December 2018
December 3
Neuroscience Seminar
Cocaine addiction: how you take the drug is more important than how much
Dr. Anna Samaha, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Monday, December 3 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
December 3
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Distance-dependent consistency thresholds for generating group-representative structural brain networks
Bratislav Misic
Monday, December 3 at 1:00 p.m., 听de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
December 5
BRaIN Seminar Series
The many varied roles of the vestibular system on earth and in space
Dr. Laurence Harris, Centre for Vision Research, York University
Wednesday, December 5 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
December 5
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Transitional pain medicine: Improving peri-hospital care as a model for change in pain management and opioid prescribing
Dr. Hance Clarke, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Wednesday, December 5 at 4:00 p.m., MGH Room A5-131
December 5
Killam Seminar Series
Carrying coals to Newcastle: Brain mapping for operative guidance
Dr. Alexandra Golby, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wednesday, December 5 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
December 9-10
Montreal Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (MAIN 2018) Conference
From machine learning to brain neuroscience and back
MAIN 2018, organized in partnership with HBHL, will be a special opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research led by leading scientists in both fields of research, neuroscience and AI.
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December 10
Neuroscience Seminar
"Deep learning tools for understanding universal principles of cortical coding"
Dr. Blake Richards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scraborough, Fellow, CIFAR Learning in machine and Brains
Monday, December 10 , 11:00 a.m. (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
December 10
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Parkinson鈥檚 disease related proteins PINK1 and Parkin are major regulators of the immune system
Diana Matheoud, PhD, D茅partement de Neurosciences, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Monday, December 10, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre
December 10
JGH Medical Grand Rounds
Crossroads between mood symptoms and autonomic disturbances in alpha-synucleinopathies
Dr. Chenjie Xia, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery 平特五不中
Monday, December 10, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., JGH, Block Amphitheatre
December 11
Mental Health and Society Research Program
L鈥橝ssociation Saint-Camille-de-Lellis : Une aide efficace et 脿 faible co没t aux personnes ayant des probl猫mes graves de sant茅 mentale en Afrique de l鈥檕uest
Gr茅goire Ahongbonon, Fondateur et Directeur-g茅n茅ral, Association Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Tuesday 11 December, 15:30 鈥� 17 :00, Salle Bowerman, Pavillon Dobell, Institut Douglas
December 12
Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar Series
Structural basis for the activation of PINK1 and Parkin, two proteins implicated in mitochondrial quality control and Parkinson鈥檚 disease
Jean-Fran莽ois Trempe, PhD, 平特五不中 Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Wednesday, December 12 at 11:30 a.m., Strathcona Anatomy Building, Room 2/36
December 13
Global Mental Health Program Speaker Series
鈥淎n automatic bible in the brain鈥�: Trauma and prayer in post-conflict northern Uganda
Lars Hedegaard Williams, PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark
Thursday, December 13, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building
December 17
Pathology Scientific Lecture Series
Developmental origins of pediatric brain tumors
Dr. Nada Jabado, 平特五不中 Professor Pediatrics and Human Genetics
Monday, December 17 at 8:15 a.m., Room 112, Duff Medical Building
December 17
Neuroscience Seminars
Emotion processing in normal and depressed states
Dr. Christophe Proulx, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Laval
Monday, December 17 , 11:00 a.m. (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127) Douglas Institute
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November 2018
November 2
26th 平特五不中 Infant Mental Health Day
Resolving trauma within an attachment based intervention
Invited speakers: Miriam Steele, PhD & Ellen Moss, PhD
Friday, November 2 at 8:00 a.m., Douglas Hall, 6875 Boulevard Lasalle
November 7
41st Annual Osler Lectureship
100 years of cannabis: A journey from William Osler to the modern era
Dr. Mark A. Ware, Chief Medical Officer, Canopy Growth Corporation,听Associate Professor in 平特五不中 Anesthesia and Family Medicine
Wednesday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m., McIntyre Medical Building, Charles F. Martin Amphitheatre
November 7
Cedars CanSupport Public Lecture
News you can use about brain cancer
Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Cedars Cancer Centre, MUHC
November 8
MNI Special Seminar
Synergies with oncolytic virus therapy
Dr. Robert L. Martuza, M.D. William & Elizabeth Sweet Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience Harvard Medical School
Thursday, November 8, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
November 8
CPD Thursday Evening Learning Series (TELS): Face-to-Face and Webinar
Neurology
Overview of PD for primary care practitioners 鈥� Part 1 & 2
Dr. Michael Sidel
Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m.
November 9
Physiology Seminar Series
Cerebellar dynamics during goal-directed behaviour
Dr. Dimitar Kostadinov, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London
Friday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034 McIntyre
November 9
Department of Psychology - Annual Bindra Lecture
Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Re-evaluation in Drosophila
Prof. Scott Waddell, Center for Neural Circuits & Behaviour University of Oxford
Friday November 9, 10:00 am, MC-2001, room 461
Dopaminergic Control of Motivated Behaviour in the Fruit Fly
Prof. Scott Waddell, Center for Neural Circuits & Behaviour University of Oxford
Friday November 9, 3:30 pm, McMed 522
November 13
Ludmer Centre Public Symposium
Can big data explain how our brains work?
