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Research
Latest funding
- $967,725
Imaging microglia-neuron interactions that underlie developmental refinement in the visual system
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $55,000
Synaptic control of structural plasticity in the developing visual system
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $872,100
The tripartite synapse in experience-dependent circuit refinement
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
Imaging microglia-neuron interactions that underlie developmental refinement in the visual system
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward S
Keywords: Behavior; Electrophysiology; In Vivo Imaging; Microglia; Neurodevelopment; Neuron-Glia Interactions; Retinotectal; Synapse; Visual System; Xenopus Laevis
Synaptic control of structural plasticity in the developing visual system
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward
Keywords: intravital imaging; retinotectal; plasticity; axon; visual system; development; calcium imaging; synapse; xenopus; brain
The tripartite synapse in experience-dependent circuit refinement
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward S
Keywords: Amperometry; Astrocyte; Axons; Calcium Imaging; Gliotransmission; Radial Glia; Two-Photon Microscopy; Visual System Development; Whole-Cell Electrophysiology; Xenopus Laevis
Operations and Maintenance Support of the Neurophotonics Centre
Principal investigators: DeKoninck, Yves
How microglia and complement inhibitory molecules shape synaptic plasticity
Principal investigators: Lim, Tony
Keywords: Complement System; Microglia; Neuroimmune Interactions; Neuroinflammation; Synaptic Plasticity
Bio-integrated fully implantable peripheral nerve electrode for functional upper limb prostheses
Principal investigators: Kennedy, Timothy E; Lennox, Robert B
Keywords: Biomedical Device; Biomedical Engineering; Biomimetic Synapse; Enhanced Biocompatibility; Neuro-Compatible Extracellular Matrix; Peripheral Nerve Injury; Synthetic Extracellular Matrix; Synthetic Synapse; Upper Limb Prosthetic
Electrophysiology system to study novel regulators of synaptogenesis
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying activity-dependent neural circuit development
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward S
Keywords: Activity-Dependent; Axon; Circuit Refinement; Developmental Plasticity; Electrophysiology; In Vivo Imaging; Retinotectal; Synaptic Plasticity; Two-Photon; Visual System
Visualizing Hebbian Structural Plasticity in the Developing Brain
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward S
Keywords: Activity-Dependent; Electrophysiology; Electroporation; In Vivo Imaging; Morphometry; Nmda Receptor; Protein Synthesis; Retinotectal; Synaptic Plasticity; Visual System Development
Activity-dependent refinement of visual circuitry
Principal investigators: Ruthazer, Edward
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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