{"id":12,"date":"2024-05-06T12:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:48:37","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Seib lab was awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant and a Discovery Launch Supplement to study the Effects of Maternal Diet on Brain Development and Behaviour !<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exciting news! Our <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lJAzLbzXdeP15NpVWz1dd9AH-lcB-I28\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lJAzLbzXdeP15NpVWz1dd9AH-lcB-I28\/view?usp=sharing\">recent paper<\/a> on how maternal high sucrose intake impacts offspring brain development has just been featured by the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. There\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreforbrainhealth.ca\/news\/how-does-a-high-sugar-diet-affect-the-developing-brain\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.centreforbrainhealth.ca\/news\/how-does-a-high-sugar-diet-affect-the-developing-brain\/\">news article<\/a> available along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLIWgtTPYl2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLIWgtTPYl2\/\">short video<\/a> that breaks down the key findings. Stay tuned for insights from our lab that could change how we think about nutrition in pregnancy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article was also chosen for the <em>Journal of Endocrinology<\/em> 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/joe.bioscientifica.com\/page\/editors-choice\/editors-choice-awards?t:state:client=2mVo7h\/vWqSJOb415Fgzsut0obs=: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\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joe.bioscientifica.com\/page\/editors-choice\/editors-choice-awards?t:state:client=2mVo7h\/vWqSJOb415Fgzsut0obs=: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\">Editor&#8217;s Choice Award<\/a>, a quarterly feature, recognising authors for their significant contribution to endocrine research by highlighting papers and figures of special significance or novelty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the graduates of 2025 from the Seib lab! Rylie Kane, Maria Campeanu, Jenny Ferrara, Azura Saunders, Annika Melen, and Laura Archibald !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A huge shout-out to Bridgid Gallagher and Riley Arsenault on receiving NSERC-USRA\/L\u00e9vesque funding to work in the lab over the summer ! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Seib has been awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upei.ca\/communications\/news\/2025\/08\/upei-biology-professor-named-jeanne-and-j-louis-l-vesque-research-chair\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.upei.ca\/communications\/news\/2025\/08\/upei-biology-professor-named-jeanne-and-j-louis-l-vesque-research-chair\">Jeanne and J.-Louise L\u00e9vesque Research Chair in Human Health at UPEI<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rylie Kane, Maria Campeanu, Riley Arsenault and Jenny Ferrara presented their work at the Science Atlantic Biology and Applied Aquatic Science (BAAS) joint Undergraduate Research Conference at Acadia University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! Maria Campeanu has been awarded the UPEI Robert&nbsp;Haines&nbsp;Memorial Science Award of Merit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Huge congratulations to Debby Ige, Ella Nicholson and Maria Campeanu on receiving NSERC-USRA funding to work in the lab over the summer ! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Seib is presenting at the Metabo BC Monthly Online Seminar Series of the Metabolomics Consortium of BC (MetaboBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Seib is presenting at the Environmental&nbsp;Sciences &amp;&nbsp;Human&nbsp;Biology&nbsp;seminar&nbsp;series in the Biology Department at UPEI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Seib received the UPEI L\u00e9vesque research grant (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upei.ca\/communications\/news\/2024\/04\/upei-awards-internal-research-grants-faculty-members\">link<\/a>) to study effects of antibiotics during pregnancy on fetal brain development and physiology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2025 The Seib lab was awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant and a Discovery Launch Supplement to study the Effects of Maternal Diet on Brain Development and Behaviour ! 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