Faculty
Social Science
Supervisor Name
Scott MacDougall-Shackleton
Keywords
Neuroendocrinology, hormones, behaviour, ghrelin, leptin
Description
In the field of neuroendocrinology, there are a wide variety of skills and protocols that one needs to learn to safely
and efficiently carry out research. The purpose of my summer spent at the Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR) was to develop some of these skills while working on PhD research projects, and develop my own honour's thesis research project for Fall/Winter 2021/22. This poster shows the skills that I developed in working with PhD student Claire Bottini on her work examining the toxicological effects of methylmercury poisoning on song-control areas in song-sparrows. These skills and methods include immunohistochemistry, brain sectioning and mounting, dissections, microscopy, and catching birds. At the same time, Dr. MacDougall-Shackleton and I developed a research question and project in preparation for the upcoming thesis, replicating a study that examined the effect that hormones regulating energy balance and eating have on food storing behaviour.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Dr. MacDougall-Shackleton, Claire Bottini, and everyone at AFAR, and the Western USRI program for this opportunity.
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Document Type
Poster
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Research Skills Development at AFAR
In the field of neuroendocrinology, there are a wide variety of skills and protocols that one needs to learn to safely
and efficiently carry out research. The purpose of my summer spent at the Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR) was to develop some of these skills while working on PhD research projects, and develop my own honour's thesis research project for Fall/Winter 2021/22. This poster shows the skills that I developed in working with PhD student Claire Bottini on her work examining the toxicological effects of methylmercury poisoning on song-control areas in song-sparrows. These skills and methods include immunohistochemistry, brain sectioning and mounting, dissections, microscopy, and catching birds. At the same time, Dr. MacDougall-Shackleton and I developed a research question and project in preparation for the upcoming thesis, replicating a study that examined the effect that hormones regulating energy balance and eating have on food storing behaviour.