Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Author: Julie

  • Read our latest newsletter

    https://can-acn.org/can-connection-fall-2019-newsletter/

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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…

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  • Postdoctoral Scholar to join a neurovascular imaging laboratory at University of Nevada

    The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Department of Physiology & Cell Biology is currently seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join a neurovascular imaging laboratory. The applicant will have a deep understanding of the neurovascular coupling and cerebral blood flow regulation. The successful applicant will be responsible for conducting independent experiments that involve delicate…

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  • New Principal Investigator position in adult neurological diseases using zebra fish approaches

    New Principal Investigator position in adult neurological diseases using zebra fish approaches at the CHUM Research Center – Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal The Research Centre of CHUM (CRCHUM) in partnership with the Department of Neurosciences of the Université de Montréal (UdeM) is seeking applicants for a principal investigator position at…

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  • Questions for candidates in advance of the federal election

    July 2019 Read the questions we have sent to the four main parties in advance of the upcoming federal elections:

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