Lisa Osborne, University of British Columbia

Research

Crc Innate And Adaptive Immunity Mucosal Immunology Cd4 T Cell Activation Cd4 T Cell Polarization Diet-Microbiome Interactions Dietary Intervention For Immunomodulatory Purposes Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Latest papers

From bugs to brains: The microbiome in neurological health.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2017
Neuron-specific expression of a synaptotagmin gene in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
The Journal of comparative neurology · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Autoimmune Biomedical Collaborative (ABC) Annual Workshop
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Propagation of diet-derived immunoregulatory signals across tissues
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$841,500
Canada Research Chairs - Tier 2
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$500,000

All 8 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

From bugs to brains: The microbiome in neurological health.

McKay KA, Kowalec K, Brinkman F, Finlay BB, Horwitz M, Manges AR, Osborne L, Tremlett H

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2016.12.007 PMID: 28283098

02

Neuron-specific expression of a synaptotagmin gene in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

Burke RD, Osborne L, Wang D, Murabe N, Yaguchi S, Nakajima Y

The Journal of comparative neurology2006

DOI: 10.1002/cne.20939 PMID: 16538680

Autoimmune Biomedical Collaborative (ABC) Annual Workshop

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Horwitz, Marc S

Keywords: Autoimmune Diseases; Basic-Clinical Research Partnerships; Common Mechanisms; Interdisciplinary Approaches; Knowledge Dissemination; Patient Advocacy; Resource Sharing; Therapeutics

$20,000

Propagation of diet-derived immunoregulatory signals across tissues

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

Keywords: Cd4 T Cell Activation; Cd4 T Cell Polarization; Diet-Microbiome Interactions; Dietary Intervention For Immunomodulatory Purposes; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Fecal Microbiota Transplants; Host-Microbiome Interactions; Microbiota-Derived Metabolites

$841,500

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2020Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Regulation of antiviral T cells by the intestinal epithelium

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

Keywords: Antiviral Immunity; Cellular Immunology; Epithelial Cell Biology; Innate And Adaptive Immunity; Mucosal Immunology

$830,026

The role of STAT1 signaling in persistent intestinal viral infection

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

$266,000

Modifying colonic inflammation and disease with novel helminth-derived small molecules

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

Keywords: Commensal-Specific T Cells; Immunomodulation; Innate And Adaptive Immunity; Mucosal Immunology; Resolution Of Inflammation; Small-Molecule Therapeutics

$573,375

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Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Johnson, Pauline

$148,782

Canada Research Chair Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2015Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Osborne, Lisa

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

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

Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Medicine/Neurology

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Fiona Brinkman

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Marc Horwitz

Microbiology and Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Helen Tremlett

Medicine/Neurology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Crc Dear Professor Osborne, 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 "From bugs to brains: The microbiome in neurological health." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Propagation of diet-derived immunoregulatory signals across tissues" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]