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Carolyn Cummins
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Latest papers
Subchronic glucocorticoids, glutathione depletion and a postpartum model elevate monoamine oxidase a activity in the prefrontal cortex of rats.
Brain research · 2017
Latest funding
- $971,550
Nuclear Receptors and ARGLU1 in High-Fat Diet and Glucocorticoid-Induced Metabolic Disease
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $150,000
Flow Cytometer for Advanced Cell marker Analysis
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $216,000
Molecular Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Nuclear Receptors and Coregulators
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Subchronic glucocorticoids, glutathione depletion and a postpartum model elevate monoamine oxidase a activity in the prefrontal cortex of rats.
Raitsin S, Tong J, Kish S, Xu X, Magomedova L, Cummins C, Andreazza AC, Scola G, Baker G, Meyer JH
Nuclear Receptors and ARGLU1 in High-Fat Diet and Glucocorticoid-Induced Metabolic Disease
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L
Keywords: Arglu1; Brown Adipose; Coregulator; Energy Expenditure; Glucocorticoid; Gr; Liver; Metabolic Disease; Ppar; White Adipose
Flow Cytometer for Advanced Cell marker Analysis
Principal investigators: Bendayan, Reina
Molecular Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Nuclear Receptors and Coregulators
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn
Transcription factor interplay as a driving force in the hepatic response to fasting and its dysregulation in metabolic disease
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L; Goldstein, Ido
Keywords: Atac-Seq; Chip-Seq; Chromatin; Diabetes; Fasting; Liver; Metabolism; Nuclear Receptor; Rna-Seq; Transcription Factor
Nuclear Receptor Signaling in High-Fat Diet and Glucocorticoid-Induced Metabolic Disease
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L
Keywords: Adipose; Arglu1; Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; Coregulator; Energy Expenditure; Glucocorticoid; Liver; Metabolic Disease; Nuclear Receptor; Rna-Seq
Molecular Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Nuclear Receptors and Coregulators
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn
Developing a Novel Therapeutic for Cushing's Syndrome
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L
Keywords: Cushing'S Syndrome; Diabetes; Drug Target; Glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoid Receptor; Liver X Receptor; Muscle Wasting; Obesity; Osteoporosis
Defining the structural basis for LXR beta antagonism
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L
Keywords: Co-Transfection Assays; Dexamethasone; Ligand Binding Assays; Liver X Receptor; Nuclear Receptor; P450 Metabolism; Physicochemical Properties; Primary Hepatocytes; Structure Based Drug Design; Synthetic Chemistry
Molecular Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Nuclear Receptors and Coregulators
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn
Molecular Determinants of Corticosteroid Actions in Glucose Metabolism
Principal investigators: Cummins, Carolyn L
Keywords: Animal Model; Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; Coactivator; Fgf21; Glucocorticoid Receptor; Gluconeogenesis; Hepatosteatosis; Liver X Receptor Beta; Lxr Antagonist; Stress Hormone
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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