New research led by MSc graduate Alexander Myrka shows that ruby-throated hummingbirds express fructose transporter mRNA at uniquely high levels in flight muscle, but do not express fructolytic enzymes in the same tissue. This suggests flight muscle may be able to take up fructose at unusually high rates, but raises questions about how fructose phosphorylation […]
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Research led by friend of the lab Dr. Matt Kolmann (@KolmannMA) was featured by Science Magazine Youtube Channel. In collaboration with the Welch lab, Dr. Kolmann report that mammals aren’t the only group of animals that can chew!
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Professors Ken Welch and Christopher Guglielmo (from the Advanced Facility for Avian Research at Western University) were interviewed by Discovery for their web-based series Don’t Blink! Watch it here!
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Welch lab research, especially a recent paper led by alumnus Dr. Derrick Groom and one by alumnus Dr. Chris Chen, was featured online and in print by the New York Times! @jimgorman was a great interviewer and made the process very enjoyable. Watch it below!
Read MoreCongratulations to Welch Lab alumnus Jessica Phillips on winning a prestigious 2016 Rhodes Scholarship! Jessica will be heading off to Oxford in the UK to conduct her graduate studies. Jessica was an undergraduate field researcher under the direct supervision of former Welch Lab postdoc Dr. Laura McKinnon. Jessica travelled to Churchill, Manitoba to study the […]
Read MoreCongratulations to lab member Alex Myrka on the successful defense of his MSc thesis! Alex has produced a fine quantitative examination of glucose transporter and fructolytic enzyme gene expression in hummingbirds in multiple tissues. He worked long and hard on this non-model organism to develop novel new Welch lab research tools. Readers can look forward […]
Read MoreMaster Lily Hou and a proud supervisor at UofT’s fall graduation. Congratulations to lab member Lily Hou on the successful defense of her MSc thesis! Exam committee members unanimously agreed she did a stellar job and has amassed an impressive amount of data. Lily will be looking to publish her second paper shortly!
Read MoreCongratulations to recent Welch Lab Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Laura McKinnon on beginning her position as assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Glendon College, part of York University! While the Welch lab will miss Dr. McKinnon, Glendon will gain a talented researcher, skilled teacher, and valued colleague. We look forward to watching Dr. […]
Read MoreA presentation abstract by McGowan lab students Sophie St-Cyr and Sameera Abuaish entitled, “Maternal programming of adult behavior and metabolism by prenatal predator odor exposure” has been accepted for inclusion in a nanosymposium at Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The work includes collaboration between the McGowan and Welch labs to […]
Read MoreCongratulations to former undergraduate researcher and laboratory technician Amina Allalou on being admitted to the MD program at the University of Ottawa! Best of luck in your studies!
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