People
April 13, 2026
DMCBH Director of Finance & Administration transition
We are pleased to welcome Katherine Moore as the new Director of Finance &…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
People
Meet Dr. Milan Valyear, a new researcher who is exploring the science of behaviour
Growing up in a small town in Ontario, Dr. Milan Valyear always enjoyed tinkering and building things, and in particular, one memory stands out. “It was the summer, school was out, and so was the power – 3500 megawatts had surged from New York to Ontario,” he recalls. In the dark, he built a rudimentary flashlight, complete with a dimmer…
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Research
April 1, 2026
DMCBH members leading two UBC Research Excellence Clusters in 2026-27
UBC’s Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation has announced a total of 43…
Research
March 30, 2026
Papers of the month: March 2026
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: …
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Kelly Dunn: How Can Differences in Opioid Withdrawal Inform New Treatment Strategies?
April 17
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
This presentation will review the need for a precision medicine approach to opioid withdrawal and illustrate how variability in withdrawal symptom expression would inform novel treatment strategies. Differences in withdrawal presentation as a result of illicit fentanyl exposure will be reviewed and results from a randomized trial comparison of a new medication for withdrawal management will be presented
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Innovative Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Management in the Fentanyl Era
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
April 20 @ 6:00 pm
Repairing the Mind: The Future of Brain Injury Research and Recovery
UBC Robson Square Theatre (C300), Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 3B7
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
April 24 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Mypinder Sekhon: Characterizing The Human Dying Process for translational insights into in vivo Brain Ischemia
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.
