PhD Neuroscience student @DalhousieU. @KillamTrusts scholar. Interested in brains, birds & how both change. Civic engagement enthusiast. he/him
Joined August 2011
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Back on Twitter to share our newest paper - now out in Neurobiology of Aging 🧠
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Be sure to check it out if you're keen on brain aging (esp. in non-model species), quantitative neuroanatomy, hippocampal plasticity, and spatial specialization in birds 🐦
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📣 APPLICATIONS OPEN!
Applications for the MBL's Advanced Research Training Courses are now open.
🔗 Check out details for course offerings here: go.mbl.edu/ARTC27
Many thanks to collaborators, including 2x (!) NSERC USRA superstar Casandra Hayar, @lesliephillmore @PsychNeuroDal, and @DebbieKellyLab @umanitoba
and to funding sources @NSERC_CRSNG @KillamTrusts
...lots more pigeon work to come!
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The amazing @prateek754 & @ghost_graduate from @SNLab2002 @Psych_UAlberta along with two equally amazing @WISESTualberta students made this app to see sound!
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Funded by @NSERC_CRSNG @TIPS_SPIIE @YourAlberta @ualbertaScience @UAlbertaArts @Psych_UAlberta
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God bless Nathan MacKinnon and God bless the glorious and proud nation of Nova Scotia… on to the next
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I need Canadians to think about what is happening here at home. Carney is cutting the very agencies we need more than ever as things erode in the US.
Wake. Up.
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To everyone who told me to be quiet, that I was overreacting, to wait and see.
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, ON, Quebec City and Lacombe, AB, as well as four satellite research farms across NS, SK and MB are closing."
ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ag…
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We set the birdwatching record straight with Sidney Crosby and Kevin Hayes, but still keeping our eyes peeled for those No. 87 binoculars this #NationalBirdDay 👀🐦
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“This Special Issue presents multifaceted roles of hormones and neuroendocrine systems in avian behaviour and physiology.”
- Vinod Kumar, Guest Editor
Read the Avian Endocrinology Special Issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
Featuring two papers from the @lesliephillmore lab! Check it out! 🐦
NEW Avian Endocrinology Special Issue!
Explore topics including:
🐦⬛ photoperiodism
🐦⬛ seasonality
🐦⬛ stress physiology
🐦⬛ behaviour including social communication (song) 🎵
Guest editor: Vinod Kumar
Read today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
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I don't mean to nitpick, but as a stickler for the rules, I think his visitor's pass should be visibly on his person.
.@PierrePoilievre is speaking to the media on #parliamenthill following a news conference at #rideauhall featuring the prime minister. #cdnpoli
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"HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!"
Nylander ices it vs Senators courtesy of @Bonsie1951 and @Jim_Ralph (5/1/25)
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Congratulations to the 2025 Applied Aquatic Sciences Award Winners and the 2025 Biology Award Winners!🎉🔬🐠
To read more about the winners and the awards, click the link in our bio🔗
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It’s #BrainAwarenessWeek! Today, we're highlighting songbirds as a key model organism in #neuroscience research. These vocal learners help scientists study how the brain processes speech, learning, and memory. #KavliNeuro #BAW
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➡️ “But if this act passes, and the next government is a meaner, Trumpier version of today’s, what then? Do we want that kind of government unilaterally deciding what our students are allowed to learn in our post-secondary institutions?”
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