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Research
Latest papers
Circadian rhythm disruption alters rhythmic properties of clock and memory gene expression in the hippocampi of rats.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
LPS-Induced Liver Inflammation Is Inhibited by Psilocybin and Eugenol in Mice.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
The Impact of Major and Minor Phytocannabinoids on the Maintenance and Function of INS-1 β-Cells Under High-Glucose and High-Lipid Conditions.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Latest funding
- $150,000
Training Biology Students for Jobs in Data Science (TrainBioData)
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $40,000
Exosomes - important mediators of direct and bystander radiation effects on the brain
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $1,120,726
Understanding the sex-specificity of cancer-associated cognitive impairment: from molecular mechanisms to behavioural outcomes
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
147 publications.
Circadian rhythm disruption alters rhythmic properties of clock and memory gene expression in the hippocampi of rats.
Deibel SH, Lehr AB, Michalopoulou S, Husain I, Fornasiero EF, Bye C, Hong NS, Kovalchuk O, McDonald RJ
LPS-Induced Liver Inflammation Is Inhibited by Psilocybin and Eugenol in Mice.
Robinson GI, Gerasymchuk M, Zanikov T, Gojani EG, Asghari S, Groves A, Haselhorst L, Nandakumar S, Stahl C, Cruz C, Cameron M, Zahoruiko Y, Li D, Rodriguez-Juarez R, Snelling A, Hudson D, Fiselier A, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
The Impact of Major and Minor Phytocannabinoids on the Maintenance and Function of INS-1 β-Cells Under High-Glucose and High-Lipid Conditions.
Gojani EG, Wang B, Li DP, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Single and Combined Impact of Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and Metformin on β-Cell Maintenance and Function Under High-Glucose-High-Lipid Conditions: A Comparative Study.
Gojani EG, Wang B, Li D, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Multi-omics data integration for topology-based pathway activation assessment and personalized drug ranking.
Borisov N, Ilnytsky Y, Byeon B, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Psilocybin alleviates high-glucose and high-lipid-induced skin aging in BJ5Ta fibroblasts.
Norouzkhani F, Gojani E, Wang B, Li D, Shujat S, Shrestha A, Rodriguez-Juarez R, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
A Positive Feedback DNA-PK/MYT1L-CXCR1-ERK1/2 Proliferative Signaling Loop in Glioblastoma.
Wang B, Li D, Ilnytskyy Y, Khachigian LM, Zhong N, Rodriguez-Juarez R, Kovalchuk I, Kovalchuk O
The Impact of Psilocybin on High Glucose/Lipid-Induced Changes in INS-1 Cell Viability and Dedifferentiation.
Gojani EG, Wang B, Li DP, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Targeting carbohydrate metabolism in colorectal cancer - synergy between DNA-damaging agents, cannabinoids, and intermittent serum starvation.
Cherkasova V, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Targeting β-Cell Plasticity: A Promising Approach for Diabetes Treatment.
Ghasemi Gojani E, Rai S, Norouzkhani F, Shujat S, Wang B, Li D, Kovalchuk O, Kovalchuk I
Training Biology Students for Jobs in Data Science (TrainBioData)
Principal investigators: Luczak, Artur J
Keywords: bioinformatics; data science in biology; machine learning; neuroinformatics; neuronal data analysis
Exosomes - important mediators of direct and bystander radiation effects on the brain
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
Understanding the sex-specificity of cancer-associated cognitive impairment: from molecular mechanisms to behavioural outcomes
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
Keywords: Behavioral Studies; Biomarkers; Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment; Epigenetics; Exosomes; Gene Expression; Inflammation; Neurocognitive Outcomes; Sex Differences
RNA Bioengineering and Innovation Network
Principal investigators: Wieden, HansJoachim
Friend or foe: cannabis and the brain - from safety analysis to medical applications
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
Keywords: Anti-Inflammatory; Brain And Behavior; Cannabis; Gene Expression; High-Cbd; Neuroanatomy; Safety
Exosomes - novel mediators of direct and bystander radiation effects on the brain
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
Replacing a Computer Cluster for Big Biological Data
Principal investigators: Tatsuno, Masami
Rebuilding a Mouse Behavioural Neuroscience Facility
Principal investigators: Metz, Gerlinde
Fundamental molecular mechanisms of low dose radiation effects and adaptive responses
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
Fundamental molecular mechanisms of low dose radiation effects
Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Olga
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
- Pediatrics
- Biological Sciences
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
- Neurosciences
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Psychology
Co-authors at University of Lethbridge, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Aru Narendran
Pediatrics
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Sambasivarao Damaraju
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
4 shared papers, latest 2016
Adam Kirton
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Richelle Mychasiuk
Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Luis Murguia-Favela
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Nawaid Usmani
Electrical and Computer Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Dmitry Klokov
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Gerlinde Metz
Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2013
David Wishart
Biological Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2018
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