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Top Neuroscience Researchers at University of Saskatchewan for 2026
The University of Saskatchewan has been active across Neuroscience over the last year, with researchers connecting brain science to areas like cardiovascular health, molecular biology, behavior, and clinical care. The work below reflects a broad mix of approaches, from translational studies and animal models to psychiatric and surgical research.
Taken together, these recent publications show how neuroscience at the University of Saskatchewan extends across multiple levels of analysis, with themes that touch both fundamental mechanisms and applied questions. Read on to see which researchers stood out and how their recent work clusters across the field.
Featured Researchers
T. Dylan Olver
T. Dylan Olver's recent work at the University of Saskatchewan links Complementary and alternative medicine with Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology, including studies on cardiac dysfunction, cerebrovascular regulation, and vascular signaling.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Cardiac dysfunction is associated with indices of brain atrophy and cognitive impairment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (Mar 2025)
- Effect of Phenylephrine on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Translational Perspective (Sep 2025)
- Modulatory Role of Nitric Oxide on the Vasomotor Actions of NPY in Porcine Cerebral Arteries (Jun 2025)
Ana Paula Mendes‐Silva
Ana Paula Mendes‐Silva focuses on Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Biology, and Aging, with recent publications examining energy metabolism, mitochondrial integrity, and inflammation across psychiatric disorders.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Multi-omics Analysis of Energy Metabolism Pathways Across Major Psychiatric Disorders (Jun 2025)
- Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Integrity and Elevated Inflammatory Markers in Late-Life Depression: A Longitudinal Study (Aug 2025)
- 540. INFLAMMATION AND AGING IN PSYCHOSIS – A TRANSDIAGNOSTIC PROTEOMICS STUDY USING THE HUMAN CONNECTOME PROJECT FOR EARLY PSYCHOSIS (HCP-EP) (Aug 2025)
Robert B. Laprairie
Robert B. Laprairie's work centers on Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, with recent studies on cannabinoid receptor ligands, synthetic agonists, and receptor signaling.
Activity over the last year: 4 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Novel Orthosteric/Allosteric Ligands of Cannabinoid Receptors: An Unexpected Pharmacological Profile (Jan 2025)
- In vitro pharmacological activity of twenty-eight synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists at the type 1 and 2 cannabinoid receptors (Aug 2025)
- In Vitro Signaling Properties of Cannabinoid and Orexin Receptors: How Orexin Receptors Influence Cannabinoid Receptor‐Mediated Signaling (Feb 2025)
John G. Howland
John G. Howland combines Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience with Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience in studies of memory, novelty recognition, and neural activity in rat models.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Activity of CaMKII-expressing neurons in medial prefrontal cortex of male and female Long-Evans rats is necessary for encoding odor information and novelty recognition in an odor-based incidental memory test (Aug 2025)
- DREADD-mediated inhibition of anterior retrosplenial cortex: Effects on novelty recognition of objects, locations, and object-in-place associations in male and female Long Evans rats (Apr 2025)
- Glucagon-like Peptide-2 Acts Partially Through Central GLP-2R and MC4R in Mobilizing Stored Lipids from the Intestine (Apr 2025)
Adam M.S. Luchkanych
Adam M.S. Luchkanych works across Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Complementary and alternative medicine, with recent publications on cardiac dysfunction and cerebral vasomotor responses.
Activity over the last year: 4 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Cardiac dysfunction is associated with indices of brain atrophy and cognitive impairment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (Mar 2025)
- Effect of Phenylephrine on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Translational Perspective (Sep 2025)
- The modulatory role of myogenic tone on alpha-1 adrenergic-mediated cerebral vasomotor responses (May 2025)
Cameron J. Morse
Cameron J. Morse spans Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology, and Complementary and alternative medicine, contributing recent work on cardiac-brain links, cerebrovascular regulation, and nitric oxide signaling.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Cardiac dysfunction is associated with indices of brain atrophy and cognitive impairment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (Mar 2025)
- Effect of Phenylephrine on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Translational Perspective (Sep 2025)
- Modulatory Role of Nitric Oxide on the Vasomotor Actions of NPY in Porcine Cerebral Arteries (Jun 2025)
Corey R. Tomczak
Corey R. Tomczak's recent publications bring together Complementary and alternative medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Epidemiology through work on cardiac dysfunction, phenylephrine, and cerebral vasomotor responses.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Cardiac dysfunction is associated with indices of brain atrophy and cognitive impairment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (Mar 2025)
- Effect of Phenylephrine on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Translational Perspective (Sep 2025)
- Modulatory Role of Nitric Oxide on the Vasomotor Actions of NPY in Porcine Cerebral Arteries (Jun 2025)
Jonathan Norton
Jonathan Norton bridges Economics and Econometrics, Biomedical Engineering, and Surgery, with recent studies on spinal cord stimulator placement and deep brain stimulation.
Activity over the last year: 3 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Nonawake versus Awake Placement of Spinal Cord Stimulators in Canada (Dec 2025)
- 29. Initial experience with deep brain stimulation in a patient in minimally conscious state (Jun 2025)
- 5. A two-centre retrospective review of spinal cord stimulator implantation with and without a screening trial (Jun 2025)
What University of Saskatchewan's Neuroscience Community Is Working On
Across the featured work, Complementary and alternative medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine appear most often, suggesting a strong focus on how systemic health and cerebrovascular or cardiac function intersect with neuroscience. Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Epidemiology also show up repeatedly, pointing to a community that is pairing mechanistic study with clinically relevant questions. Overall, the research activity reflects an active interest in brain-body connections, signaling pathways, memory, and treatment-related outcomes.- Complementary and alternative medicine - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Molecular Biology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Epidemiology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
These highlights offer a snapshot of how Neuroscience researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are advancing work across several connected areas. If you want to keep tracking publications, uncover more collaborators, or prepare your own manuscripts more efficiently, Resub can help support those research workflows.
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