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We're happy to announce thatDr. Lesley Fellowsis the new Leader of Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives' (HBHL) Research Theme 3 (Applied Cognitive Neuroscience of Brain Plasticity).As a key member of HBHL's governance and decision-makingstructure, HBHL's Theme 3 Leader regularly provides input on HBHL's strategic direction—including the development and approval of activities and funding initiatives designed to help HBHL achieve its objectives.

Published on: 1 Oct 2020

Participate in beta testing of and help inform the development of this powerful new platform! Operating through a web-based interface, NeuroHub allows access to powerful computational tools for data processing and streamlined systems for secure storage and sharing of multi-disciplinary data.

Through NeuroHub, users can:

Published on: 11 Sep 2020

Apply for the program online before August 30, 2020

Applications are now open for NeuroSphere and the Dobson Centre's .

Published on: 16 Jul 2020

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently unveiled the recipients of its October 2019 Insights Grant competition where they awarded $91 million in funding to more than 1,253 researchers from 60 different Canadian institutions. Among the recipients are 38 ɬ﷬-led projects, totalling $17.8 million.

Classified as: Insight grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Research Grants, Sustainability
Published on: 9 Jul 2020

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRC) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. The CRCs aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. This season’s cohort reflects Canada’s diverse research talent and ushers on a new era of discovery.

Classified as: Canada Research Chairs, Research, Sustainability
Published on: 9 Jul 2020

Launched today, the(HIBALL) will work to create 3D brain models at an unprecedented cellular-level resolution. Co-led by Katrin Amunts, from(FZJ) in Germany and Alan Evans from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) andɬ﷬in Canada, the project builds on more than two decades of collaborations between the Amunts and Evans labs.

Published on: 26 Jun 2020

Please note that Research and Innovation (R+I), including all of its associated units, will soon change to a summer schedule as per ɬ﷬’s policy on Summer Fridays.

In practice, this means R+I will function with only minimal staff on Fridays throughout the summer, from June 26 until August 21. R+I will resume regular weekly office hours on Friday, August 28.

Published on: 15 Jun 2020

Sent on behalf of Martha Crago, Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

Dear Colleagues,

I have been thinking of you often, as research is slowly ‎starting up again at ɬ﷬.

Published on: 15 Jun 2020

Officially launched today, is a new company aiming to advance research in opiate-sparing, pain-relieving drugs. Based on innovative research by ɬ﷬ neuroscience professor Dr. Philippe Séguéla, the venture is a collaboration between and .

Published on: 4 Jun 2020

Dear Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives community,

We are filled with anger, pain, outrage and frustration by the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other members of the Black community in the United States. Black, Brown, and Indigenous lives cannot continue to be viewed as expendable. Unprovoked police interference with peaceful protest is unacceptable.

Published on: 3 Jun 2020

In order to make research on cannabis use and brain development more accessible, thenewly launched featurescuratedsummaries of the most recent publishedneuroscienceliterature on the subject.Led by a team of researchersfrom the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, the ɬ﷬ Institute for Health & Social Policy and ɬ﷬’s Departments of Psychiatry and Philosophy, the CADB sitewillallow policy makers, journalists, educators and parents interested in mental hea

Published on: 1 Jun 2020

The availability of reliable, rapid diagnostics is key to reopening our economies. Canada has an opportunity to take a leadership role in accelerating the development of these tests through a coordinated Canadian response. The goal is to support researchers to build networks and find collaborators/industry partners to advance their ideas to clinical trial and mass production. To that end, Dr. Mona Nemer and the Office of the Chief Science Advisor (OCSA) is creating an inventory of R&D activities for COVID-19 diagnostics in Canadian academic institutions.

Classified as: survey, covid-19, CanCOVID
Published on: 29 May 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Alan Evans, Scientific Director of HBHL, for receiving . The Killam Prizes are awarded yearly to Canadian scholars who have made a significant impact in their respective fields—Dr. Evans received his award for his work furthering the understanding of the human brain.

Published on: 26 May 2020

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