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<span class="orange"><a name="drlogan"><p>Dr. Carine Logan</p></a></span>
<span class="orange"><a name="drlogan"><p>Dr. Carine Logan</p></a></span>
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<p>My work focuses on two inter-related areas of developmental neurobiology: 1) pattern formation within the developing central nervous system of the vertebrate embryo and 2) the ontogeny of distinct neuronal systems. More specifically, I am interested in defining the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in setting up positional information along the rostral-caudal and medial-lateral axis within developing mes/metencephalic derivatives. In addition, I have recently begun to investigate the molecular cues involved in the differentiation of specific neuronal cell types and establishment of neuronal circuitry within the developing cranial sensory system. I use the chick embryo as a model system in which to explore both of these issues and utilize a multidisciplinary approach which combines techniques in molecular biology, electroporation and retroviral-mediated gene transfer, microsurgery, cell and tissue culture, anterograde labelling, as well as immunohistochemistry.</p>
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<p>Dr. Logan is a senior lecturer in the Departments of Cell Biology and
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Anatomy and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. She also serves as Director for the O’Brien Center for the Bachelor of Health Science Facility located within the Faculty of Medicine. She received her PhD in Medical and Molecular Genetics from the University of Toronto in 1993 and joined the University of Calgary as a faculty member in 1998. Dr.
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Logan has been involved in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program since its inception, responsible for developing and teaching MDSC 402, a third year, research intensive course within the Biomedical stream of the
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program and has recently taken over as course coordinator for the fourth year Honours Thesis and Research Communication course (MDSC 508) which serves as the capstone for all three streams. Her own research interests
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focus on two inter-related areas of developmental neurobiology: 1) pattern formation within the developing central nervous system of the vertebrate embryo (i.e. cerebellum) and 2) the ontogeny of distinct neuronal systems (i.e. cranial sensory system) and uses the chick embryo as a model system to explore both these issues.</p>
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Facilitators

Dr. Carine Logan

Dr. Logan is a senior lecturer in the Departments of Cell Biology and Anatomy and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. She also serves as Director for the O’Brien Center for the Bachelor of Health Science Facility located within the Faculty of Medicine. She received her PhD in Medical and Molecular Genetics from the University of Toronto in 1993 and joined the University of Calgary as a faculty member in 1998. Dr. Logan has been involved in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program since its inception, responsible for developing and teaching MDSC 402, a third year, research intensive course within the Biomedical stream of the program and has recently taken over as course coordinator for the fourth year Honours Thesis and Research Communication course (MDSC 508) which serves as the capstone for all three streams. Her own research interests focus on two inter-related areas of developmental neurobiology: 1) pattern formation within the developing central nervous system of the vertebrate embryo (i.e. cerebellum) and 2) the ontogeny of distinct neuronal systems (i.e. cranial sensory system) and uses the chick embryo as a model system to explore both these issues.

Dr. Tony Schryvers

Dr. Schryvers is currently a professor in the Departments of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and director of the O’Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1981 and graduated with an MD from the University of Calgary in 1984. Dr. Schryvers has been involved in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program since its inception in 2005, responsible for overseeing the laboratory facilities and serving as associate director of the program for two years.