{"id":4,"date":"2024-05-01T10:36:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/hestia-front\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:48:59","slug":"hestia-front","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Our Research at a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Life begins with adaptation. From early development through adulthood, biological systems continuously sense and respond to changes in their environment to maintain health. Our laboratory investigates how the brain integrates metabolic, endocrine, immune and environmental signals to coordinate physiology and behaviour across the lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-E19-brain-Dapi-edited-2046x2048.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How does the maternal environment shape lifelong health?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/4-mPFC-TH-ABIREV-1-1-edited.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Adulthood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How does the brain adapt to changing environments?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/seiblab\/files\/2024\/05\/GFP-10-w-3-copy.red-copy-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Stem cells<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How does neurogenesis affect learning &amp; memory, mood and decision making?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our laboratory integrates complementary approaches across neuroscience, developmental biology, neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology, metabolomics, and behavioural neuroscience to uncover how the brain and other physiological systems adapt to environmental change throughout life. By uncovering the biological mechanisms that shape resilience and disease susceptibility from development through ageing, we aim to generate biological evidence that advances our understanding of lifelong health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Research at a Glance Life begins with adaptation. From early development through adulthood, biological systems continuously sense and respond to changes in their environment to maintain health. Our laboratory investigates how the brain integrates metabolic, endocrine, immune and environmental signals to coordinate physiology and behaviour across the lifespan. 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