Foster Lab Outreach and Knowledge Translation
Foster, J.A. and S. Bay. 2018. Webinar: Mood and the Microbiome: the potential for a bottom-up therapeutic pathway.
www.integrativepractitioner.com/resources/partner-content/kaerwell/mood-and-the-microbiome-the-potential-for-a-bottom-up-therapeutic-pathway.
Foster, J.A. 2016. CAN-BIND webinar for professionals on "Mental Health and Microbes: Can Gut Bacteria Affect Your Mood?" -www.canbind.ca/provider_resources/
Foster, J.A. 2015 Microbes and the Mind. Culture. 35(3) www.thermoscientific.com/content/dam/tfs/SDG/MBD/MBD Marketing Material/General/Documents/Newsletters/Culture-35-3-Microbes-and-the-Mind-LT2181A-EN.pdf
Foster, J.A. 2013. Gut feelings: Bacteria and the brain. Cerebrum. July 2013www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=44080
www.integrativepractitioner.com/resources/partner-content/kaerwell/mood-and-the-microbiome-the-potential-for-a-bottom-up-therapeutic-pathway.
Foster, J.A. 2016. CAN-BIND webinar for professionals on "Mental Health and Microbes: Can Gut Bacteria Affect Your Mood?" -www.canbind.ca/provider_resources/
Foster, J.A. 2015 Microbes and the Mind. Culture. 35(3) www.thermoscientific.com/content/dam/tfs/SDG/MBD/MBD Marketing Material/General/Documents/Newsletters/Culture-35-3-Microbes-and-the-Mind-LT2181A-EN.pdf
Foster, J.A. 2013. Gut feelings: Bacteria and the brain. Cerebrum. July 2013www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=44080
Recent Foster Lab Publications
Qiu, L.R., D.J. Fernandes, K.U. Szulc, J. Dazai, B.J. Nieman, D.H. Turnball, J.A. Foster, M.R. Palmert, and J.P. Lerch. 2018. Mouse MRI shows brain areas larger in males emerge earlier than those larger in females. Nat Comm accepted.
Baskaran, A., F. Farzan, R. Milev, C. Brenner, S. Alturi, M.P. McAndrews, P. Blier, K. Evans, J.A. Foster, B. Frey, P. Giacobbe, R. Lam, F. Leri, G. MacQueen, D. Mueller, S. Parikh, S. Rotzinger, C. Soares, S. Strother, G. Turecki, and S. Kennedy. 2018. The comparative effectiveness of electroencephalographic indices in predicting response to escitalopram therapy in depression: A pilot study. J Affect Disord 227:542-549.
Aujnarain, A.B., O.D. Luo, N. Taylor, J.K.Y. Lai, and J.A. Foster. 2018. Effects of exercise and enrichment on behaviour in CD-1 mice. Behav Brain Res. 342:43-50.
Maciukiewicz, M., V.S. Marshe, A.C. Hauschild, J.A. Foster, S. Rotzinger, J.L. Kennedy, S.H. Kennedy, D.J. Mueller, and J. Geraci. 2018. GWAS-based machine learning approach to predict duloxetine response in major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 99:62-68.
Maciukiewicz, M, V. Marshe, A. Tiwari, T. Fonseka, N. Freeman, S. Rotzinger, J.A. Foster, S. Kennedy, and D. Mueller. 2017. Genome-wide association studies of placebo and duloxetine response in major depressive disorder. Pharmacogenomics J Epub Jul 2017.
Fiori, L.M., J. P. Lopez, S. Richard-Devantoy, M. Berlim, E. Chachamovich, F. Jollant, J.A. Foster, S. Rotzinger, S.H. Kennedy and G. Turecki. 2017. miR-1201, miR135a, and miR-16: peripheral markers of MDD and predictors of antidepressant response. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 20:619-623. Epub May 2017.
Foster, J.A. 2017. Targeting the microbiome for mental health: Hype or hope? Biol Psych: 82:456-457.
Foster, J.A. L. Rinaman, and J.F. Cryan. 2017. Stress & The Gut-Brain Axis: The microbiome as a key regulator. Invited Review. Neurobiol Stress. 7:124-136.