Alan Evans, Celia Greenwood, Kieran O'Donnell, Rosemary Bagot and Sherif Karama
Tuesday, November 13, Cocktail 5:00 pm, Symposium 6:00 pm, Phi Centre, 407 Saint-Pierre Street, Montreal
November 14
BRaIN Seminar Series
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions at neuronal cell bodies
Dr. Jaeda Coutinho-Budd, Department of Biology, University of Vermont
Wednesday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 14
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
From divergent thinking to convergent solutions: Including creative thinking in your research
Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., deGrandpre Communications Centre, MNI
November 19
Neuroscience Seminars
Linking synaptic activation to hemodynamic signals for functional imaging
Dr. Ravi Rungta, Ph.D., EMBO / Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopy, INSERM and Universit茅 Paris Descartes, Paris, France
Monday, November 19 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
November 19
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Language development in young multilingual children
Andrea MacLeod, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Speech Therapy Program, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Monday, November 19, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Glen Site, block E, room M1.350
November 19
Feindel Lecture Series
Bridging scales of network dynamics with The Virtual Brain
Dr Randy McIntosh, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, University of Toronto
Monday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
November 19
Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience
Wiring and rewiring the brain: The logic and mechanisms of axon guidance and plasticity
Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President & Bing Presidential Professor, Stanford University, CA
November 19, 3:00 PM, MNI, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
November 21
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
Preston Robb Neuroscience Lecture
Brain tumour cell states & fates
Dr. Peter Dirks, Staff Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Department of Surgery and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Wednesday, November 21, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.1129
November 21
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Psychiatry
Treatment-resistant depression
Dr. Marcelo Berlim
Wednesday, November 21, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
November 21
BRaIN Seminar Series
Cortical plasticity for chronic pain and anxiety
Dr. Min Zhuo, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
Wednesday, November 21 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 23
Physiology Seminar Series
Mechanisms that underlie the neural code for space
Dr. Mark Brandon, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Friday, November 23 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Building
November 26
Neuroscience Seminar
Role of group B Streptococcus-induced maternal immune activation in the genesis of autism spectrum disorders?
Dr. Guillaume S茅bire, MD, Ph.D., Child Neurologist, Clinician Scientist, Director of Child Neurology Division, MCH, Professor, 平特五不中
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Monday, November 26, 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
November 26
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Proteolytic processes generating N-terminal truncated amyloid beta fragments, potential implications for Alzheimer`s disease
Dr. Claus Pietrzik, Institute of Pathobiochemistry, Universitats Medizin, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Monday, November 26, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre
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November 27
Killam Seminar Series
Rewriting Black Death and the second pandemic of plague: Integrating history, genetics, climate and ecology
Hendrik Poinar, PhD, McMaster University
Tuesday, November 27 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre
November 28
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Geriatric Medicine
Update on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
Dr. Elise Jodi Levinoff
Wednesday, November 28, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
November 28
BRaIN Seminar Series
Prefrontal circuits related to anxiety and anhedonia
Dr. Angela Roberts, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Wednesday, November 28 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 28
Global Mental Health Speaker Series
Global Mental Health & Cultural Psychiatry: Creative tensions in the discourse
Dr. Kamaldeep S. Bhui, Queen Mary University of London
Wednesday, November 28, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
November 29
平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry 75th Anniversary
A wonderful opportunity to hear what鈥檚 new in psychiatry while reconnecting with friends, networking with colleagues and sharing our successes
Thursday, November 29
November 30
Physiology Seminar Series
A ubiquitin ligase complex regulates serotonergic neuromodulation and behaviour in C. elegans
Dr. John Calarco, Department of Cell & System Biology, University of Toronto
Friday, November 30 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
November 30
Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers
The Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning and the RUIS 平特五不中 Centre of Excellence on Longevity are working in collaboration with Claire Webster and Dr. Serge Gauthier to offer a community workshop which aims to educate and support caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a dementia-related illness.
Friday, November 30, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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October 2018
October 1
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Mapping brain connectivity in aging: Some potential caveats?
Jean Chen, PhD, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Monday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 1
MNI IPSC/CRISPR Platform Special Seminar
Sex specific heterogeneity across human AD co-expression modules identified by meta-analysis of the human brain transcriptome
Dr. Ben Logsdon, Director of Neurodegenerative Research, Sage Bionetworks
Monday, October 1, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 3
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Pushing the frontier of digital health to transform pain assessment and self-management
Jennifer Stinson, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Wednesday, October 3 at 4:00 p.m., MHG Room A5-151
October 5
Aging in the 21st Century
The 平特五不中 Research Center for Studies in Aging (MCSA) is hosting the symposium Aging in the 21st Century, in collaboration with the Alzheimer Society Montreal and Alzheimer Groupe Inc.
Friday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Douglas Mental Health University Institute (6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Quebec H4H 1R3), Douglas Hall.
October 15
Public Lecture: Laura Chalk-Rowles Lectureship in Dementia
Dr. William E. Klunk (MD, PhD)
Monday, October 15, 2018, 9 AM to 11 AM, MNI
October 15
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Detection and assessment of white matter hyperintensities in aging and neurodegenerative disease population
Mahsa Dadar, 平特五不中 NeuroImaging and Surgical Technologies Lab
Monday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 16
Killam Seminar Series
LRRK2 and GBA: Towards precision medicine in PD
Dr. Roy Alcalay, Taub Institute, Columbia University
Tuesday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m., De Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 16
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
Small Talk, Big Impact: Developing an elevator pitch for your neuroscience research
What do you say when a researcher approaches you at a conference and asks what you study? Or, when a potential employer asks you to summarize your Master鈥檚/PhD project during a job interview? In this workshop, you will learn how to create an elevator pitch that clearly explains your research and get others excited about your work in under 2 minutes.
Tuesday, October 16, 6:30-8:30pm, Bell Room, MNI
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October 17
BRaIN Seminar Series
RNA trafficking and axonal local translation in visual circuit wiring
Dr. Hovy Wong, Centre for Research in Neuroscience, 平特五不中
Wednesday, October 17 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
October 18
The Neuro: A Brilliant Night 2018
Founded and organized by a group of volunteers who have all been touched by brain cancer; its mission is to educate and raise awareness for brain cancer and the importance of this research at The Neuro.
