Author: Julie
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New approaches to study the genetics of autism spectrum disorder may lead to new therapies
Published on Eurekalert, May 24, 2019 Link: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cafn-nat052019.php Canadian neuroscientists are using novel experimental approaches to understand autism spectrum disorder, from studying multiple variation in a single gene to the investigation of networks of interacting genes to find new treatments for the disorder. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects more than 1% of children, yet most cases…
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Advocacy Training: Be an effective advocate for science: Be involved & Tell your story
SfN and CAN join forces to bring you advocacy training that explains: Why advocacy matters How you can make an impact How informing lawmakers can advance neuroscience priorities How the Canadian budget process works How SfN and CAN can be your resource How to plan a #neuroadvocate activity Speakers: Michael Heintz, Director of Advocacy &…
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Discovery of mutations in ACTL6B gene offers insight into brain development
Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an international team led by researchers at McGill University and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center. The first clues about the rare disorder arose after…
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Post-Doctoral Fellow – Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Ontario
Position Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow Job Class: Under Review Dept/Program: Research & Academics Rate of Pay: Under Review Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to 2 years Employee Group: Non-Union Work Schedule: 37.50 hours weekly as per schedule Posting Date: April 25, 2019 Posting Type: Open Number: 1 Shift Type: Days REPOST The goal of…
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Postdoctoral fellow – linking bacterial infection to immunity and Parkinson’s disease – Trudeau and Gruenheid labs in Montreal
The Trudeau (University of Montreal) and Gruenheid (McGill) labs in Montreal presently have a job opening for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a project linking bacterial infection to immunity and Parkinson’s disease, taking advantage of mouse models. The ideal applicant will have expertise in neuroscience, including in one or more of the following techniques:…
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Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience postdoctoral position – Magoski laboratory – Queen’s University
A CIHR-funded postdoctoral position is immediately available in the Magoski laboratory at Queen’s University in the Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences and the Centre for Neuroscience Studies. The Magoski laboratory studies long-term changes to excitability in neuroendocrine cells that control reproduction in the model organism, Aplysia californica (see https://dbms.queensu.ca/faculty/neil-s-magoski). The present position concerns the…
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13th annual Canadian neuroscience meeting
Published on Eurekalert, April 15, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/cafn-1ac041519.php The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Paul Frankland and co-chair Ruth Slack, along with local chair Julie Lefebvre, have put together an exciting roster of scientific presentations, community building events and opportunities for networking and career development. Scientific highlights of the 2019 meeting include plenary lectures by Michelle…
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Blake Richards is the 2019 CAN Young Investigator awardee
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Blake Richards, from University of Toronto at Scarborough, is the winner of the 2019 CAN Young Investigator Award Published on Eurekalert April 15, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/cafn-bri041519.php The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Blake Richards, from University of Toronto at Scarborough,…
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Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Open to rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Neuroscience – McGill University
RL#: 16018A-160429 Tenure-Track Faculty Position Open to rank of Assistant or Associate Professor Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Neuroscience Faculty: Faculty of Medicine Department/School: Department of Psychiatry The Canada Research Chair is also open to internal candidates who already hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at McGill University. Position Description The Department of…
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Canadian Artificial Intelligence pioneers win the 2019 Turing Award
Congratulations to Geoffrey Hinton (University of Toronto), Joshua Bengio (Université de Montréal) and Yann LeCun (Boston University) who have won the 2019 Turing award for their work to understand neural networks using artificial intelligence and deep learning. The Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to an individual…