Matthew Parsons, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Electrophysiology Synaptic Plasticity Glutamate Imaging Glutamate Receptors Glutamate Uptake Neurotransmission Antisense Oligonucleotide Gene-Therapy

Latest funding

The heterogeneity and plasticity of tripartite synaptic nanostructure
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Extracellular glutamate dynamics exhibit synapse asymmetry in Alzheimer disease
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$803,250
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) System for Quantification and Analysis of Biologically Relevant Nanosized Particles
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 6 grants and awards

The heterogeneity and plasticity of tripartite synaptic nanostructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Parsons, Matthew

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Glutamate; Glutamate uptake; Hippocampus; Imaging; Striatum; Super-resolution microscopy; Synapse; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptic transmission

$90,000

Extracellular glutamate dynamics exhibit synapse asymmetry in Alzheimer disease

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parsons, Matthew P

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Glutamate Imaging; Glutamate Receptors; Glutamate Uptake; Neurotransmission; Synaptic Plasticity

$803,250

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) System for Quantification and Analysis of Biologically Relevant Nanosized Particles

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Christian, Sherri

$150,000

Preserving synaptic function following gene-silencing therapy in Huntington disease: mechanisms and specificity requirements

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parsons, Matthew P

Keywords: Antisense Oligonucleotide; Electrophysiology; Gene-Therapy; Glutamate; Huntington Disease; Live-Imaging; Synaptic Plasticity

$833,850

Electrophysiology core facility for cellular and molecular neuroscience research

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Parsons, Matthew

$148,816

The Dynamics of Excitatory Neurotransmission

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Parsons, Matthew

$252,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Electrophysiology Dear Professor Parsons, 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]. Your research on electrophysiology 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 NSERC-funded project "The heterogeneity and plasticity of tripartite synaptic nanostructure" (2023), 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]