Principal investigator
Giamal N. Luheshi, PhD
Expertise: Neuro-immunology, cytokines, infection/inflammation.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Helen Ashdown, PhD
helen_dot_ashdown_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Investigating the role of cytokines in the neurodevelopmental disorder schizophrenia
Christoph Rummel, PhD
christoph_dot_rummel_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Investigating the role of leptin as an inflammatory mediator in disease, focusing on its interaction with the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6.
Graduate students
Ke Cui
cui_dot_ke_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Investigating how maternal infection affects fetal brain development by assessing neuronal development (neurogenesis) in the offspring of infected mothers and the role of cytokines in this process.
Marie-Eve Fortier
fortma_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Studying how maternal infection can affect offspring’s dopamine-mediated behaviors at adulthood and investigating whether these changes are related to the pyrogenic stimuli used to induce the maternal infection.
Wataru Inoue
wataru_dot_inoue_At_mail_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Working on the role of leptin in neuroimmune interactions, specifically focusing on its interaction with cytokines and other downstream mediators of brain inflammation.
Véronique Lafrance
veronique_dot_lafrance_At_USherbrooke_dot_ca
Studying how to identify brain area(s) activated by leptin, following inflammation or infection.
Joanna Pohl
joanna_dot_pohl_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Project: diet induced obesity and immunity.
Christelle Sachot
csacho_At_po-box_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Studying the role of leptin as a neuroimmune mediator of inflammation, with particular emphasis on its interaction with pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines.
Argel Aguiler Valles
argel_dot_aguilar-valles_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Studying the effects of maternal infection on cognition in offspring by specifically investigating inflammatory events in the hippocampus and how these events can result in behavioral cognitive changes.
Brandy Vanderbyl
brandy_dot_vanderbyl_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Projet: Médiateur de l'inflammation dans le développement de la schizophrénie
Research Staff
Natalia Jaworska
natalia_dot_jaworska_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
Research Assitant
Gokce Somay
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Technical Assitant