Thursday, October 18, 6:30 pm, Salle des pas perdus Windsor Station, 1160 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montr茅al
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October 19
Physiology Seminar Series
Mechanisms that underlie the neural code for space
Dr. Mark Brandon, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Friday October 19, 11:00 am. McIntyre, Room 1034
October 22
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Modulating growth and shrinkage of the human hippocampus
V茅ronique Bohbot, PhD, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Monday, October 22 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 22
Gairdner National Program Lecture
From the Microalga Chlamydomonas to Brain Optogenetics
Dr. Peter Hegemann, Canada Gairdner International Award Winner
Monday, Oct. 22 5 PM, 平特五不中 Faculty Club
October 23
Killam Seminar Series
Imaging cellular responses to brain micro-bleeds and blockages in healthy and co-morbid conditions
Dr. Craig E. Brown, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
Tuesday, October 23, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 23
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
The neuroscience of persuasion and effective public speaking
Want to feel more confident while presenting, or make your presentations more interesting? In this workshop, Psychiatry PhD candidateJay Olsonwill cover the communication skills necessary to give an effective presentation.The workshop will focus on the psychological and neural mechanisms that allow speakers to engage and persuade their audiences.
Tuesday October 23, 6:30-8:30pm, Bell Room, MNI
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October 24
SPOT Global Health Rehabilitation Initiative (GHRI) Forum
Motor rehabilitation of stroke survivors in low resource settings; Inferences from an Indian center
Dr. John Solomon, Associate Professor, Physiotherapy Department, MAHE India
Wednesday, October 24, 4:45 - 6:00 p.m., Hosmer House
October 25
Culture, Mind & Brain Seminar Series
Traumatic landscapes: Two geographies of addiction
Dr. Jesse Proudfoot, Department of Geography, Durham University
Thursday, October 25, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Ludmer Building Room 138
October 25
CPD Thursday Evening Learning Series (TELS): Face-to-Face and Webinar
Psychiatry
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Dr. Theodore Kolivakis
First-line treatment of depression
Dr. Melissa Pickles
Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m.
October 29
Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar Series
An evolutionary specialization in a G protein-coupled receptor may have shaped the neural control of reproduction in mammals
Dr. Chirine Toufaily, Postdoctoral Fellow
Monday, October 29, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre
October 29
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Exercise is medicine: The benefits (and limitations) of physical activity as treatment following concussion
Elizabeth Teel, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, 平特五不中 School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Monday, October 29, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., RI-MUHC, E.S1.1129
October 30
Seminar Series in Quantitative Life Sciences and Medicine
Modelling of connectivity in normal and disordered brains
Alan Evans, 平特五不中 Neurology & Neurosurgery & Biomedical Engineering
Tuesday October 30, 12-1pm, McIntyre Building, Room 1027
October 30
Killam Seminar Series
Successful cognitive training induces both restorative and compensatory neural system plasticity in people with schizophrenia
Dr. Sophia Vinogradov, University of Minnesota
Tuesday, October 30 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
October 31
BRaIN Seminar Series
Sleep and brain recovery after moderate to severe TBI
Dr. Nadia Gosselin, D茅partement de Psychologie, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Wednesday, October 31 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
October 31
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Pathways to problematic opioid use in chronic pain: A focus on sleep
Patrick Finan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Wednesday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m., MGH - Room A5-131
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September 2018
September 6-7
Brenda Milner Centennial Symposium
Professor Milner will turn 100 and we are planning a symposium to celebrate her accomplishments, to reflect on all that has been learned in 100 years of neuropsychology/cognitive neuroscience, and to look to the future.
September 10
Neuroscience Seminar
AI in Healthcare- Deep learning for precision psychiatry
Sonia Israel, B.Sc. Honours Student, Dr. Cecilia Flores`s Lab, 平特五不中
Monday, September 10, 11:00 a.m.(Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
September 14
Biomedical Engineering Seminar
System engineering approaches for clarifying multifactorial brain mechanisms and controlling disease progression
Yasser Iturria-Medina, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, MNI
Friday, September 14, 1:00 鈥� 2:00 p.m., WONG 1030
September 17
Neuroscience Seminar
Incubation of drug craving after voluntary abstinence: behavioral and neuronal mechanisms
Dr. Yavin Shaham, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Intramural Research Program, NIDA-NIH, Baltimore, MD
Monday, September 17 , 11:00 a.m.(Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127
September 17
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Optimization of paediatric pain assessment in the clinical setting using quantitative neurophysiological measures to avoid chronic post-surgical pain
Catherine E. Ferland, PhD, 平特五不中 Department of Surgery
Monday, September 17, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., RI-MUHC Glen Site, Drs Sylvia & Richard Cruess Amphitheatre, E.S1.1129
September 18
The Neuro Special Seminar
What is the role of ependymal cells in brain injury & disease?
Jo Anne Stratton, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow Hotchkiss Brain Institute Department of Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Tuesday, September 18, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
September 18
iPSC Core Facility/R茅seau Parkinson Quebec: A Night of Knowledge and Networking at The Neuro
Parkinson鈥檚 disease: Our common fight
Linda Berard, Chelsie Kadgien & Lucie Lachance
Tuesday, September 18, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., MNI
September 19
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Time dependent effects of exercise on memory: Implications for sports, education and rehabilitation
Dr. Marc Roig, 平特五不中 School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Wednesday, September 19, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
September 21
Physiology Seminar
A new model to study the emerging role of intestinal inflammation in Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Samantha Gruenheid, 平特五不中 Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Friday, September 21 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Room 1034
September 24
Neuroscience Seminar
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Stress Resilience
Dr. Christoph Anacker, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry Columbia University
Monday, September 24 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
September 24-28
Sixth Biennial Conference on resting-state and brain connectivity
This meeting includes a two-day educational workshop, a three-day conference, and a one-day satellite meeting. The meeting will be led by more than 40 expert speakers who will present their latest work on methodological advances and applications of measuring structural and functional brain connectivity.
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August 2018
August 3
Special Lecture
Academic drug repurposing reveals a lithium mimetic for bipolar disorder: from in vitro identification to clinical trials
Professor Grant Churchill, Associate Professor in Chemical Pharmacology at Oxford University
Friday August 3, 2018, 12 p.m. at the Goodman Cancer Centre, Location: KARP Room 501
August 7-8
INCF Neuroinformatics Hackathon 2018听
The neuroinformatics teams from 平特五不中, Concordia University, and Universit茅 de Montr茅al are hosting the 2018 informatics hackathon in association with the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) 2018 Congress (August 9-10), which is being hosted in Montreal by 平特五不中 and the Ludmer Centre.
