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JANE A. FOSTER, PhD CURRICULUM VITAE – September 2013

Business Address: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University At St. Joseph’s Healthcare 50 Charlton Ave., T3308 Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6 Phone: 905-522-1155 ex.35993 Home: 905-387-4149 Email: jfoster@mcmaster.ca

Employment History: 2013-present Scientific Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University Health

Network, Toronto, ON 2013-present Associate Professor (part-time), Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University 2008-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural

Neurosciences, McMaster University 2004-present FSORC active member – Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre, St.

Joseph’s Healthcare 2011-2012 Associate Director, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster

University 2003-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural

Neurosciences, McMaster University 1999- 2003 Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 2000-2003 Industrial research experience (collaborative based not-employed)

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Gene Logic Inc., Gaithersburg, MD Project: Activity-dependent CNS

Changes in Gene Regulation (Microarray analysis) 1996-1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI

Educational Background: 1990-1996 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON 1988-1990 Master of Science, Queen's University, Kingston, ON 1983-1987 Bachelor of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON Scholarly and Professional Activities: 2013 Invited expert: CIFAR OBI Neuroscience Accelerator Workshop: Autism,

February 19-21, 2013, Toronto, ON 2012-present Vice-President (elected), Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2012-2013 Local Organizing Committee for CCNP Annual Meeting in Toronto, May 2013 2012 Invited expert: Mead Johnson, Pediatric Nutrition Institute Workshop –

Microbiome and the Brain – Co-development and Function, October 10-12, 2012, San Francisco, CA

2011-2012 Associate Director, McMaster Neuroscience Graduate Program 2011 Invited expert: 9th Meeting of the International Scientific Association for

Probiotics and Prebiotics – Discussion group, Probiotics and prebiotics in neurogastroenterology, October 23-25, 2011, Berkeley, California

2010-2012 Treasurer (elected), Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology

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2010 Invited expert: Danisco Bioactives Health & Nutrition Platform Innovation Workshop, April 27, 2010, New York City, NY.

2008-2009 President, Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association 2008 Conference Organizer, Host – Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association

annual meeting, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON 2007-2009 Basic Science Councillor (elected), Canadian College of

Neuropsychopharmacology 2007-2008 Local Organizing Committee for CCNP Annual Meeting in Toronto, June 2008 Membership in ProfessionalOrganizations: 2006 – present 2005 – present 2004 – present 2000 – present 1992 – present 1989 – present

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) International Society for Neuroimmunology (ISNI) Canadian Association of Neuroscience (CAN) Society for Neuroscience (SFN)

Outreach and Community Engagement: 2013 Invited Public Lecture: Who is in control – the brain or the microbes? – How

bacteria can influence brain development, circuitry, and behaviour. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York City, NY. Probiotics, Prebiotics, and the Host Microbiome: The Science of Translation; June 12, 2013

2012-present Board member, Treasurer, Culture for Kids in the Arts, Hamilton, ON 2012 Foster, J.A. Public Lecture: Alfred Lager Lecture Series, McMaster Alumni

Association. Mood & Metabolism - how gut bacteria communicates with the brain to influence a person's level of anxiety. Discovery Center, Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON. September 17, 2012.

2011-2012 Board member, Culture for Kids in the Arts, Hamilton, ON 2011-present Merit Judge, Bay Area Science Fair, Hamilton, ON 2009-present Coach, Senior Girls Softball, Norwood Park School, Hamilton, ON 2008-present Mentor – Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Scholars Program 2007-2011 Mentor – Health Research Under the Microscope, McMaster University Interviews and Media Relations: Broadcast Interview 2011 CKTB radio, 12 O’Clock News Hour – Topic: “Knowing it in your gut is real,

McMaster researchers find” Text Interviews leading to publications 2013 A surprising way to beat stress. Diane Lange. MORE magazine. April 2013 2012 The gut and its bacteria, a growing focus of research. Cassandra Willyard. LA

Times. 2012-09-13 2012 Microbes on your mind. Moheb Costandi. Scientific American Mind. July 2012 2012 La faute aux microbes! Elsa Abdoun. Science & Vie. February 2012 2011 Your back up brain. Dan Hurley. Psychology Today. November 2011 Honours: 2013 CCNP Jock Cleghorn Award for Best Poster, Toronto, ON (Kelly Rilett – PhD

candidate) 2011-2014 CIHR Vanier Scholarship (Jonathon Lai – PhD candidate) 2009 CCNP Jock Cleghorn Award for Best Poster, CCNP/SCNP joint meeting,

Copenhagen, DK (Michelle Sidor – PhD candidate)

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2008 CCNP Jock Cleghorn Award for Best Poster, CCNP Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON (Michelle Sidor – PhD candidate)

2003-2005 NARSAD Young Investigator Award 2001 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIH) Staff Recognition Award 1994 Scarborough College Association of Graduate Students' Award 1993/94 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1990-1992 University of Toronto Open Fellowship 1988-1990 Dean's Award, Queen's University 1988-1990 Queen's Graduate Award 1983 Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario Participation in Peer Review: Journal referee Neuropsychopharmacology (2013) Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience (2013) International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2013) International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (2013) Neurobiology of Disease (2013) Beneficial Microbes (2013) Molecules (2012) PLOS One (2012) Nature Neuroscience (2012) Current Psychopharmacology (2012) European Journal of Neuroscience (2003, 2006, 2007, 2012) Neurogastroenterology and Motility (2011-3) Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (2011) Neuroscience & Biobehaviour Reviews (2011, 2012) Journal of Applied Toxicology (2011-2) Psychoneuroendocrinology (2011, 2012) Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (2011-3, 2012, 2013) Brain Research (2010, 2013-2) Journal of Neuroscience Methods (2010-2, 2011-2) Behavioural Brain Research (2008, 2009, 2010-2) Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurology (2008) Archives of Women’s Mental Health (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) FASEB Journal (2007) Neuroscience (2006-5, 2005-4) Molecular Psychiatry (2004) Journal of Neuroimmunology (2003, 2012, 2013) Journal of Neuroscience Research (2007, 2004) Planta Medica (2004) Journal of Comparative Neurology (2002) Grant Panels 2008 Invited member, CIHR peer review, Behavioural Sciences B, Ottawa, ON 2010-present Member, Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board Review Panel Member, Life

Sciences, Toronto, ON External grant review National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) of the Chilean Government Commission for Scientific and Technological Development (CONICYT) (2012) Medical Research Council-UK (2010) China-Canada CIHR grants program (2008, 2009-3, 2010-3, 2011-4, 2012-4)

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Canadian Foundation for Innovation (2008) Scottish Rite Foundation (2007, 2008) Canadian Institute of Health Research (2007, 2006, 2005-3, 2004) Ontario Mental Health Foundation (2003) Alzheimer’s Association (2002) External Examiner Project/PhD Thesis McGill University PhD Thesis (October 2012) Brock University, Advanced Study Paper (Fall 2012) McGill University PhD Thesis (June 2010) Courses Taught: Undergraduate Learners: Wilfred Laurier University 2013-24 PS263BR, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology – Brantford Campus,

Sessional Lecturer 2012-13 PS268OC, Drugs and Behaviour, Department of Psychology, Sessional Lecturer,

Distance Education McMaster University 2005-12 HTH SCI 4BB3, Neuroimmunology, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Course

