Author: Julie
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New Calgary school named for world-renowned scientist Dr. Freda Miller
The Calgary Board of Education has announced a new elementary school being built in the community of Evergreen wil be named the Dr. Freda Miller School. The school is expected to open in September 2020. Dr. Freda Miller’s name was chosen as she is a world-renowned scientist, whose seminal scientific discoveries have led to new…
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Tenure Stream Position in Behavioural Neuroscience – University of Toronto Scarborough
The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in Behavioural Neuroscience. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will begin on July 1, 2020, or shortly thereafter. We seek applications from candidates with an excellent research record in fundamental neurobiological mechanisms of…
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Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs in Stem Cell Biology at Simon Fraser University
The Faculty of Science is building capacity in the area of stem cell biology and we seek outstanding candidates who engage in basic stem cell biology and investigate mechanisms with translational research opportunities relevant to disease. One chairholder will work in the area of developmental neuroscience or neurodegeneration, while the other is open, with a…
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Research Assistant – University of Victoria – Brown Lab
Background Dr. Craig Brown’s laboratory in the Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Victoria in British Columbia is now accepting applications for a Full-time Research Assistant position to beginning in the fall of 2019. Dr. Brown’s research program is interested in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of brain plasticity and repair. To address…
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In Memoriam – Michael Poulter
Michael Poulter, a Professor/Principal Investigator with the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Robarts Research Institute – Department of Molecular Medicine, died on August 10, 2019 at the age of 60.
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Bridging the Gap between Animal Studies and New Treatments for Chronic Pain Sufferers
Carleton University’s Mike Hildebrand and his partners are publishing new research into managing chronic pain. The lack of effective treatments has created a major health crisis affecting one in five Canadians.
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Can gut infection trigger Parkinson’s disease?
A new study by Montreal scientists published today in Nature demonstrates that a gut infection can lead to a pathology resembling Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a mouse model lacking a gene linked to the human disease.
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Invitation to join the #VoteScience Campaign
CAN is proud to support the #VoteScience campaign, and invites all scientists to participate! #VoteScience Advocating for Science in the Canadian Federal Election Science doesn’t usually get a lot of attention during elections, and we think that needs to change. We need your help to send a message that Canadians care about science. Learn how…
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Postdoctoral Position in Systems Neuroscience – University of Toronto Scarborough
The Arruda-Carvalho lab is looking for a highly motivated applicant to lead a collaborative, HFSP-funded project focusing on the neural mechanisms of fear generalization in mice. The project will include experiments spanning behaviour, slice electrophysiology, stereotaxic surgery, fiber photometry and optogenetics. The project is part of a collaborative grant with the Grewe lab in the…