Scholarships & Awards
- CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Ontario Veterinary College Scholarship, PhD
- Dr. Pari K. Basrur Travel Scholarship
- Canada Graduate Scholarships, Master’s
- Ontario Veterinary College Scholarship, MSc
- Tri-Council Scholarship
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Reitz has been working with the Gramolini Lab since 2020. Presently, she is investigating novel protein signaling pathways and protein-protein interactions in the pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Education and Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Fellowship
(2020 – Present )
Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Science
(2014 – 2020)
Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
Co-Chair, Student Executive Council
(2015-2020)
Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science
(2010 – 2014)
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
(2013)
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
Selected Publications
Circadian mutant mice with obesity and metabolic syndrome are resilient to cardiovascular disease
Reitz, C. J., Alibhai, F. J., de Lima-Seolin, B. G., Nemec-Bakk, A., Khaper, N., & Martino, T. A. (2020). Circadian mutant mice with obesity and metabolic syndrome are resilient to cardiovascular disease. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 319(5), H1097-H1111.
Circadian influence on the microbiome improves heart failure outcomes
Mistry, P., Reitz, C. J., Khatua, T. N., Rasouli, M., Oliphant, K., Young, M. E., … & Martino, T. A. (2020). Circadian influence on the microbiome improves heart failure outcomes. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 149, 54-72.
SR9009 administered for one day after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion prevents heart failure in mice by targeting the cardiac inflammasome
Reitz, C. J., Alibhai, F. J., Khatua, T. N., Rasouli, M., Bridle, B. W., Burris, T. P., & Martino, T. A. (2019). SR9009 administered for one day after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion prevents heart failure in mice by targeting the cardiac inflammasome. Communications biology, 2(1), 1-15.
Disruption of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep on Critical Illness and the Impact on Cardiovascular Events
J Reitz, C., & A Martino, T. (2015). Disruption of circadian rhythms and sleep on critical illness and the impact on cardiovascular events. Current pharmaceutical design, 21(24), 3505-3511.
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