Author: Julie
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CAN submits a brief to the Department of Finance pre-budget consultations
We invite you to read our submission to the Department of Finance pre-budget consultations
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Brain Star Award Feature: Justine Hansen, McGill University
Studying how the deepest regions of the brain contribute to brain activity The brainstem is a structure which is crucial for survival and consciousness, yet it is typically excluded from […]
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Brain Star Award feature: Erika Harding, Nicole Burma, Charlie Hong Ting Kwok, University of Calgary
Identification of the Pannexin-1 channel in the brain as a target to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms Opioids remain one of the most effective analgesics, with 10-15% of Canadians receiving opioid […]
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Brain Star Award Feature: Kassem Jaber, Montreal Neurological Institute
A new framework to assess placement of electrodes in the brain for epilepsy surgery Epilepsy is a chronic condition that is characterized by spontaneous recurring seizures. In clinical practice, the […]
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Brain Star Award Feature: Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, University of Alberta
Identification of CD33m as a new protective factor in Alzheimer’s Disease development. Immune cells in the brain, called microglia, are thought to be critical in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) development through […]
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Read CAN’s brief submitted to the 2025 FINA Pre-budget consultations
We are happy to share with you CAN’s pre-budget brief submission for the Consultations launched by the Finance committee of the House of Commons. https://can-acn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CAN-FINA-Submission-July-2025_final-1.pdf Our two main recommendations are an […]
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Brain Star Award Feature: Jessie Muir and Eshaan Sriram Iyer, McGill University
Discovery of differences in encoding threat discrimination in the brain of males and females Learning to predict threat is essential, but equally important—yet often overlooked—is learning about the absence of […]
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Brain Star Award Feature: Maira Belen Blasco, Douglas Research Institute, McGill University
A reduction in the number of connexions between brain cells is seen in the early stages of psychosis and is associated with negative symptoms. Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder […]
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Brain Star Award winner feature: Diego B. Piza, Western University
Better understanding the role of vision in the brain’s representation of space by studying freely moving primates The hippocampus is a structure of the mammalian brain that has been implicated […]
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Postdoctoral Position – Gut Microbiome-Brain Axis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The Nguyen and Sharkey Labs at the University of Calgary and Hotchkiss Brain Institute are seeking motivated applicants for a postdoctoral position studying the gut microbiome-brain axis in amyotrophic lateral […]
