Faculty /brain/taxonomy/term/14/all en 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 2716 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 2715 at /brain Neurogenesis: New Faculty Recruit Speaker Series /brain/channels/event/neurogenesis-new-faculty-recruit-speaker-series-360305 <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> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:07:46 +0000 admin 2713 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 2709 at /brain Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /brain/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 2708 at /brain iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /brain/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-360301 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><b>Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation - The Need for Alternative Unconventional Routes</b></p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:57:08 +0000 admin 2706 at /brain Sustainability Lunch & Learn: Beyond buzzwords – Steps towards operating a sustainable lab /brain/channels/event/sustainability-lunch-learn-beyond-buzzwords-steps-towards-operating-sustainable-lab-360263 <p>Whether you’re a PI, lab manager or trainee, this workshop will inspire you with practical tips to help your lab go green (or greener!).</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:07:21 +0000 admin 2705 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 2704 at /brain Melzack Lecture Series - Tamara Carver PhD "Screens, Goggles, Simulations: The Tech-Driven Transformation of Learning" /brain/channels/event/melzack-lecture-series-tamara-carver-phd-screens-goggles-simulations-tech-driven-transformation-360243 <p><b>TAMARA CARVER, PhD</b> is the Director of the Office of Ed-TECH (Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health) for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, located at the <a href="/medsimcentre">Steinber</a></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:17:02 +0000 admin 2701 at /brain Melzack Lecture Series - Kathleen Rice PhD "Why Gender Matters for Chronic Pain Research: Lessons from an Institutional Ethnography of Chronic Pain and Marginalization in Canada" /brain/channels/event/melzack-lecture-series-kathleen-rice-phd-why-gender-matters-chronic-pain-research-lessons-360244 <p>Kathleen (Kate) Rice is Assistant Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family Medicine at À¦°óSMÉçÇø, where she holds the Tier II Canada Research Chair in the Medical Anthropology of Primary Care.  Kate has been engaged in e</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:24:02 +0000 admin 2702 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 2696 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 2695 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 2694 at /brain Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /brain/channels/event/scientific-day-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360112 <h3>Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <h4><em>Honouring the past, transforming the future</em></h4> <hr /> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:47:54 +0000 admin 2693 at /brain Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Impact of Technology on Spatial Memory, the Hippocampus and Implications for Healthy Cognition /brain/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-impact-technology-spatial-memory-hippocampus-and-implications-359671 <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> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:09:05 +0000 admin 2689 at /brain