Research
October 23, 2026
Four DMCBH members among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
Four Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) members have been named new and…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Research
Papers of the month: October 2026
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: Hee Yeon Im, Deborah Giaschi: Developmental changes in MEG oscillatory activity during visuomotor adaptation: Differential maturation of feedforward and feedback-related mechanisms Journal: NeuroImage Visuomotor adaptation is the ability to recalibrate movements with visual feedback, and this adaptation matures throughout childhood. This study investigated the neural mechanisms that…
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People
October 19, 2026
How curiosity shaped Dr. Callista Yee’s path to neuroscience
As a child, Dr. Callista Yee wanted to become an oncologist. Her older brother…
Trainees
October 9, 2026
Graduate students awarded 2025 Canada Graduate Scholarships
Congratulations to our current Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) students who have received awards…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Emily Bayer: Brain-body signaling in Danionella cerebrum
November 6
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
The brain is constantly receiving sensory information from inside of the body, but it is underappreciated how this internal sensory information can affect animal behavior. To address this, we are developing the small transparent fish Danionella cerebrum as a model for brain-body signaling. I will describe our work characterizing the anatomy, molecular subtypes, and sexual dimorphism in D. cerebrum nervous…
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
November 27 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Cagla Eroglu: How Do Glia Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
December 4 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Yi-Yuan Tang
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
January 15, 2027 @ 11:00 am
Dr. James MacKillop
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.