Coordinator 2009-present HTH SCI 4A09, Thesis Project, Bachelor of Health Sciences 2004-12 HTH SCI 3H03, Inquiry Project, Bachelor of Health Sciences PNB 3QQ3, Independent Study, Department of Psychology 2005-12 HTHSCI 4B06, Senior Project, Bachelor of Health Sciences 2004-11 BIO 4C09, Senior Thesis, Department of Biology 2010-11 MOL BIO 3I03, Independent Research Project, Honours Molecular Biology

Program 2009-10 Life Sci 4C03, Independent Thesis, Life Sciences Program 2008-09 SCI 3EP3, Applied Science Placement Course, Bachelor of Science, in Life

Sciences 2005-08 PSYCH 4D06, Senior Honour Thesis, Department of Psychology 2006-07 HTH SCI 1G03, Psychobiolology, Bachelor of Health Sciences 2005-06 HTH SCI 1G03, Psychobiolology, Bachelor of Health Sciences 2004-05 HTH SCI 1G03, Psychobiolology, Bachelor of Health Sciences Graduate Learners: 2008-09 MS 744, Functional Neuroanatomy of Select Psychiatric Illnesses, Medical

Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Lecturer, 7 students

2007-08 Neuroscience 700, The Nervous System, MiNDS Graduate Neuroscience Program, McMaster University, Guest Lecturer – 21 students

2006-07 MS 744, Functional Neuroanatomy of Select Psychiatric Illnesses, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Lecturer, 13 students

2005-06 MS 799, Independent Graduate Study, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Course Coordinator, 1 student

2004-05 MS 711, Psychoneuroimmunology, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Guest Lecturer, 6 students

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Medical Students: 2006-07 MF5, Medical Foundations 5, Undergraduate Medical Program, McMaster

University, Lecturer, Large group session, HPA/stress, 150 students Post-graduate Learners: FAES course: Neural Immne Interactions in Health and Disease - NIH 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Cytokine stimulation of the brain: routes, access and second signal mechanisms: the blood brain barrier question, Course Coordinator: Ester Sternberg Volunteer Instructor: Adventure In Science - NIH, Bethesda, MD Winter 1999-2000, 2000-01 Hands-on science education for kids aged 8-15. Supervisorships: MSc Students, McMaster University 2012-13 Sufian Odeh, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2009-11 Robyn MacKenzie, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2009-10 Amiirah Aujnarain, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2008-09 Edith Kolozsi, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2008- 09 Lori Wollaston, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2007- 09 Kelly Rilett, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences PhD Students, McMaster University 2009-present Jonathon Lai, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2009-13 Kelly Rilett, MiNDs Neuroscience Graduate Program 2005-11 Karen-Anne Neufeld, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health

Sciences (transfer from MSc summer 2007) 2005-09 Michelle Sidor, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences Postdoctoral Fellows, McMaster University 2005-08 Dr Florence Roullet, PhD Administrative Responsibilities (selected): Department

2004-09 Judge, Poster competition, Psychiatric Research Day 2007-09 Participation in Resident Information Session, Canadian Resident Matching

Service 2004 Member, Selection Committee, Department Education Coordinator/Vice-chair,

Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University

Faculty

2010-12 Faculty representative, MiNDs graduate program on Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate Policy & Curriculum Committee

2010-present Faculty of Health Sciences Representative, Faculty of Science 2006-2012 Course Coordinator, HthSci 4BB3, Neuroimmunology, Bachelor of Health

Sciences, McMaster University University 2011-12 Associate Director, McMaster Integrative Neuroscience Discovery and Study,

McMaster University 2004-12 Health Sciences Faculty Representative, Animal Research Ethics Board,

McMaster University

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Other 2007 Member, Ad Hoc Task Force on Resource to Support Animal-based Research 2004-06 Member, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Animal Research Centre Design Committee,

Brain-Body Institute representative, St. Joseph’s Healthcare 2005-08 Member, Laboratory Operations Committee - Research Tower, Brain-Body

Institute representative, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Invited talks:

Local 2013 Foster, J.A. Invited Expert. Effects of Gut Microbiota on the Brain: A role in

anxiety and stress-reactivity. CIFAR OBI Neuroscience Accelerator Workshop: Autism, February 19-21, 2013, Toronto, ON

2012 Foster, J.A. Public Lecture: Alfred Lager Lecture Series, McMaster Alumni Association. Mood & Metabolism - how gut bacteria communicates with the brain to influence a person's level of anxiety. Discovery Center, Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON. September 17, 2012.

2011 Foster, J.A., Health Sciences Graduate Student Federation, Presentation Skills Workshop, Hamilton, ON – Talking about Science, February 2011

2011 Foster, J.A., NeuroXchange conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON – Key Note Speaker, The role of immune-brain crosstalk in CNS stress circuits and behaviour, April 17, 2011

2006 Foster, J.A., FSORC Graduate Research Day, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON – Women in science, May 2006.

2005 G. MacQueen, Foster, J.A., V. Taylor, and J. Bienenstock. Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Program for Faculty Development, McMaster University – Why do depressed people die prematurely: Hint, its not just suicide

2005 Foster, J.A. Meeting of the CIHR Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction, Institute Advisory Board Meeting, McMaster University – Adaptive immunity and synaptic plasticity: Dual roles for class I MHC in the CNS?

National 2012 Foster, J.A. Effects of Gut Microbiota on the Brain: A role in anxiety and stress-

reactivity. University of Guelph Graduate Seminar in Neuroscience. October 2012.

2011 Foster, J.A. Using behavioural studies to understand neurodevelopment. Mouse Imaging Center, Sick Kids, Toronto, ON. December 2011.

2011 Foster, J.A. Early life immune challenge influences the development of anxiety-like behaviour. University of Brock, Psychology Department Colloquium. January 2011.

2009 Foster, J.A. Behavioural and molecular outcomes of early life immune challenge. University of Windsor, Behaviour, Cognition, Neuroscience Colloquium. November 2009.

2008 Foster, J.A. Molecular and behavioural alterations in response to prenatal exposure to anti-epileptic drug, valproic acid. Dalhousie University. May 2008.

2008 Foster, J.A. Gut microflora influences CNS development of stress-reactivity (and learning). Co-chair and speaker in symposium: Novel approaches from new investigators: towards understanding the neurobiology of mental illness. Annual meeting Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Toronto, ON June 2008.

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International 2012 Foster, J.A. Gut microbiota and the brain: A possible role in functional bowel

disorder and anxiety. Pediatric Gastroenterology Rounds. Digestive Disease Center, Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX. February 2012.

2011 Foster, J.A. Gut microbiota and the brain: implications for psychiatry. Invited expert workshop on Probiotics & Prebiotics in Neurogastroenterology. Annual meeting International Science Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics. Berkeley, CA. October 2011.

2010 Foster, J.A. Effects of gut microbiota on the brain: implications for public health. Danisco Bioactive Health & Nutrition Platform Innovation Workshop. New York City, NY. April 2010.

2010 Foster, J.A. Measuring anxiety-like behaviour in immunocompromised mice. University of Buffalo, Department of Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience Group. April 2010.

2008 Foster, J.A. How the body communicates with the brain can influence a person’s level of anxiety. Healthy Minds Across America – an international day of free public forums on the progress and promise of mental health research. September 2008.

2005 Foster, J.A., L. Vann, R. Banghoo, and L. Balbe. Life after Fellowship. National Institute of Mental Health Annual Retreat. Gettysburg, PA. September 2005.

