Julie Lovshin, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

The effect of body mass index on glucagon-like peptide receptor gene expression in the post mortem brain from individuals with mood and psychotic disorders
European Neuropsychopharmacology · 2018
Liraglutide promotes improvements in objective measures of cognitive dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders: A pilot, open-label study.
Journal of affective disorders · 2017
Treatment with a GLP-1R agonist over four weeks promotes weight loss-moderated changes in frontal-striatal brain structures in individuals with mood disorders.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2017

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Semaglutide in comorbid obesity and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders for metformin non-responders: a double-blind randomized control trial
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$860,625

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

The effect of body mass index on glucagon-like peptide receptor gene expression in the post mortem brain from individuals with mood and psychotic disorders

Rodrigo Barbachan Mansur, Gabriel R. Fries, Alisson Paulino Trevizol, Mehala Subramaniapillai, Julie A. Lovshin, Kangguang Lin, Maj Vinberg, Roger Ho, Elisa Brietzke, Roger S. McIntyre

European Neuropsychopharmacology201826 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.10.007 PMID: 30409537

02

Liraglutide promotes improvements in objective measures of cognitive dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders: A pilot, open-label study.

Mansur RB, Ahmed J, Cha DS, Woldeyohannes HO, Subramaniapillai M, Lovshin J, Lee JG, Lee JH, Brietzke E, Reininghaus EZ, Sim K, Vinberg M, Rasgon N, Hajek T, McIntyre RS

Journal of affective disorders2017162 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.056 PMID: 27721184

03

Treatment with a GLP-1R agonist over four weeks promotes weight loss-moderated changes in frontal-striatal brain structures in individuals with mood disorders.

Mansur RB, Zugman A, Ahmed J, Cha DS, Subramaniapillai M, Lee Y, Lovshin J, Lee JG, Lee JH, Drobinin V, Newport J, Brietzke E, Reininghaus EZ, Sim K, Vinberg M, Rasgon N, Hajek T, McIntyre RS

European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology201769 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.433 PMID: 28867303

04

GLP-1R Agonists and Endothelial Dysfunction: More Than Just Glucose Lowering?

Lovshin J, Cherney D

Diabetes201526 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.2337/db15-0366 PMID: 26106189

Semaglutide in comorbid obesity and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders for metformin non-responders: a double-blind randomized control trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hahn, Margaret; Agarwal, Sri Mahavir

Keywords: Antipsychotics; Cognition; Diabetes; Glucagon-Like-Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Metformin; Obesity; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Visceral Adiposity

$860,625

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Department of Psychiatry
Department of Medicine
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Rodrigo Mansur

Department of Psychiatry

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Roger McIntyre

Department of Psychiatry

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Jae-Hon Lee

Department of Psychiatry

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Tomas Hajek

Department of Psychiatry

2 shared papers, latest 2017

David Cherney

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Alisson Paulino Trevizol

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Alisson Trevizol

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Lovshin, 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 "The effect of body mass index on glucagon-like peptide receptor gene expression in the post mortem brain from individuals with mood and psychotic disorders" (2018), 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]