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Brain Star Award winner feature: Terry Suk, University of Ottawa
Stress-dependent modification of a protein called TDP-43 helps neurons recover once the stress has passed Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), are linked to improper function of a protein called TDP-43. Under healthy conditions, TDP-43 is found inside the nucleus of neurons, where it plays critical roles in maintaining
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The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation seeks a Program Manager, Neuroscience
POSITION: Program Manager, Neuroscience LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario POSITION DETAILS: Full Time, Permanent REPORTS TO: Director, Neuroscience WEBSITE: https://hgwf.org/ THE ORGANIZATION The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation (HWGF) empowers passionate leaders to build thriving communities and regenerate ecosystems, by nurturing innovation and scaling proven solutions to deliver transformative change. The HGWF supports a range of
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Featured Brain Star Award winner: Sameera Zia, University of Alberta
New therapeutic targets for Multiple Sclerosis identified by studying the role of microglia in myelin repair Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects over 100,000 Canadians and is the leading cause of neurological disability amongst people ages 20-40 years. It is a chronic, autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the protective myelin
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Read CAN’s submission to the 2026 pre-budget consultations
Pre-Budget consultations are an opportunity for Canadians from across the country to share their ideas and priorities on how to shape Canada’s future. Please view below CAN’s formal submission to these consultations, which are open until September 8, 2026. You can read about the consultations and participate here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations/2026/pre-budget-consultations-2026.html In this brief, CAN recommends that
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science – University of Manitoba
Posting Title: Advertisement For Assistant or Associate Professor Position number: 37564 Type: Assistant or Associate Professor Department: Human Anatomy & Cell Science Faculty: Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Posting start date: August 28, 2026 Posting close date: September 30, 2026 For more information please contact: Jacki Armstrong jacki.armstrong@umanitoba.ca Position description: The Department Human Anatomy &
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Brain Star Award feature: Dylan Terstege, University of Calgary
Reduced activity in a brain region called the retrosplenial cortex is linked to sex-dependent vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) occurs more often and progresses faster in women than men. Understanding the causes of these sex differences will help us to better understand the pathobiology of the disease. Here, Dylan Terstege, working in the
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Industry/University Post-Doctoral Position in Neurogenomics – McGill University
We are seeking applications for fully-funded Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions in our research team at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre of McGill University. The position and training will emphasize the interface between genomics, large data sets, machine learning/AI and neurobiology and mental health with a focus on major depressive disorder. Analyses aim to identify novel, sex-dependent
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Graduate Student Position in Neuroimmunology, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Microglial Biology – University of Alberta
The Macauley Lab at the University of Alberta is recruiting a motivated graduate student to join a project focused on neuroimmune mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease. Our lab studies how immune receptors expressed by microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, influence disease-relevant processes such as amyloid plaque responses, cellular trafficking, lipid handling, inflammation, and
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Brain Star Award feature: Weihua Cai, McGill University
The gut microbiota contributes to pain in fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a prevalent syndrome characterized by widespread pain in the absence of evident tissue injury or pathology, making it one of the most mysterious chronic pain conditions. It is thought to result from an overall increased sensitivity to pain. The composition of the gut microbiota in
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Brain Star Award feature: Sung Mo Park, SickKids Hospital
Failed memory recall does not necessarily reflect information loss A publication by SungMo Park, working in the Josselyn/Franklin lab at the Hospital for Sick Children, fundamentally reframes how memory impairment is understood by demonstrating that failed recall does not necessarily reflect irreversible information loss. Instead, they show that memories can persist as “silent engrams”—physically encoded