Research Funding: 2013-2017 Ontario Brain Institute Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network (POND) Co-applicant, co-lead animal models section with Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou,

Bloorview Research Institute and Dr. Paul Arnold, Sick Kids, Toronto, ON 2012-2016 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), operating Deciphering the bases of sex differences in the brain and their role in psychiatric

disorders - $779,591 Co-applicant with Dr. Jason Lerch (PI), Sick Kids, Toronto, ON 2012-2016 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery

Grant - $130,000 (renewal) Class I MHC & neuroplasticity - a novel role for a classical immune molecule,

Principal Investigator 2012-2015 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), operating - $360,417 Midlife Women with MDD: The Effects of Rapid Tryptophan or

Phenylalanine/tyrosine Depletions on Mood and Thermoregulation in Depressed Subjects responsive to Estrogen Therapy, Co-applicant with Dr. Benicio Frey (PI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

2011-2014 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Personnel - Vanier Doctoral Research Awards - $150,000

Examining molecular similarities in autism and fragile X syndrome, Principal Investigator, Mentor

2011-2013 Ontario Brain Institute - $3,500,000 Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network (POND) Co-applicant, co-lead animal models section with Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou,

Bloorview Research Institute and Dr. Paul Arnold, Sick Kids, Toronto, ON 2011-2013 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - $48,000 Advanced Microscopy and Behavioural Approaches to Study Neurocircuitry and

CNS Function, Principal Investigator

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2006-2012 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery Grant - $165,000

Class I MHC & neuroplasticity - a novel role for a classical immune molecule, Principal Investigator

2007-2010 Cure Autism Now Foundation, Research Grant - $133,000 The impact of maternal infection on neurodevelopment: structural and functional

changes, Coinvestigator with Dr. Geoff Hall (PI) 2006-2010 Astra Zeneca, Research Grant - $1,000,000 Structural, functional, and biochemical changes in patients with mood disorders

prior to and after treatment with selected classes of medication, Coinvestigator with Dr. Glenda MacQueen (PI), Dr. Geoff Hall

2006-2008 Ontario Mental Health Foundation, Research Grant - $142,624 Genetics of hippocampal structure and function in depressed patients, Principal

Investigator, Dr. Glenda MacQueen (Coinvestigator) 2005-2008 Canadian Foundation for Innovation/Ontario Institute of Technology - $237,289

Analysis of immune gene regulation in animal models of psychiatric illness, Principal Investigator

2003-2005 NARSAD - $30,000 USD per annum Neuronal expression of class I MHC in response to chronic stress, Principal Investigator

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:

Petschow, B., Dore, J. Hibberd, P., Dinan, T., Reid, G., Blaser, M., Cani, P., Foster, J., Gibson, G., Hutton, J., Klaenhammer, T., Relman, D., Serazin, A., and Sanders, M.E. submitted July 2013. Probiotics, prebiotics, and the host microbiome: the science of translation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Lai, J.K.Y, M. Sobala-Drozdowski, L. Zhou, L.C. Doering, P.A. Faure, and J.A. Foster. submitted

Aug 2013. Temporal and spectral differences in ultrasonic vocalization in fmr1-/- mice during postnatal development. Brain Behav Res

Roullet, F.I., J.K.Y. Lai, and J.A. Foster. 2013. In utero exposure to valproic acid and autism - a

current review of clinical and preclinical studies. NeurotoxicolTeratol 36:47-56. EPub Feb 8 2013.

J.A. Foster and K.M. Neufeld. 2013. Gut-brain axis: How the microbiome influences anxiety and

depression. Trends in Neuroscience 36(5):305-312. EPub Feb 4 2013 Neufeld, K.M. Y.K. Mao, J. Bienenstock, J.A. Foster, and W.A. Kunze. 2013. The microbiome is

essential for normal gut intrinsic primary afferent neuron excitability in the mouse. Neurogastroenterol Motil 25(2):183-e88. EPub 2012 Nov 27.

Saulnier, D.M., Y. Ringel, M.B. Heyman, J.A. Foster, P. Bercik, R. Shulman, J. Versalovic, E.

Verdu, T.C. Dinan, G. Hecht, and F. Guarner. 2013. The intestinal microbiome, probiotics and prebiotics in neurogastrocenterology. Gut Microbes 4:1-11. EPub 2012 Nov 30.

Amath, A., J.A. Foster, and M.M. Sidor. 2012. Developmental alterations in CNS stress-related

gene expression following postnatal immune activation. Neuroscience. 220:90-9. EPub 2012 Jun 23.

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Ma, X., M.J. Hamadeh, B.R. Christie, J.A. Foster, and M.A. Tarnopolsky. 2012. Impact of treadmill running and sex on hippocampal neurogenesis in the mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Plos One 7(4):e36048. EPub 2012 Apr 25.

Sankar, A., R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2012. Loss of class I MHC function alters stress

reactivity to mild stressors. J Neuroimmunology. 244(1-2):8-15. Epub 2012 Jan 14. Lokuge, S., B.N. Frey, J.A. Foster, C.N. Soares, and M. Steiner. 2011. Depression in women:

windows of vulnerability and new insights into the link between estrogen and serotonin. J. Clin. Psych. 72(11):e1563-9.

Neufeld, K.M., N. Kang, J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Effects of microbiota on anxiety-

like behaviour. Commun. Integr. Biol. 4(4):492-4. Neufeld, K.M., N. Kang, J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Reduced anxiety-like behaviour

and central neurochemical change in germ free mice. Neurogastro Motility 23:255-e119. Epub Nov 5 2010.

Sidor, M.M., A. Amath, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2010. A developmental characterization

of mesolimbocortical serotonergic gene expression changes following early immune challenge. Neuroscience. 171:734-746. Epub Sep 23 2010.

Dvorkin, A., C. Silva, T. McMurran, L. Bisnaire, J.A. Foster, and H. Szechtman. 2010. Features

of compulsive checking behaviour mediated by nucleus accumbens and orbital frontal cortex. Eur. J. Neurosci. 32(9):1552-1563. Epub Aug 22 2010.

Lokuge, S., B. N Frey, J. A. Foster, C. N. Soares, and M. Steiner. 2010. The rapid effects of

estrogen: A mini-review. Behav. Pharmacol. 21:465-472. Epub 2010 Jul 23. Roullet, F.I., L. Wollaston, D. DeCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Behavioral and molecular

changes in the mouse in response to prenatal exposure to the anti-epileptic drug valproic acid. Neuroscience. 70:514-22. Epub 2010 Jul 17.

Bercik P., E.F. Verdu, J.A. Foster, J. Macri, M. Potter, X. Huang, P. Malinowski, W. Jackson, P.

Blennerhassett, K.A. Neufeld, J. Lu, W. Khan, I. Corthesy-Theulaz, C. Cherbut, G.E. Bergonzelli, and S.M. Collins. 2010. Chronic gastrointestinal inflammation induces anxiety-like behavior and alters central nervous system biochemistry. Gastroenterology. 139(6):2102-2112.e1. Epub Jun 27 2010.

Askenov, V., J. Long, S. Lokuge, J.A. Foster, J. Liu, and D. Rollo. 2010. Dietary amelioration of

locomotor, neurotransmitter, and mitochondrial aging. Exp. Biol. Med. 235:66-76. van der Klieij, H., N. Charles, K. Karimi, Y-K Mao, J.A. Foster, L. Janssen, P.C. Yang, W.

