We are happy to announce the launch of the 2020 Brain Star Award Competition! Application deadline is January 31, 2021.
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August 22 - 25, 2021 | Westin Bayshore Vancouver
Canadian Neuroscience News
View more recently featured neuroscience news stories. You can also submit a press release or a recently published paper to CAN for consideration.
CAN Trainee research feature: Willemieke Kouwenhoven – Université de Montréal
Dr. Willemieke Kouwenhoven presents work she has done in Louis-Eric Trudeau’s laboratory at Université de Montréal and published here:
Kouwenhoven WM, Fortin G, Penttinen A-M, Florence C, Delignat-Lavaud B, Bourque M-J, Trimbuch T, Luppi MP, Salvail-Lacoste A, Legault P, Poulin J-F, Rosenmund C, Awatramani R, Trudeau L-É (2020) VGluT2 Expression in Dopamine Neurons Contributes to Postlesional Striatal Reinnervation. J Neurosci 40:8262–8275. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/40/43/8262
Read the latest edition of CAN Connection – November 2020
CAN Trainee research feature: Ranya Khaleel – University of Ottawa
Watch a new CAN Trainee Research Feature, by Ranya Khaleel, who worked in the laboratory of Dr. François Tremblay at the University of Ottawa.
In this research feature, she presents the publication:
Khaleel R, Tremblay F. Modulation of the cutaneous and cortical silent period in response to local menthol application. Somatosens Mot Res. 2020 Dec;37(4):277-283. doi: 10.1080/08990220.2020.1815691. Epub 2020 Sep 2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32873145/
CAN President Charles Bourque participation in the Canadian Science Policy Conference as panelist
Professor Charles Bourque will participate in the session: Roles & Responsibilities of Academic Science Societies in informing Policy: Lessons & Observations from Around the World – November 17th at 8:30 via zoom, as part of the Canadian Science Policy Conference which takes place virtually this year.
Take a look at the whole program here: https://sciencepolicyconference.ca/program-2020-2/
