Looking forward to this rescheduled talk at my alma mater @waterloosci.bsky.social regarding the adverse cardiometabolic consequences of prenatal cannabinoids. A bit of a homecoming!

Looking forward to this exciting @schulichmeddent.bsky.social/CHRI seminar with @pharmalauren.bsky.social!

Congrats to my 4th year student Susie on her @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Physiology 4980 poster today. Great work!

@schulichmeddent.bsky.social @dohadcanada.bsky.social #futuregenerationsdsay

Really looking forward to this exciting talk as part of our 2026 annual Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day! @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

HMN 2026: How Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social healthmedicinet.com/cannabis-pre...

Le placenta, nouveau marqueur potentiel du risque de schizophrénie Le placenta pourrait révéler dès la naissance un risque accru de schizophrénie lié à l’exposition prénatale au THC.

www.science-et-vie.com/corps-et-san...

Great #ArtofCreation exhibit opening at D.B. Weldon Library @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell what is real. It impacts about 1% of the Canadian population and is linke...

@westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

Can the placenta predict schizophrenia risk? Lessons from prenatal cannabis exposure There is strong evidence connecting cannabis use during pregnancy to harmful effects on a child’s brain development, including a higher risk of schizophrenia.

Thanks to @ca.theconversation.com for covering our BOR article academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... article: theconversation.com/can-the-plac...

Lookiing forward to this exhibit next week @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @slobodalab.bsky.social

DOHaD Canada 2026 Meeting Call for Abstracts! Deadline for abstract submission is March 1, 2026. Looking forward to sharing knowledge and learning about your outstanding research! @dohadtrainee-ecr.bsky.social

Out in Farm Country shooting some derelict buildings in B/W, and came across this beauty, chillin' (literally, it was -15C°) along a Concession Road on the Midwestern Ontario Tundra.

#birds #nature #birdwatching #birding #Fujifilm #birdphotographý #Canada #outdoors #outdoorphotography

While very relieved that my CIHR grant on placenta and fetal heart defects is funded (on the 3rd try), I am very concerned for the research community generally that the funding rate keeps dropping --13.1% in my committee😟.

Looking forward in talking to my alma mater @waterloosci.bsky.social regarding the adverse cardiometabolic consequences of prenatal cannabinoids. A bit of a homecoming!

Great times with the next generation of scientists today in Chemistry labs!

Today!

Looking forward to this @schulichmeddent.bsky.social #oncology Grand Rounds next Tuesday with my colleague Dr. Jim Petrik @uofguelph.bsky.social

Delighted to have Dr. Sandy Raha @McMasterU to speak to our 4th year @schulichmeddent.bsky.social students on the importance of proper and clear science communication!

TODAY….

Happy Hallowe’en from the Hardy Lab!

Today!

Looking forward to this Osler Society talk by Dr. Rob Hegele @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation

www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

In summary: as a MFM specialist, my job is to use shared decision-making to help pregnant people make educated decisions around preventative measures & treatments. Ultimately, my priority is the pregnant person. The fetus is a passenger, impacted by maternal health & wellbeing

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)

Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...

Identifying established human placental markers of schizophrenia in rodents after gestational ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure† Summary Sentence Prenatal THC exposure led to alterations in the expression of established prioritized markers of schizophrenia in placenta and brain model

Excited to see my MSc student Andrea Kocsis’ BOR publication identifying THC-specific placental markers of #schizophrenia academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... #cannabis #placenta @drcnatale.bsky.social @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @placentadoc.bsky.social