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Dr. Ryan Hoiland named a 2023 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

Dr. Ryan Hoiland is one of 21 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded $100,000 each in research funding, as part of Brain Canada’s 2023 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program. The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program aims to accelerate novel and transformative research that will fundamentally change our understanding of nervous system function and dysfunction and…

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Dr. Peri Kurshan: Protein-lipid interactions drive presynaptic assembly prior to cell-adhesion molecule recruitment

September 20

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Our lab uses C. elegans to study the molecular mechanisms of synapse development, focusing on how presynaptic proteins such as neurexins and active zone scaffold molecules interact and assemble. We have found a surprising role for protein-lipid interactions early in…

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