MHRC News

Dr. Ali Abdul-Sater MHRC faculty member receives a CIHR research grant

Hood lab publishes review in Annual Review of Physiology (IF 14.4)

The latest review paper published by the Hood lab is entitled Maintenance of skeletal muscle mitochondria in health, exercise and aging, with co-authors Jonathan M. Memme, Ashley N. Oliveira, & Matthew Triolo. The review documents the importance of studying mitochondrial turnover in muscle and the emerging role of the lysosome in this process. The link […]

Wearable tech may aid in insulin dosing during exercise for those with diabetes

Two MHRC York University graduate students earn provincial research awards

A study led by MHRC associate professor Jennifer Kuk shows faster weight loss no better than slow weight loss for health benefits

MHRC Director Dr. David Hood new research identifies protein that affects muscle health during exercise

Paper of the Month-(January 2019) from Dr. McDermott's research group

Ehyai S, Miyake T, Williams D, Vinayak J, Bayfield MA, McDermott JC. FMRP recruitment of β-catenin to the translation pre-initiation complex represses translation. EMBO Rep. 2018 Oct 25. pii: e45536. doi: 10.15252/embr.201745536 Significance of the research:  In this study we used affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry to identify protein partners for β catenin - a […]

Two MHRC Faculty of Health professors recognized with teaching and research awards

Dr. Ali Abdul-Sater MHRC faculty member earns Arthritis Society research grant

MHRC faculty member Dr. Tara Haas & Colleagues research results in breakthrough discovery for obesity-related health issues