Dr. Dorothy Schafer: Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk governing synapse remodeling

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: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Microglia and astrocytes have been implicated in remodeling synapses, but whether and how these cells coordinate to remodel synapses remain open questions. Here, we have identified key mechanistic underpinnings by which microglia instruct astrocytes to […]


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Elena Greenall: Impacts of psilocybin and the 5-HT2A antagonist M100,907 on behaviours in the cued rat Gambling Task

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Elena Greenall from the Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience.  Zoom link: […]


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Dr. Caroline Menard: Neurovascular adaptations underlie stress vulnerability vs resilience in mice and human depression

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: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Our research program aims to shed light on the biological mechanisms underlying stress vulnerability vs resilience, with help of state-of-the-art photonic technology, in order to develop innovative treatments and identify biomarkers of mood disorders. Our […]


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Dr. Beatriz Rico and Dr. Oscar Marin

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

Speaker: Dr. Beatriz Rico, King's College London Title: Assembly of cortical neurons in a dynamic circuit In our daily life, animal behaviours rely on precise connectivity between neurons in the […]


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Dr. Boris Heifets: Psychedelics, anesthesia and dreaming

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: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 In this lecture, I will discuss our group's efforts to […]


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Dr. Alex Kwan: Making synapses with psychedelics

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: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Numerous drugs have the ability to alter our perception, cognition, […]


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