McGill in the News
New insight into aging - Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain
19 September (Neuro News)
10 little things that could be making your memory worse (Sherif Karama)
18 September (This is Insider)
In conversation with Dr. Angela Genge, ALS researcher
13 September (McGill Reporter)
The link between brain and obesity (PostDoc Uku Vainik)
12 September (CTVnews video)
Milner Symposium celebrates extraordinary life, career
11 September (McGill Reporter)
Preterm birth: The “Nodal” gene under the microscope (Daniel Dufort)
5 September (Med e-News)
Pot and the teen brain: Risks are real, experts say (Howard Margolese)
1 September (Montreal Gazette)
Dr. Gustavo Turecki appointed Chief of Psychiatry at Montréal West Island IUHSSC and Scientific Director of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute
31 August (Med e-News)
Neuro XXceptional spotlight on Brenda Milner
30 August (What's New @McGill)
Putting a fun spin on science with BrainReach
29 August (McGill Alumni)
The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
28 August (Neuro News)
Introducing open science to MEG
23 August (Med e-News)
Penfield, the mapmaker of the brain
22 August (Cerveau et Psycho)
The government of Quebec grants $500,000 to McGill University and RI-MUHC to support two collaborative projects (Gabriella Gobbi)
16 August (Med e-News)
Autism and DDT: What one million pregnancies can — and can’t — reveal (Jonathan Chevrier)
16 August (Nature)
Nordic nations, North Americans and Antipodeans rank top in navigation skills (Véronique Bohbot)
14 August (Med e-News)
Creating a new digital industry
3 August (Med e-News)
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Announcing the Zurich ZNZ Travel Fellowship
The Zurich Neuroscience Travel Fellowship (valued to a maximum CHF 6’000) provides support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Brain@McGill or Oxford Neuroscience to travel to Zurich in order to undertake neuroscientific research to advance their scientific expertise. Application Details
Apply for the Zavalkoff Award (for McGill postdocs / graduate students to travel to Tel Aviv University):
Read more about the Zavalkoff Award (Open Call)
We are pleased to announce the results of the selected applications for the latest call for Tripartite (Oxford–Brain@McGill–ZNZ) projects:
McGill PI: Naguib Mechawar
ZNZ PI: Chris Pryce
Title: Chronic stress, myelination, and neuroinflammation
Type: Workshop
Oxford PI: Adam Packer
McGill PI: Arjun Krishnaswamy
Title: All-optical neural circuit interrogation in the retina
Type: Pilot Project
ZNZ PI: Christain Ruff
McGill PI: Lesley Fellows
Title: Causal role of arousal systems for decision making
Type: Pilot Project
High school, cégep, and undergrad students, attend the Brenda Milner Centennial Symposium!
Applications due August 1st
As part of ‘The Brenda Milner Centennial’ Symposium on September 6–7, 2018, The Neuro is hosting a video competition for young students interested in learning about cognitive neuroscience. Students from the greater Montreal area are invited to submit a short video asking an unanswered question they have about the brain. The winners will be invited to attend the Symposium where they will be honored on stage. This is a great opportunity for any students interested in grad school or a career in neuroscience. Learn more
HBHL Launches the HBHL Neuro-Innovation Fund
HBHL’s Neuro-Innovation Fund aims to close the gap between proof-of-concept research grants, and funding from traditional investors (angels, venture capitalist, institutional investors).
Click here for detailed guidelines and the application package.
The Oxford - Brain @McGill - ZNZ Partnership in the Neurosciences
Training opportunities for McGill students/postdoctoral fellows to visit ZNZ
Funding to support students travelling to McGill from ZNZ or Oxford:
Laszlo and Etelka Kollar Brain@McGill Graduate/Postdoctoral Travel Award
(Open Call)
