Investigator
B. Sc. (Univeristy of Toronto), Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia
Associate Member, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia
Research Interests
Neural development; RegenerationDr. O’Connor’s research focus is on neural development and regeneration.
Dr. O’Connor is an Investigator at ICORD and a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He is also an Associate Member of the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia. He completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. at the University of Toronto.
Current Lab Members
| Masters Students | Ph.D. Students |
|---|---|
| Aarya Chithran | Xiao Wei |
| Amanda Pisio |
Trainee Awards
| Year | Name | Award |
| 2016 | Aarya Vaikakkara Chithran | Best Poster (CDN Society for Developmental Biology) |
| 2009 | Dr. Ana Le-Meur | Brain Star (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| 2008 | Dr. Mingorance Le-Meur | First Prize for Best Poster (MipTec Drug Discovery Conference) |
Current Opportunities in the Lab
Please contact Dr. O’Connor with inquiries.
Recent publications
- Ganguly, P et al.. 2021. A scalable Drosophila assay for clinical interpretation of human PTEN variants in suppression of PI3K/AKT induced cellular proliferation.. PLoS Genet. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009774.
- De-Jongh González, O, Tugault-Lafleur, CN, O'Connor, TM, Hughes, SO, Mâsse, LC. 2021. Are fathers' and mothers' food parenting practices differentially associated with children's eating behaviors?. Appetite. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105434.
- Tugault-Lafleur, CN, González, OD, O'Connor, TM, Hughes, SO, Mâsse, LC. 2021. Identifying and predicting food parenting practice profiles among Canadian parents.. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01119-6.
- Stubbs, JL et al.. 2021. Characterizing Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association with Losing Stable Housing in a Community-based Sample : Caractérisation d'une lésion cérébrale traumatique et de son association avec la perte d'un logement stable dans un échantillon communautaire.. Can J Psychiatry. doi: 10.1177/07067437211000665.
- Taliun, D et al.. 2021. Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.. Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03205-y.