معرفی
Dr. T. Alexander Quinn is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Dalhousie University's School of Biomedical Engineering. His research explores cardiac autoregulation, mechano-electric coupling, and arrhythmia mechanisms using multiscale experimental and computational models across species. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he actively recruits graduate students for Fall 2025 research projects.
- BSc (McGill University)
- MSc & PhD (Columbia University)
- Postdoctoral training: University of Oxford, Imperial College London
Research Focus:
- Cardiac autoregulation mechanisms from organ to subcellular levels
- Mechano-electric interactions in heart rhythm dynamics
- Computational modeling of cardiac function across species
- Zebrafish and mammalian models for cardiac research
- Development of targeted anti-arrhythmic therapies
Publication Trends: Recent work spans zebrafish cardiac modeling (2025, 2024), ischemia-induced arrhythmogenesis (2025), sinoatrial node dynamics (2022), and historical perspectives on cardiac biophysics (2022). Key methodologies include optogenetics, computational simulations, and multispecies electrophysiology.
Scientific Recognition:
- King Charles III Coronation Medal
- Sir Harcourt Caughey Award (Auckland Medical Research Foundation)
- J.A.F. Stevenson Award (Canadian Physiological Society)
- Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Award
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia Award
Teaching Roles:
- PHYL 4680/5568: Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology
- PHYL 2044: Human Systems Physiology
- BMNG 5062: Biomedical Engineering Foundations
- MNSC 6101: Cellular Neuroscience
- MED 2: Metabolism II
