We are proud to launch a new round of calls for projects within the Oxford - Brain @McGill - ZNZ Partnership in the Neurosciences:
Application Deadline: 14 December 2015
Decision Expected by: 1 February 2016
Earliest Start Date: 4 April 2016
Osler Graduate/Postdoctoral Research travel award for McGill students/fellows to visit Oxford
New deadline: 30th April 2016
Training opportunities for McGill students/postdoctoral fellows to visit ZNZ
Funding will also support students travelling to McGill from ZNZ or Oxford:
Results from the 2nd Round of Calls (2015)
Oxford PI: Ed Mann
ZNZ PI: Bechara Saab
Title: A preliminary inquiry into the potential for hypothalamo-hippocampal MCH neurons to govern sustenance-relevant exploration and spatial memory
Type: Pilot Project
McGill PI: Danielle Malo
Oxford PI: Peter Oliver
Title: Analysing the dual function of a novel nuclear receptor coactivator in the CNS.
Type: Pilot Project
Oxford PIs: Johanna Vannesjo and Karla Miller
ZNZ PIs: Klaas Pruessmann
Title: System characterization and algebraic reconstruction: Deployment of advances in MRI technology for high-field neuroimaging
Type: Major Project
Oxford PI: Gaia Scerif
McGill PI: Armando Bertone (Jacalyn Guy travelled to Oxford to work in the laboratory of Gaia Scerif.)
Title: Defining syndrome specific mechanisms mediating socially contingent perception and attention across neurodevelopmental disorders.
Type: 2015 Osler Travel Fellowship
Results from the 3rd Round of Calls (2016)
Oxford PI: Uzay Emir
McGill PI: Jamie Near
Title: Neurochemical changes in rat brain during optogenetic stimulation of the reward system
Type: Pilot Project
Oxford PI: Noel Buckley
McGill PI: Stefano Stifani
Title: Mechanisms underlying the tumour-forming ability of brain cancer stem-like cells
Type: Pilot Project
ZNZ PI: Reto Huber
McGill PI: Mallar Chakravarty
Title: Investigation of training induced shape and volume changes within the Basal Ganglia in patients with spinal cord injury
Type: Pilot Project
The First William Osler Graduate/Postdoctoral Research Travel Award
The William Osler Graduate/Postdoctoral Research Travel Award was inaugurated in the summer of 2015. The Award is named in honour of the Canadian physician, and co-founder of John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Sir William Osler (1849-1919). In 1905 Osler was appointed to the Regius Chair of Medicine at Oxford, the chair established by King Henry the 8th of England in 1546, and held the position until his death. The Award provides support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from McGill or ZNZ to travel to Oxford in order to undertake research to advance their scientific expertise.
The first William Osler Graduate/ Postdoctoral Research Travel Award was made to Jacalyn Guy, a graduate student studying with Amarndo Bertone at the Perceptual Neuroscience Laboratory for Autism and Development at McGill. Jacalyn was awarded £2730 to study with Professor Gaia Scerif in the Attention, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford. The project, which ran from 5th July to 14th August, focussed on defining syndrome specific mechanisms mediating socially contingent perception and attention across neurodevelopmental disorders. Everyone involved considered the project a great success. Jacalyn commented ‘Studying at Oxford offered the unique opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. This experience was both inspiring and enjoyable. I look forward to returning to Oxford for future collaborations’. We all wish her the best in her future career.
More Information on the Osler Travel Award >
Congratulations to our 2015 Kollar Award Recipients!
Sergei Burnos and Vivian Steiger are the first recipients of the Laszlo and Etelka Kollar Brain @McGill Graduate/ Postdoctoral Research Travel Award
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Koetser Award for Christopher Kennard
The Koetser Award 2015 went to Prof. Christopher Kennard of the University of Oxford for his work on saccadic eye movements. Prof. Kennard received the Award from the Koetser family within the framework of the ZNZ Annual Symposium. He presented his research findings in the Koetser Memorial Lecture. Read more >