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Alan Fine

ResearcherPhysiology and BiophysicsDalhousie University

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Alan Fine

Researcher

Physiology and Biophysics

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

1101 Human Health 1901 Biomedical Technology 518 Medical Equipment And Apparatus 6401 Pathology Blood Count Hematology In Vitro Diagnostics Infection

Latest papers

Viscoelastic recovery times of chondrocytes measured using a novel 3D-printed microfluidic device.
Measurement science & technology · 2025
An appetitive olfactory learning paradigm for zebrafish in their home tanks.
Behavioural brain research · 2025
Optical Quantal Analysis.
Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2019 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$431,955
Effects of experience on the early development of the olfactory system
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$431,955

All 11 grants and awards

13 publications.

Viscoelastic recovery times of chondrocytes measured using a novel 3D-printed microfluidic device.

Neubauer M, Brahmachary P, Fine A, June R, Warnat S

Measurement science & technology2025

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6501/adf65a PMID: 40808880

An appetitive olfactory learning paradigm for zebrafish in their home tanks.

Doyle JM, Fine A, Croll RP

Behavioural brain research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115512 PMID: 40049335

Optical Quantal Analysis.

MacDougall MJ, Fine A

Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience2019Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2019.00008 PMID: 30971909

A simple automated system for appetitive conditioning of zebrafish in their home tanks.

Doyle JM, Merovitch N, Wyeth RC, Stoyek MR, Schmidt M, Wilfart F, Fine A, Croll RP

Behavioural brain research2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.09.044 PMID: 27659557

Design and mechanistic insight into ultrafast calcium indicators for monitoring intracellular calcium dynamics.

Helassa N, Podor B, Fine A, Török K

Scientific reports2016

DOI: 10.1038/srep38276 PMID: 27922063

Data on horizontal and vertical movements of zebrafish during appetitive conditioning.

Merovitch N, Doyle JM, Wyeth RC, Stoyek MR, Schmidt MK, Wilfart FM, Fine A, Croll RP

Data in brief2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.10.007 PMID: 27844042

Comparison of genetically encoded calcium indicators for monitoring action potentials in mammalian brain by two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy.

Podor B, Hu YL, Ohkura M, Nakai J, Croll R, Fine A

Neurophotonics2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.2.2.021014 PMID: 26158004

The expression of long-term potentiation: reconciling the preists and the postivists.

MacDougall MJ, Fine A

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0135 PMID: 24298138

Experience-dependent versus experience-independent postembryonic development of distinct groups of zebrafish olfactory glomeruli.

Braubach OR, Miyasaka N, Koide T, Yoshihara Y, Croll RP, Fine A

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5185-12.2013 PMID: 23595749

Distribution and functional organization of glomeruli in the olfactory bulbs of zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Braubach OR, Fine A, Croll RP

The Journal of comparative neurology2012

DOI: 10.1002/cne.23075 PMID: 22581687

Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Fine, Alan

$431,955

Effects of experience on the early development of the olfactory system

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant - PA: INMHA (bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Croll, Roger P

Keywords: Anatomy; Behaviour; Development; Discrimination; Learning; Olfaction; Sensory

$100,000

Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care

Nominated PICIHR2014Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Fine, Alan; Hill, Ian G; Trappenberg, Thomas P

Keywords: 1101 Human Health; 1901 Biomedical Technology; 518 Medical Equipment And Apparatus; 6401 Pathology; Blood Count; Hematology; In Vitro Diagnostics; Infection; Leukemia; Optical Microscopy

$431,955

NSERC CREATE ASPIRE- Applied Science in Photonics and Innovative Research in Engineering

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Cada, Michael

$1,650,000

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Biophotonics

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: DeKoninck, Paul

$1,646,225

MagA as a MRI Reporter Gene Related to Learning and Memory

SupervisorCIHR2010Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Dubé, James O

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering; Genetics; Learning; Maga; Memory; Mri; Neuroscience; Reporter Genes

$17,500

Learning in zebrafish

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fine, Alan

$135,000

Contact Optical Microscopy

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Proof of Principle Program - Phase I

Principal investigators: Weaver, Donald F; Fine, Alan; Gregson, Peter H

Keywords: Imaging; Lensless; Microscopy; Superresolution

$148,684

New Nanomedical Tools for Regernetion of Visual Fucntion

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Emerging Team Grant: Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine - LOI

Principal investigators: Awatramani, Gautam B; Awatramani, Rajeshwar B; Baldridge, William H; Roska, Botond

Keywords: Cell Death; Channelrhodopsin; Nanomedicine; Retinal Degeneration; Synaptic Plastcity; Vision Restoration

Function and plasticity of individually visualized synapses in the brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fine, Alan

$23,802

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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Alan Fine

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Viscoelastic recovery times of chondrocytes measured using a novel 3D-printed microfluidic device.

An appetitive olfactory learning paradigm for zebrafish in their home tanks.

Optical Quantal Analysis.

A simple automated system for appetitive conditioning of zebrafish in their home tanks.

Design and mechanistic insight into ultrafast calcium indicators for monitoring intracellular calcium dynamics.

Data on horizontal and vertical movements of zebrafish during appetitive conditioning.

Comparison of genetically encoded calcium indicators for monitoring action potentials in mammalian brain by two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy.

The expression of long-term potentiation: reconciling the preists and the postivists.

Experience-dependent versus experience-independent postembryonic development of distinct groups of zebrafish olfactory glomeruli.

Distribution and functional organization of glomeruli in the olfactory bulbs of zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care

Effects of experience on the early development of the olfactory system

Lensless microscopy for rapid portable hematology diagnostics at the point of care

NSERC CREATE ASPIRE- Applied Science in Photonics and Innovative Research in Engineering

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Biophotonics

MagA as a MRI Reporter Gene Related to Learning and Memory

Learning in zebrafish

Contact Optical Microscopy

New Nanomedical Tools for Regernetion of Visual Fucntion

Function and plasticity of individually visualized synapses in the brain

Frequent collaborators

Thomas Trappenberg

Roger Croll