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Shawn Hayley is a full professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University and a former Canadian Research Chair. His research focuses on the interactions between the brain and the immune system, particularly how stressors impact neuro-immune communication that may promote emotional and behavioral disturbances. Current projects in his lab are exploring the environmental factors and immune insults that cause brain inflammation, contributing to neurodegeneration. His interests include neuroimmune mechanisms related to depression and Parkinson's disease, investigating environmental toxins that contribute to neurodegeneration, and developing novel antidepressant strategies involving trophic factors and neuro-recovery agents. He is also interested in the brain-gut axis and its relation to inflammation.
Includes MEng and MASc options.