August 9-10
INCF Neuroinformatics 2018
Join us to interact and share your latest ideas in AI, neuroimaging and computational neuroscience with plenty of opportunities for presenting your posters and getting a hands-on experience with the latest tools, and for networking during the social events.
August 13-17
Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry Workshop
Social and Cultural Neuroscience
This workshop will provide an overview of core topics and recent developments in social and cultural neuroscience research in order to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration in global mental health.
August 20-21
The 2nd Music & Cochlear Implants Symposium
Keynote speakers:听 Andrew Oxenham, Karen Gordon, Kate Gfeller, Charles Limb and Robert Zatorre.
August 20 鈥� 21, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
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July 2018
July 20
Minds & Machines: Whole Brain Emulation
Dr. Randal Koen
Friday, July 20, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, MNI
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June 2018
June 1
Special Seminar
The protective effect of artemisinin and its underlying mechanisms
Wenhua Zheng, Ph.D., Professor, Principle Investigator in Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau
Friday, June 1 2018, 11听:00, Dobell Pavilion - Bowerman (B-1127), Douglas Institute
June 4
BRaIN Seminar Series
Of mice, rats and men: Assessing and correcting dysfunction in models of fragile X syndrome
Dr. David Wyllie, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, the University of Edinburgh
Monday, June 4 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
June 4
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Neural crest-placode cell interactions during gangliogenesis
Lisa Taneyhill, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
Monday, June 4, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., MUHC, Glen Site, Royal Victoria Hospital, Block D, Room 03.6020
June 4
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, June 4 at 1:00 p.m., 听de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
June 5
Neuro Special Seminar
Can human iPSC based models really model neurological disease?
Prof. Siddharthan Chandran, MacDonald Professor of Neurology, University of Edinburgh,听Scotland
Tuesday, June 5, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
June 11-14
Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry Workshop
Clinical Neuroscience
This workshop will provide an overview of current controversies surrounding cognitive neuroscience and the implications of recent advances in research for psychiatry, education, bioethics and health policy.
June 12
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
How 17th-century physics enlightens today鈥檚 gamma-synchronization debate
Peter de Weerd, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University
Tuesday, June 12 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
June 14-15
MNI Clinical Research Unit (CRU) National Clinical Trial Training Program
The CRU, under the direction of Dr. Angela Genge, is involved in over 100 clinical trials in all fields of neuroscience. Principal investigators, researchers, clinical research coordinators and representatives from industry are invited to attend this two-day program covering education and training on clinical trial readiness, investigator-initiated trial development, ethics submissions, budgets and contracts, clinical trial outcome measures, and more.
June 18
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Meditation and going beyond mindfulness:听 A secular perspective
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Monday, June 18 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
June 18
SPOT Research Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
Co-designing program evaluation for a primary care intervention for adults with developmental disabilities
Jonathan Lai, PhD, SPOT
Monday, June 18 at 4:00 p.m., Hosmer House H202
June 18-19
1st Joint 平特五不中-Hebrew University Jerusalem-EBRI Symposium
Symposium Scientific Planning Committee: Dr. Stefano Stifani (平特五不中), Drs. Avihu Klar & Oded Behar (HUJ) and Dr. Enrico Cherubini (EBRI).
Theme 1: Development and dysfunction of neural circuits
Theme 2: Mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Theme 3: Cognition and behaviour
All members of the 平特五不中 community are invited to attend. Registration is free but required in order to attend.
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June 19-21
Advanced Study Institute in Cultural Psychiatry Conference and Workshop
Challenging migrant detention: Human rights, advocacy & mental health
This international conference and workshop will bring together scholars in the fields of cultural psychiatry, human rights, criminology, psychology, anthropology and sociology, along with practitioners working with detained migrants, to consider the current trends in immigration detention and border control.
June 27
SPOT Research Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
Stability as a feature of motor control: New perspectives for neurorehab
Daniele Piscitelli, PhD, 平特五不中
Wednesday, June 27 at 12:00 p.m., Hosmer House H202
June 28
Mental Health and Society Research Program
L鈥檌mpact des troubles mentaux sur l鈥檃ssociation entre l鈥檃dh茅sion aux antihypertenseurs et les co没ts totaux chez les patients 芒g茅s hypertendus
Lia Gentil, PhD, stagiaire post doctoral de l鈥櫭﹒uipe de Dre Marie-Jos茅e Fleury
Thursday June 28 4 2018, 12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM, Perry E3517
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May 2018
May 1
Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health
World Maternal Mental Health Day 2018 - Begin Before Birth Canada symposium
Tuesday, May 1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Palmer Theatre, McIntyre
May 1
Mental Health and Society Research Program
The STAR Learning Centre Supporting Transitions and Recovery, St. Michael's Hospital 鈥� Recovery Education Centre
Brian Nichol, MScCH (AMH), Team Leader, STAR Learning Centre
Tuesday May 1 2018, 12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM, Perry E3517
May 1
Killam/Neuro Seminar
KAC Elliott Lecture
Prof. Susumu Tonegawa, 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience; Director, RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics
Tuesday, May 1, 4:00 鈥� 9:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, MNI
May 4
CONF脡RENCE SCIENTIFIQUE DU VENDREDI MIDI
Navigational planning in dentate gyrus networks
Romain Goutagny, PhD, HDR, Charg茅 de recherche CNRS, Universit茅 de Strasbourg
Friday may 4, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Amphith茅芒tre Justine-Lacoste-Beaubien
En visioconf茅rence au CRME - Salle F.SS.005
May 7
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How does the brain forget?
