External /medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/4/all en Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Developing Methods for Rapid and Robust Neuroimaging /medhealthsci/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-developing-methods-rapid-and-robust-neuroimaging-361552 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:18:34 +0000 admin 325530 at /medhealthsci Oral PhD defense for Maud Mazaniello-Chézol /medhealthsci/channels/event/oral-phd-defense-maud-mazaniello-chezol-361551 <p>Maud Mazaniello-Chézol, a graduate student at the Department of Family Medicine, will be presenting her Oral PhD defense. She was co-supervised by Peter Nugus, PhD.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:40:59 +0000 admin 325529 at /medhealthsci Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-361507 <p>Join IMHL Program Director <a href="/desautels/leslie-breitner">Leslie Breitner</a> for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at VRƵ's Desautels Faculty of Manage</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:24:08 +0000 admin 325528 at /medhealthsci Caring Conversations: Hygiene challenges in dementia /medhealthsci/channels/event/caring-conversations-hygiene-challenges-dementia-361464 <p><a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask quest</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:42:46 +0000 admin 325526 at /medhealthsci Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Development of Novel PET Imaging Probes for Neurological Disorders /medhealthsci/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-development-novel-pet-imaging-probes-neurological-disorders-361456 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:24:45 +0000 admin 325524 at /medhealthsci Senior Seminar Announcement_Jasmine Phénix PhD candidate_ Pharmacology & Therapeutics /medhealthsci/channels/event/senior-seminar-announcementjasmine-phenix-phd-candidate-pharmacology-therapeutics-361385 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>Senior Seminar Announcement</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center">Jasmine Phénix</p> <p style="text-align:center">Ph.D Candidate</p> <p style="text-align:center">Prof. Lisa Munter</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:06:01 +0000 admin 325522 at /medhealthsci Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Predicting Interaction Success Among Autistic and Nonautistic Adolescents and Young Adults: A Naturalistic Imaging Approach /medhealthsci/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-predicting-interaction-success-among-autistic-and-nonautistic-361366 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:59:13 +0000 admin 325521 at /medhealthsci Olszewski Lecture: Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics & Cell Atlas of the Brain /medhealthsci/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 325519 at /medhealthsci Prix Grands Sages honours VRƵ professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /medhealthsci/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 325496 at /medhealthsci Physiology Seminar : Dr. John Hanrahan : "Acid-base physiology of the airway mucosa and its role in disease " /medhealthsci/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-john-hanrahan-acid-base-physiology-airway-mucosa-and-its-role-disease-361202 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:46:26 +0000 admin 325494 at /medhealthsci Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to VRƵ /medhealthsci/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>VRƵ’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 325493 at /medhealthsci Open Science project funded for $1.5M /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 325490 at /medhealthsci At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding /medhealthsci/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 325488 at /medhealthsci VRƵ Cares: How caring for a loved one with young onset dementia inspired the creation of Lorenzo’s House /medhealthsci/channels/event/mcgill-cares-how-caring-loved-one-young-onset-dementia-inspired-creation-lorenzos-house-360985 <p>Join us on December 4th at noon for the next VRƵ Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30- to 45-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. </p> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:47:58 +0000 admin 325485 at /medhealthsci Two Neuro projects funded by international partnership /medhealthsci/channels/news/two-neuro-projects-funded-international-partnership-357722 <h2>Researchers will study how hormones affect brain cancer and the role of neural circuits in social skills</h2> <p>The Paris Brain Institute and the Institut Pasteur have partnered with The Neuro to fund two groundbreaking studies, each receiving more than $440,000. These projects are part of an international collaboration to address future challenges in neuroscience.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:20:06 +0000 admin 325467 at /medhealthsci