Alastair Ferguson, Queen's University

Research

Camp Central Autonomic Control Cholecystokinin Circumventricular Organs Gene Expression Hypertension Insulin Obesity

Latest funding

The Subfornical Organ - A critical central nervous system sensor and integrator of metabolic, cardiovascular and immune signals in the circulation.
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$877,662
Circumventricular Organs - New CNS sites for the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$784,562
Leptin Actions at the Subfornical Organ: Physiological Consequences and Cellular Correlates
CIHR · 2008 · Supervisor
$105,000

The Subfornical Organ - A critical central nervous system sensor and integrator of metabolic, cardiovascular and immune signals in the circulation.

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ferguson, Alastair V

Keywords: Camp; Central Autonomic Control; Cholecystokinin; Circumventricular Organs; Gene Expression; Hypertension; Insulin; Obesity; Patch Clamp Electrophysiology

$877,662

Circumventricular Organs - New CNS sites for the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ferguson, Alastair V

Keywords: Behaviour; Circumventricular Organs; Electrophysiology; Food Intake; Metabolism; Molecular Biology

$784,562

Leptin Actions at the Subfornical Organ: Physiological Consequences and Cellular Correlates

SupervisorCIHR2008Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Smith, Pauline M

Keywords: Adipokines; Endocannabinoids; In Vivo; Leptin; Molecular Biology; Neuroscience; Obesity; Patch Clamp Electrophysiology; Satiety Signals; Subfronical Organ

$105,000

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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