People
January 16, 2019
Cembrowski lab merges mathematical thinking with basic neuroscience
A neuroscientist, mathematician, and expert on the hippocampus, Dr. Mark Cembrowski has a rare...
Research
Protein switch identified in connection with disability progression in MS
Researchers know that the loss of neurons and their axons is responsible for disability...
Community
December 20, 2018
Member news: December 2018
Pictured: Alireza Kamyabi (smiling, centre), graduate student in Dr. Brian MacVicar’s lab, and colleagues...
Community
December 17, 2018
Life Gave Larry Gifford Parkinson’s Disease; Larry Gave Us A Storyteller’s Insight, In Podcast Form
Dr. Jonathan Squires and Larry Gifford in the Movement Disorders Clinic at the Djavad...
New cell modelling tool takes the guesswork out of microglia morphology
Pictured: Elisa York at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Image credit: Paul...
Research
December 11, 2018
CanProCo study unites Canadian MS researchers in a longitudinal, next-generation research initiative
Pictured: Dr. Shannon Kolind (left) and Dr. Karen Lee (right), taken at the Djavad...
Research
November 28, 2018
Signature for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder suggests changes in the cellular makeup of the brain
Pictured: Dr. Paul Pavlidis. Image credit: Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC. Scientists have long studied...
Community
November 28, 2018
Member news: November 2018
Pictured: Dr. Judy Illes (right) with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of...
Research
November 27, 2018
Canadian Open Parkinson Network funding begins collaboration platform to accelerate Parkinson’s disease research and knowledge
Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Open Parkinson...
Research
November 21, 2018
Tissue orientation causes bias in MRI measurements of brain blood flow
Pictured: a venogram showing blood vessels in the brain. New research by Dr. Alex...
Research
November 15, 2018
NFL gives significant funding to help youth ‘shred’ the burden of concussion
A pan-Canadian program involving University of British Columbia researchers is one step closer to...
Research
November 9, 2018
Educational neuroscience research cluster growing in numbers and influence
“In the beginning, we were just thinking about children, and how education affects kids’...