Research
August 30, 2018
EMBED project using digital tools to assist depression diagnosis and care
Pictured, left to right: Dr. Jun Chen, Dr. Erin Michalak, Dr. Jill Murphy, and...
Community
Member news: August 2018
Congratulations Dr. Matilde Balbi (PI: Dr. Tim Murphy), Dr. Katharina Held (PI: Dr. Yu...
Trainees
August 27, 2018
GPN emphasizes wellbeing, works to improve graduate student experience
The 2017/18 academic year saw major changes to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN),...
Research
August 21, 2018
Genetic model offers elegant tool for testing Parkinson’s disease therapies
Pictured: Dr. Matthew Farrer. Image credit: Paul Joseph/UBC. For the past decade, Parkinson’s disease...
Research
August 9, 2018
Essential ‘sugar’ for brain communication: a new therapeutic path for autism, schizophrenia
Pictured: wild-type and model neurons showing connection points. When the glycan associated with neurexin...
Community
July 26, 2018
Member news: July 2018
Pictured: Sukriti Gupta, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Jeremy Seamans’ lab, with her poster...
CIHR funding for brain health, neuroplasticity research
For the brain to function, signals need to pass between neurons in order to...
Research
July 16, 2018
Genetic marker for drug risk in multiple sclerosis offers path toward precision medicine
A team of researchers has uncovered a specific gene variant associated with an adverse...
Research
July 15, 2018
New findings suggest existence of multiple sclerosis prodrome
During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple...
Research
July 13, 2018
Around the world, worm researchers working together for the collective good
Pictured: Dr. Catharine Rankin delivers her talk C. elegans Automated Behavior Assays at NeuroFutures 2017 at...
Research
July 5, 2018
Updated Concussion E-Learning Course for Medical Professionals
Medical professionals have a new tool to help them care for patients who have...
Research
July 4, 2018
Untangling the brain’s “wires” in the virtual space
Pictured: Dr. Krebs (centre) with graduate student Parker Holman (left) and postdoctoral fellow Dr....