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Natalie J. Michael

@Nat_Mich

Assistant Professor at @IUCPQ & Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University. 🇨🇦 Canada Research Chair in Metabolism & Sleep Neurobiology. #neurometabolism
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Natalie J. Michael @Nat_Mich
🚨 new paper from the lab 🚨 exploring how the #sleep promoting neuropeptide #galanin regulates the activity of #wake active histaminergic neurons in the #hypothalamus.
eneuro.org/content/13/2/E…
www.eneuro.org Galanin Inhibits Histaminergic Neurons via Galanin Receptor 1 Galanin-expressing neurons in the ventrolateral preoptic area (VLPOgalanin) are active during sleep and play an important role in regulating non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. It is generally...
Natalie J. Michael @Nat_Mich
#Neuroscience Section Meeting tonight at #ObesityWeek from 5:30 in room A315-316. Join us for some blitz talks & networking opportunities. #OW2025

obesityweek.org

@ThomasAlexLutz @neuroadipo Darleen Sandavol @Shinsaintno13 Kristine McDermott
obesityweek.org Innovative Science to Transformational Care ObesityWeek® is the premier international conference for obesity researchers and clinicians, showcasing the most recent advances in evidence‑based obesity science—including cutting‑edge basic and...
Natalie J. Michael @Nat_Mich
Topiramate is effective in reducing bodyweight alone or as part of a combination therapy, but whether it can act on metabolic brain circuits was unknown. Here we report that Topiramate inhibits NPY/AgRP neurons in a slice model.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ob…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com Topiramate Enhances GABAergic Tone to Orexigenic Neuropeptide Y/Agouti‐Related Peptide (NPY/AgRP)... Objective Topiramate is a medication used off-label, or in combination with phentermine, for the management of obesity. However, its mechanism of action remains elusive. As many obesity medications...
Natalie J. Michael @Nat_Mich
✨SRSF Career Development Award applications are now open! ✨These awards serve as a great steppingstone towards independence for postdoctoral #sleep researchers 🔬🧬 sleepresearchsociety.org/foundation/srs…
sleepresearchsociety.org SRSF Career Development Award - Sleep Research Society The goal of these awards is to invest in promising early career researchers and assist with their transition into independence as junior investigators.