Dr. Oliver Hardt, Ph.D., 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, May 7th听 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
May 9
Men鈥檚 Mental Health Symposium
New directions in men鈥檚 mental health
Keynote speaker: Teresa Barbat Gimenez Member of the European Parliament
May 11
Medical Physics Unit Seminar Series
Magnetic resonance imaging of cortical myelin: Promises and pitfalls
Christine Tardif, PhD, MNI
Friday, May 11, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Cedars Cancer Centre, 平特五不中 Health Centre (MUHC) - Glen Site
May 11
平特五不中 HR Boost Your Health Lunchtime Series听
The importance of sleep for mental & physical health
Join Dr. Norbert Schmitz of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and learn about recent research into sleep and mental health, and how they affect health outcomes, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Friday, May 11, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
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May 14
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
From neuroscientist to chief scientist: a bumpy but fun road!
Dr. Remi Quirion, OC, Ph.D., CQ, Quebec Chief Scientist
Monday, May 14th听 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
May 14
Public Lecture MNI
Neurocognition of Human Decision Making: from Perception to Valuation
Dr. Hauke Heekeren, Professor of Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and Dean of the Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universit盲t Berlin
Monday, May 14, 4:00 - 5:30 pm; Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, MNI
May 16
BRaIN Seminar Series
Stereoscopic vision in insects
Dr. Jenny Read, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University
Wednesday, May 16 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 22
Hughlings Jackson Lecture
Mechanisms of polarized sorting in neurons
Dr. Juan S. Bonifacino, PhD, Associate Scientific Director, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Branch (CBNB), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, MNI
May 22
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Translation regulation in neuropathic pain
Theodore J. Price, Associate Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences - UT Dallas
Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room A5-131
May 23
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
13th Annual Charles R. Scriver Lectureship
Microtubules, early brain development and inherited brain malformations
Dr. Roderick R. McInnes, Professor, Departments of Human Genetiocs and听Biochemistry, 平特五不中
Wednesday, May 23, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.112
May 23
BRaIN Seminar Series
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Wednesday, May 23 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 24
Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers
A community workshop which aims to educate and support caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a dementia related illness.
Thursday May 24, 9:00 am - 2:00 PM, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, 3575 Parc Ave. Suite 5640
May 25
MUHC Personality Disorders Program Symposium
Borderline Personality Disorder: What we know and what we do
Friday, May 25, 8:30 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m, Amphitheatre Jeanne Timmins, MNI
May 28
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Making, breaking and linking memories
Dr. Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
Monday, May 28th, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
May 30
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
The Donald Cohen Lectureship in Childhood Autism
Atypical behaviors in autism - Diagnostic implications
Dr. Margaret L. Bauman, Pediatric Neurologist, Integrated Center for Child Development, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Wednesday, May 30, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.112
May 30
BRaIN Seminar Series
Human microglia: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Dr. Luke Healy, MNI
Wednesday, May 30 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 30
9th Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture
Molecular mechanics of the transduction apparatus of inner ear hair cells
Prof. David P. Corey, Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Wednesday, May 30 at 4:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 rue University
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April 2018
April 3
Killam Seminar Series听听
B cells in autoimmune encephalomyelitis, lessons from a primate
Prof. Bert 't Hart,The Netherlands and University Medical Center Groningen
Tuesday, April 3 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
April 4
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
Alice Chan-Yip Lectureship in Integrative and Psychosomatic Medicine
Conversion disorders in childhood 鈥� An overview
Dr. Leon S. Dure, Professor, William Bew White Junior Chair in Pediatric Neurology, and Division Director of Pediatric Neurology, University of Alabama
Wednesday, April 4, 8:00 a.m. 鈥� 9:00 a.m., MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.1129
April 4
Mental Health and Society Research Program
Influence of childhood maltreatment on adulthood mental health and disorders
Xiangfei Meng, MD, PhD, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Wednesday April 4 2018, 12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM, Perry E3517
April 6
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Social stress induces neurovascular pathology and immune response promoting depression
Dr. Caroline M茅nard, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Universit茅 de Laval
Monday, April 9 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
April 6
13th Annual JGH Department of Psychiatry Research Day
Connecting mind and body: Psychosocial interventions in the context of treating physical diseases
Friday April 6th
April 7
2nd Annual CMH Conference
Words to action
Join 平特五不中 Student Association for Collaborative Mental Healthcare (CMH) in impacting real change in the field of mental healthcare.
April 8
Parkinson's Disease Awareness | I Medici Concert - TED Talk
Dr. Edward A Fon (Ted), Scientific Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute will give a TED Talk, a 15 minute presentation of latest understanding of Parkinson's disease and its treatments
Sunday April 8, 4 PM, L'脡glise St-Andrew and St-Paul Church, 3415 rue Redpath
April 9
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Social stress induces neurovascular pathology and immune response promoting depression
Dr. Caroline M茅nard, Ph.D.,听 Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Universit茅 de Laval
Monday, April 9 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127. Douglas Institute
April 9
Pediatric Research Seminar听
Trajectories of mental health and the effects of environment
Arunima Roy, PhD, University of W眉rzburg | JMU 路 Molecular Psychiatry
Monday, April 9, 12:00 鈥� 1:00 p.m., RI-MUHC Glen Site, E.S1-1129
April 11
BRaIN Seminar Series
It鈥檚 all about timing: How circadian clocks control behaviour and physiology
Dr. Amita Sehgal, Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, April 11 at 12:00 p.m.,Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
April 11
Goodman Cancer Research Centre Public Forum
Understanding cancer research and current treatments - Empowerment through knowledge
Session 3: Brain cancer: Latest research advances and new treatment strategies
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Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
April 12
Special Seminar: Douglas Institute
Building the next generation of miniature microscopes
Daniel B. Aharoni, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, UCLA
Thursday, April 12 2018, 10听:00, Dobell Pavilion - Bowerman (B-1127), Douglas Institute
April 13
Physiology Seminar
Input transformations by dendritic spines of pyramidal neurons in health and disease
Dr. Roberto Araya, Department of Neuroscience, Universit茅 de Montr茅al听
Friday, April 13 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
April 16
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Sodium channel regulation of sensory modalities
Dr. Frank Bosmans, Physiology Department, John Hopkins School of Medicine
Monday, April 16 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre
April 16
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Prognostic applications for Alzheimer's disease using MR imaging and machine-learning
Nikhil Bhagwat, Computational Brain Anatomy Laboratory, Douglas Institute
Monday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
April 17
Killam Seminar Series
Vasculo-neuronal coupling in cardiovascular disease
Dr. Jessica Filosa, Augusta University
Tuesday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre,MNI
April 18
BRaIN Seminar Series
** Cancelled **
Diagnostic biomarkers for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia: Current approach and future directions
Dr. Simon Ducharme, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Wednesday, April 18 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
April 18
SCSD Documentary Screening for Autism Awareness Month
Asperger's are Us: Four friends on the autism spectrum bond through humor and form a comedy troupe.
