Michael Gill, University of Alberta

Research

Biomarkers Clinical Trial Hiv-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder Hiv/Aids Intranasal Insulin

Latest papers

Interaction between the FTO gene, body mass index and depression: meta-analysis of 13701 individuals.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2017
Relationship between obesity and the risk of clinically significant depression: Mendelian randomisation study.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2014

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Precision health IDEAS (Inclusion/Diversity/Equity/Accessibility/Sustainability) for NeuroHIV: disrupted immunometabolism in the brain
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Canadian HIV-Ageing Multidisciplinary Programmatic Strategy (CHAMPS) in NeuroHIV
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Canadian NeuroAIDS Research Team (CNART): interactions with aging and co-infections
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 7 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Interaction between the FTO gene, body mass index and depression: meta-analysis of 13701 individuals.

Rivera M, Locke AE, Corre T, Czamara D, Wolf C, Ching-Lopez A, Milaneschi Y, Kloiber S, Cohen-Woods S, Rucker J, Aitchison KJ, Bergmann S, Boomsma DI, Craddock N, Gill M, Holsboer F, Hottenga JJ, Korszun A, Kutalik Z, Lucae S, Maier W, Mors O, Müller-Myhsok B, Owen MJ, Penninx BWJH, Preisig M, Rice J, Rietschel M, Tozzi F, Uher R, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Willemsen G, Craig IW, Farmer AE, Lewis CM, Breen G, McGuffin P

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2017

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.183475 PMID: 28642257

02

Relationship between obesity and the risk of clinically significant depression: Mendelian randomisation study.

Hung CF, Rivera M, Craddock N, Owen MJ, Gill M, Korszun A, Maier W, Mors O, Preisig M, Rice JP, Rietschel M, Jones L, Middleton L, Aitchison KJ, Davis OS, Breen G, Lewis C, Farmer A, McGuffin P

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2014

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.130419 PMID: 24809401

Precision health IDEAS (Inclusion/Diversity/Equity/Accessibility/Sustainability) for NeuroHIV: disrupted immunometabolism in the brain

Co-investigatorCIHR2024T. Gr.: Embracing Diversity -HIV/AIDS/STBBI-Co-infections and Co-morbidities-LOI

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher; Lang, Raynell

Keywords: Animal Models; Biomarkers; Cell Cultures; Genomics; Hiv; Nervous System; Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Precision Health; Proteomcs; Therapeutics

$20,000

Canadian HIV-Ageing Multidisciplinary Programmatic Strategy (CHAMPS) in NeuroHIV

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant - HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher; Fujiwara, Esther

Keywords: Ageing; Hiv; Inflammation; Micrornas; Myeloid Cells; Neurocognitive Impairments; Neuropathic Pain; Peroxisomes; Proteases; Sex And Gender

$2,500,000

Canadian NeuroAIDS Research Team (CNART): interactions with aging and co-infections

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living - LOI

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher; Fujiwara, Esther

Keywords: Aging; Biomarker; Ethnic Diversity; Hepatitis C Virus; Hiv/Aids; Neuroaids; Neurocognitive Impairment; Neuropathic Pain; Sex And Gender Diversity; Syphillis

$25,000

Therapeutic effects of intranasal insulin on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: Innovative Biomedical and Clinical HIV/AIDS Research

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher; Gill, Michael J

Keywords: Biomarkers; Clinical Trial; Hiv-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder; Hiv/Aids; Intranasal Insulin

$234,375

Towards a transformative understanding of HAND

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant - HIV/AIDS and comorbidities

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher; Broadhurst, David I; Cohen, Eric A; Hobman, Tom C; Seidah, Nabil G

Keywords: Biochemistry; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Hiv/Aids; Immunology; Micrornas; Neurological Disease; Neurology; Proprotein Convertase

$2,479,990

Towards a transformative understanding of HAND

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Team Grant - HIV/AIDS and comorbidities - LOI

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher

Keywords: Biomarker; Cart; Clinical Cohort; Cohort Survival; Deep Sequencing; Hand; Hiv/Aids; Innate Immunity; Microrna; Neurocognitive Impairment

$10,000

Neuropathic pain in HIV/AIDS: interface between clinical and molecular aspects

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Emerging Team Grant: Co-morbidity of brain disorders & other health problems-LOI

Principal investigators: Power, Christopher

Keywords: Addiction; Animal Models; Cation Channels; Hiv/Aids; Neuropathic Pain

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Rudolf Uher

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biomarkers Dear Professor Gill, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Interaction between the FTO gene, body mass index and depression: meta-analysis of 13701 individuals." (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]