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Paper of the month (September 2021) from Dr. Olivier Birot and Dr. Pierre Lemieux

Paper of the month (September 2021) from Dr. Olivier Birot and Dr. Pierre Lemieux

Lemieux Pierre, Birot Olivier. (2021). Altitude, Exercise, and Skeletal Muscle Angio-Adaptive Responses to Hypoxia: A Complex Story. Frontiers in Physiology, V12, p146. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2021.735557 Significance of the research: Hypoxia, defined as a reduced oxygen availability, can be observed in many tissues in response to various physiological and pathological conditions. As a hallmark of the altitude environment, […]

Paper of the month (June 2021) from Dr. John McDermott's research group

Paper of the month (June 2021) from Dr. John McDermott's research group

Miyake, T., Aziz, A., & McDermott, J. C. (2020). Maintenance of the Undifferentiated State in Myogenic Progenitor Cells by TGFβ Signaling is Smad Independent and Requires MEK Activation. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(3), 1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21031057 Significance of the research: Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) is a pluripotent cytokine that has potent effects on skeletal […]

Paper of the month (May 2021) from Dr. Olasunkanme (Ola) Adegoke's research group

Paper of the month (May 2021) from Dr. Olasunkanme (Ola) Adegoke's research group

Mann, G., & Adegoke, O. (2021). Effects of ketoisocaproic acid and inflammation on glucose transport in muscle cells. Physiological reports, 9(1), e14673. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14673 Significance of the research: Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases affect millions of people world-wide, with the attending implications for morbidity and mortality. An underlying cause of these diseases is insulin resistance, especially skeletal […]

Join Will Gage, associate vice-president, teaching & learning, and Joy Kirchner, dean of libraries, on May 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. for a non-traditional conference, Open Space for Open Education, to help shape the University’s further engagement with open educational practices and OER.

Paper of the month (April 2021) from Dr. Ronald Ceddia's research group

Paper of the month (April 2021) from Dr. Ronald Ceddia's research group

Da Eira, D., Jani, S., Sung, H., Sweeney, G., & Ceddia, R. B. (2020). Effects of the adiponectin mimetic compound ALY688 on glucose and fat metabolism in visceral and subcutaneous rat adipocytes. Adipocyte, 9(1), 550–562. https://doi.org/10.1080/21623945.2020.1817230   Significance of the research: Adiponectin is an adipose-derived hormone that is significantly reduced in the blood of obese and type 2 diabetic […]