Research
September 23, 2026
Beyond immunity: The hidden role of immune cells in early development
When we think about the immune system, we often think about its role in…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Three DMCBH members named 2025 Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Congratulations to DMCBH members Drs. Zachary Pennington, Jessica Rosin and Alexander Wiesman, who have been awarded funding through Brain Canada’s 2025 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program. Brain Canada’s flagship Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program is built to equip early-career researchers to take high-risk, high-reward approaches to advance brain and mental health. Since 2019, this program has…
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Research
September 16, 2026
UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier
New research from UBC’s Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Children’s Hospital…
People
September 14, 2026
Drs. Stan Floresco and Tim Murphy elected to Royal Society of Canada
We are thrilled to announce that Drs. Stan Floresco and Tim Murphy have been…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Jessica Bolton: Programming vulnerability: The role of microglia in sculpting stress circuits after early-life adversity
September 25
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Dr. Bolton will discuss how early-life adversity impacts brain development in the context of psychiatric disorders, with a focus on the role of microglia in the synaptic rewiring of stress-sensitive neurons after early-life adversity. I will also describe our work on sex-dependent differences in microglia and synaptic development, as well as the molecular mechanisms by which early-life adversity alters microglia.
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
October 2 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Deblina Sarkar: Circulatronics: Surgery-Free Neural Implants for Focal Brain Stimulation
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
October 5 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Yves De Koninck: Chloride dysregulation as a new therapeutic target: from chronic pain to neurodegenerative diseases
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
October 19 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Yulong Li: Quantitative imaging of neuromodulator dynamics in vivo by constructing new GRAB sensors
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Our Research
The Centre is home to five Integrated Research Programs, with over 100 investigators involved in clinical and foundational research.
