/bic/taxonomy/term/12/all en /bic/channels/event/megmcgill-comprehensive-training-second-edition-254380 <p>It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the 2nd edition of the <a href="/bic/training-events/training-programs/meg-comprehensive-training">MEG@Ă山ǿĽé Comprehensive Training Program</a> in 2015.</p> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:57:34 +0000 sylvain.baillet@mcgill.ca 977 at /bic /bic/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 3031 at /bic /bic/channels/event/ms-connect-person-guided-tour-362164 <p><strong>Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!</strong></p> <p>This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:32:34 +0000 admin 3030 at /bic /bic/channels/event/ms-connect-virtual-362163 <p><strong>Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!</strong></p> <p>This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:59:33 +0000 admin 3029 at /bic /bic/channels/event/90th-symposium-362135 <p>Join us as The Neuro celebrates 90 years of groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience with a forward-looking symposium. Through an engaging mix of historical reflections and cutting-edge discussions, we will explore the future of The Neuro.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:06:59 +0000 admin 3028 at /bic /bic/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p><span>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</span></p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 3027 at /bic /bic/channels/event/2025-neuro-epilepsy-day-and-pierre-gloor-lecture-361722 <hr /> <p>The Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture is a half-day event. The day will focus on big data in research and management of epilepsy. </p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:37:05 +0000 admin 3025 at /bic /bic/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 3020 at /bic /bic/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 3015 at /bic /bic/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 3013 at /bic /bic/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 3002 at /bic /bic/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 3000 at /bic /bic/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 3006 at /bic /bic/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 3004 at /bic /bic/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2025-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 2977 at /bic