Graduate Students /brain/taxonomy/term/344/all en Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds: New Adventures in Neurogenetics /brain/channels/event/pediatric-neurology-grand-rounds-new-adventures-neurogenetics-361160 <p>Dr. Jim Dowling’s talk is scheduled from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., followed by a coffee break from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. This break offers a chance to network and engage in discussions with Dr. Dowling.</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:15:24 +0000 admin 2767 at /brain Open Science project funded for $1.5M /brain/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 2766 at /brain At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding /brain/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 2763 at /brain Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /brain/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 2748 at /brain Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /brain/channels/event/open-house-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360114 <h3>Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <h4><strong>Discover the best Neuroimaging infrastructure in Canada</strong></h4> <hr /> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:07:39 +0000 admin 2738 at /brain Alan Evans elected Fellow of the Royal Society /brain/channels/news/alan-evans-elected-fellow-royal-society-357749 <h2>Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research</h2> <div> <div> <p><span><span>Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James 山ǿ Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the <span>Ludmer<span> Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists <span>that includes a <span>No<span>b<span>el laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:34:33 +0000 admin 2754 at /brain Gene therapy project receives major funding /brain/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 2746 at /brain Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /brain/channels/event/public-lectures-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360133 <h3>Public Lectures: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:32:21 +0000 admin 2734 at /brain Dorothy J Killam Lecture 2025 /brain/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 2742 at /brain Neurogenesis: New Faculty Recruit Speaker Series /brain/channels/event/neurogenesis-new-faculty-recruit-speaker-series-360641 <h2><b>Neurogenesis: New Faculty Recruit Speaker Series</b></h2> <h3>Wednesday, December 11, 2024<br /> 4:30–5:30 p.m. (with post-event reception)</h3> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:33:53 +0000 admin 2740 at /brain Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire /brain/channels/event/conferences-publiques-centre-dimagerie-cerebrale-mcconnell-40eme-anniversaire-360134 <h3>Conférences Publiques: Centre d'imagerie cérébrale McConnell - 40ème anniversaire</h3> <hr /> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:40:37 +0000 admin 2732 at /brain 49th Preston Robb Neuroscience Day /brain/channels/event/49th-preston-robb-neuroscience-day-359534 <p>The event honours the career and memory of Preston Robb, a pioneer epileptologist who is considered one of the founders of Canadian child neurology. Dr. Robb started pediatric neurology at the MCH. </p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:21:32 +0000 admin 2736 at /brain Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: The Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Memory Change: From Aging to Anxiety /brain/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-cognitive-and-neural-mechanisms-memory-change-aging-anxiety-360803 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:33:05 +0000 admin 2725 at /brain Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /brain/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 2752 at /brain Management of Disease Modifying Interventions in Alzheimer's /brain/channels/event/management-disease-modifying-interventions-alzheimers-359564 <p>This workshop is organized by Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD, PhD, from The Douglas Research Centre, 山ǿ, and The Neuro.</p> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:02:45 +0000 admin 2737 at /brain