Phyllis Paterson
Professor
Nutrition
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Dr. Paterson joined the faculty in 1989 following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto. She is a Principal Investigator at the CAMECO MS Neuroscience Research Center and a Member of the Neuroscience Research Cluster at the University of Saskatchewan.
Research Interest
Stroke, a reduction in blood flow to a region of the brain, is a major cause of disability. Novel treatment strategies are urgently needed, and the potential influence of nutritional status is often neglected. Thus, my laboratory is studying the effects of clinically relevant nutritional states on the extent of brain damage and disability caused by a stroke and the underlying mechanisms. Our most recent research interests are to investigate how nutrition can enhance recovery mechanisms and rehabilitation strategies after stroke. As part of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Team in Synchrotron Medical Imaging, I am also developing synchrotron-based imaging of brain biochemistry that is linked to recovery of function following stroke.
Publications
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Smith SE, Ramos RA, Refinetti R, Farthing JP, Paterson PG. Protein-energy malnutrition induces an aberrant acute-phase response and modifies the circadian rhythm of core temperature. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 2013 Mar 21;38(8):844-53.
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Smith SE, Figley SA, Schreyer DJ, Paterson PG. Protein-energy malnutrition developing after global brain ischemia induces an atypical acute-phase response and hinders expression of GAP-43. PloS one. 2014 Sep 26;9(9):e107570.
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Alaverdashvili M, Hackett MJ, Pickering IJ, Paterson PG. Laminar-specific distribution of zinc: Evidence for presence of layer IV in forelimb motor cortex in the rat. NeuroImage. 2014 Dec 31;103:502-10.
