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Tenure Track Position in Neuroscience at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Saskatchewan
Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a tenure-track faculty position in Neuroscience within the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences https://wcvm.usask.ca/departments/bio-medical.php of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Applicants engaged in all research areas of Neuroscience are encouraged to apply, but Neuroscience at the Behavioural or Systems level that could be relevant to veterinary medicine…
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Program Director, CIHR Institute of Aging
This is a 2-year opportunity, with benefits package included, and possibility of renewal for 4 additional years. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. About Us With an international reputation for success, Western University ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. The Canadian…
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CAN-ACN response to budget 2022 – “A Plan to Grow our Economy and Make Life More Affordable”
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience recognizes key investments that were made to support targeted research areas in budget 2022 but calls on the government to provide broader support to the Canadian scientific community through increased funding for fundamental research. We are specifically disappointed with the lack of increased support for non-targeted, hypothesis-driven & investigator-led research…
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Boris Bernhardt wins the 2022 New Investigator Award from the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is extremely proud to present Dr. Boris Bernhardt, Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University, with the 2022 CAN New Investigator Award. Dr. Boris Bernhardt is a Tier-2 Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroinformatics and leads the multimodal imaging and connectome analysis laboratory (http://mica-mni.github.io) at the McConnell Brain…
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Promising new treatment for ALS goes to clinical trials
After 12 years of research, Dr. Richard Robitaille is hopeful that we’ll soon have a treatment to help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) regain mobility. A new clinical trial is set to start soon, thanks to a $1-million grant from the American ALS Association announced just before Christmas. “I’m still in shock! For me,…
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Men and women process pain signals differently
A new study published in the journal BRAIN shows for the first time that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men. The finding could lead to better and more personalized treatments for chronic pain, which are desperately needed, especially in light of the opioid epidemic. Although it has…
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Research lead – Huntington Society of Canada
Research Lead (Full-time Permanent) Are you: Passionate and excited about research? Ready to support HSC as it continues to grow and become a more formidable and recognized leader in the global Huntington Disease (HD) space? Organized and able to juggle competing priorities? The Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) is a leading Canadian charity dedicated to…
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March 21 – 25, 2022 is CAN Parliament Hill Week
Canadian neuroadvocates are meeting with members of Parliament, Senators and Parliamentary staff this week for CAN Parliament Hill Week! We are advocating for increased funding for basic research in Canada, provided through CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. Our specific asks are: Recommendation 1: That the government of Canada provide a one-time 25% increase in investment in…
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CIHR Faces of Health Research 2022: Dylan Smith
All humans require sleep daily to be physically and mentally healthy. Sleep is known to play a role in solidifying new memories and learning. However, researchers do not fully understand the processes in the brain that underlie the consolidation of newly acquired information and skills during sleep. With the support of a CIHR Fellowship, Dr.…
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CAN submission to the House of Commons Standing committee on Science and Research
Read CAN’s submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research, for the Study titled: SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE IN CANADA Increased investment in scientific research: An investment in the health and prosperity of Canadians today and tomorrow Published on the House of Commons website on March 14, 2022