Kunze, J. Rivera, and J. Bienenstock. 2010. Evidence for neuronal expression of functional Fc (epsilon and gamma) receptors. J. Allergy. Clin. Immunol. 125:757-60. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

Sidor, M.M., K. Rilett, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Validation of an automated system for measuring

anxiety-related behaviours in the elevated plus maze. J. Neurosci. Methods 188:7-13. Epub 2010 Jan 25.

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Kolozsi, E., R.N. MacKenzie, F.I. Roullet, D. deCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2009. Reduced expression of synaptic adhesion molecule neuroligin 3 in an animal model of autism. Neuroscience. 163(4):1201-10. Epub 2009 Jul 14.

Neufeld, K.A. and J.A. Foster. 2009. Effects of gut microbiota on the brain: Implications for

psychiatry. J. Psych. Neuro. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 34(3);230-1. Bercik, P., E.F. Verdu, J.A. Foster, J. Lu, A. Scharringa, I.Kean, L. Wang, P.Blennerhassett,

and S.M. Collins. 2009. Role of gut-brain axis in persistent abnormal feeding behavior in mice following eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection Am.J.Physiolol. 296(3):R587-94. Epub 2009 Jan 7.

White, E.J., S.J. Park, J.A. Foster, and J.D. Huizinga. 2008. Ether-a-go-go-related-gene 3 is the

main candidate for the E-4031-sensitive potassium current in the pacemaker interstitital cells of Cajal in mouse. Am. J. of Physiol. 295(4);G691-9. Epub 2008 Jul 31.

Feng, B.S., X. Chen, S.H. He, P.Y. Zeng, J.A. Foster, Z. Xing, J. Bienenstock, and P.C. Yang.

2008. Disruption of TIM1/TIM4 interaction as a therapeutic strategy in a DC-induced peanut allergy model. J. Allergy. Clin. Immunol. 122(1):55-61. Epub 2008 Jun 10.

Foster, J.A. and G. MacQueen. 2008. Neurobiology of personality and depression. Invited

review. Can. J. Psych. 53(1):6-13.

Chun, S., R. McEvilly, J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2008. Proclivity to self-injurious behaviour in MRL-lpr mice: implications for autoimmunity-induced damage in the dopamine system. Mol. Psych. 13(11):1043-53. Epub 2007 Sep 4.

Perreault, M.L., D. Graham, S. Scattalon, Y.F. Wang, H. Szechtman, and J.A. Foster. 2007. Alterations in dopamine receptor and prodynorphin mRNAs contribute to enhanced behavioural sensitization in response to kappa opioid/quinpirole cotreatment. Psychopharmacology. 194(4):285-296 Epub 2007 July 10.

Ma, X. J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2006. Distribution and prevalence of leukocyte phenotypes in brains of lupus-prone mice. J. Neuroimmunol. 179:26-36.

Sondhi, S., J.M. Castellano, V.Z. Chong, R.M. Rogoza, K.J. Sloblenick, B.A. Dyck, J. Gabriele, N. Thomas, K. Ki, Z.B. Pristupa, A.N. Singh, D. MacCrimmon, P. Voruganti, J.A. Foster, and R.K. Mishra. 2006. cDNA array reveals increased expression of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide following chronic clozapine treatment: role in atypical antipsychotic drug-induced adverse metabolic effects. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 6(2): 131-40.

Bryceson, Y., J.A. Foster, S.P. Kauupusamy, M. Herkenham, and E.O. Long. 2005. Expression of a killer cell receptor-like gene in plastic regions of the central nervous system J. Neruoimmunol. 161: 177-182

Foster, J.A., M. Puchowicz, D. McIntyre, and M. Herkenham. 2004. Activin βA mRNA induced during amygdala kindling shows a spatiotemporal progression that tracks the spread of seizures. J. Comp. Neurol. 476:91-102.

Foster, J.A., L. Bezin, L. Groc, P.L. Christopherson, and R.A. Levine. 2003. Kainic acid-induced death of nigral neurons. J. Chem. Neuroanat. 26:65-73.

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Foster, J.A. and M. Herkenham. 2002. Induced neuronal expression of class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) mRNA in acute and chronic inflammation models. J.Neuroimmunol. 131:83-91.

Foster, J.A., P.L. Christopherson, and R.A. Levine. 2002. GTP cyclohydrolase I induction in striatal astrocytes following intrastriatal kainic acid lesion. J. Chem. Neuroanat. 24(3):173-179.

Proescholdt, M.G., S. Chakravarty, J.A. Foster, S.B. Foti, E.M. Briley, and M. Herkenham. 2002. Intracerebroventricular but not intravenous interleukin-1β induces widespread vascular-mediated leukocyte infiltration and immune signal mRNA expression followed by brain-wide glial activation. Neuroscience. 112(3):731-749.

Groc, L., L. Bezin, J.A. Foster, T. Jackson, D. Weissmann, H. Jiang, and R.A. Levine. 2001. Lipid peroxidation-mediated oxidative stress and dopamine neuronal apoptosis in the substantia nigra during development. Neurochem. Int. 39(2):127-133.

Groc, L., R.A. Levine, J.A. Foster, H.J. Normile, D. Weissmann, and L. Bezin. 2000. Evidence of deprenyl-insensitive apoptosis of nigral dopamine neurons during development. Dev. Brain Res. 120:95-98.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1997. Differential induction of heat shock mRNA in oligodendrocytes, microglia, and astrocytes following hyperthermia. Mol. Brain Res. 45(2): 207-218.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1996. Basal expression of stress-inducible hsp70 mRNA detected in hippocampal and cortical neurons of normal rabbit brain. Brain Res. 724(1): 73-83.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1996. Intracellular localization of heat shock mRNAs (hsc70 and hsp70) to neural cell bodies and processes in the control and hyperthermic rabbit brain. J. Neurosci. Res. 46(6):652-655.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1995. Localization of constitutive and hyperthermia-inducible heat shock mRNAs (hsc70 and hsp70) in the rabbit cerebellum and brain stem by non-radioactive in situ hybridization. J. Neurosci. Res. 41(5):603-612.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1992. Temperature dependency of wing-beat frequency in intact and deafferented locusts. J. exp. Biol. 162: 295-312.

Owen, M.D. and J.A. Foster. 1988. The association of changes in cerebral ganglion dopamine metabolism with ootheca development in Periplaneta americana. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 91C(2): 403-408.

Published Abstracts:

Rilett, K.C., J.K.Y. Lai, R.N. MacKenzie, J. Ellegood, J.P. Lerch, and J.A. Foster. 2012. Effects of early life stressors on behavior and brain structure. Neurosci. Abs. 38:444.16.

Lai, J.K.Y, K.C. Rilett, R.N. MacKenzie, P.A. Faure, and J.A. Foster. 2012. Effects of early immune activation on stress responsivity. Neurosci. Abs. 38:686.07.

Kapadia, M., M. Stanojcic, A. Earls, S. Pulapaka, J. Lee, J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2011. Olfactory dysfunction during systemic autoimmune disease. Neurosci. Abs. 37:475.03.

J.A. Foster, C. Vandervelde, and Karen-Anne Neufeld. 2011. Alterations in stress reactivity and leptin feeding circuitry in germ free mice. Neurosci. Abs. 37:325.08.

