Dr. Chris Anderson
Professor
Neuroscience
Canada
Biography
Dr. Chris Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Research Interest
One-in-three Canadians will be directly affected by a neurological or psychiatric disorder and the yearly costs of acute care represent the highest portion of the overall financial burden of disease in Canada (14%; source: BrainCanada.ca). When long-term functional deficits and disability resulting from disease are considered, the proportional burden of neurological and psychiatric disorders is amplified to staggering levels, accounting for 38% of years of life lost due to early death and years lived with disability. This is 3-fold greater than the next contributor (cancer, 12.7%). Our overall program strategy is designed to maximize impact on therapeutics in neurological disorders by finding novel mechanisms of brain cell death and neurological debilitation common to multiple forms of brain injury and neurodegeneration. Insight into disease mechanisms with multiple disease relevance stimulates therapeutic development with maximal impact on total human mortality and morbidity.
Publications
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LeMaistre Stobart, J.L., Lu, L., Anderson, H.D., Mori, H., and Anderson, C.M. Astrocyte-induced cortical vasodilation is mediated by D-serine and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2013) 110 (8) 1349-1354.
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LeMaistre Stobart, J.L., Lu, L., Anderson, H.D., Mori, H., and Anderson, C.M. Astrocyte-induced cortical vasodilation is mediated by D-serine and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2013) 110 (8) 1349-1354.
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Stobart, J.L. and Anderson, C.M. Multifunctional role of astrocytes as gatekeepers of neuronal energy supply. Front Cell Neurosci (2013) 7 1-21.
