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Latest funding
- $1,100,070
Mechanisms underlying common neuronal cell resilience and vulnerability across neurodegenerative diseases
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $120,000
Repurposing fluoxetine as a novel therapeutic for spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $988,764
A conserved role for Rhomboid 3 in aging-related motor decline
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
Mechanisms underlying common neuronal cell resilience and vulnerability across neurodegenerative diseases
Principal investigators: Mckinney, Rebecca A; Watt, Alanna
Keywords: Behaviour; Cerebellum; Chemogenetics; Electrophysiology; Imaging; Therapeutics
Repurposing fluoxetine as a novel therapeutic for spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
Principal investigators: Abdelhalim, Rana
Keywords: Anti-Depressant; Bdnf; Cerebellum; Fluoxetine; Motor Coordination; Phospho-Akt; Phospho-Erk; Purkinje Cells; Spinocerebellar Ataxia; Trkb
A conserved role for Rhomboid 3 in aging-related motor decline
Principal investigators: Watt, Alanna
Keywords: Cerebellum; Health Span; Motor Function; Protein Function; Purkinje Cells; Rhomboid Proteases
The contribution of clock genes to cerebellar function in health and disease
Principal investigators: Rogers, Benjamin
Keywords: Cerebellum; Circadian Cycles; Deeplabcut; Machine Learning; Period 2; Purkinje Cells; Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6
Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition
Principal investigators: Sakata, Jon
Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Mice; Motor Cortex; Motor Learning; Motor Performance; Parvalbumin Neurons; Perineuronal Nets; Plasticity; Songbird; Speech
Disease-causing modifications in SCA6 across lifespan
Principal investigators: Watt, Alanna
Keywords: Ataxia; Bioinformatics; Cerebellum; Electrophysiology; Imaging; Mitochondria; Signaling Pathways
How exercise improves ataxia in SCA6
Principal investigators: Watt, Alanna
Keywords: Ataxia; Behaviour; Cerebellum; Exercise; Motor System; Signaling Pathway
Information Processing in the Cerebellum
Principal investigators: Watt, Alanna
The role of torpedoes in neurodegenerative diseases
Principal investigators: Smith-Dijak, Amy I
Keywords: Ataxia; Axon; Cerebellum; Electrophysiology; Mouse; Multiple Sclerosis; Purkinje Cell; Torpedo
Axonal swellings in the cerebellum in health and disease
Principal investigators: Watt, Alanna
Keywords: Axon; Cerebellum; Electrophysiology; Imaging; Neurodegeneration; Plasticity
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