Faith Brennan, Queen's University

Research

Animal behaviour Astrocyte Cell-cell communication Cytokines/chemokines Gliosis Microglia Neuroimmunology Neuron

Latest funding

Cell-autonomous microglial clocks and the rhythmicity of chronic pain
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Microglia-astrocyte cross-talk in the central nervous system
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
A Benchtop SPR Instrument for High-Throughput Interrogation of Protein-Ligand Interactions
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$136,528

Cell-autonomous microglial clocks and the rhythmicity of chronic pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader

Keywords: Animal Behaviour; Astrocytes; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Clock Genes; Mef2c; Microglia; Neuroinflammation

$1,143,676

Microglia-astrocyte cross-talk in the central nervous system

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Brennan, Faith

$12,500

A Benchtop SPR Instrument for High-Throughput Interrogation of Protein-Ligand Interactions

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Capicciotti, Chantelle

$136,528

Microglia-astrocyte cross-talk in the central nervous system

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brennan, Faith

Keywords: microglia; astrocyte; receptor; neurotransmission; neuron; animal behaviour; cell-cell communication; gliosis; neuroimmunology; cytokines/chemokines

$66,000

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: Animal behaviour Dear Professor Brennan, 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 animal 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 "Microglia-astrocyte cross-talk in the central nervous system" (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]