Dr. Shawn Whitehead
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Western Ontario
Canada
Biography
Dr. Shawn Whitehead is an Associate Professor in Department of Medicine at University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Research Interest
Rodent models of co-morbidity. Membrane lipids and neurodegeneration
Publications
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Jiang SX, Whitehead S, Aylsworth A, Slinn J, Zurakowski B, Chan K, Li J, Hou ST. Neuropilin 1 directly interacts with Fer kinase to mediate semaphorin 3A-induced death of cortical neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010 Mar 26;285(13):9908-18.
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Whitehead SN, Gangaraju S, Slinn J, Hou ST. Transient and bilateral increase in Neuropilin-1, Fer kinase and collapsin response mediator proteins within membrane rafts following unilateral occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in mouse. Brain research. 2010 Jul 16;1344:209-16.
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Whitehead SN, Chan KH, Gangaraju S, Slinn J, Li J, Hou ST. Imaging mass spectrometry detection of gangliosides species in the mouse brain following transient focal cerebral ischemia and long-term recovery. PloS one. 2011 Jun 8;6(6):e20808.