The screening will be followed by a discussion of challenges faced by adults with ASD as well as their strengths and contributions to society.
Wednesday, April 18, 5:00 鈥� 8:00 p.m.
April 18
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Trainee Get-Together
Keynote speaker: Dr. Suparna Choudhury, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Trainee presenters: Ricard Pizzaro & Andy Gao
Wednesday, April 18, 6:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Thomson House Ballroom, 3650 Rue McTavish
April 19
4th Annual MNI Epilepsy Day
This year鈥檚 Epilepsy Day will discuss the current status, gaps and future perspectives of epilepsy surgery in general and Quebec in particular.
The Pierre Gloor Lecture
Epilepsy surgery: Most effective, yet underutilized
Dr. O.C. Snead III, Sick Kids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto
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April 23
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How do we lose memory? A STEP at a time
Dr. Jonathan Brouillette, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Monday, April 23 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
April 24
Killam Seminar Series
The neural basis of pain experience and its control by opioids
Dr. Gregory Scherrer, Stanford University
Tuesday, April 24 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
April 25
Cultural Psychiatry Day
Indigenous mental health
Keynote speakers: Drs. Barry Lavallee & Suzanne Stewart听
Wednesday, April 25, 1:30 鈥� 4:30 p.m.
April 25
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Ideal health systems for pain
Dr. Patrick McGrath, Vice President Research Centre for Pediatric Pain Research Dalhouse University
Wednesday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room A5-131
April 25
平特五不中 Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry and Global Mental Health Film Series
Rising Voices
This film comments on topics including mental health, indigenous rights, systemic discrimination, expression through the arts, cultural reintegration, environmental sustainability, young love and refugees.
Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. 鈥� 8:30 p.m.
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April 27
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
The 2018 Mark Nickerson Memorial Lecture
How synapses construct circuits: Towards a molecular dissection of synapse formation
Dr. Thomas C. S眉dhof, Nobel laureate, Stanford University School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Friday, April 27 at 12:00 p.m., Martin Amphitheatre, Room 504, McIntyre
April 30
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
The Developmental Origins of Mental Health
Dr. Kieran O`Donnell, Ph.D. 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, April 30 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
April 30 鈥� August 24
24th Annual 平特五不中 Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry
The program provides the conceptual background for research and clinical work in social and cultural psychiatry.
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March 2018
March 2
The Department of Psychology Presents the Annual Bindra Lecture
Heretical Thoughts About the Role of Dopamine Neurons in the Quest for Rewards
Dr. Peter Shizgal, Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Concordia University
Friday, March 2, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm,听 Room 522, McIntyre Building
March 6
Killam Seminar Series
The stable brain:听Homeostatic control of neural function
Graeme Davis, University of California
Tuesday, March 6 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
March 7
BRaIN Seminar Series
Connectivity and genetic architecture of mouse cortical circuits
Dr. Euiseok Kim, Systems Neurobiology Laboratories - Callaway, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Wednesday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
March 7
Ludmer Center Research Workshop
Decoding Mental States Using EEG.听With the goal of promoting interactions and future collaborations, this workshop will bring together investigators and trainees with complementary expertise in cognitive neuroscience, functional MRI, and EEG to discuss new ways in which EEG data could be used to extract signals of relevance to the study of mental states
Wednesday, March 7, 12:30 鈥� 5:00 p.m.听and Thursday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. 鈥� 5:30 p.m.
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March 9
Physiology Seminar Series
Cutting-Edge Circuit Tracing Strategies for Understanding Brain Function
Dr. Stuart Trenholm, 平特五不中 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Friday, March 9 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
March 12
Neuroscience Seminar
Dissociable structural and functional hippocampal outputs via distinct classes of cells in the subiculum
Dr. Mark Cembrowski, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, VA
Monday March 12 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
March 12
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar
The molecular basis of neuronal dysfunction in glaucoma: novel insights
Adriana Di Polo, PhD, Dept. of Neuroscience, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Monday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345 McIntyre
March 13
MUHC Medical Grand Rounds
Evolving acute stroke treatment: The art of patient and therapy selection
Dr. Lucy Vieira and Dr. Aimen Moussaddy
Tuesday, March 13, 12:00 鈥� 1:00 p.m., MGH, Osler Amphitheatre A6.105
March 13
Killam Seminar Series听
Optimal combinations of transcription factors for axon regeneration in the central nervous system
Dr. Murray Blackmore, Marquette University
Tuesday, March 13 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
March 13
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL)听Trainee Get-Together
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Zatorre
Tuesday, March 13, 6:00 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Thomson House Ballroom
March 15
Infection & Immunity Seminar Series
A new link between infection, autoimmunity and Parkinson's disease
Dr. Andreas Baumler, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Thursday, March 15, 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 12:30 p.m., Duff Amphitheater, 3775 University Stree
March 15
Mental Health and Society Research Program
Co没ts et b茅n茅fices d鈥檜n meilleur acc猫s aux psychoth茅rapies en France
Dr. Anne Dezetter, Ph.D., docteure en sant茅 publique (Paris Descartes 2012)
Thursday, March 15 2018, 12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM, Perry E3517
March 15
Comparative Healthcare Systems Program (CHSP) Conference
Global Mental Health
This is an important and growing issue for both developed and underdeveloped countries around the World. Globally, over 450 million people are affected by mental illness.