Lopez, J.P., L.M. Fiori, C. Cruceanu, R. Lin, B. Labonte, H.M. Cates, E.A. Heller, V. Vialou, S.M. Ku, C. Gerald, M.H. Han, J.A. Foster, B.N. Frey, C.N. Soares, D.J. Muller, F. Farzan, F. Leri, G.M. MacQueen, H. Feilotter, K. Tryshkin, K.R. Evans, P. Giacobbe, P. Blier, R.W. Lam, R. Milev, S.V. Parikh, S. Rotzinger, S.C. Strother, C.M. Lewis, K.J. Aitchison, G.M. Wittenberg, N. Mechawar, E. Nestler, R. Uher, S.H. Kennedy, and G. Turecki. 2017. MicroRNAs 146a/b-5p, 424-3p, and 24-3p are consistent markers of antidepressant response and regulate MAPK/Wnt system genes. Nat Comm 8:15497.
West, C., R.Y. Wu, A. Wong, A.M. Stanisz, R. Yan, K.K. Min, M. Pasyk, K.A. McVey Neufeld, M.I. Karamat, J.A. Foster, J. Bienenstock, P. Forsythe, and W.A Kunze. 2017. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain JB-1 reverses restraint stress-induced gut dysmotility. Neurogastroenterol Motil 29:e12903. Epub Jul 6, 2016.
Slyepchenko, A., M. Maes, F.N. Jacka, C.A. Kohler, T. Barichello, R.S. McIntyre, M. Berk, I. Grande, J.A. Foster, E. Vieta, and A. F. Carvalho. 2017. Gut microbiota, bacterial translocation, and interactions with diet: Pathophysiological links between major depressive disorder and non-communicable medical comorbidities. Psychother Psychosom 86:31-46. Epub Nov 25, 2016.
Tatham, E.L., R. Ramasubbu, I. Gaxiola-Valdez, F. Cortese, D. Clark, B. Goodyear, J.A. Foster, and G.B.C. Hall. 2016. White Matter Integrity in Major Depressive Disorder: Implications of Childhood Trauma, 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Polymorphisms. Psych Res:Neuroimaging 253:15-25. Epub Apr 27 2016.
Lam, R.W., R. Milev, S. Rotzinger, A. C. Andreazza, P. Blier, C. Brenner, Z. J. Daskalakis, D. Moyez, J. Downar, K.R. Evans, F. Farzan, J.A. Foster, B.N. Frey, J. Geraci, P. Giacobbe, H.E. Feilotter, G.B. Hall, K.L. Harkness, S. Hassel, Z. Ismail, F. Leri, M. Liotti, G. MacQueen, M.P. McAndrews, L. Minuzzi, D. J. Muller, S.V. Parikh, F.M Placenza, L.C. Quilty, A.V. Ravindran, T.V. Salomons, C.N. Soares, S.C. Strother, G. Turecki, A.L. Vaccarino, F. Vila-Rodriguez, and S.H. Kennedy. 2016. Discovering biomarkers for antidepressant response: Protocol from the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND) and clinical characteristics of the first patient cohort. BMC Psychiatry. 16:105.
Ramasubbu, R., A. Burgess, I. Gaxiola-Valdez, F. Cortese, D. Clark, A. Kemp, B. Goodyear, G. MacQueen, N.T. Bech-Hansen, J.A. Foster, and V.A. Diwadkar. 2016. Amygdala responses to quetiapine XR and citalopram treatment in major depression: the role of 5-HTTLPR-S/lg polymorphisms. Hum Psychopharmacol. 31:144-55. Epub Feb 16 2016.
Foster, J.A., M. Lyte, E. Meyer, and J.F. Cryan. 2016. Gut microbiota and brain function: an evolving field in neuroscience. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 19:pii:pyv114. Epub Oct 4 2015.
Foster, J.A. 2016. Gut microbiome and behaviour: Focus on neuroimmune interactions. Int Rev Neurobiol 131:49-65.
