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Postdoctoral Position in Neural Circuits – Topolnik Lab, Université Laval
Laboratory of Lisa Topolnik, Neuroscience Axis, CRCHU-CHUL, Laval University, Quebec-city, Canada A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Dr. Lisa Topolnik to work on the functional organization of […]
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Specific brain cells are critical for linking stress controllability and future behaviour
UCalgary researchers discover that a group of ancient cells may play a key role in controlling stress Stress is ubiquitous, and at no time in recent memory has this been […]
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Congratulations to Mihaela Iordanova, winner of the CAN Young Investigator Award
We are very proud to announce that Mihaela Iordanova, from Concordia University, has been named CAN’s 2020 Young Investigator Award winner! Learn more about this exceptional neuroscientist on Mihaela Iordanova’s […]
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COVID-19 assistance on federal laboratory reagents – Round #2
The Public Health Agency of Canada has sent a second call for items and reagents for the public health laboratories For loan: Thermofisher Kingfisher Flex Purification Systems (automated nucleic acid […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]