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Lokuge, S., Benicio N. Frey, J.A. Foster, M. Coote, B. Nicholls, C.N. Soares, and M. Steiner. 2010. Gene Expression of Estrogen Receptor alpha and Serotonin Transporter in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Biological Psych. 67 (9):55S-55S 177 Suppl. S MAY 1 2010 Conference Information: 65th Annual Convention of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, MAY 2010 New Orleans, LA

Sankar, A., R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2009 Role of class I immune molecules in regulating sickness behaviour. Neurosci. Abs. 35:570.13.

Wollaston, L., R.N. MacKenzie, G. Hall, and J.A. Foster. 2008 The impact of maternal infection on neurodevelopment – behavioural changes. Neurosci. Abs. 34:446.11.

Roullet, F.I., E. Kolozsi, M. Gadziola, L. Wollaston, D. deCatanzaro, P.A. Faure, and J.A. Foster. 2008. Environmental challenge during pregnancy with valproic acid induces ultrasonic vocalizations, social behaviour, and gene expression alterations in the mouse. Neurosci. Abs. 34:345.13

Sidor, M.M., G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2008. The impact of early immune challenge on neurocircuitry and behaviour. Neurosci. Abs. 34:477.22.

Rilett, K.C., K.-A. Neufeld, R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2008. Altered behaviour in T cell receptor chain knock-out mice. Neurosci. Abs. 34:477.21.

Roullet, F.I., L. Wollaston, D. DeCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2007. Environmental challenge during pregnancy: analysis of behaviour and gene expression in a mouse model to study autism. Neurosci. Abs. 33:61.13.

Sidor, M.M., P.J. Martin, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2007. The role of long-term immune dysfunction in adult neurogenesis. Neurosci. Abs. 33:456.16.

Kunze, W.A., J.A. Foster, Y. Mao, X. Ma, and J. Bienenstock. 2007. Lactobacillus Sp (LB) probiotic ingestion by rats blocks memory in DRG neurons of repeated colorectal distensions. Neurosci. Abs. 33:72.4.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 2006. Expression of EphA receptor mRNA in rat brain following status epilepticus. Neurosci. Abs. 32:279.30.

Foster, J.A., S.A. Scattalon, E.M. Jamal, R.N. Mackenzie, M. Perreault, and H. Szechtman. 2005. Class I MHC mRNA expression in response to D2/D3 agonist quinpirole. Neurosci Abs. 31:504.9.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 2005. Expression of EphA receptor mRNA in rat brain following status epilepticus. Neurosci. Abs. 31:942.11.

Bryceson, Y., J.A. Foster, S. Kuppusamy, M. Herkenham, and E.O. Long. 2004. Expression of a killer-cell receptor gene in plastic regions of the central nervous system. Neurosci. Abs. 30:512.8.

LaBuz, E., D.C. McIntyre, M. Herkenham, and J.A. Foster. 2003. Regulation of immune-related genes by neuronal activation. Neurosci. Abs. 29:103.20.

Foster, J.A., D.C. McIntyre, M.J. Puchowicz, and M. Herkenham. 2002. Activity-dependent expression of activin βA mRNA. Neurosci. Abs. 28:600.8.

Foti, S.B., S. Chakravarty, J.A. Foster, E.M. Briley, M.G. Proescholdt, and M. Herkenham. 2001. Intracerebroventricular interleukin-1: mechanism for induction of brain-wide immune response. Neurosci. Abs. 27:634.1.

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Foster, J.A., V. Butterweck, N. Quan, E.L. Stern, and M. Herkenham. 2000. MHC Class I - A novel in vivo indicator of cellular stress. Neurosci. Abs. 26:242.9.

Groc L., H. Jiang, L. Bezin, T. Hunter, J.A. Foster, and R.A. Levine. 2000. Cellular mediators of dopamine neuronal death in the substantia nigra (SN) during rat development. Neurosci. Abs. 26:667.18.

Groc, L., L. Bezin, J.A. Foster, D. Weissman, and R.A. Levine. 1999. Potential involvement of oxidative stress in the apoptotic death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra during development. Neurosci. Abs. 25:801.10.

Foster, J.A., L. Bezin, P.L. Christopherson, R.B. Stearn, and R.A. Levine. 1998. Catecholamine and tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism in kainic acid-induced apoptotic death of substantia nigral neurons. Neurosci. Abs. 24:575.2.

Foster, J.A., L. Bezin, L.J. Gordon, R.B. Stearn, J.A. Neville, A. Nugent, and R.A. Levine. 1997. Reactive gliosis, catecholamine-related gene expression, and neuronal death in the rat nigrostriatal system following striatal kainic acid lesion. Neurosci. Abs. 23:542.9.

Bezin, L., G.B. Corcoran, P.Z. Anastasiadis, J.A. Foster, R.B. Stearn, and R.A. Levine. 1997. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) triggers a switch from apoptosis to necrosis in human U251 glioma treated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Neurosci. Abs. 23:950.3.

Bezin, L., P.Z. Anastasiadis, M.C. Berent, M.D. Flam, J.A. Foster, L.J. Gordon, and R. A. Levine. 1996. Expression of NO synthase isoforms and GTP-cyclohydrolase in rat C6 glioma after LPS and IFN-γ treatment. Neurosci. Abs. 22:616.7.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1995. Cellular localization of heat shock mRNAs (hsc70 and hsp70) in the rabbit brain. Neurosci. Abs. 21:710.14.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1994. Localization of heat shock mRNAs encoding hsc70 and hsp70 in the rabbit brain. Neurosci. Abs. 20:619.13.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1993. Expression of heat shock genes in the rabbit nervous system. Neurosci. Abs. 19:718.13.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1990. Temperature dependency of wing-beat frequency in intact and deafferented locusts. Neurosci. Abs. 16:504.2.

Robertson, R.M. and J.A. Foster. 1990. Effects of temperature on properties and interactions of flight neurons in the locust. Neurosci. Abs. 16:504.3.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1989. Temperature effects on locust flight. Neurosci. Abs. 15: 13.5.

Non-Peer Reviewed

Book Chapters:

Foster, J.A. and R.A. Levine. 2002. Tetrahydrobiopterin-mediated neuronal death following intrastriatal kainic acid: Implications for Parkinson's disease. In: Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates. S. Milstien, G. Kapatos, R.A. Levine, B. Shane. eds. Boston. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 393-398.

Groc, L., L. Bezin, H. Jiang, T.J. Hunter, J.A. Foster, and R.A. Levine. 2002. Inhibition of oxidative stress during developmental cell death: Cellular and behavioural effects. In: Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates. S. Milstien, G. Kapatos, R.A. Levine, B. Shane. eds. Boston. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 399-404.

Presentations at Meetings:

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Podium

J.A. Foster. 2013. Effects of Gut Microbiota on the Brain: A role in anxiety and stress-reactivity. CIFAR OBI – Neuroscience Accelerator Workshop: Autism. February 2013. Toronto, ON.

J.A. Foster, C. Vandervelde, and Karen-Anne Neufeld. 2011. Alterations in stress reactivity and leptin feeding circuitry in germ free mice. Nanosymposium Society for Neuroscience. November 2011. Washington, DC

Neufeld, K.M., J. Bienenstock, J.A. Foster, and W. Kunze. 2011. The microbiome is necessary for normal gut intrinsic primary afferent neuron excitability. Neurogastroenterology & Motility Conference. September 2011. St. Louis, MO.

