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Peter Wells
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Latest funding
- $1,067,176
Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury through premature cellular senescence
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $642,600
A novel role for the breast cancer 1 protein (BRCA1) in prenatal protection against oxidative DNA damage, embryotoxicity and abnormal postnatal brain function
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
- $632,576
Free radical determinants of neurodegenerative disease
CIHR · 2011 · Nominated PI
No publications available.
Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury through premature cellular senescence
Principal investigators: Hazrati, Lili-Naz; Mclaurin, Joanne; Stefanovic, Bojana; Wells, Peter G
Keywords: Brca1; Dna Damage; Dna Repair; Inflammation; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Ovariectomy; Post-Concussive Syndrome; Senescence; Senolytic
A novel role for the breast cancer 1 protein (BRCA1) in prenatal protection against oxidative DNA damage, embryotoxicity and abnormal postnatal brain function
Principal investigators: Wells, Peter G
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asd); Breast Cancer 1 Protein (Brca1); Embryo And Fetus; Epigenetic Modifications; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Fasd); Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Oxidative Dna Damage; Reactive Oxygen Species
Free radical determinants of neurodegenerative disease
Principal investigators: Wells, Peter G
Keywords: Antioxidative Enzymes; Free Radicals; Neurodegeneration; Oxidative Dna Damage; Reactive Oxygen Species
Investigating and enhancing the policy relevance of marine scientific information (especially grey literature) through multi-partner collaboration
Principal investigators: MacDonald, Bertrum H.
Keywords: governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental bodies; grey literature; information use and influence; inter-partnership engagement; marine environmental information; ocean health; policy and decision making; science-policy interface
CIHR team in developmental toxicology
Principal investigators: Wells, Peter G
Keywords: Developmental Toxicology; Endocrine Disruptors; Environmental Contaminants; Epigenetics; Genetics; Oxidative Stress
Free Radical Determinants of Disease
Principal investigators: Shapiro, Aaron M
Keywords: Development; Dna Repair; Free Radicals; Knockout Mice; Neurodegeneration; Oxidative Damage; Rabbit; Reactive Oxygen Species; Sirna; Teratology
Altered Base Excision Repair (BER) Status: Implications for Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Toxicity
Principal investigators: Ondovcik, Stephanie L
Keywords: Antioxidative Enzymes; Free Radicals; Neurodevelopmental Deficits; Oxidative Damage; Reactive Oxygen Species; Teratogenesis
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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