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TRENTU.CA / Biology / Faculty & Research / Faculty / Leslie Kerr

Leslie Kerr

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator for the Biomedical Science Program and the Specialization in Health Sciences

Leslie Kerr standing in front of a dark grey brick wall, wearing a white shirt and black suit jacket, smiling at the camera.

  • B.Sc. (Carleton University)
  • M.Sc. (Carleton University)
  • Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)

Office: LHS D242

Lab: LHS D207

Phone: 705-748-1011 ext.7435  

Email: lkerr@trentu.ca

Research interests

  • Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Environmental stressors and developmental plasticity

My research examines how the early life environment influences physiological and cellular mechanisms involved in development, growth, and behaviour.

Teaching

BIOL 4840H: Neuroendocrinology

PSYC-BIOL 3210H: Principles of the nervous system

BIOM 1000H: Introduction to Biomedical Sciences

Selected publications

Bennett, A.M., Longhi, J.N., Chin, E.H., Burness, G, Kerr, L.R., Murray, D.L. (2016) Acute changes in whole-body corticosterone in response to perceived predation risk: a mechanism for anti-predator behavior in anurans? General and Comparative Endocrinology 229:62-66. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen. 2016.02.024

Wang, L., Charoensuksai, P., Watson, N.J., Wang, X., Zhao, Z., Coriano, C.G.,Kerr, L., Xu, W. (2013). CARM1 automethylation is controlled at the level of alternative splicing. Nucleic Acids Research 41: 1-11.

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.

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