Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch named Distinguished University Scholars
Congratulations to Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch on being named 2025 UBC Distinguished…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Research
Wearable alert system to prevent Parkinson’s medication ‘wearing off’ symptoms
Now retired from working as a project manager in the tech industry, Margaret Hanson’s active lifestyle is intimidating. The 68-year-old rock climbs, mountain climbs, hikes, skis, goes on backpacking trips — mainly with her husband of 18 years, Tony — and still seems to have energy to spare. However, in December 2016, just nine months after celebrating her retirement, Hanson…
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Research
November 28, 2025
Papers of the month: November 2025
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: Paul…
Trainees
November 26, 2025
Congratulations MSc Neuroscience Graduates, Class of 2025
Congratulations to the Master’s graduates of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN), fall class…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Neuropizza with the Murphy lab
December 10
F-106, 2211 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to everyone.
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Neuropizza
January 14, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
Neuropizza with the Motivated Cognition lab
Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
January 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang: Transcendence!: Adolescents’ coordinated neural development of abstract thinking, social emotion and self-awareness
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
January 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Sevinchbegim Miralimova: The Relationship of Beat Perception and Verbal Working Memory to Word-Segmentation
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Our Research
The Centre is home to five Integrated Research Programs, with over 100 investigators involved in clinical and foundational research.
