Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics - Endocrinology and Neuroendocrinology

Dalhousie University

Our goal is to undertake basis and translational research relevant to the understanding of obesity diabetes polycystic ovary syndrome and infertiity.Our activities benefit fromt he state-of-the-art equipment for cellular molecular and in vivo investigations as welll as clinical facilities within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the IWK Health Centre. Our current projects includerole of orexigenic hormone ghrelin in insulin resistance and obesityfeeding and hormonal abnormalities in Alzheimers mice modelsidentification of follicular fluid biomarkers of oocyte developmental competenceprocessing of ProApelin and the role of apelin in adipogenesis