Leslie Kerr
Associate Professor

B.Sc., M.Sc. (Carleton University) Ph.D. (University of British Columbia) Office: LHS D242 Phone: 705-748-1011 ext.7435    Email: lkerr@trentu.ca Webpage:   Lab: LHS D207

Research interests:
Behavioural Neuroscience
Cancer Research

My research examines how social environment and other life-stressors influence physiological and cellular mechanisms involved in cancer risk, development and growth.

Teaching

Neuroendocrinology (BIOL 4840H), Principles of the nervous system (PSYC-BIOL 3210H) , and Introduction to learning (PSYC 2600H).

Selected publications

Boyd, A., Salleh, A., Humber, B., Yee, J., Tomes, L., KERR L.R. (2010). Neonatal experiences differentially influence mammary gland morphology, estrogen receptor alpha protein levels, and carcinogenesis in BALB/c mice. Cancer Prevention Research 3(11):1398-1408.

KERR, L.R., Andrews, H.N., Strange, K.S., Emerman, J.T., Weinberg, J. (2006) Temporal factors alter effects of social housing conditions on responses to chemotherapy and hormone levels in a Shionogi mammary tumor model. Psychosomatic Medicine 68:966-975.

Winocur, G., Vardy,J., Binns, M., KERR, L., Tannock, I. (2006) The Effects of the Anti-Cancer Drugs Methotrexate and 5-Fluorouracil on Cognitive Function in Mice. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior 85:66-75.

Hilakivi-Clarke, L., Cabanes, A., Olivo, S., KERR, L., Bouker, K.B., Clarke, R. (2002) Do estrogens always increase breast cancer risk? Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 80:163-174.

KERR, L.R., Hundal, R., Silva, W.A., Emerman, J.T., Weinberg, J. (2001) Effects of social housing condition on chemotherapeutic efficacy in a Shionogi Carcinoma (SC115) mouse tumor model: influences of temporal factors, tumor size, and tumor growth rate. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63: 973-984.

Cross appointed with Psychology Department.