Canadian Association for Neuroscience

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  • CAN Trainee research feature: Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima – Douglas Hospital Research Centre

    Watch a new CAN Trainee Research Feature, by Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima, who worked in the laboratory of Dr. Patrícia Pelufo Silveira at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre at McGill University. In this research feature, she present the publication: de Lima Randriely Merscher Sobreira, Barth Barbara, Arcego Danusa Mar, de Mendonça Filho Euclides José,

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  • CAN Hill week is taking place November 2-6, 2020, virtually

    We are very excited to be organizing the first ever CAN Hill week, which will take place November 2 -6 2020, virtually.  Our objective is to advocate for more funding for fundamental research in Canada through CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. We have over 25 meetings organized in which over 50 CAN neuroadvocates will participate. Follow

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  • Call for Submissions: 2021 Dr. Sam Lal Award

    The Graham Boeckh Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Dr. Samarthji Lal Award. Dr. Lal was a distinguished psychiatric researcher, and this award is given each year to honour his legacy. The award recognizes a researcher working in a Canadian institution in the field of mental health who is making an outstanding contribution to

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  • CAN Trainee research feature: Sridevi Venkatesan, University of Toronto

    Watch this week’s CAN Trainee Research feature, with Sridevi Venkatesan, a PhD candidate working with Dr. Evelyn Lambe at the University of Toronto. She presents the publication: Venkatesan, S., & Lambe, E. (2020). Chrna5 is essential for a rapid and protected response to optogenetic release of endogenous acetylcholine in prefrontal cortex. The Journal of Neuroscience,

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  • CAN Trainee research feature: Scott Bell, McGill University

    Watch this week’s CAN Trainee Research feature, with Scott Bell, who obtained his PhD at McGill University, working with Dr. Carl Ernst. He presents the publication: Bell, S., et al., 2019. Mutations in ACTL6B Cause Neurodevelopmental Deficits and Epilepsy and Lead to Loss of Dendrites in Human Neurons. The American Journal of Human Genetics 104,

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  • Post-Doctoral Fellow in Circadian Neuroimmunology | Ghasemlou lab at Queen’s University

    A funded postdoctoral research position is available for highly motivated candidates in the Department of Anesthesiology at Queen’s University, to study cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying interactions between the nervous, immune, and circadian systems in acute and chronic pain. Outstanding candidates will have a background in pain physiology, neuroimmunology, and/or circadian biology. Our projects span

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  • Assistant Professor, Innate Immunity, University of Guelph

    The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the area of Innate Immunity. We are seeking outstanding candidates whose research interests are at the interface of microbes (bacterial, fungal and/or viral) and the human innate immune system. Individuals

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  • Assistant Professor, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Guelph

    Position Description: The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the area of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. We are seeking outstanding candidates whose research interests focus on signal transduction, membraneless organelles, or RNA biology in the context of

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  • CAN publishes an article in MacLean’s and Chatelaine magazine

    The article was published in MacLean’s in October 2020, in a special section on “Understanding Neurological Conditions”, and re-published in the December 2020 edition of Chatelaine, in a special section on “Managing Chronic Conditions”. It was also published online on the healthinsight.ca website.

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  • CAN Trainee research feature: Claire Gizowski, McGill University

    Watch this week’s CAN Trainee Research feature, with Claire Gizowski, who recently obtained her PhD at McGill University, working with Dr. Charles Bourque. She presents the publication: Gizowski C, Bourque CW. Sodium regulates clock time and output via an excitatory GABAergic pathway. Nature. 2020 Jul;583(7816):421-424. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2471-x. Dr. Gizowski is currently a postdoctoral scholar at

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