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Robert Bonin
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Latest papers
Therapeutic potential of a novel PPARγ agonist in a mouse model of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment.
Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026
Exploiting spatiotemporal regulation of FZD5 during neural patterning for efficient ventral midbrain specification.
Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024
DNA Damage and Repair and Epigenetic Modification in the Role of Oxoguanine Glycosylase 1 in Brain Development.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2022
Latest funding
- $1,078,650
The contribution of non-ionotropic NMDA receptor signaling to the resolution of chronic pain
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $41,000
Mechanisms and determinants of non-ionotropic NMDA receptor signalling in the hippocampus
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $150,000
Flow Cytometer for Advanced Cell marker Analysis
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
3 publications.
Therapeutic potential of a novel PPARγ agonist in a mouse model of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment.
Titus C, Hoque MT, Bonin R, Bendayan R
Exploiting spatiotemporal regulation of FZD5 during neural patterning for efficient ventral midbrain specification.
Yang A, Chidiac R, Russo E, Steenland H, Pauli Q, Bonin R, Blazer LL, Adams JJ, Sidhu SS, Goeva A, Salahpour A, Angers S
DNA Damage and Repair and Epigenetic Modification in the Role of Oxoguanine Glycosylase 1 in Brain Development.
Bhatia S, Arslan E, Rodriguez-Hernandez LD, Bonin R, Wells PG
The contribution of non-ionotropic NMDA receptor signaling to the resolution of chronic pain
Principal investigators: Bonin, Robert P
Keywords: Ltp; Neuroscience; Nmda Receptors; Pain; Plasticity; Spinal Cord
Mechanisms and determinants of non-ionotropic NMDA receptor signalling in the hippocampus
Principal investigators: Bonin, Robert
Keywords: long-term potentiation; electrophysiology; memory; plasticity; nmda; synapses
Flow Cytometer for Advanced Cell marker Analysis
Principal investigators: Bendayan, Reina
Unravelling the neural basis of breathing, respiratory depression, and analgesia by opioid drugs.
Principal investigators: Montandon, Gaspard
Keywords: Analgesia; Brain; Breathing; Neuroscience; Opioids; Optogenetics; Respiratory Depression; Sedation
Viral Vector Gene Therapy for Dravet Syndrome
Principal investigators: Hampson, David R
Keywords: Adeno-Associated Virus; Autism; Central Nervous System; Epilepsy; Gaba; Gene Therapy; Neurodevelopmental Disorder; Seizure; Sodium Channel; Viral Vector
National Pain Education Symposium: Building a network of educators to improve pain care and outcomes
Principal investigators: Sud, Abhimanyu
Keywords: Education; Knowledge Exchange And Dissemination; Pain; Patient Engagement
Mechanisms of altered affective processing of socially relevant tactile stimuli in chronic pain
Principal investigators: Bonin, Robert P
Keywords: Behaviour; Neuroscience; Optogenetics; Pain; Sensory Plasticity; Touch
Novel Pharmacological Approaches for the Treatment of HIV-Associated Neurological Complications
Principal investigators: Bendayan, Reina
Keywords: Animal Behavioural Studies; Brain Inflammatory Markers; Ecohiv Mouse Model; Hiv Neurocognitive Disorders (Hand); Hiv-1 Infection; Hiv-Associated Brain Inflammation; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (Ppars); Pharmacokinetic Studies; Pharmacological Treatment Of Hand; Ppar Gamma Novel Agonists
Canada Reserch Chairs - Tier 2
Principal investigators: Bonin, Robert P
Keywords: Crc
Cannabis-based precision medicine for osteoarthritis therapy
Principal investigators: Clarke, Hance A; Leroux, Timothy; Kapoor, Mohit; Kotra, Lakshmi P
Keywords: Animal Models; Biomarkers; Cannabinoids; Chronic Pain; Medical Cannabis; Observational Cohort Study; Osteoarthritis; Precision Medicine
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
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