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Faculty
Some of the Faculty of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology have research laboratories in the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building. In addition, other members are distributed across the campus and in McGill's teaching hospitals. These faculty play an active role in the Departmental teaching and research activities.
Click on their name for contact and research summary:
Faculty Chair: Craig A. Mandato
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Professors |
Research Interests |
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| Chantal Autexier Professor BSc (Concordia), PhD (McGill) |
Mechanism and regulation of telomerase and telomere function in mammals. |
| Fiona Bedford Assistant Professor BSc (Birmingham), PhD (London) |
Molecular mechanisms used by neurons to control receptor localization and synapse stability. |
| James R. Brawer Professor BSc (Tufts), PhD (Harvard) |
Medical Education: Differential effectiveness of whole class and small group teaching, Role of the basic sciences (downward and upward vertical integration), Impact of clinical context in MCQs. |
| Eugene Daniels Associate Professor MSc, PhD (Manitoba) |
Hemopoietic cellular interactions during early differentiation of mammalian embryos and fetuses. |
| Elaine C. Davis Associate Professor BSc, MSc (Western), PhD (McGill) |
Role of the extracellular matrix in cell signaling, vascular development and disease, intracellular protein trafficking. |
| Louis Hermo Professor BA (Loyola), MSc, PhD (McGill) |
Structure and function of the male reproductive system with particular interest on the testis and epididymis. |
| Justin Kollman, PhD Assistant Professor EM Center Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology |
The structural basis for intracellular organization in prokaryotes |
| Nathalie Lamarche-Vane Associate Professor BSc, PhD (Montreal) |
Signaling pathways mediated by the Rho family of GTPases. |
| Craig A. Mandato Associate Professor and Chair BSc, PhD (Waterloo) |
The role of cytoskeletal components in cell division, cell motility and cellular wound healing. |
| Marc D. McKee Professor Associate Dean of Research Faculty of Dentistry BSc, MSc, PhD (McGill) (joint appointed with Dentistry) |
Mineralized tissues and extracellular matrix biology, pathologic calcification, bone and tooth cell biology, osteopontin, matrix Gla protein. http://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/research/our-researchers/mckee |
| Sandra C. Miller Professor BSc (Sir G.Wm.), MSc, PhD (McGill) |
Function and differentiation of cells in the immune system - in particular, the properties of natural killer (NK) cells. Methods and mechanisms of NK cell enhancement in cancer immunotherapy. |
| Carlos R. Morales Professor DVM (UNNE, Argentina), PhD (McGill) |
Biogenesis of Lysosomes; Lysosomal Sphingolipid Activator Proteins (SAPs) Targeting Mechanisms of Lysosomal Proteins Studies on Reproduction |
| John Presley Associate Professor BA, PhD (Texas) |
Transport and sorting of proteins in the secretory pathway, role of coat proteins in sorting from the Golgi apparatus. |
| Dieter P. Reinhardt Associate Professor MS (Kaiserslautern), PhD (Munich) |
The biology of extracellular microfibrillar systems in normal and pathological situations, identification of modifier genes in microfibrillopathies such as Marfan Syndrome. |
| Isabelle Rouiller, PhD Assistant Professor Dept. Anatomy and Cell Biology |
Structure and function of macromolecular machines using high-resolution molecular electron microscopy. http://www.mcgill.ca/rouiller-lab/ Accept applications from Honors, MSc and PhD students |
| Hojatollah Vali Associate Professor BSc, MSc, PhD (Munich) (joint appointed with Earth and Planetary Sci.) |
Investigation of the interface between organic and inorganic systems relevant to pathological mineralization in human tissue and bacterial induced mineralization. |
Faculty Lecturers |
Research Interests |
| ayman [dot] behiery [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Ayman Behiery) M.B., Ch.B.(Cairo |
Past Research Interests and Current Activities |
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shamim [dot] khan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Shamim A. Khan), MBBS, MCPS
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Research Interests: 1) Endoscopic Anatomy of Sinu-nasal and Midline Skull Base Region 2) Development of Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) Technique for the study of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Co-author of book: Endoscopic Anatomy of Expanded Endo-nasal Approaches. 2012 (ISBN:978-81-910761-0-3) |
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Joint Professors |
Research Interests |
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Philip Barker, PhD |
Molecular analysis of neurotrophin action and dissection of signal traduction pathways that regulate cell survival and death. |
| Samuel David, M.D. Professor Dept. of Neurology Centre for Research in Neuroscience Montreal General Hospital Research Institute |
Spinal Cord Regeneration, Axon growth inhibitors, CNS-Immune system interactions, Demyelination, Iron-mediated neurodegeneration. |
| Timothy Kennedy, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery Montreal Neurological Institute |
Developmental neurobiology, axon guidance, axon regeneration, synapse formation and plasticity |
| Orest W. Blaschuk, PhD Associate Professor Division of Surgery Dept. of Surgery, RVH |
Development of cadherin antagonists for use angiolytic and anti-angiogenic agents. |
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Peter McPherson, PhD |
Molecular mechanisms of clathrin-mediated trafficking. Role of trafficking processes in neurological disease. |
| Barry I. Posner, MD Professor Director Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory |
Insulin and growth factor signaling, pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, proteomics of signaling in endosomes and other organelles. |
| Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva, MD, PhD Professor Depts. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Anatomy & Cell Biology; Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain |
Mechanisms of pain in the central and peripheral nervous systems. |
| Wayne Sossin, PhD Professor Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Anatomy & Cell biology Montreal Neurological Institute |
Biochemical mechanisms of memory formation. |
| Stefano Stifani, PhD Professor Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Anatomy & Cell biology Montreal Neurological Institute |
Genetic and molecular mechanisms regulating neuronal and glial cell differentiation in the mammalian nervous system. |
| Claire-Dominique Walker, PhD Professor Dept. of Psychiatry Douglas Hospital Research Center |
Stress and brain development, neuroendocrine regulation and metabolic balance in development. |
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Emeritus Professors |
Research Interests |
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| Gary C. Bennett Emeritus Professor B.A., B.Sc.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Past Research Interests and Current Activities |
| Yves Clermont Emeritus Professor B.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.S. |
Past Research Interests and Current Activities |
| Dennis G. Osmond Emeritus Professor C.M., B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., D.Sc.(Brist.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.S.C. |
Previous research: B lymphocyte development in bone marrow and its contribution to the immune system. |
| hershey [dot] warshawsky [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Hershey Warshawsky ) Emeritus Professor B.Sc.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Past Research Interests and Current Activities |