Neuroscience Faculty

Ontario Veterinary College

Name	Expertise	Department
Craig Bailey	Neurophysiology, neuron morphology, brain development	Biomedical Sciences
Giannina Descalzi	Chronic pain, circuits, gene regulation	Biomedical Sciences
Bettina Kalisch	Gene regulation, oxidative stress, Alzheimer's	Biomedical Sciences
Jibran Khokhar	Schizophrenia, behaviour, drug abuse	Biomedical Sciences
Neil MacLusky	Hormone regulation, sex differences	Biomedical Sciences
Melissa Perreault	Neuropsychiatric disorders, sex differences, neural oscillations	Biomedical Sciences
Tarek Saleh	Hormones, neuroprotection, stroke	Biomedical Sciences
Matthew Vickaryous	Regeneration, development, wound healing	Biomedical Sciences
Lee Niel	Companion animals, fear, aggression	Population Medicine
Patricia Turner	Toxicologic pathology, analgesia, animal welfare	Pathobiology
Fiona James	Epilepsy, electroencephalography, neuro-imaging	Clinical Studies
Luis Gaitero	CNS inflammatory diseases, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology	Clinical Studies
Laura Smith-Maxie	Equine and ruminant neurology, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and interpretation	Clinical Studies

College of Biological Science

Name	Expertise	Department
Andrew Bendall	Development, gene regulation	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jasmin Lalonde	Neuropsychiatric disorders, patient-derived stem cell models, neurodevelopment	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Nina Jones	Signal transduction, development, glioma	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Priyanka Pundir	Neuro-immune axis, inflammation, transgenic mouse models	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Scott Ryan	Parkinson, stem cell models, mitochondrial stress	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Shaun Sanders	Protein-lipid modifications, brain disorders, ion channels	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Terry Van Raay	Neurodevelopment, zebrafish, signalling	Molecular and Cellular Biology
John Vessey	Brain development	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Lori Ann Vallis	Whole body movement, gait and posture, vision, cognition, children, older adults	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Leah Bent	Sensory, neuromuscular physiology, neural circuits	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Mazyar Fallah	Eye movement, cognition, executive functions	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
David Ma	Omega fatty acids, brain health, Alzheimer's	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Geoffrey Power	Aging, muscle physiology, neuromuscular control	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
John Srbely	Biomechanics, neurophysiology, pain	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
John Zettel	Biomechanics, visuomotor control	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Philip Millar	Sympathetic nervous system, neuro-cardiovascular control, blood pressure regulation	Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Sarah Alderman	Neurogenesis, stress, toxicology	Integrative Biology
Nicholas Bernier	Stress, neuroendocrine, appetite	Integrative Biology
Andreas Heyland	Hormone signalling, evolution, marine invertebrates	Integrative Biology
Frédéric Laberge	Evolution, neuroplasticity	Integrative Biology
Georgia Mason	Stress, animal welfare, captivity	Integrative Biology
Robert McLaughlin	Animal welfare, biodiversity	Integrative Biology
Amy Newman	Neuroendocrine system, neuroplasticity, behaviour	Integrative Biology

College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Name	Expertise	Department
Naseem Al-Aidroos	Visual cognitive neuroscience, attention, working memory	Psychology
Elena Choleris	Hormones, social behavior, learning and memory	Psychology
Mark Fenske	Cognition, emotion and motivation	Psychology
Christopher Fiacconi	Memory, perception, internal and external cues	Psychology
Francesco Leri	Learning, memory, drugs	Psychology
Harvey Marmurek	Memory, language, gambling, social cognition	Psychology
Daniel Meegan	Applied cognition, environmental behaviour	Psychology
Jennifer Murray	Drug abuse, learning, behaviour, interoception, motivation, sex differences	Psychology
Linda Parker	Addiction, behavioral pharmacology, learning and memory	Psychology
Lana Trick	Attention, memory, aging, collision risk and driving, visual-motor coordination	Psychology
Boyer Winters	Cognition, learning and memory, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia	Psychology