Thursday, March 15, 5:00 鈥� 9:30 p.m., Thomson House Ballroom
March 19
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How much is Alzheimer Disease a neurodegenerative disease?
Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, March 19 2018, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
March 20
2018 George Karpati Lecture
Mutation-specific precision therapy: The COL6 related dystrophies & beyond
Dr. Carsten G. B枚nnemann, Medical School, University of Freiburg
Tuesday, March 20, 4:00 鈥� 8:00 p.m., De Grandpre Communications Centre, MNI
March 21
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Scientific and clinical applications of quantitative sensory tests
Dr. Michele Curatolo, UW Medicine
Wednesday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room A5-131
March 21
Global Mental Health Film Series
Nise: The heart of madness
Based on the true story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, a psychiatrist in Brazil who treated her patients with art instead of electroshock treatment.
Guest panelists: Dr. Vitor Pordeus & Dr. Jaswant Guzder
Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m., JGH, Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry Amphitheatre
March 22-23
CSVN Scientific Symposium
The emotional brain: new perspectives on neural circuits of affective behaviour
March 22-23, Center for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, Loyala Campus, Concordia University
March 26
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
** CANCELLED **
When anger is different from anger: The role of context in emotional processing
Dr. Jorge Armony, Ph.D., Researcher Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Monday, March 26 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
March 26
Epidemiology Seminar
Influence of childhood maltreatment on adulthood mental health and disorders
Xiangfei Meng, PhD, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, March 26, 4:00 鈥� 5:00 p.m., Meakins, Room 521, McIntyre Building
March 27
LDI Distinguished Lecture Series
Neuroprotective role of innate immunity
Serge Rivest, PhD, Director, Centre de recherche du CHU; Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Universite Laval
Tuesday, March 27, 12:00 鈥� 1:00 p.m., Bloomfield Lecture Hall, F-4, 3999 Chemin de la C么te-Ste-Catherine
March 27
Killam Seminar Series
Precision medicine in the epilepsies: What could it look like?
Prof. Sanjay Sisodiya, University College London
Tuesday, March 27 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
March 28
BRaIN Seminar Series
** POSTPONED **
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Wednesday, March 28 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
March 29
Department of Psychology Special Lecture
Circuit dynamics of memory linking
Dr. Denise Cai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Thursday, March 29, 3:00 PM, STBIO S3/4
March 29
Social Studies of Medicine Book Launch and Signing
The History of Emotions by Rob Boddice
Commentary by Dr. Allan Young and Prof. Piroska Nagy
Thursday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m.
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February 2018
February 5
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Neural circuit mechanisms of susceptibility to chronic stress
Dr. Rose Bagot, Ph.D., 平特五不中 Department of Psychology
Monday, February 5 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
February 5
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Harmonized connectome estimation at scale: An exercise in optimizing pipeline reliability
Mr. Greg Kiar, MCIN
Monday, February 5 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre. MNI
February 6
Global Mental Health Speaker Series
Psychiatry in colonial Africa: Perceptions of Insanity by British Practitioners
Eric Jarvis, PhD, 平特五不中
Tuesday, February 6, 3:00 鈥� 4:30 p.m., Dept. of Psychiatry, Ludmer Building, room #1.
February 6
Killam Seminar Series
Retinal ganglion cell differentiation and integration
Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg, Stanford University
Tuesday, February 6 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre. MNI
February 7
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Telehealth Session
Videoconference on cognitive behavioral therapy for treating eating disorders
Anorexia and bulimia: How to refeed
Linda Falcon, nutritionist
Wednesday, February 7
February 9
Montreal West Island Integrated University Health & Social Services Centre Conference
Suicide prevention: From research to intervention
Keynote speaker: Barbara Stanley, PhD
Friday, February 9, 8:30 a.m. 鈥� 2:30 p.m., Salle Douglas / Douglas Hall, 6875 boul. Lasalle
February 12
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Lifespan approaches to network neuroscience: Support from a study of structural covariance
Elizabeth Du Pre, Doctoral student, MNI
Monday, February 12 at 1:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
February 13
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL)-SKILLSETS Workshop
Increase your impact: Sharing neuroscience research with diverse audiences
This free interactive workshop invites you to discover a wealth of research dissemination opportunities, how to select the ones that are best for you, and how to present your neuroscience research in a way that is accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.
Tuesday, February 13 at 12-1:30pm, McLennan Library, Research Commons A
February 13
Andrew F. Holmes Dean of Medicine Distinction Lecture
A New Era: Stroke is More Treatable, Dementia is More Preventable
Dr. Antoine Hakim, O.C., MD, PhD, FRCPC, Emeritus Professor, Neurology, University of Ottawa
Tuesday, February 13, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 University Street
February 13
MINDSTRONG & WellMTL Symposium
Speak up: Free mental health awareness
Keynote speaker: Mr. Jason Finucan, StigmaZERO
Tuesday, February 13, 5:00 鈥� 8:00 p.m., JGH, B-106
February 14
IDIGH Program Seminar Series
Role of Group B streptococcus-induced maternal immune activation in the genesis of autism spectrum disorders
Dr. Guillaume S茅bire, Child Neurologist. 平特五不中
Wednesday, February 14, 12:00 鈥� 1:00 p.m., 1001 Decarie Blvd, Block E, Room EM1.3509
February 15 & 16
CSBN Colloquium & Seminar
Amygdalar mechanisms driving individual differences in Pavlovian approach and flexibility (Thursday)
Cannabinoid receptor-1 signaling modulates Pavlovian and instrumental appetitive motivation (Friday)
Dr. Dona Calu, Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.听 听
Thursday, February 15, 12:00 pm, SP157
Friday, February 16, 11:30 am, SP254.01听
February 16
Physiology Seminar Series
Entorhinal-hippocampal representations of space in health and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
Dr. Mark Brandon, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Friday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Building
February 16
Convergence - Perceptions of Neuroscience Lecture
The Usefulness of the Useless
Peter Lloyd Jones, Associate Dean of Emergent Design and Creative Technologies at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
February 16th, 5:45 p.m., EV1.605, Faculty of Fine Arts Concordia
February 19
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Unraveling large-scale oscillatory brain dynamics in health and disease: Contributions from MEG, intracranial EEG and data-driven approaches
Dr. Karim Jerbi, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Systems Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Montreal
Monday, February 19 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
February 19
Epidemiology Seminar听
The Developmental Origins of Mental Health
Kieran J. O'Donnell, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, February 19, 4:00 鈥� 5:00 p.m., Meakins Room 521, McIntyre
February 20
Killam Seminar Series
KRAB ZNF Genes in Neuroscience:听 the Holy Grail of Primate Evolution
Hans-Juergen Thiesen, University Medicine Rostock
Tuesday, February 20 at 4 p.m., Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
February 21
BRaIN Seminar Series
The treachery of images: Why brains, babies and adults react differently to real objects than photos
Dr. Jody Culham, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University
Wednesday, February 21 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
February 21
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain Lecture
Effectiveness of potential anti-fibrosis drugs in preventing the onset of sensorimotor declines in a rat model of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Mary F. Barbe, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology Temple University
Wednesday, February 21, 4:00 鈥� 5:00 p.m., MGH, Room A5-131
February 21
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Get-Together
Presentations by an invited guest speaker and HBHL trainees with complimentary food and drinks!
