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Jonathan Pruitt, research leader in biological dystopias, joins McMaster University! Kirsty Duncan #Canada150ResearchChair #C150RC

New Canada Research Chair: Mike Waddington, professor, geography and earth sciences, is the Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology (Tier 1). He’s conducting field research experiments and laboratory studies to examine how drought and wildfire severity impact peatland ecosystems. His work will boost the current understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystems to climate change and will develop innovative ecosystem restoration technologies for damaged ecosystems.... See Mike's full profile here: http://bit.ly/2uRLgdN See all new/renewed CRCs here: http://bit.ly/2hiq091

New Canada Research Chair: Ryan van Lieshout, assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioural neuroscience, is the Canada Research Chair in the Perinatal Programming of Mental Disorders (Tier 2). He’s applying observational and experimental methods to examine pre- and early post-natal stressors and their impact on brain development, to provide a better understanding of how psychiatric disorders develop, and will aid in the creation of early interventions to reduce the risk ...of these disorders across the lifespan. See Ryan's full profile here: http://bit.ly/2uqKBPV See all new/renewed CRCs here: http://bit.ly/2hiq091

Canada Research Chair Advancement: Sheila Singh, assistant professor, surgery, is the Canada Research Chair in Human Cancer Stem Cell Biology (Tier 1). She’s focusing on further characterization of genetic abnormalities of brain tumor initiating cells (BTICs), with the intent of developing future therapies that will target BTICs, and provide insight into patient prognosis. Targeting BTICs holds great promise in potentially alleviating brain tumoursa leading cause of cancer... deaths in children and a form of cancer that remains difficult to cure despite advances in surgery. See Sheila's full profile here: http://bit.ly/2haFqfd See all new/renewed CRCs here: http://bit.ly/2hiq091

New Canada Research Chair: Jonathan Schertzer, assistant professor, biochemistry and biomedical sciences, is the Canada Research Chair in Metabolic Inflammation (Tier 2). He’ll use experimental and preclinical methods to understand the links between immune and metabolic systems, to improve existing treatments, and lead to the development of new treatments, for obesity-related metabolic diseases like pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.... See Jonathan's full profile here: http://bit.ly/2vCMTtG See all new/renewed CRCs here: http://bit.ly/2hiq091