Jawaorska, N., F.P. MacMaster, J.A. Foster, and R. Ramasubbu. 2016. The influence of 5-HTTLPR and Val66Met polymorphisms on cortical thickness and volume in limbic and paralimbic regions in depression: a preliminary study. BMC Psychiatry. 16:61.
Lai, J.K.Y, J.P. Lerch, L.C. Doering, J.A. Foster, and J. Ellegood. 2016 Changes in Brain Volumes of the Adult Male FMR1-KO Mouse on the FVB strain. Neuroscience. 318:12-21.
Bharwani A., M.F. Mian, J.A. Foster, M.G. Surrette, J. Bienenstock, and P. Forsythe. 2016. Structural & functional consequences of chronic psychosocial stress on the microbiome & host. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 63:217-27. Epub Oct 9 2015.
Fonseka, T.M., X.-Y. Wan, J.A. Foster, and S.H. Kennedy. 2016. Zebrafish models of major depressive disorders. J Neurosci Res 94(1):3-14. Epub Oct 9 2015.
Baskaran, A., F. Farzan, R. Milev, C. Brenner, S. Alturi, M.P. McAndrews, P. Blier, K. Evans, J.A. Foster, B. Frey, P. Giacobbe, R. Lam, F. Leri, G. MacQueen, D. Mueller, S. Parikh, S. Rotzinger, C. Soares, S. Strother, G. Turecki, and S. Kennedy. 2018. The comparative effectiveness of electroencephalographic indices in predicting response to escitalopram therapy in depression: A pilot study. J Affect Disord 227:542-549.
Aujnarain, A.B., O.D. Luo, N. Taylor, J.K.Y. Lai, and J.A. Foster. 2018. Effects of exercise and enrichment on behaviour in CD-1 mice. Behav Brain Res. 342:43-50.
Maciukiewicz, M., V.S. Marshe, A.C. Hauschild, J.A. Foster, S. Rotzinger, J.L. Kennedy, S.H. Kennedy, D.J. Mueller, and J. Geraci. 2018. GWAS-based machine learning approach to predict duloxetine response in major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 99:62-68.
Maciukiewicz, M, V. Marshe, A. Tiwari, T. Fonseka, N. Freeman, S. Rotzinger, J.A. Foster, S. Kennedy, and D. Mueller. 2017. Genome-wide association studies of placebo and duloxetine response in major depressive disorder. Pharmacogenomics J Epub Jul 2017.
Fiori, L.M., J. P. Lopez, S. Richard-Devantoy, M. Berlim, E. Chachamovich, F. Jollant, J.A. Foster, S. Rotzinger, S.H. Kennedy and G. Turecki. 2017. miR-1201, miR135a, and miR-16: peripheral markers of MDD and predictors of antidepressant response. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 20:619-623. Epub May 2017.
Foster, J.A. 2017. Targeting the microbiome for mental health: Hype or hope? Biol Psych: 82:456-457.
Foster, J.A. L. Rinaman, and J.F. Cryan. 2017. Stress & The Gut-Brain Axis: The microbiome as a key regulator. Invited Review. Neurobiol Stress. 7:124-136.
Lopez, J.P., L.M. Fiori, C. Cruceanu, R. Lin, B. Labonte, H.M. Cates, E.A. Heller, V. Vialou, S.M. Ku, C. Gerald, M.H. Han, J.A. Foster, B.N. Frey, C.N. Soares, D.J. Muller, F. Farzan, F. Leri, G.M. MacQueen, H. Feilotter, K. Tryshkin, K.R. Evans, P. Giacobbe, P. Blier, R.W. Lam, R. Milev, S.V. Parikh, S. Rotzinger, S.C. Strother, C.M. Lewis, K.J. Aitchison, G.M. Wittenberg, N. Mechawar, E. Nestler, R. Uher, S.H. Kennedy, and G. Turecki. 2017. MicroRNAs 146a/b-5p, 424-3p, and 24-3p are consistent markers of antidepressant response and regulate MAPK/Wnt system genes. Nat Comm 8:15497.
