departmental seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry on diabetes therapeutics
Chris volunteers as a judge at the Atlantic regional competition of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada 2013
Today, Chris volunteered as a judge for the Atlantic regional competition of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada 2013. This event was hosted by Mount Allison University. The competition brings together high school students from across the Atlantic provinces, who have partnered with research mentors from academia and government, to design and execute a research project with … Continue reading Chris volunteers as a judge at the Atlantic regional competition of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada 2013
Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) 