Biography
Professor
BSc (Mount Allison); MSc, PhD (Dalhousie)
Dr Sweeney moved to UPEI in August 1997, after a short stint as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Physiology, University of Saskatchewan, and Principal Investigator in the Saskatchewan Stroke Research Center, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon. Previously, she completed a PhD in Pharmacology at Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS), and an MRC-funded post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of London (St. George’s Hospital and Royal Free Hospital Schools of Medicine, UK).
Recent Publications
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The effects of berry polyphenols on the gut microbiota and blood pressure
- Nutrients, 2022
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Blueberry consumption improves glycemic control, triglycerides and liver enzymes in US veterans with type 2 diabetes
- Current Developments in Nutrition, 2019
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Postprandial effects of blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) consumption on glucose metabolism, gastrointestinal hormone response, and perceived appetite in healthy adults: A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial
- Nutrients, 2019
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The effects of 100% wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) juice consumption on cardiometablic biomarkers
- BMC Nutrition, 2017
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Blueberry puree increases HDL-cholesterol in rats
- FASEB Journal, 2015
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Vaccinium berries (blueberries, cranberries)
- Cardiovascular diseases; hypertension; atherosclerosis; diabetes; renal disease
- Stroke and neurodegenerative diseases; different forms of cell death; neuroprotection
- Oxidative stress and inflammation; antioxidants
- Animal models of diseases; animal tissue culture
Current Scholars in Biology
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