Author: Julie
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Postdoc position in the Behavioural Neuroscience of Reward – Université de Montréal, Canada
Dr Anne-Noel Samaha’s laboratory at the Université de Montréal has an open position for a post-doctoral fellow. The research work involves characterizing the role of the amygdala in the behavioural response to reward cues in rats. As an example, see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31953370/ Dr Samaha will hire someone whose primary research interest is in the behavioural neuroscience of…
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Assistant professor – University of Manitoba
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, FULL-TIME TENURE TRACK (PROBATIONARY) DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND CELL SCIENCE RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Position Number #34651 The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba is seeking applications for a full‐time tenured or tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing as early as August…
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Caroline Ménard wins the 2024 CAN New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on stress vulnerability and resilience.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is very proud to announce that Dr. Caroline Ménard from Université Laval is the winner of the 2024 CAN New Investigator Award. Her innovative research program is shedding light on the biological mechanisms underlying vulnerability and resilience to stress, with the help of state-of-the-art photonic technology and with the aim…
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Swayne Lab – post-doctoral researcher in cellular and molecular neuroscience
Project: The post-doctoral researcher will investigate cross-cellular mechanisms regulating dendritic spine stability. Experiments will involve transgenic models both in situ and in vitro, a variety of imaging techniques (confocal, super-resolution, two-photon microscopy), cell biological and biochemical tools as well as electrophysiology, and behavioural studies. Opportunity: The post-doctoral researcher will have the opportunity to apply and…
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience McGill University, Canada
We are currently seeking outstanding candidates with an interest in neocortical circuits, including topics and methods such as synaptic plasticity, unconventional NMDA receptor signalling, 2-photon optogenetics, and 2-photon imaging. Applicants should be experienced with whole-cell recordings and/or advanced imaging techniques. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in whole-cell electrophysiology and/or 2-photon imaging, as…
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Postdoc position in the Neural Dynamics of Emotional Memory lab – University of Toronto
The Neural Dynamics of Emotional Memory lab at the University of Toronto Scarborough is recruiting postdocs. We are a systems neuroscience lab that uses in vivo electrophysiology, fiber photometry, miniscope imaging, and optogenetic manipulations during innovative behavioural tasks to investigate the neural dynamics of emotional memory. We are particularly interested in how the threat-level of…
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Postdoctoral fellowship in the genetic basis of natural variation in sociability
The Choe and Dukas labs, McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada The Choe and Dukas labs at the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University are looking for a postdoc for a collaborative ongoing project deciphering the genetic basis of natural variation in sociability. The Dukas and Dworkin labs have artificially selected low and high…
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Research is the key to better brain health
One in two people will suffer from a mental illness across their lifetime. It is estimated that 1.7 million Canadians will suffer from dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, by the year 2030. The burden of brain disorders and diseases has substantially increased over the last 25 years with the aging of the population and the…
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Read our latest newsletter: CAN Connection – March 2024
We invite you to read our latest newsletter for an update on CAN activities from the past months, and to learn how you can participate and get involved with us! Message from the President Call for Nominations – Board of Directors CAN Meeting updates Early-bird registration deadline coming up March 15 Satellite meetings 9th Canadian…
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Invitation to write to the Minister of Finances
We invite you to write to the Minister of Finances, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, to remind her and her team of the importance of investing in scientific research as they work on the 2024 Canadian budget. CAN has drafted a sample letter, you can dowload here: CAN letter to Freeland