Community
August 11, 2022
UBC student initiative set to recycle nearly 50,000 gloves
A UBC student’s project to combat plastic waste has collected roughly 48,700 gloves, diverting…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Community
BC Brain Wellness Program receives government funding to improve accessibility and inclusion of its programming
In celebration of International Youth Day 2022 today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced funding for projects led by youth to improve accessibility and disability inclusion, during a visit to the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. The BC Brain Wellness Program has received two grants through the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) Youth Innovation…
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Trainees
August 8, 2022
DMCBH Trainee Spotlight: Ali Mirza
Ali Mirza is working on his PhD in Dr. Helen Tremlett’s lab and is…
Research
August 5, 2022
Swayne and Murai Labs review recent advances in astrocyte diversity and cellular crosstalk
Pictured, L-R: Dr. Leigh E. Wicki-Stordeur (research associate, Swayne Lab) and Dr. Leigh Anne…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Anke Henning: Metabolic MRI at ultra-high fields – from systems architecture to application
September 9
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Metabolic MRI allows observing energy metabolism, neurotransmission, second messaging, endocrine signaling, antioxidants, protein metabolism and dynamic membrane processes in the human brain. Related quantitative metabolic imaging biomarkers are beneficial for differential diagnostics, monitoring of treatment response and patient stratification in various neurological and psychiatric disorders and yield complementary information to structural and functional imaging. To visualize related metabolic processes my…
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
September 16 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Kim Green: Exploring microglia function in the healthy and Alzheimer’s disease brain
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
September 23 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Eugenii A. (Ilan) Rabiner: Molecular Imaging in CNS drug development
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.
