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Louis R. Lapierre Laboratory

@LapierreLab

Learning about aging and longevity / Étudier le vieillissement et la longévité
Université de Moncton sites.google.com/view/lapierrel… Joined January 2016
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Louis R. Lapierre Laboratory @LapierreLab
Our lab is looking for motivated Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers to study how nucleo-cytoplasmic protein partitioning affect proteostasis, autophagy and aging using C. elegans. DM here. Please check our website: sites.google.com/view/lapierrel…
sites.google.com The Lapierre Lab OVERVIEW The Lapierre laboratory uses a combination of biochemical, genetic and molecular approaches to study aging in cell systems, model organisms and murine models. Our focus is to expand our...
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Interesting article highlighting the challenges faced with pursuing scientific training abroad and trying to come back to Canada. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/global…
universityaffairs.ca Global Canadians, Invisible at Home - University Affairs Internationally educated Canadian scholars face barriers in academic hiring despite their global experience, research expertise and international networks.
Louis R. Lapierre Laboratory @LapierreLab
The prevalence of degenerative brain injuries in NFL athletes (also significant in hockey, rugby, soccer, etc.) is quite concerning. It will be interesting to see how sport orgs ‘tackle’ this important challenge as clinical options are very limited to mitigate the impact of CTE.
Science News Verified account @ScienceNews Nov 1
It’s the first population-level estimate for the neurogenerative disease among NFL players.
sciencenews.org/article/footba…
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A majority of applicants for the NIH K99/R00 postdoc fellowship are international candidates: this is practically the only way, without CNS and/or being from HHMI-NAS lab, for a non-US postdoc to access top US R1 faculty posts and a stepping stone to obtaining future NIH funding.
Matthew Herper Verified account @matthewherper Aug 7
NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue statnews.com/2026/08/07/nih…
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