Quarterly Highlights: April to June 2018

In the News

Serotonin and metabolism
MEDMIX reported on a study by Gregory Steinberg (Medicine) that inhibiting peripheral serotonin leads to an increase in brown adipose tissue activity

Paternal smoking is linked to miscarriage risk
Alison Holloway (Obstetrics and Gynecology) spoke to Reuters Health about a large study from China that suggests would-be fathers may increase their partner’s risk of miscarriage by smoking during pregnancy or even during the time leading up to conception.

Celebrations and Successes

Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Congratulations to Efrah Yousuf, PhD student (Katherine Morrison) on being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year!

2018 NIF Grant Competition
Congratulations to Nikhil Pai(Pediatrics) on being awarded a new investigator fund for “Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Fecal Microbiota Transplant Pilot Study”.