Vriend, Jerry
Professor
Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Canada
Biography
Dr. Jerry Vriend obtained his bachelor’s degree (Biology) from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1969, an M.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1972, and a Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas in 1978. He did a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Rochester Health Science Center, in Rochester, New York. He joined the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba in 1981. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1986 and to Professor in 1994.
Research Interest
Dr. Vriend’s research deals with the effects of melatonin on thyroid hormone regulation and on neurotransmitters. He has studied the effects of anti-convulsive drugs on audiogenic seizures in mice.
Publications
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Vriend J, Ghavami S, Marzban H. 2015. The role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in cerebellar development and medulloblastoma. Mol Brain 2015 Oct 17;8(1):64.
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Jiao X, Ashtari N, Rahimi Balaei M, Chen QM Badbezanchi I, Shojaei S, Marzban A, Mirzaei N, Chung S, G Teng, Li J, Vriend J, Mehr SE, Kong J, Marzban M. Mevalonate Cascade and Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Future Targets for Therapeutic Application. Current Molecular Pharmacology 2015, in press.
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Vriend, J. and R. J. Reiter. 2015. Melatonin, bone regulation and the ubiquitin- proteasome connection: A review. Life Sci, in press.
