Sex-specific impact of immune signaling on adolescent neural and social development

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

  Join in person in the auditorium or via the zoom option. The presenter will be remote. Zoom link here (click on "Join a meeting") Meeting ID:  95496 072083 Passcode: 072083 In this presentation, Dr. Ashley Kopec will discuss published work examining the role of microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, in neural and social development […]


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Brain-Tech 2021 Hackathon: student teams innovation showcase

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This colloquium will present innovation from the top student teams of the Brain-Tech 2021: Idea Generation and Hackathon for Brain Wellness. The Hackathon was hosted by the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Disease Cluster, the BC Brain Wellness Program, and the Djavad  Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. The Brain-Tech 2021 winners will discuss and demo their […]


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Preventing and Responding to Sexualized Violence

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

  Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on "Join a meeting") Meeting ID: 95496 072083 Passcode: 072083 SVPRO will present UBC’s approach to preventing and responding to sexualized violence, with a focus on key principles for supporting survivors. The presentation will include what constitutes sexualized violence and prohibited relationships, standards and […]


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The olfactory mosaic: How diverse networks shape perception

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Our perception of the world begins with stimuli in the environment but is then dramatically shaped by our expectations, past experience, and internal state.  Olfactory perception is especially sensitive to these kinds of modulation.  In fact, input from a diverse network of brain regions conveying multisensory, homeostatic and experience-dependent information converges on the olfactory system […]


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Genome-wide approaches to understanding microglia identity and function

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Microglia are the macrophages of the brain and participate to its development, homeostasis, and defense against pathogens and injuries. Notably, genetic evidence suggests that they are critically involved in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. However, our knowledge of the molecular processes that regulate these cells in the brain remains very rudimentary. Over the past few […]


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Neuroscience Research Colloquium

The Neuroscience Research Colloquium (NRC), is a series of lectures featuring local and international neuroscientists.