Research
July 31, 2026
Papers of the month: July 2026
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: Helen…
Recent News
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Research
Neuroscience in Film: Severance with Dr. Mark Cembrowski
Amongst hundreds of science-fiction television series, Apple TV’s Severance shines through with a creative and original concept: what if we could surgically separate our work and home memories? The series follows Mark Scout, who recently lost his job as a history professor and has to grapple with the horrific loss of his beloved wife. Through desperation to ease his pain, he…
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Research
July 29, 2026
Unravelling the link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
For decades, scientists have known that infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one…
DMCBH members awarded Spring 2026 CIHR project grants to support health research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. John Lukens: Role of Innate Immune Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease
September 11
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
This talk will introduce emerging roles for microglia and discrete innate immune signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, tauopathies, and brain injury.
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
September 18 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Jonathan Pillow: Disentangling the Roles of Distinct Cell Classes with Cell-Type Dynamical Systems
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
September 25 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Jessica Bolton: Programming vulnerability: The role of microglia in sculpting stress circuits after early-life adversity
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
October 2 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Deblina Sarkar
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.
