Month: January 2020
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New CAN newsletter
Read our latest news in CAN Connection – Winter 2020
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Research Associate – University of Guelph – Khokhar laboratory
Position Title: Research Associate 1, (Grant & Trust Professional) Employer: University of Guelph (Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College) Term: Temporary full time (24 month contract to start as soon as possible) Hours: Full-time (35 Hours/Week) Number of Positions: 1 Hiring Ref. Number: 2020-0027 N.B.: Please read the Application Instructions before applying: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/careers-guelph/how-apply The Khokhar Lab researches the interactions between…
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Researchers first to use ultrasound to deliver a compound that stimulates brain cell communication in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Sunnybrook Research Institute senior scientist Dr. Isabelle Aubert and her PhD student, Kristiana Xhima, led the first study using focused ultrasound to deliver a molecule to the brain to revive the function of neurons vital to learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Breakthrough targets restoring the function of neurons vital to learning and…
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CAN January 2020 Report on advocacy
CAN-ACN Annual Advocacy report – January 2020 Presented to SfN’s Government and Public Affairs committee by Jaideep Bains, CAN past president and GPA member. The Canadian Association for Neuroscience has developed an active and efficient advocacy program over the last years thanks to the important support provided by the Society for Neuroscience. CAN will continue…
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Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis
By identifying a molecule that delays the progression of MS, CRCHUM researchers pave the way for new therapies for the nearly 77,000 Canadians living with the disease. Over 77,000 Canadians are living with multiple sclerosis, a disease whose causes still remain unknown. Presently, they have no hope for a cure. In a study published in…
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Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified
Source: MUHC and Lady Davis Institute A research team led by Dr. Claudia Kleinman, an investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, together with Dr. Nada Jabado, of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Dr. Michael Taylor, of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), discovered that…
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Activation of opioid receptor uncovered
In conjunction with Chinese, Belgian, German and American academic colleagues, the team of researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), led by the Director of the Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Professor Louis Gendron, participated in the discovery of the binding mechanism of an important opioid receptor. The results should facilitate the development of new active substances.…
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A post-doc position in the field of neural stem cell reprogramming and differentiation, Wang lab, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Description of the position: Our research focuses on delineating molecular mechanisms that regulate neural stem cell reprogramming and differentiation, with the ultimate goal of the development of stem cell- based therapy to promote neural repair in the context of various neurological disorders. The individual filling this position is particularly involved in the ongoing project in…