Looking forward to this exciting @schulichmeddent.bsky.social/CHRI seminar with @pharmalauren.bsky.social!

Congrats to my 4th year student Susie on her @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology 4980 poster today. Great work!

@schulichmeddent.bsky.social @dohadcanada.bsky.social #futuregenerationsdsay

Really looking forward to this exciting talk as part of our 2026 annual Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day! @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

HMN 2026: How Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social healthmedicinet.com/cannabis-pre...

Great #ArtofCreation exhibit opening at D.B. Weldon Library @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

@westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

Thanks to @ca.theconversation.com for covering our BOR article academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... article: theconversation.com/can-the-plac...

Lookiing forward to this exhibit next week @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @slobodalab.bsky.social

DOHaD Canada 2026 Meeting Call for Abstracts! Deadline for abstract submission is March 1, 2026. Looking forward to sharing knowledge and learning about your outstanding research! @dohadtrainee-ecr.bsky.social

Out in Farm Country shooting some derelict buildings in B/W, and came across this beauty, chillin' (literally, it was -15C°) along a Concession Road on the Midwestern Ontario Tundra. #birds #nature #birdwatching #birding #Fujifilm #birdphotographý #Canada #outdoors #outdoorphotography

While very relieved that my CIHR grant on placenta and fetal heart defects is funded (on the 3rd try), I am very concerned for the research community generally that the funding rate keeps dropping --13.1% in my committee😟.

Looking forward in talking to my alma mater @waterloosci.bsky.social regarding the adverse cardiometabolic consequences of prenatal cannabinoids. A bit of a homecoming!

Great times with the next generation of scientists today in Chemistry labs!

Today!

Looking forward to this @schulichmeddent.bsky.social #oncology Grand Rounds next Tuesday with my colleague Dr. Jim Petrik @uofguelph.bsky.social

Delighted to have Dr. Sandy Raha @McMasterU to speak to our 4th year @schulichmeddent.bsky.social students on the importance of proper and clear science communication!

TODAY….

Happy Hallowe’en from the Hardy Lab!

Today!

Looking forward to this Osler Society talk by Dr. Rob Hegele @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

In summary: as a MFM specialist, my job is to use shared decision-making to help pregnant people make educated decisions around preventative measures & treatments. Ultimately, my priority is the pregnant person. The fetus is a passenger, impacted by maternal health & wellbeing

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes: Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Maternal suicide Maternal homicide Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C) Bacteria (syphilis, listeria) Parasites (toxo)

Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...

Excited to see my MSc student Andrea Kocsis’ BOR publication identifying THC-specific placental markers of #schizophrenia academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... #cannabis #placenta @drcnatale.bsky.social @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @placentadoc.bsky.social

To my child health research colleagues, please consider applying for this CHRI Director position: cchl-ccls.ca/job/scientif...

Great study regarding the efficacy of a novel CBD: TMP, ART12.11 to reduce stress-induced depression from Laviolette Lab @schulichmeddent.bsky.social. Happy to be a part of this work! kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Happy to be a part of this exciting study! rdcu.be/eyMFm

Excited to be a part of this transformative paper from Dr. Ken Yeung’s lab in Chemistry at @westernu.bsky.social kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Congrats to Andrea Kocsis on her successful @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology MSc defence today!

Congrats to the @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology Graduating Class of 2025!

@westernu.bsky.social Reproductive Biology at #SORB25

Great day at #SORB25 @mcmasterugme.bsky.social

Great to be reunited with my PhD mentor (and now judge) Dr. Kaiping Yang at today’s @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Dr. Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day!

Congratulations to my MSc student Andrea Koscis on winning 2nd place oral presentation at today’s @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Dr. Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day! And Happy Birthday too! 🎂

Looking forward to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden’s Earl R. Plunkett’s lecture at the 23rd Annual Paul Harding Research Awards Day! @westernuPRG @westernuREI @westernu.bsky.social

Great time presenting our prenatal cannabis-heart research at @ccicbluesky.bsky.social 2025! Thanks for the invite!

LAST CALL Don't miss out on early bird registration rates and submitting your #cannabinoidresearch abstract! Deadline: March 14 ccic.net/ccic-conference #medicalcannabis #cannabisresearch

Canada’s most comprehensive forum on the science behind cannabis, its potential therapeutic benefits and the societal and health impacts of legalization of non-medical cannabis from leading researchers and physicians in the field. Find Conference Info here: ccic.net/ccic-confere... #EducationIsKey

Today!

Grateful to Reproduction journal for the invitation for this timely review on “The impact of cannabinoids on reproductive function” rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journal.... Thanks to Jim Petrik, Alison Holloway, and the rest of the co-authors for their contributions! #cannabis #reproduction

Looking forward to his @CHRI_London seminar!

Thanks @westernu.bsky.social for your continued support of our research!

Omega-3 supplementation may mitigate THC's negative effects on fetal development, potentially preventing low birth weight and heart issues in offspring, according to recent findings in animal models. doi.org/g9bjtb

Great poster day for our 4th year @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology and Pharmacology undergraduate students. Congrats on a great year!