Howard Mount, University of Toronto

Research

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Neurodegeneration Neurological disorders (except neuromuscular diseases)Knowledge translation and implementation science in health Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics

Latest papers

Glycogen synthase GYS1 overactivation contributes to glycogen insolubility and malto-oligoglucan-associated neurodegenerative disease.
The EMBO journal · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Healthy Living for HIV-exposed Uninfected Children - cognitive, behavioural, neuroimaging and animal studies to assess the impact of in utero exposure to HIV and antiretrovirals.
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Healthy Living for HIV-exposed Uninfected Children - cognitive, behavioural, neuroimaging and animal studies to assess the impact of in utero exposure to HIV and antiretrovirals.
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$25,000
The role of a novel APP-interacting, pro-apoptotic protein in Alzheimer's disease
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$982,300

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Glycogen synthase GYS1 overactivation contributes to glycogen insolubility and malto-oligoglucan-associated neurodegenerative disease.

Nitschke S, Montalbano AP, Whiting ME, Smith BH, Mukherjee-Roy N, Marchioni CR, Sullivan MA, Zhao X, Wang P, Mount H, Verma M, Minassian BA, Nitschke F

The EMBO journal2025

DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00339-3 PMID: 39806098

Healthy Living for HIV-exposed Uninfected Children - cognitive, behavioural, neuroimaging and animal studies to assess the impact of in utero exposure to HIV and antiretrovirals.

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant - HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living

Principal investigators: Serghides, Lena; Stein, Nicci; Bitnun, Sean A; Brophy, Jason C; Sled, John G; Smith, Mary Lou

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cohort; Hiv Antiretrovirals; Hiv Exposed Uninfected Children; In Utero Exposure; Mouse Model; Mri; Neurodevelopment

$2,500,000

Healthy Living for HIV-exposed Uninfected Children - cognitive, behavioural, neuroimaging and animal studies to assess the impact of in utero exposure to HIV and antiretrovirals.

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living - LOI

Principal investigators: Serghides, Lena; Stein, Nicci; Bitnun, Sean A; Brophy, Jason C; Sled, John G; Smith, Mary Lou

Keywords: Behavioural Testing; Cohort; Hiv; Hiv Antiretrovirals; Hiv Exposed Uninfected Children; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mouse Model; Neurocognitive Testing; Neurodevelopment; Perinatal

$25,000

The role of a novel APP-interacting, pro-apoptotic protein in Alzheimer's disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Team Grant: China-Canada: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Principal investigators: Fraser, Paul E; Zhang, Yunwu

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid; Apoptosis; Neurobiology; Neurotoxicity; Transgenic Models

$982,300

Mutational and Functional Analysis of Genes Identified by GWAS Studies of Alzheimer's Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H

Keywords: Aging; Genetics; Neurodegeneration; Neuroscience

$1,473,232

Treating Parkinson's Disease with Drugs that Increase Lysosomal B-Glucocerebrosidase Activity

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Proof of Principle Program - Phase I

Principal investigators: Mahuran, Don J

Keywords: Ambroxol; Disease Progression; Glucocerebrosidase; Glucocerebroside; Lysosomes; Parkinson'S Disease; Pharmacological Chaperone; Synuclein

$157,606

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: Neurodegeneration Dear Professor Mount, 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]. I read your paper "Glycogen synthase GYS1 overactivation contributes to glycogen insolubility and malto-oligoglucan-associated neurodegenerative disease." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]