Foster, J.A., K.M. Neufeld, K. Rilett, and J. Bienenstock. 2010. Immune regulation of plasticity-related genes in CNS stress circuits and behaviour. Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON.

Foster, J.A. 2008. Gut microflora influences CNS development of stress-reactivity (and learning). Co-chair and speaker in symposium: Novel approaches from new investigators: towards understanding the neurobiology of mental illness. Annual meeting Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Toronto, ON June 2008.

Foster, J.A. 2008. How the body communicates with the brain can influence a person’s level of anxiety. Healthy Minds Across America – an international day of free public forums on the progress and promise of mental health research. September 2008. Hamilton, ON.

M.L. Perreault, P. Seeman, J. Foster, and H. Szechtman. 2006. Kappa opioid receptors enhance behavioural and molecular sensitized responses to the dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist quinpirole. Medical Sciences Annual Research Day, McMaster University, September 2006.

Roullet, F.I. Y. Wang, Y., G.B. Hall, D. deCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Maternal treatment with VPA during pregnancy leads to early physical and social deficits in mouse pups. Travel Award Recipient symposium - 15th Annual International Behavioural Neuroscience Society (IBNS), Whistler, B.C. May 23-28, 2006.

Scattalon, S.A., M. Pearreault, H. Szechtman, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Regulation of MHC Class I genes in response to quinpirole-induced behavioural sensitization. 19th Annual Ontario Biology Day, London, ON March 18-19, 2006.

Foster, J.A., L. Vann, R. Banghoo, and L. Balbe. 2005. Life after Fellowship. National Institute of Mental Health Annual Retreat. Gettysburg, PA. September 2005.

Foster, J.A. and M. Herkenham. 2002. Transcriptional profile analysis of activity-dependent immune gene regulation in the CNS. National Institute of Mental Health Annual Retreat. Carlisle, MD.

Foster, J.A., S. Foti, S. Chakravarty, E.M. Briley, M.G. Proescholdt, and M. Herkenham. 2002. Intracerebroventricular interleukin-1β induces widespread leukocyte infiltration into brain parenchyma in rats and mice via actions on the brain's vasculature. Neural-immune interactions in development & disease: Pathways to therapy. August 17-22, 2002; Tucson, Arizona.

Poster

Lai, J.K.Y., S. Jacobs, L.C. Doering, D.C. Gillespie, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Expression of Neuroligin mRNA in Mouse Models of Rett Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome. MiNDS

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Optimal Brain Symposium, July 6-8, McMaster University, Hamilton ON and 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmalogy. May 20-23. Montreal PQ.

Lai. J.K.Y., A. Aujnarain, A, G.B.C. Hall, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Impact of exercise and enrichment on the adult behaviour of in utero poly I:C challenged mice. 1st Biennial Autism Research Training-NeuroDevNet Winter Institute. Mar 2-6, 2011. Banff, AB

Snaidero, R. S. Lokuge, J.A. Foster, M. Coote, B. Nicholls, C.N. Soares, M. Steiner, and B.N. Frey. Altered tryptophan hydroxylase-1 mRNA expression in premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychiatry Research Day, April 2011, Hamilton, ON. and Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting May 2011, Montreal, QC.

Singh, E., J.A. Foster, and D. Gillespie. 2011. Developmental distribution of NMDA receptor subunit mRNA in auditory brainstem of rat. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting May 2011, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON and Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting May 2011, Quebec City QC.

Rilett, K.C., K.M. Neufeld, R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Immune-brain cross-talk influences sex differences in stress reactivity. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting May 2011, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON and Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting May 2011, Montreal, QC.

Amath, A., M.M. Sidor, and J.A. Foster. 2011. Developmental alterations in the limbic pathways of stress circuitry as a result of early immune activation. Bachelor of Health Sciences Poster Day, McMaster University April 2010,Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting May 2011, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, and Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting May 2011, Montreal, QC.

Lai, J.K.Y., S. Jacobs, L.C. Doering, D. Gillespie, and J.A. Foster. Expression of neuroligin mRNA in mouse models of Rett syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting May 2011, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON and Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting May 2011, Montreal, QC.

Neufeld, K.M., J. Bienenstock, J.A. Foster, and W. Kunze. 2011 The microbiome is necessary for normal gut intrinsic primary afferent neuronal excitability. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting May 2011, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Vandervelde, C., Neufeld, K.M., and J.A. Foster. 2011. Alterations in feeding circuitry in the arcuate nucleus in germ free mice. Biology Day, McMaster University, April 2011 and NeuroXchange conference, McMaster University April 2011.

MacKenzie, R. N., K. Yucel, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Do risk alleles of the serotonin transporter predict poor performance on verbal memory task? Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON.

MacKenzie, R. N., K. Yucel, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Factors influencing verbal learning in depressed patients. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, May 2010, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.

Bopardikar, A., A. Amath, N. Kang, A. Borsczcow, P. Bieling, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus…Mice are from ? Interpreting behavioural data to better understand the personality of the mouse. Bachelor of Health Sciences Poster Day, McMaster University and Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON.

Lai, J.K.Y., A. Aujnarain, G.B.C. Hall, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Effects of exercise and enrichment on the adult behaviour of in utero poly I:C challenged mice. Psychiatry Research Day, April

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2010, Hamilton, ON. and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, May 2010, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.

Neufeld, K.M., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Delayed programming of stress-reactivity in germ-free mice. Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON. and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, May 2010, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.

Aujnarain, A., J.K.Y. Lai, G.B.C. Hall, and J.A. Foster. 2010. The impact of maternal immune challenge on early development and social behaviour in mice. Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON. and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, May 2010, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.

Rilett, K.C., K.M. Neufeld, R. N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Low trait anxiety in immunocompromised mice. Psychiatry Research Day, April 2010, Hamilton, ON. and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, May 2010, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.

Kang, N., K.M. Neufeld, J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2010. Expression levels of NMDA receptors in germ free mice. Life Sciences Poster Session, April 2010, McMaster University, Hamilton ON.

Borszczow, A., W.G. Foster, and J.A. Foster. 2010. The impact of pesticide exposure on plasticity-related genes in the central nervous system. Life Sciences Poster Session, April 2010, McMaster University, Hamilton ON.

Martin, P. and J.A. Foster. 2010. BDNF cellular pathways and histone remodelling in response to valproic acid challenge. Bachelor of Health Sciences Poster Day. March 2010., McMaster University, Hamilton ON.

Ho, V., R. N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2010. IL-6p174 cytokine polymorphism in people with major depressive disorder (MDD). Bachelor of Health Sciences Poster Day. March 2010., McMaster University, Hamilton ON.

Szechtman, H., C. Silva, L. Bisnaire, T. McMurran, A. Dvorkin, and J.A. Foster. 2009. Effects of a neurotoxic lesion in the basal lateral amygdala, nucleus accumbens core, or the orbital frontal cortex, on the expression of locomotion and compulsive checking in the quinpirole sensitization model of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Annual meeting of the International Behavioural Neuroscience Society. June 9-14, 2009, Manzanillo, Mexico.

Foster, J.A., K. Yucel, E. Kolozsi, R.N. MacKenzie, and G. MacQueen. 2009. Risk alleles of the serotonin transporter poloymorphism predict small hippocampal volumes in major depression. Scandinavian College of Neuro-Psychopharmacology/Canadian College of Neuropyschopharmacology Joint Meeting, April 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark and Biological Psychiatry. May 2009, Vancouver, B.C.