West, C., R.Y. Wu, A. Wong, A.M. Stanisz, R. Yan, K.K. Min, M. Pasyk, K.A. McVey Neufeld, M.I. Karamat, J.A. Foster, J. Bienenstock, P. Forsythe, and W.A Kunze. 2017. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain JB-1 reverses restraint stress-induced gut dysmotility. Neurogastroenterol Motil 29:e12903. Epub Jul 6, 2016.
Slyepchenko, A., M. Maes, F.N. Jacka, C.A. Kohler, T. Barichello, R.S. McIntyre, M. Berk, I. Grande, J.A. Foster, E. Vieta, and A. F. Carvalho. 2017. Gut microbiota, bacterial translocation, and interactions with diet: Pathophysiological links between major depressive disorder and non-communicable medical comorbidities. Psychother Psychosom 86:31-46. Epub Nov 25, 2016.
Tatham, E.L., R. Ramasubbu, I. Gaxiola-Valdez, F. Cortese, D. Clark, B. Goodyear, J.A. Foster, and G.B.C. Hall. 2016. White Matter Integrity in Major Depressive Disorder: Implications of Childhood Trauma, 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Polymorphisms. Psych Res:Neuroimaging 253:15-25. Epub Apr 27 2016.
Lam, R.W., R. Milev, S. Rotzinger, A. C. Andreazza, P. Blier, C. Brenner, Z. J. Daskalakis, D. Moyez, J. Downar, K.R. Evans, F. Farzan, J.A. Foster, B.N. Frey, J. Geraci, P. Giacobbe, H.E. Feilotter, G.B. Hall, K.L. Harkness, S. Hassel, Z. Ismail, F. Leri, M. Liotti, G. MacQueen, M.P. McAndrews, L. Minuzzi, D. J. Muller, S.V. Parikh, F.M Placenza, L.C. Quilty, A.V. Ravindran, T.V. Salomons, C.N. Soares, S.C. Strother, G. Turecki, A.L. Vaccarino, F. Vila-Rodriguez, and S.H. Kennedy. 2016. Discovering biomarkers for antidepressant response: Protocol from the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND) and clinical characteristics of the first patient cohort. BMC Psychiatry. 16:105.
Ramasubbu, R., A. Burgess, I. Gaxiola-Valdez, F. Cortese, D. Clark, A. Kemp, B. Goodyear, G. MacQueen, N.T. Bech-Hansen, J.A. Foster, and V.A. Diwadkar. 2016. Amygdala responses to quetiapine XR and citalopram treatment in major depression: the role of 5-HTTLPR-S/lg polymorphisms. Hum Psychopharmacol. 31:144-55. Epub Feb 16 2016.
Foster, J.A., M. Lyte, E. Meyer, and J.F. Cryan. 2016. Gut microbiota and brain function: an evolving field in neuroscience. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 19:pii:pyv114. Epub Oct 4 2015.
Foster, J.A. 2016. Gut microbiome and behaviour: Focus on neuroimmune interactions. Int Rev Neurobiol 131:49-65.
Jawaorska, N., F.P. MacMaster, J.A. Foster, and R. Ramasubbu. 2016. The influence of 5-HTTLPR and Val66Met polymorphisms on cortical thickness and volume in limbic and paralimbic regions in depression: a preliminary study. BMC Psychiatry. 16:61.
Lai, J.K.Y, J.P. Lerch, L.C. Doering, J.A. Foster, and J. Ellegood. 2016 Changes in Brain Volumes of the Adult Male FMR1-KO Mouse on the FVB strain. Neuroscience. 318:12-21.
Bharwani A., M.F. Mian, J.A. Foster, M.G. Surrette, J. Bienenstock, and P. Forsythe. 2016. Structural & functional consequences of chronic psychosocial stress on the microbiome & host. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 63:217-27. Epub Oct 9 2015.
Fonseka, T.M., X.-Y. Wan, J.A. Foster, and S.H. Kennedy. 2016. Zebrafish models of major depressive disorders. J Neurosci Res 94(1):3-14. Epub Oct 9 2015.