Research

Featured Trainee

Michael O’Brien, BSc Neuroscience (honours)

Supervisor:

Dr. Jim Fawcett, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology 

Program of Study:

MSc graduate student (pharmacology)

Project Title:

The role of Nck proteins in controlling cell migration and loss of tissue architecture 

Scholarships and/or Awards:

• 2010 Pharmacology Graduate Student Research Day, Honourable Mention for Oral Presentation
• 2009 Cancer Research Symposium, Honourable Mention for Poster Presentation
• 2009 Dalhousie Annual Surgery Research Day, Honourable Mention for Oral Presentation
• Cancer Research Training Program MSc Traineeship Award
• Dalhousie University Graduate Scholarship
• Dalhousie University Entrance Scholarship

Career Aspirations:

Michael O’Brien aspires to pursue a combined clinical/biomedical research position after attaining an MD/PhD in the field of neurology or oncology.

Location:

Dalhousie University

Recent Publications:

Lindsay Richier, Kelly Williton, Leanne Clattenburg, Karen Colwill, Michael O'Brien, Christopher Tsang, Annette Kolar, Natasha Zinck, Pavel Metalnikov, William S. Trimble, Stefan R. Krueger, Tony Pawson, and James P. Fawcett (2010). NOS1AP Associates with Scribble and Regulates Dendritic Spine Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(13):4796-4805