Hélène Plamondon, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Sex-specific effects of N-3 PUFA supplementation on brain plasticity in the developing brain
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$198,000
Effects of n-3 PUFA in the adolescent period on brain plasticity and behavior.
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Automated microscope stage to enhance fluorescence microscopy
NSERC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$37,559

All 12 grants and awards

No publications available.

Sex-specific effects of N-3 PUFA supplementation on brain plasticity in the developing brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Plamondon, Helene

Keywords: brain plasticity; omega-3 supplemented diet; adolescence; brain plasticity; mesolimbic circuitry; brain-derived neurothrophic factor - bdnf; adolescence; sex specificity; endocannabinoids; rats

$198,000

Effects of n-3 PUFA in the adolescent period on brain plasticity and behavior.

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Plamondon, Helene

$150,000

Automated microscope stage to enhance fluorescence microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$37,559

Storage and processing equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bielajew, Catherine

$21,000

Brain injury and functional plasticity : physiological and environmental factors involved in reorganization of brain functions

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Plamondon, Hélène

$45,000

Emergency freezer and centrifuge replacement

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$82,000

Emergency retrofit of microscope for fluorescence

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$44,384

Mediating role of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and opioid peptides in ischemia: behavioural and physiological correlates

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Plamondon, Hélène

$15,000

Emergency surgery suite equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$15,112

Cryostat for slicing frozen brain tissue for immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$30,000

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 Dear Professor Plamondon, 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 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 "Sex-specific effects of N-3 PUFA supplementation on brain plasticity in the developing brain" (2020), 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]