Sidor, M.M, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2009. The molecular signature of anxiety-like behaviour in mice exposed to a postnatal immune challenge. Scandinavian College of Neuro-Psychopharmacology/Canadian College of Neuropyschopharmacology Joint Meeting, April 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, June 2009, Hamilton ON.

Rilett, K.C., M.R. Stampfli, J.A. Foster. 2009. Maternal smoke exposure results in hyperactivity. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, June 2009, Hamilton ON.

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Sankar, A., R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2009. Role of class I immune molecules in mediating sickness behaviour. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, June 2009, Hamilton ON.

Neufeld, K.M., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2009. The impact of intestinal microbiota on anxiety-like behaviour. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, June 2009, Hamilton ON.

Kolozsi, E., R.N. MacKenzie, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2009. Cytokine polymorphisms in people with major depression. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting, June 2009, Hamilton ON.

Rilett, K.C., K.M. Neufeld, R.N. MacKenzie, and J.A. Foster. 2008. Altered behaviour in T cell receptor mutant mice. Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. June 2008 Toronto, ON.

Sidor, M.M., G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2008. An ontogenetic characterization of the emergence of anxiety-like ehaviour in early immune challenged mice. Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. June 2008 Toronto, ON.

Wollaston,L., R.N. MacKenzie, F.I. Roullet, G. Hall, and J.A. Foster. 2008. The impact of viral challenge in utero on the development of social behaviour. Health Research in the City, 2nd Annual Meeting, February 6, 2008. Hamilton, ON, FSORC Research Day, St. Joesph’s Healthcare, June 23, 2008, Hamilton, ON, Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. June 2008 Toronto, ON.

Neufeld, K.M., J. Bienenstock, J.A. Foster. 2008. Impact of gut bacteria and stress on learning. Health Research in the City, 2nd Annual Meeting, February 6, 2008. Hamilton, ON. and FSORC Research Day, St. Joesph’s Healthcare, June 23, 2008, Hamilton, ON, Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Toronto, ON June 2008.

Kolozsi, E., R.N. MacKenzie, D. deCatanzaro, D. Rollo, F.I. Roullet, and J.A. Foster. 2008. Neuroligin and neurexin mRNA involvement in autism. Health Research in the City, 2nd Annual Meeting, February 6, 2008. Hamilton,ON. and FSORC Research Day, St. Joesph’s Healthcare, June 23, 2008, Hamilton, ON

Chohan, K., M.M. Sidor, P.J. Martin, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2008. Molecular effects of early immune challenge in the adult mouse. Health Research in the City, 2nd Annual Meeting, February 6, 2008. Hamilton, ON.

Sidor, M.M., P.J. Martin, G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2007. The role of long-term immune dysfunction in adult neurogenesis. Psychiatry Research Day 2007, April 11, Hamilton, ON, Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, May 23-25, Toronto, ON, and FSORC Research Day, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, June 25, Hamilton, ON.

Neufeld, K.-A., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2007. Impact of gut microflora on learning, behaviour and CNS gene expression. Psychiatry Research Day 2007, April 11, Hamilton, ON, Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, May 23-25, Toronto, ON, and FSORC Research Day, St. Joseph’s Hospital, June 25, Hamilton, ON.

Roullet, F.I., L. Wollaston, G. Hall., D. DeCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2007. Environmental challenge during pregnancy and neurodevelopment in the offspring: analysis of dopamine-related mRNAs in a mouse model of autism. Psychiatry Research Day 2007, April 11, Hamilton, ON, Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, May 23-25, Toronto, ON, and FSORC Research Day, St. Joseph’s Hospital, June 25, Hamilton, ON.

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Wollaston, L., F. Roullet, and J.A. Foster. 2007. The impact of immune challenge on neurodevelopment – An animal model to study autism? Psychiatry Research Day 2007, April 11, Hamilton, ON and FSORC Research Day, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, June 25, Hamilton, ON.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 2006. Expression of EphA receptor mRNA in rat brain following status epilepticus. October 14-18, Atlanta, GA.

Neufeld, K.A., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Microflora, Stress, and Learning. FASEB Summer Research Conference: Neural-immune interactions in development & disease: Pathways to therapy. August 4-10, 2006, Tucson, AZ.

Roullet, F.I., Y. Wang, G.B. Hall, D. deCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Maternal treatment with VPA during pregnancy leads to early physical and social deficits in mouse pups. 15th Annual International Behavioural Neuroscience Society (IBNS), Whistler, B.C. May 23-28, 2006.

Neufeld, K.A., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Gut bacteria alters the stress system: impact on learning. 15th Annual International Behavioural Neuroscience Society (IBNS), Whistler, B.C. May 23-28, 2006.

MacKenzie, R.N., G. MacQueen, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Detecting genetic variation through PCR restriction length polymorphism analysis. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton ON, and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting 2006, University of Toronto.

Neufeld, K.A., J. Bienenstock, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Gut bacteria alters the stress system: impact on learning. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton ON, and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting 2006, University of Toronto.

Roullet, F.I. G.B. Hall, D. deCatanzaro, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Maternal treatment with VPA during pregnancy leads to early physical and social deficits in mouse pups. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton ON, and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting 2006, University of Toronto.

Scattalon, S.A., E.M. Jamal, R.N. MacKenzie, M. Perreault, H. Szechtman, and J.A. Foster. 2006. Class I MHC mRNA expression in response to the D2/D3 agonist quinpirole. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton, ON.

Sidor, M.M. and J.A. Foster. 2006. Novel roles for immune molecules in neurogenesis. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton ON, and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting 2006, University of Toronto.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 2006. Expression of EphA receptor mRNA in rat brain following status epilepticus. Psychiatry Research Day 2006, Hamilton ON, and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting 2006, University of Toronto.

Foster, J.A., S.A. Scattalon, E.M. Jamal, R.N. Mackenzie, M. Perreault, and H. Szechtman. 2005. Class I MHC mRNA expression in response to D2/D3 agonist quinpirole. November 12-16, Washington, DC.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 2005. Expression of EphA receptor mRNA in rat brain following status epilepticus. November 12-16, Washington, DC.

Bercik, P., E.F. Verdu, J.A. Foster, X.X. Huang, T. Tompkins, and S.M.Collins. 2005. Recovery of impaired gastric function after H. pylori eradication is accelerated by decreasing gastric inflammation with specific probiotics. Neurogasteroenterology, Toulouse, France. July.

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Perreault, M.L., P. Seeman, J. Foster, and H. Szechtman. Kappa opioid receptors enhance behavioural and molecular sensitized responses to the dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist quinpirole. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting. June. McMaster University.

Mackenzie, R.N., P. Forsythe, J. Bienenstock and J.A. Foster. 2005. Mast Cells in the CNS. Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting. June. McMaster University.

Wang, D.T.C., Herkenham, M., and J.A. Foster. 2005. Glucocorticoid regulation of class I major histocompatability complex mRNAs in neurons. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting. June. McMaster University.

Scattalon, S.A., R.N. Mackenzie, M.Perreault, J.A. Foster, and H. Szechtman. 2005. Immune gene regulation in sensitization to D2 agonist quinpirole. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting. June. McMaster University.

