About
Ellis Cooper is a Professor in the Department of Physiology at McGill University. His research focuses on activity-dependent mechanisms in neural circuit formation and diabetic autonomic neuropathies. He holds a B.Eng from SGWU, an MSc from Surrey, and a PhD from McMaster University.
Research interests include synaptic rearrangement in sympathetic ganglia and diabetes-induced synaptic defects targeting ganglionic nAChRs. Techniques used include electrophysiology, imaging, and viral gene transfer. His lab is funded by CIHR, JDRF, and HSFC.
Notable students include S. McFarlane (University of Calgary) and A.P. Haghighi (McGill University). The Cooper lab investigates synaptic activity’s role in neural circuits and develops mouse models for disease studies.
