Read CAN Connection – March 2025

Read our most recent newsletter here: https://can-acn.org/can-connection-march-2025/

Content:

• Message from the President, Melanie Woodin
• Call for nominations – Board of Directors
• CAN Meeting updates
  • Early-Bird registration deadline coming up March 24
  • Scientific program
  • Satellite meetings
  • May 20:
    • Canadian Cerebellar Research Network Symposium
    • CANGlia Meeting 2025
    • Xponential Growth: Scaling Fragile X Syndrome and Neurodevelopmental Research Collaboratively
  • May 21:
    • 10th Annual Canadian Neurometabolic meeting
    • Brain Canada satellite event
    • Circuits and Behaviour CAN Satellite Meeting
    • Neurodevelopment: Structure, function, and plasticity
    • New Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
    • Stem Cells, Brain Development and Regeneration
  • Science Advocacy session: Navigating Regulatory Frameworks for Research Models in Canada 
  • 2025 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion session: Economic barriers to trainee achievement, retention and funding opportunities
  • Canadian Association for Neuroscience Conference Childcare, Dependent, or Disability Care Subsidy
  • CAN 2025 Public Lectures: Neuroscience of memory and tools for making our memories stronger
  • Hotel accommodation
  • Professional development and Travel awards to the CAN meeting
• Advocacy news
  • Opportunities to engage in the upcoming federal elections
    • Advocacy webinar – April 9, 2025 – 11AM (Eastern)
    • Vote for Brain Health – a campaign by the Canadian Brain Research Strategy
    • Evidence for Democracy – Vote Science Campaign
    • CORE-COEUR Canada – Coalition for Research Excellence – Coalition pour l’excellence en recherche
  • CAN endorses Science Matters! A Statement from FENS – the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies & Allies 
  • Apply for a CAN trainee outreach/advocacy award today
  • Share your science!
• Upcoming events
• Opportunities
  • New initiative in development: Canadian Sciences Speakers Network
  • SfN Outstanding Career and Research Achievements Awards
  • SfN Early Career Awards
• Neurojobs
• Congratulations
  • Congratulations Patricia Conrod, new SD of CIHR-INMHA
  • Congratulations to 2025 Brain Prize winners Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler
• Renew your membership or become a member today!