Category: News
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CAN submits a brief to the House of Commons Science and Research committee study on the Capstone Research Funding Organization Announced in Budget 2024
Read our submission to the House of Commons Science and Research Committee study on “The Mission, Mandate, Role, Structure and Financing of the New Capstone Research Funding Organization Announced in Budget 2024”
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CAN Hill Day 2024
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience was proud to host its annual CAN Parliament Hill Day in Ottawa on November 5, 2024. It was a full day of meetings with elected officials and representatives of the main federal funding agencies to discuss how to better support scientific research in Canada.
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The cellular secret of how memories are made, and lost
From: SickKids news Scientists use a peptide to strengthen connections between brain cells and restore memory in a pre-clinical model. Research led at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is illuminating the mechanism underlying memory, which could result in future therapeutic targets for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is a condition…
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Read our submission to pre-budget consultations
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance invited Canadians to participate in its annual pre-budget consultations process. The committee will table a report on these consultations in the House of Commons with recommendations to be considered by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the development of the 2025 federal budget. Read…
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 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 2023 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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Caroline Ménard wins the 2024 CAN New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on stress vulnerability and resilience.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is very proud to announce that Dr. Caroline Ménard from Université Laval is the winner of the 2024 CAN New Investigator Award. Her innovative research program is shedding light on the biological mechanisms underlying vulnerability and resilience to stress, with the help of state-of-the-art photonic technology and with the aim…
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Read our latest newsletter: CAN Connection – March 2024
We invite you to read our latest newsletter for an update on CAN activities from the past months, and to learn how you can participate and get involved with us! Message from the President Call for Nominations – Board of Directors CAN Meeting updates Early-bird registration deadline coming up March 15 Satellite meetings 9th Canadian…
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Read CAN Connection – the September 2023 edition!
Read our latest newsletter today! Table of content: Message from the President, Adriana Di Polo CAN2024 Meeting Dates: May 19-22, 2024 Location: Vancouver Westin Bayshore Hotel Organizers Plenary speakers and sessions Featured plenary lecturers Plenary symposia chairs Meeting key dates Advocacy news Double – double for science Next CAN Parliament Hill Day: November 7th, 2023…
