Research
June 4, 2019
Microglial ‘fingers’ probe dense brain structures in health and disease
Pictured: Dr. Bernier discusses microglia morphology with Dr. Nick Weilinger, a postdoctoral fellow in...
Research
Pavlidis lab: New discoveries towards understanding the genetic causes of the autism spectrum disorder
Written by Daniela Salas from the Foster lab, Michael Smith Laboratories and cross-posted to...
Community
May 30, 2019
Member news: May 2019
Pictured: Dr. Erin Michalak. Image credit: Paul Joseph/UBC. Congratulations World Health Organization Research from...
Research
May 30, 2019
Iron in brain tissue influences myelin measurements with MRI
Dr. Alex Rauscher and his team are engaged in a long-term project to understand...
Research
May 27, 2019
CHIMERA on tour as Wellington, Cripton collaboration in high demand
Since publishing their first paper on the Closed-Head Impact Model of Engineered Rotational Acceleration...
Research
May 23, 2019
CREST.BD Network Recognized by CIHR for Transformation in Patient Engagement
Pictured: Dr. Erin Michalak (left) and research coordinator Caden Poh (right) at the University...
Research
May 22, 2019
Ethical questions around brain devices marketed to consumers
Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to...
Trainees
May 17, 2019
Vanier Scholar Hong Lu finds his way in the details
Hong Lu (pictured) is a hospital volunteer, avid pianist, neuroscience graduate student, and Vanier...
Research
May 16, 2019
25 years of data points to new predictor of age of onset for Huntington disease
Investigators led by Dr. Michael Hayden have examined more than 25 years of data...
Research
May 13, 2019
New MRI study assesses myelin and iron as biomarkers in the brain
A new computational tissue model from Dr. Alex Rauscher and his team has enabled...
Research
May 6, 2019
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein
Pictured: Dr. Blair Leavitt in his lab at CMMT. Image source: UBC/Faculty of Medicine....
Community
April 29, 2019
Member news: April 2019
Pictured: Dr. Haakon Nygaard shows Charles Fipke the new GE Healthcare SIGNA™ hybrid PET-MRI scanner...