Jane Shearer
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Jane Shearer, Ph.D. Room: KNB 306 Fax: (403) 284-3553 e-mail: jshearer@ucalgary.ca Curriculum Vitae To display this information you need Acrobat Reader You can get Acrobat Reader by clicking here [back to HPL members] |
POSITION
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
AWARDS AND HONOURS
GRANT SUPPORT
PUBLICATIONS
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology
| 1997-2001 | Doctorate of Philosophy, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
| 1997-2001 | Academic Equivalency, Dietitians of Canada |
| 1997-2001 | Certificate in Food Science, Ontario Agricultural College University of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
| 1993-1997 | Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (Exercise Science) Faculty of Arts and Science. Queen's University, Kingston, ON |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Rampant obesity in our population threatens to diminish gains in human health made in the twentieth century. The consequences of obesity are staggering, resulting in a decreased life expectancy, increased prevalence of chronic disease and a lower quality of life. Dr. Shearer’s goal is to develop an interdisciplinary research program examining the interactions between nutrition, genes and the development of metabolic diseases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While many scientists study genetic regulation or metabolism, there are few that are capable of integrating these two disciplines in the context of the whole animal and its physiological function. Employing innovative techniques, she is able to gain insight into metabolic processes as they occur in the living organism (in vivo).
| 2007-2012 (Declined) | Canadian Diabetes Association – Scholar Award |
| 2007-2012 | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – New Investigator |
| 2007-2014 | Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research – Medical Scholar Award |
| 2003-2004 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC – Postdoctoral Fellowship, PDF) |
| 2002 | Baltic Summer School Travel Award – Glucose/Insulin Signaling. Copenhagen, DK |
| 2004 | Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Graduate Student Award |
| 2001 | Young Investigators Award – Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, Molecular Mechanisms of Regulation by Dietary Constituents |
| 1998-2001 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (IPS1,2) –Quaker Oats Company |
| 1997-2000 | Gatorade Sports Science Institute Graduate Studentship Award |
GRANT SUPPORT
Genome Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Cardiovascular Therapeutics Inc.
Sembiosys Genetics Inc.
National Coffee Association
PUBLICATIONS
To view Jane Shearer's publications please see his Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)