Author: Julie

  • Academic MS Neurologist – McMaster University

    ACADEMIC MS NEUROLOGISTDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, and Hamilton Health Sciences invite applications for an Academic MS Neurologist. This is a full-time faculty position for a period of three years (renewable). Academic rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The successful

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  • Postdoctoral fellow position in systems neuroscience of memory at the University of Toronto

    We are excited to announce an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Takehara Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto (https://www.takeharalab.com/). This position is pivotal to our CIHR-funded research on hippocampal-neocortical interactions essential for memory processes. The selected candidate will spearhead a project employing cutting-edge calcium imaging techniques, including

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  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion session at the CAN 2024 meeting

    Sex & Gender in the Neurosciences Event organized by the CAN Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee – May 21, 2024 Panelists: Caroline Ménard, Bita Moghaddam, Liisa Galea,  Justin Matheson

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  • The Brain Prize call for nominations: now open

    The Brain Prize call for nominations: now open

    The Brain Prize is currently the world’s largest prize for neuroscience and is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation. The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more individuals who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions in any area of neuroscience- from basic to clinical, and since it was first awarded in 2011

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  • Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 CAN- CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards!

    The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Brain Star Awards. The CIHR-INMHA Brain Star awards, administered by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, are awarded to students and trainees who have published high impact

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  • The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024

    The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024 by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finances of Canada. These announcements demonstrate that scientific research has real-world benefits to people across Canada, to Canada’s economy, and to Canada’s future prosperity. We specifically applaud the following measures: Increased funding

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  • Postdoctoral Positions in Stem Cells and Regenerative Neuroscience – University of Manitoba

    Dr. Soheila Karimi is seeking for two to three Post-Doctoral Fellows to join her neuroscience research team in the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Science at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Karimi directs a renowned and well-funded program on Neural Regeneration and Stem Cell Research. Her program offers

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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.

    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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