Awards
February 8, 2022
Adele Diamond receives Huttenlocher Award
Congratulations to Dr. Adele Diamond on receiving the Flux Society‘s Huttenlocher Award for 2022!...
Trainees
UBC launches new undergraduate neuroscience program
Students interested in studying the brain and nervous system can now earn a Neuroscience...
DMCBH members awarded Fall 2021 CIHR project grants to support health research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall...
Awards
February 2, 2022
Winners announced for 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grant
We are pleased to share five research studies which are being funded through the...
People
February 1, 2022
Dr. Miriam Spering announced as new Director of Graduate Program in Neuroscience
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Miriam...
People
January 27, 2022
How to beat the winter blues during the pandemic
Check in with yourself and others, and consider making these lifestyle changes. Post-holiday recovery...
Winners of Brain Hackathon competition tackle speech impairment in Parkinson’s disease
Daniel Ramandi had long thought about a way technology could be used to help...
Research
January 18, 2022
UBC researchers launch first-in-Canada testing program for Alzheimer’s disease
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. For the first time, Canadians can now access a...
Research
January 12, 2022
Spinal cord injury research receives $24 million funding support
A key challenge in treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)—the kind caused by impact...
Research
January 8, 2022
3D bioprinting tissues to personalize treatments for neurological diseases
The novel technique that uses bioinks containing stem cells to reproduce patients’ tissues could...
Research
January 6, 2022
MIND diet associated with delayed onset of Parkinson’s disease
People who followed the diet rich in vegetables, legumes and healthy fats developed the...
Research
January 5, 2022
New research sheds light on role of microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis
The gut microbiome—an array of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites—plays an important...