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Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

Neuro Staff Appreciation Day 2025

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:17:29 +0000

Staff Appreciation Day is exclusively for Neuro staff, faculty, nurses, students, and trainees. ID required to enter.

8th National Neuromuscular Review Course

admin — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000

Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.

iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU)

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:32:34 +0000

THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES

Modeling α-Synuclein Pathology Spreading in a 3D Human Midbrain-Striatal Assembloid

Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series: AI in Epilepsy: From Diagnosis to Continuous Monitoring

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:49:37 +0000

The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research.

6th National Course on Sleep Medicine

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000

This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – ɬ�﷬’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

ɬ�﷬’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three ɬ�﷬ scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000

Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000

Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.

Nine ɬ�﷬ians appointed to the Order of Canada

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among ɬ�﷬ community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the ɬ�﷬ community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two ɬ�﷬ faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

ɬ�﷬ Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000

Join us on May 7th at noon for the next ɬ�﷬ Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000

Project to create AI model for ALS receives Génome Québec funding

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:17 +0000

$400,000 will fuel public-private collaboration to discover new disease biomarkers

A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from Génome Québec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

HBHL Scientific Director Alan Evans receives Order of Canada

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:07:55 +0000

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation’s highest honours

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country’s top honours.