Susan Walling, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

behaviour brain plasticity electrophysiology hippocampus in vivo rodent Learning and memory molecular NE-LTP/NE-LTD

Latest funding

Defining the mechanisms underlying the sex bias of neurodevelopmental disorders in preclinical models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$933,300
Stereology with Artificial Intelligence for Examining Cells and Circuits in Neuroscience Research
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$119,647
Norepinephrine and Brain Resource Allocation
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000

Defining the mechanisms underlying the sex bias of neurodevelopmental disorders in preclinical models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Gestational Infection; Maternal Immune Activation; Neurodevelopment; Neuroimmune System; Sex Differences; Sexual Differentiation; Valproic Acid

$933,300

Stereology with Artificial Intelligence for Examining Cells and Circuits in Neuroscience Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn

$119,647

Norepinephrine and Brain Resource Allocation

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Walling, Susan

Keywords: learning and memory; norepinephrine/noradrenaline; hippocampus; electrophysiology; optogenetics; in vivo rodent; molecular; behaviour; brain plasticity; ne-ltp/ne-ltd

$168,000

Norepinephrine and Brain Resource Allocation

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Walling, Susan

$12,500

Locus coeruleus NE modulation in learning and Alzheimer's disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yuan, Qi

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Locus Coeruleus; Norepinephrine; Olfactory Learning; Pattern Separation; Tau

$749,700

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: behaviour Dear Professor Walling, 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 behaviour 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 "Norepinephrine and Brain Resource Allocation" (2019), 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]