Susan Walling

We are interested in the locus coeruleus, and the noradrenergic modulation of brain metabolism, memory and Alzheimer's disease. MemorialU Newfoundland.

[Michelle Ploughman @michploughman]

Post doc opportunity in our lab @MUNMed. Real world implementation of Aerobic Exercise in subacute stroke rehab. Funded by @BrainCanada @CIHR_IRSC Located in stunning @NLtweets. Email me for a chat [email protected]. My favourite trail Skerwink below.

[Ashlyn Swift-Gallant @SwiftNeuroLab]

Graduate position for Fall 2024! Join @WallingNeuroLab & @SwiftNeuroLab to understand the sex disparity in preclinical models of autism using in vivo electrophysiology. Please RT

Deadline Feb 1: https://t.co/bjRfkZ68YD
@CIHR_IRSC @CIHRIGH @OSSDtweets @CAN_ACN @MUN_Psychology

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Thanks to a fantastic, and very hard-working crew @odutton_ @marieaw07 @atburke91 @AmeliaTJones_CaEAC, RV, @DarleneSkinne15, QY, especially CWH and to the very many who worked and continue to work on this, and other aspects of this project. More to come!

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

We have a new preprint! Here we examined the effects of locus coeruleus (LC)-originated pretangle stage tau (Braak a-c, 1a-b) in rat using AAV-htauE14, and first expressed at the human equivalent age of young adulthood. https://t.co/6OhpZegHvp 🧵

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

LC-htauE14 most affected behaviour in aged rats, but results varied for the sexes dependent on type of behaviour sampled (anxiety vs. olfaction). In vivo LC unit recordings in aged male LC-htauE14 rats revealed increased tonic activity & dysregulated oscillatory firing patterns.

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Thank you @SwiftNeuroLab (Memorial U) and all CAN/ACN representatives meeting in Ottawa today to assert the need for increased trainee support and increased funding for Canadian neuroscience research. #CANDayOnTheHill #cdnpoli #canfundscience #neuroscience

[CAN ACN @CAN_ACN]

Thank you @McDonald4Avalon for meeting with Canadian brain scientists and your support for science @SwiftNeuroLab @dr_swayne @Ciaran_MR #CANDayOnTheHill #cdnpoli #canfundscience #neuroscience

[Ashlyn Swift-Gallant @SwiftNeuroLab]

Females are twice as likely as males to have a PTSD diagnosis. In our new paper, we find evidence that ovarian hormone fluctuation increase risk of PTSD diagnosis and/or treatment. https://t.co/D0DUCFA3Hd

@Atlantic_PATH @MUN_Psychology @MemorialUSci @OSSDtweets

[Ashlyn Swift-Gallant @SwiftNeuroLab]

Come work with me! @MUN_Psychology has an open TT position in Child Clinical Psychology.

It is truly beautiful here on the rock & we have some pretty amazing colleagues :) Please RT! Details here: https://t.co/csuMezV0L8

@OSSDtweets @BrainCanada @CAN_ACN @CPA_SCP @PsychScience

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

@AmeliaTJones_Ca Don't sell the lab coat! You never know, it may still be useful. :) You will be greatly missed here but we also know you're future is bright no matter!

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Big congratulations Ashlyn and @SwiftNeuroLab ! Honoured to be working with this crew of fiercely talented researchers and excited to begin work on such a meaningful ASD project!

[Ashlyn Swift-Gallant @SwiftNeuroLab]

SO excited to share our CIHR grant was successful!

Even more excited to get started on this research into mechanisms underlying sex bias in neurodevelopment disorders w @WallingNeuroLab @Jjblundell123 @deepakkaushiik & Dr. Lindsay Cahill

Will be hiring at all levels! Please RT

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Many thanks go to Dr. Gerard Martin, @odutton_, @atburke91, Ella Chirinos and the ever-inspirational Dr. Carolyn Harley. We had a lot of fun with this one.

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

New paper for those interested in aging, and sex differences at the medial entorhinal-dentate gyrus synapse. Much work dedicated to the approaches to the analysis of paired pulse and tetanic MPP-DG EP variables in 5-9 and 18-20mo male and female rats. 🧵https://t.co/uJJ2naLLeY

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Also supports the increasing recognition that normalization of data, presents only partial information and that raw data IS meaningful. For those interested, please access the Extended data (bit fiddly) but a large amount of relevant information is contained in this section.

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Age- and sex-dependent differences were identified in levels of granule cell intrinsic excitability, E-S coupling, GABA-B inhibition, and tetanic NMDA current contributions to post-tetanic population spike potentiation. Aged male rats had severely impaired levels of plasticity.

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Congratulations on your convocation, Amelia! 🎉🎓👏 What a pleasure and privilege it has been working with you. We're all excited for you in your next adventure (we will miss you!) @AmeliaTJones_Ca

[Faculty of Science, Memorial University @MemorialUSci]

Amelia Jones is from the NunatuKavut Inuit community in southern Labrador. She studies the neural & molecular underpinnings of memory & dreams of preventing cognitive decline in the elders who are crucial to her community.
#MUNGrad2023 @MUN_Psychology
https://t.co/5FGlFOTUID

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Well done @taloeffler and Livyer's Line @MUNFaculty! (and those Sign Cords 😮) #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNL

[Dr. TA Loeffler @taloeffler]

Today's blockbuster from the Livyer's Line has me sharing my NL picket sign improvement to prevent wind injuries. I know that windchill is the mother of invention. Our picket line choreography & ability to withstand the chill gets stronger each day. #FairDealAtMUNL #FairDealAtMUN

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

@MaxLiboiron @DarleneSkinne15 @RashJosh Certainly! :)

[Susan Walling @WallingNeuroLab]

Day #1 Team 8am Psyc vs Day #4 Team 8am Psyc. I think the students are after having a bit of fun now making the signs 😂 (I wanted to keep mine!) #FairDealAtMUN

[Rachel W Jekanowski @stalebreadzine]

The Job Action Committee at @CampusGrenfell sent an open letter to @GCSUnion reiterating why @MUNFaculty voted to strike #FairDealAtMUN

1. Collegial Governance: @MemorialU is the only CAN university without a commitment to collegial governance. Faculty need a seat at the table