Community, Culture and Research with IMPRESS 2024

The 2024 edition of the Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) kicked off last month, welcoming 19 students to McGill for the summer.

Professor Eric Hehman has been given a William Dawson Scholar award

Congratulations to Prof. Eric Hehman on becoming a William Dawson Scholar! This honour is for researchers who have demonstrated potential to become global leaders in their field. More information on this award can be found here and here.

Professor Caroline Palmer has received a Distinguished James McGill Professor award

Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a Distinguished James McGill Professor!

Dr. Myrna Lashley appointed to the Order of Canada

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada, and the list includes several high-achieving Quebecers. The order is meant to celebrate people who have made extraordinary contributions to Canadian society. We are pleased to share that Dr. Myrna Lashley is being appointed as a member of the order. Dr. Lashley has worked as a consultant on issues of equity and inclusivity for all levels of government. Congratulation Dr. Lashley!

Dr. Gabrielle Gobbi, Health e-News

Promising new drug to treat insomnia and pain. Read more

Dr. Srividya Iyer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Revolutionizing mental health care for youth. Read more

Dr. Simon Ducharme, Le Devoir

Un nouveau médicament qui freine l’alzheimer tarde à être approuvé au Canada. Lire ici

Alan Evans elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research

Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists that includes a Nobel laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President.  

Dr. Rachel Kronick, CBC Listen

Montreal experts weigh in on federal, provincial immigration talks. Listen here

Leyton Addiction Research Prize

It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the annual Leyton Addiction Research Prize. The competition was strong, but the review committee (unanimously) agreed that Lauren Reynolds’s paper titled Amphetamine disrupts dopamine axon growth in adolescence by a sex-specific mechanism in mice was the most deserving of this year's $1,000 prize.

Two Neuro projects funded by international partnership

Researchers will study how hormones affect brain cancer and the role of neural circuits in social skills

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.

Dre Srividya Iyer, Radio-Canada

Un nouveau Réseau d’essais cliniques en santé mentale. Écoutez ici

Appointment of Psychiatrist-in-Chief, MCH

Dr. Eva-Flore Bui-Xuan has been appointed as the new Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Montreal Children’s Hospital, pending regulatory approvals.

Highlights from HBHL Symposium 2024

Over 300 attendees gathered on May 8 and 9 at the McGill University Centre for the HBHL Symposium 2024—a two-day event showcasing the latest advances in neuroscience and brain health research.

Dr. Michael Meaney, McGill Reporter

Michael Meaney elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read more