Author: Julie
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Investing in science will benefit all Canadians.
CAN is sharing with you the brief we have submitted to the House of Commons Finance (FINA), which is currently holding its consultations in advance of federal budget 2024. – our three recommendations are The Canadian Association for Neuroscience recommends the following: Recommendation 1: That the government double the budgets of the three main federal…
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Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management – Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Position Profile: The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, at Western University, is inviting applications for the position of Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management. The successful candidate will take a leadership role as the Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management through their research program. Applicants should have: 1) familiarity with, and deep commitment to…
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With autism, the brain adapts to blood vessel problems by changing how it uses energy
Dr. Baptiste Lacoste wants to find out what’s going wrong with the blood vessels in the autistic brain. His team was the first to discover that these blood vessels don’t work properly in mouse models of autism, and there’s some cellular evidence that this happens in humans as well. Now, in a new study published in Cell Reports, the team…
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Assistant Professor (Neurobiology) – University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Neurobiology). The Department of Biology, in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan campus invites applications for an appointment at the rank of Assistant…
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Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine
The Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Atlantic Veterinary College and the UPEI Faculty of Medicine invite applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Comparative Medicine. Appointment will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor Level. The successful candidate will hold a cross-appointment between the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Primary undergraduate teaching responsibilities…
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream-Contractually Limited Term Appointment-Behavioural Neuroscience – University of Toronto
Date Posted: 06/22/2023 Closing Date: 07/27/2023, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 31460 Job Category: Faculty – Teaching Stream, Contractually Limited Term Appointment Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Dept of Psychology Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description: The Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications…
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Brief submitted to study on Government of Canada’s Graduate Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs
Read the brief submitted by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research study on “Government of Canada’s Graduate Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs”. Canada needs to stop the brain drain
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Advocacy opportunities – June 2023
Please find below several opportunities to provide written submissions to various studies being undertaken at Committee’s in the House of Commons. Providing a written submission to a study is a great opportunity to build awareness for the important work you are doing, and the need for the government to continue investing in science and research.…
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Life and Neurscience – Event at the CAN 2023 Meeting
Incorporating conversations about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the CAN meeting program. Hosts The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience has a mandate to increase awareness of these issues among CAN membership, as well as proposing policy and practice recommendations to the CAN leadership on producing an equitable association,…
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Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management – Western University
Position Profile: The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, at Western University, is inviting applications for the position of Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management. The successful candidate will take a leadership role as the Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management through their research program. Applicants should have: 1) familiarity with, and deep commitment to the…