Alumni /newsroom/taxonomy/term/11088/all en Olszewski Lecture: Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics & Cell Atlas of the Brain /newsroom/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 314846 at /newsroom Open Science project funded for $1.5M /newsroom/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 314820 at /newsroom At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding /newsroom/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 314811 at /newsroom Gene therapy project receives major funding /newsroom/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 314745 at /newsroom Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /newsroom/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 314711 at /newsroom Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /newsroom/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 314702 at /newsroom Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /newsroom/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 314687 at /newsroom Dorothy J Killam Lecture 2025 /newsroom/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2025-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 314674 at /newsroom Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary /newsroom/channels/event/open-house-mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre-40th-anniversary-360114 <h3>Open House: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary</h3> <h4><strong>Discover the best Neuroimaging infrastructure in Canada</strong></h4> <hr /> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:07:39 +0000 admin 314672 at /newsroom Alan Evans elected Fellow of the Royal Society /newsroom/channels/news/alan-evans-elected-fellow-royal-society-357749 <h2>Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research</h2> <div> <div> <p><span><span>Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James VRƵ Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the <span>Ludmer<span> Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists <span>that includes a <span>No<span>b<span>el laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:34:33 +0000 admin 310597 at /newsroom Two Neuro projects funded by international partnership /newsroom/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 310593 at /newsroom Achievements of VRƵ Professors celebrated in latest round of NSERC prizes /newsroom/channels/news/achievements-mcgill-professors-celebrated-latest-round-nserc-prizes-343018 <p><span style="text-align:left">VRƵ announced that six of its Professors (two individually, four as part of a multi-institutional team) have been declared winners of this year’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) prizes. These prestigious awards range from individual awards for innovative discoveries by young researchers to recognitions of lifetime achievement and influence. The VRƵ-based recipients are as follows:</span></p> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:22:44 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288456 at /newsroom Invitation: Ceremony to mark National Indigenous Peoples’ Day /newsroom/channels/event/invitation-ceremony-mark-national-indigenous-peoples-day-339913 <p>In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, members of the VRƵ community are invited to attend a ceremony with the Hiawatha Wampum Belt flag flying above the McCall MacBain Arts Building.</p> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:18:35 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 288202 at /newsroom Black History Month 2022 - Soul Food Box /newsroom/channels/event/black-history-month-2022-soul-food-box-337161 <p>In partnership with Black Student Network, we invite the VRƵ Black community (staff, students, faculty) to pick up a Soul Food Box Lunch to celebrate around food.</p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:40:29 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 285123 at /newsroom Black History Month 2022 - Decolonizing approaches to research /newsroom/channels/event/black-history-month-2022-decolonizing-approaches-research-337160 <p></p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:38:00 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 285122 at /newsroom