1.Ormerod, K.G., Scibelli, A.E., Littleton, J.T. (2021). Regulation of excitation contraction coupling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Journal of Physiology. 10.1113/JP282092

2. Aponte-Santiago, N.A., Ormerod, K.G., Akbergenova, Y., Littleton, J.T. (2020) Functional changes in connectivity induced by differential manipulations of tonic and phasic motorneurons in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. 40:6270-6288.

3. Weiss, S., Melom, J.E., Ormerod, K.G., Zhang, Y.V., and Littleton, J.T. (2019). Glial Ca2+ signaling controls endocytosis and K+ buffering to regulate glial-neuronal communication at the soma. eLife 8:e44186.

4. Ormerod, K.G., Jung, J., Mercier, A.J. (2018). Modulation of neuromuscular synapses and contraction in Drosophila 3rd instar larvae. Journal of Neurogenetics. GNEG-2018-0023.R1. 

5. Ormerod, K.G., LePine, O., Abbineni, P., Bridgmen, J., Coorssen, J., Mercier, A.J., Tattersall, J. G. (2018) Drosophila development, physiology, behaviour, and lifespan are influenced by altered dietary composition. Fly. 2016FLY0047.

6. Zhang, Y.V., Ormerod, K.G., Littleton, J.T. (2017). Astrocyte Ca2+ influx negatively regulates neuronal activity. eNeuro. eN-NWR-0340-16R1 

7. Ormerod, K.G., LePine, O.K., Bhutta, M.S., Jung, J., Tattersall, G. J., and Mercier, A. J. (2016) Characterizing the physiological and behavioural roles of proctolin in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of  Neurophysiology. 115: 568-80.

8. Ormerod, K. G. Krans, J.L., and Mercier, A. J. (2015). Cell-selective modulation of the Drosophila neuromuscular system by a neuropeptide. Journal of Neurophysiology, 113: 1631-43. 

9. Milakovic, M., Ormerod, K.G., Klose, M., and Mercier, A. J. (2014). Mode of action of a Drosophila FMRFamide in inducing muscle contraction. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217: 1725-36.

10. Ormerod, K.G., Hadden, J. K., Deady, L.D., Mercier, A.J., and Krans, J.L. (2013). The action of octopamine and tyramine on muscles of Drosophila melanogaster larvae. Journal of Neurophysiology, 110: 1984-96.

11. Ruder, T*., Ali, S.A*., Ormerod, K.G*., Brust, A., Manchadi, M.L., Ventura, S., Undheim, E.A., Jackson, T.N., Mercier, A.J., King, G.F., Alewood, P.F. and Fry, B.G. (2013). Functional characterization on invertebrate and vertebrate tissues of tachykinin peptides from octopus venoms. Peptides. doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides. 2013.07.002

12. Ormerod, K. G. Rogasevskaia, T, Coorssen, J. R. and Mercier, A. J. (2012). Cholesterol-independent effects of methyl-β-cyclodextrin on chemical synapses. PLoS ONE. 7(3) e36395, PONE-D-11-23613R1. 

13. Tattersall, G., Luebbert, J.P., LePine, O.K., Ormerod, K. G. and Mercier, A. J. (2012). Thermal games in crayfish depend on establishment of social hierarchies. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215, 1892- 1904.

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2015 National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship
2015 Brock University Distinguished Graduate Student Award
2014 Endeavour Research Fellowship, Australian Government
2014 Senior Teaching Assistant Award, Center for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University
2014 Advocacy Award, Graduate Students’ Association, Brock University
2013 Society for Neuroscience Travel award, Local chapter, Southern Ontario (SONA)
2013 President’s Surgite Award, Brock University
2012 National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Doctoral Scholarship
2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Excellence Scholarship, Brock University
2012 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Canada
2011 Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science and Technology, Ontario, Canada
2011 Dean of Graduate Studies Excellence Scholarship, Brock University

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