My research interests lie in the development of tools leading to excellence in science education, to develop active learning and critical thinking in students, in order to enhance student learning capacities and experience.

Cheng Q, Fan H, Ngo D, Beaulieu E, Leung P, Lo CY, Burgess R, van der Zwan YG, White SJ, Khachigian LM, Hickey MJ, Morand EF. GILZ overexpression inhibits endothelial cell adhesive function through regulation of NF-?B and MAPK activity. J Immunol. 2013 Jul 1;191(1):424-33, 2013 Ngo D, Cheng Q, O'Connor AE, DeBoer KD, Lo CY, Beaulieu E, De Seram M, Hobbs RM, O'Bryan MK, Morand EF. Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) regulates testicular FOXO1 activity and spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) function. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059149. Epub 2013 Mar 14, 2013 Ngo D, Beaulieu E, Gu R, Cheng Q, Loiler S, Vervoordeldonk M, Xu J, Morand EF. Divergent effects of endogenous and exogenous GILZ in models of inflammation and arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 May;65(5):1203-12, 2013 Jean-Philippe Couture, Guylaine Nolet, Elaine Beaulieu, Richard Blouin, Nicolas Gévry. The p400/Brd8 Chromatin Remodeling Complex Promotes Adipogenesis by Incorporating Histone Variant H2A.Z at PPAR? Target Genes. Endocrinology. 2012 Dec;153(12):5796-808, 2012 Beaulieu E, Morand EF. Role of GILZ in immune regulation, glucocorticoid actions and rheumatoid arthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2011 Jun;7(6):340-8, 2011