Patrick Nahirney, University of Victoria

Research

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Synapse ultrastructure myogenesis & muscle cell fusion live-cell imaging & electron microscopy

Latest papers

Adolescent ethanol intake alters cannabinoid type‐1 receptor localization in astrocytes of the adult mouse hippocampus
Addiction Biology · 2017
Fabrication of Size-Tunable Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plasmid DNA as a Biomolecular Reactor.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2011

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Bringing focus to the invisible injury: Defining a role for microbleeds and microglia in mild traumatic brain injury.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$967,725
Role of the mesopontine cholinergic nuclei in mediating neurotransmission in subregions of the substantia nigra and modulating locomotion
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$662,490
Cryosectionning unit for an ultramicrotome to facilitate immunolabeling for electron microscopy and protein localization using mass spectrometry
NSERC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$53,364

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Adolescent ethanol intake alters cannabinoid type‐1 receptor localization in astrocytes of the adult mouse hippocampus

Itziar Bonilla‐Del Río, Nagore Puente, Sara Peñasco, Irantzu Rico, Ana Gutiérrez‐Rodrίguez, Izaskun Elezgarai, Almudena Ramos, Leire Reguero, Inmaculada Gerrikagoitia, Brian R. Christie, Patrick C. Nahirney, Pedro Grandes

Addiction Biology201728 citations

DOI: 10.1111/adb.12585 PMID: 29168269

02

Fabrication of Size-Tunable Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plasmid DNA as a Biomolecular Reactor.

Samson J, Piscopo I, Yampolski A, Nahirney P, Parpas A, Aggarwal A, Saleh R, Drain CM

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2011

DOI: 10.3390/nano1010064 PMID: 28348280

Bringing focus to the invisible injury: Defining a role for microbleeds and microglia in mild traumatic brain injury.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Christie, Brian R

Keywords: Concussion; Electron Microscopy; Electrophysiology; Fibrinogen; Hippocampus; Immunohistochemistry; Learning And Memory; Microglia; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Synaptic Plasticity

$967,725

Role of the mesopontine cholinergic nuclei in mediating neurotransmission in subregions of the substantia nigra and modulating locomotion

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nashmi, Raad

Keywords: Cholinergic Neurons; Neurophysiology; Nicotinic Receptors; Substantia Nigra

$662,490

Cryosectionning unit for an ultramicrotome to facilitate immunolabeling for electron microscopy and protein localization using mass spectrometry

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Page, Louise

$53,364

Quantification of the effects of prenatal stress on synapse ultrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nahirney, Patrick

$140,000

Ultrastructural Research Laboratory for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Biological Tissues

Principal investigatorCFI2009John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Nahirney, Patrick

Keywords: Transmission electron microscopy, high-throughput biological imaging, serial section three dimensional reconstruction, myoblast fusion, muscle regeneration, brain disorders, synapse

$150,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Brian Christie

School of Medical Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Synapse ultrastructure Dear Professor Nahirney, 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 "Adolescent ethanol intake alters cannabinoid type‐1 receptor localization in astrocytes of the adult mouse hippocampus" (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]