Jamal, E.M., Y. Wang, H. Szechtman, and J.A. Foster. 2005. Effects of acute treatment with D2 agonist quinpirole on CNS expression of class I MHC mRNAs. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON and Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association Annual Meeting. June. McMaster University.

Wang, L., J.A. Foster, R.J. Racine, and M. Fahnestock. 20005. Expression of EPHA5 and EPHA7 receptor mRNA in control and status epileptic adult rat brains. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON.

Chun, S., J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2005. Pharmacologically-induced self-injurious behaviour in lupus-prone mice. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON.

Ma, X., B. Zhang, L. Lu, J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2005. Cell phenotype and cytokine profile of infiltrating cells in brains of lupus-prone mice. Psychiatric Research Day 2005, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON.

Bryceson, Y., J.A. Foster, S. Kuppusamy, M. Herkenham, and E.O. Long. 2004. Expression of a killer-cell receptor gene in plastic regions of the central nervous system. October 23-27,San Diego, CA

Ma, S., B. Zhang, J.A. Foster, and B. Sakic. 2004. Cell phenotype of infiltrating cells in brains of lupus-prone mice. 7th annual meeting of the International Society for Neuroimmunology, Venice, Italy.

LaBuz, E., D.C. McIntyre, M. Herkenham, and J.A. Foster. 2003. Regulation of immune-related genes by neuronal activation. November 8-12, New Orlean, LA.

Foster, J.A., D.C. McIntyre, M.J. Puchowicz, and M. Herkenham. 2002. Activity-dependent expression of activin βA mRNA. November 2-7, Orlando, FL.

Herkenham, M., E. LaBuz, J.A. Foster. 2002. Transcriptional profile analysis of immune genes following electroconvulsive shock. FASEB Summer Research Conference: Neural-immune interactions in development & disease: Pathways to therapy. August 17-22, 2002; Tucson, Arizona.

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Foti, S.B., S. Chakravarty, J.A. Foster, E.M. Briley, M.G. Proescholdt, and M. Herkenham. 2001. Intracerebroventricular interleukin-1: mechanism for induction of brain-wide immune response. November 10-15, San Diego, CA.

Foster, J.A., V. Butterweck, N. Quan, E.L. Stern, and M. Herkenham. 2000. MHC Class I - A novel in vivo indicator of cellular stress. November 4-9, New Orleans, LA.

Groc L., H. Jiang, L. Bezin, T. Hunter, J.A. Foster, and R.A. Levine. 2000. Cellular mediators of dopamine neuronal death in the substantia nigra (SN) during rat development. November 4-9, New Orleans, LA.

Foster, J.A., V. Butterweck, N. Quan, E.L. Stern, and M. Herkenham. 2000. MHC Class I - an immune and non-immune signalling molecule in brain. FASEB Summer Research Conference: Neural-immune interactions in injury & disease: Pathways to therapy. June 18-22, 2000; Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Groc, L., L. Bezin, J.A. Foster, D. Weissman, and R.A. Levine. 1999. Potential involvement of oxidative stress in the apoptotic death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra during development. October 23-28, Miami Beach, FL.

Foster, J.A., L. Bezin, P.L. Christopherson, R.B. Stearn, and R.A. Levine. 1998. Catecholamine and tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism in kainic acid-induced apoptotic death of substantia nigral neurons. November 7-12, Los Angeles, CA.

Foster, J.A., Bezin, L., Christopherson, P.C., Stearn, R., and R.A. Levine. 1998. Involvement of tetrahydrobiopterin and catecholamine metabolism in apoptosis and catecholamine cell death: Relevance to Parkinson’s disease. Tenth International Conference on Pteridnine and Related Biogenic Amines. Snowbird, UT, March 1998.

Foster, J.A., L. Bezin, L.J. Gordon, R.B. Stearn, J.A. Neville, A. Nugent, and R.A. Levine. 1997. Reactive gliosis, catecholamine-related gene expression, and neuronal death in the rat nigrostriatal system following striatal kainic acid lesion. October 25-30, New Orleans, LA.

Bezin, L., G.B. Corcoran, P.Z. Anastasiadis, J.A. Foster, R.B. Stearn, and R.A. Levine. 1997. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) triggers a switch from apoptosis to necrosis in human U251 glioma treated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Oct 25-30, New Orleans, LA.

Bezin, L., P.Z. Anastasiadis, J. A. Foster, M. Zhu, and R. A. Levine. 1997. Inhibition of GTP cyclohydrolase I gene accelerates apoptosis induced by lipopolysaccharide plus interferon-γ in human U251 glioma cells. 11th International Symposium: Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates. June 15-20, 1997; Berchtesgaden, Germany.

Levine, R.A., P.Z. Anastasiadis, J.A. Foster, and L. Bezin. 1997. Tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism in cell proliferation, apoptotic cell death, and neurological disease. 11th International Symposium: Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates. June 15-20, 1997; Berchtesgaden, Germany.

Bezin, L., P.Z. Anastasiadis, M.C. Berent, M.D. Flam, J.A. Foster, L.J. Gordon, and R. A. Levine. 1996. Expression of NO synthase isoforms and GTP-cyclohydrolase in rat C6 glioma after LPS and IFN-γ treatment. November 16-21, Washington, D.C.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1996. Differential expression of heat shock mRNAs in glial cell types in control and hyperthermic brain. Biology of heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. May 1996.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1995. Cellular localization of heat shock mRNAs (hsc70 and hsp70) in the rabbit brain. November 11-16, San Diego, CA.

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Brown, I.R., J.A. Foster, P. Manzerra, H. Quraishi, and S.J. Rush. 1995. The heat shock response in the hyperthermic mammalian brain. Symposium on 'Cell Stress Genes and the Nervous System'. Nottingham, England. April 1995.

Brown, I.R., S.J. Rush, P. Manzerra, and J.A. Foster. 1995. Expression of heat shock genes in the nervous system. Keystone Symposium on 'Heat shock (stress) proteins in Biology and Medicine’. Sante Fe, NM. February 1995.

Foster, J.A. and I.R. Brown. 1994. Expression of hsc70 mRNA and hsp70 mRNA in the rabbit forebrain. Biology of heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. May 1994.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1994. Localization of heat shock mRNAs encoding hsc70 and hsp70 in the rabbit brain. November 13-18, Miami Beach, FL.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1993. Expression of heat shock genes in the rabbit nervous system. November 7-12, Washington, D.C.

Foster, J.A., S.J. Rush, and I.R. Brown. 1993. Characterization of hsp70 and hsc70 mRNA patterns in cerebellar layers. Heat shock proteins and the cellular response to stress. Canadian Society for Cellular and Molecular Biology. Ville du Lac DeLage, Quebec. March 1993.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1990. Temperature dependency of wing-beat frequency in intact and deafferented locusts. October 28-November 2, St. Louis, MO.

Robertson, R.M. and J.A. Foster. 1990. Effects of temperature on properties and interactions of flight neurons in the locust. October 28-November 2, St. Louis, MO..

Foster J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1990. Hot locusts fly faster. East Coast Nerve Net. Woods Hole, MA., April 1990.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1990. The effect of temperature on flight motor patterns in Locusta migratoria. The Physiologist.

Foster, J.A. and R.M. Robertson. 1989. Temperature effects on locust flight. October 29-November 3, Phoenix, AZ.