Posts by Lisa Trottier
AVN Catalyst Grants – August 2016
In the August 2016 Catalyst Grant Competition, funding has been awarded to: Dr. Andrew Waskiewicz, Dr. Michael Walter, Drs. Daniel Graf and Yves Sauvé, and Dr. David Pilgrim.
Read MoreAVN Researcher Discovers the Possible Root of Night Vision
A recent collaboration between AVN member Dr. Ted Allison and Dr. Anand Swaroop at the US National Eye Institute demonstrated an evolutionary relationship between the rod and cone photoreceptors of the eye, that may underlie the evolution of night vision. A key finding is evidence that this link persists to this day, actively driving cones…
Read MoreAVN members find a link between Foxf2 and stroke and cerebrovascular disease
As part of a large international consortium, AVN members from the U of C and U of A reported that alterations to Foxf2 result in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. The findings which appear in Lancet Neurology are intriguing for their close similarities to the disorders caused by a closely-related glaucoma gene, Foxc1. Indeed, Dr. Sarah McFarlane…
Read MoreCall for Abstracts – AVN Research Day (1st June 2016)
Kindly submit abstracts (in ARVO format) to: albertavisionnet@gmail.com by 5th May 2016
Read MoreFunding Updates
Darpan Malhotra from the Casey Lab has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. In the October 2015 Catalyst Grant Competition, funding has been awarded to: Dr. Jen Hocking (University of Alberta); and Drs. Sarah Childs and Sarah McFarlane (University of Calgary).
Read MoreInvited Speaker
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