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Post-doctoral position at University of Alberta to study the role of gangliosides in the biogenesis and fate of neuronal extracellular vesicles
Job Description A post-doctoral position is available to study the role of glycosphingolipids in the biogenesis, secretion and clearance of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the context of brain health and disease. This is full-time on-site position in the laboratory of Dr. Simonetta Sipione at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (https://sipionelab.org). Eligible candidates will be…
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Announcing the new co-chair of the CAN Advocacy committee: Dr. Susanne Schmid
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Susanne Schmid, Professor and Vice-Dean Basic Medical Sciences at Western University has accepted the invitation to be co-chair of the CAN Advocacy Committee. CAN wishes to thank Dr. Liisa Galea for her many years of service in the role of co-chair of advocacy, and…
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Program Medical Director, Krembil Brain Institute (KBI)
This position will remain open until filled. The University Health Network (UHN) is seeking an exceptional neurosciences medical director to lead and develop a bold and compelling vision and a new strategic road map for one of its many world- renowned programs. The Krembil Brain Institute is an internationally recognized neuroscience centre providing excellence in…
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Read our latest newsletter: CAN Connection – Fall 2025
We invite you to read our latest newsletter: CAN Connection – Fall 2025
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Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge
The Department of Neuroscience (https://www.ulethbridge.ca/artsci/neuroscience) at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a neuroscientist with demonstrated excellence in research on brain function across the life span in nonhuman animals, employing a systems-level approach and utilizing state-of-the-art methods. Researchers with experience in modern…
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Brain Star Award feature: Sergio Crespo-Garcia, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center
As the last Brain Star Award Feature of this series, we are proud to present the first place winner of the 2024 competition, Dr. Sergio Crespo-Garcia. He is also the winner of the Marlene-Reimer Award for 2024. Congratulations! Discovery of a new therapeutic avenue to protect vision in diabetic patients. Diabetes is a silent epidemic…
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Brain Star Award Feature: Christina You Chien Chou – McGill University
An optomapping approach to better understand connections in the visual cortex of the brain In the brain, information is passed from neuron to neuron via connections called synapses. Synaptic dysfunction unsurprisingly underlies many neurological diseases, such as autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Understanding how synapses are wired up in a cell-type-specific way is fundamental to understanding…
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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 live human brain mapping efforts due to the difficulties in recording and analysing activity in this small region which sits deep at the base of…
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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 prescriptions per year. However, opioids are also highly associated with substance use disorders and overdose related deaths. Last year alone, over 7000 Canadians passed away…
