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Research from University of Ottawa: deciphering what serotonin is saying inside our brains
The international research team’s ambitious work has implications across multiple fields and sheds compelling new light on the extraordinarily complex serotonin system. In our day-to-day lives, we’re constantly making a slew of decisions from immediate matters to prospects on the far horizon. But the evolutionary nuts-and-bolts of how our brains weigh these numerous daily decisions…
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University of Ottawa-led research team forges compelling new insights into dynamics of the brain’s serotonin system
Source of text: David McFadden, Communications Advisor & Research Writer, University of Ottawa The study’s findings could potentially help develop targeted therapeutics for mood disorders like major depressive disorder. Our lives are filled with binary decisions – choices between one of two alternatives. But what’s really happening inside our brains when we engage in this…
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 CAN- CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards!
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Brain Star Awards. The CIHR-INMHA Brain Star awards, administered by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, are awarded to students and trainees who have published high impact…
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Assistant Professor University of Saskatchewan-Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyApplications are invited from qualified individuals for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology. We are searching for individuals with exceptional promise to develop a vibrant, externally funded research program in any area of Cell Metabolism. While we encourage applications from candidates studying…
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Mark Cembrowski wins the 2025 CAN New Investigator Award for multidisciplinary research that has transformed our understanding of how memory is represented in the brain
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce Dr. Mark Cembrowski will be awarded the 2025 Canadian Association of Neuroscience (CAN) New Investigator Award. Dr. Cembrowski has established himself as an outstanding scientist, collaborator, and mentor, conducting leading-edge research on the cellular and molecular underpinnings of cognition and brain disorders, particularly in memory. Read…
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Advocacy webinar – Bridging Science and Policy: Tools for Effective Advocacy
Description Join Evidence for Democracy (E4D), Canada’s leading voice for science, evidence-informed public policy, and transparent decision-making, for an engaging and interactive workshop titled “Bridging Science and Policy: Tools for Effective Advocacy.” This session is designed to equip scientists and researchers with the knowledge and skills to become effective advocates for science. Participants will gain…
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CAN election one-pager
Get ready to meet candidates by reading the CAN election one-pager! We encourage you to print it out and give it to candidates you meet, to emphasize the importance of science and research for all Canadians.
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The Guo lab PDF-Cilia, underappreciated signaling hubs in the brain
The Guo Lab at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary is seeking candidates for two postdoctoral positions. The long-term goal of the Guo lab is to define fundamental principles governing the functional wiring of the brain. Toward this goal, we are focused on primary cilia, signaling antennae of…
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Read CAN Connection – March 2025
Read our most recent newsletter here: https://can-acn.org/can-connection-march-2025/ Content:
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Electroneurophysiology Technologist I / Neurophysiologist
Electroneurophysiology Technologist I Calgary Foothills Medical Centre Under general supervision, the EEG Technologist I performs either standard and complex EEG recordings or Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG). They may provide EEG Technologist support to the Seizure monitoring unit and may or may not do Ictal SPECT injections depending on the scope of their license. The technologist…
