Author: Julie
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Public Health Agency of Canada – call for reagents for COVID19 testing
We have been made aware by some of our members that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has sent out an urgent request for reagents, specifically RNA extraction reagents for COVID19 testing. If you have such reagents in your laboratory that you could donate (view list below) please consider doing so. If the laboratories have…
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A study by Martin Lévesque and his team explains the role of dopaminergic neurons in hyperactivity and suggests a mechanism of action for Ritalin
Read a new article by Université Laval news on a discovery by Martin Lévesque’s team Cellular cogs of hyperactivity uncovered – Study clarifies the role of dopaminergic neurons in hyperactivity and suggests a mechanism of action for Ritalin The cellular mechanism uncovered by the researchers could explain the mode of action of Ritalin in humans. The…
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McGill researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Discovery brings hope for novel pain treatment Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new analgesic drugs. The study, published in Cell, is the first to show that…
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Pain hypersensitivity: problem at the pump
Pain hypersensitivity and many other diseases could be associated with a protein that acts as an ion pump in neurons. The research team led by Yves De Koninck, at Université Laval’s Faculté de médecine and the CERVO Brain Research Centre had already targeted a protein called KCC2 as a key player in the mechanism leading to…
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Previous advocacy award winners
Learn about our 2020 winners: Cristian Zaelzer and the Convergence Initiative win a 2020 CAN Neuroscience Outreach & Advocacy Award September 15, 2020: CAN-ACN has revoked the 2020 Advocacy award that had been awarded to Roger Hudson and First Person Science, following an incident during which CAN-ACN’s values were not adhered to. A statement regarding…
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CAN publishes in a Toronto Star insert on Brain Health
CAN President Katalin Toth was featured in a campaign on Brain Health which was published in The Star on March 13, 2020. Read the article on thestar.com: Brain health is a priority for all Canadians
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CAN participation in SfN’s Hill Day
CAN participation in SfN’s Hill Day CAN was invited by SfN to participate once again in SfN’s Hill Day, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 5, 2020. CAN Vice-President Charles Bourque and CAN Past-President and current member of SfN’s GPA committee Jaideep Bains were present for this important event. Each was paired with…
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Canadian Interns Contribute to the Success of the 13th CAN-IBRO Summer School
Dr. Claire Bomkamp (UBC) and Ms. Jennifer Boateng (McGill) participated as Teaching Interns for the 13th CAN-IBRO school held from May 13-31, 2019 in Montreal and Toronto. The two interns contributed to the teaching of 6 African and 6 Latin American graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and found it a great experience.
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Neurologist – Southlake Regional Health Centre, Ontario
Life. Career. Balance. EXPERIENCE IT. ONLY AT SOUTHLAKE. At Southlake, we’ve created something special … A big city hospital that hasn’t lost its community heart. A place where teamwork is the norm and new leaders are continually discovered. An environment where you can put your skills to work today, while advancing towards your goals for…
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New Principal Investigator position in addiction / mental health – CRCHUM in Montreal
Job description The Research Center of the Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) and the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology of the Université de Montréal (UdeM) are seeking to recruit a principal investigator in brain imaging and / or artificial intelligence with an interest in clinical research in addiction and related mental health issues.…