Keynote speaker: Dr. Olaf Witkowski, Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Neuroinformatics and Computational Mode
Wednesday, February 21, 6:00 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Thomson House Ballroom
February 22
The Neuro WhiskyF锚te 2018
Guests of WhiskyF锚te 2018 can sample rare whiskies and taste fine food prepared by Chef Jean-Michel Baudenon. Proceeds will benefit The Neuro.
February 26
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Identification of an inhibitory hippocampal-thalamic pathway that mediate remote memory retrieval
Dr. Gisella Vetere, Ph.D., Research Associate at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Monday, February 26 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
February 26
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar
Sex, Pain and Death
Jeffrey Mogil, 平特五不中 Genetics
Monday, February 26 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
February 26
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Introduction to deep learning for neuroimaging
Andrew Doyle, 平特五不中 Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
Monday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m., 听de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
February 26
SCSD Special Lecture
Post-stroke dysphagia and communication impairments: implications for cross-system management in the acute setting.
Dr. Heather Flowers, University of Ottawa, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Monday, February 26, 5:30 鈥� 6:30 p.m., Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building SADB 2/36
February 27
Killam Seminar Series
Deciphering the Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under General Anesthesia
Emery Brown, Harvard Medical School
Tuesday, February 27 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
February 27
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Information Session
平特五不中 Nursing faculty members are offering a free information session on our new Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, for anyone interested in pursuing the development of advanced practice mental health nursing skills, and becoming a mental health nurse practitioner.
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Tuesday, February 27, 4:30 鈥� 6:30 p.m.
February 28
平特五不中 Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry Global Mental Health Film Series
Screening: You鈥檙e Looking At Me Like I Live Here and I Don鈥檛.听 The film will be followed by a discussion with guest panelists Laura Booi and Simon Fraser.
Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. Info
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January 2018
January 11
Culture, Mind and Brain Seminar Series
How can the social sciences contribute to the neurosciences?
Maxwell Ramstead & Vincent Lalibert茅
Thursday, January 11, 2:00 鈥� 3:30 p.m., Ludmer Building, Room 138
January 11
Redpath Public Talk
Cutting Edge Lecture in Science
Healthy aged brains - current ideas to fight Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
Dr. Lisa Marie M眉nter,Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 平特五不中
Thursday, January 11, 6:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Redpath Museum Auditorium, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
January 12
Physiology Seminar Series
Spinal inhibition in the control of touch and movement
Dr. Stephanie Koch, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Friday, January 12 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
January 16
Killam Seminar Series
Cajal-Retzius cells of the hippocampal network
Dr. Gianmaria Maccaferri, Northwestern University
Tuesday, January 16 at 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
January 22
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
"The cholesteryl ester transfer protein CETP in Alzheimer`s disease mouse models
Dr. Lisa Munter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 平特五不中 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Monday, January 22 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
January 24
CPD/CME Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Anesthesiology
Opioids for pain management: The good, the bad and the ugly
Dr. Jordi Perez
Wednesday, January 24, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
January 24
IDIGH Work in Progress (WIP) Lunch Seminar
Control of virus-induced neuroinflammation in a mouse model of herpes simplex encephalitis
Mathieu Mancini
Wednesday, January 24, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., RI-MUHC, EM1.3509
January 24
平特五不中 Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry & Global Mental Health Film Series
Love Boat
A film by Ma鈥檃n Mouslli
A short presentation and discussion to follow with Mr. Adnan Mahameed & Dr. Vitor Pordeus.
Wednesday, January 24, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
January 25
Culture, Mind and Brain Seminar Series
Placebo machines, the culture of neuroscience and the power of suggestion
Jay Olson
Thursday, January 25, 2:00 鈥� 3:30 p.m., Ludmer Building, Room 138
January 29
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Early life experience influences transcriptional and epigenetic differentiation between dorsal and ventral dentate gyrus
Dr. Tie Yuan Zhang, 平特五不中 Department of Psychiatry
Monday, January 29 , 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
January 29
JGH Medical Grand Rounds
Twenty second annual humanization of care awareness program rounds
Tackling the roots of mental health stigma and discrimination in healthcare system
Ella Amir, PhD, MBA, Executive Director, Ami-Qu茅bec
Monday, January 29, 12:30 鈥� 1:30 p.m., Block Amphitheatre
January 30
Killam Seminar Series
Human genetics and molecular mechanisms of hydrocephalus
Dr. Kristopher Kahle, Yale School of Medicine
Tuesday, January 30, 4:00 p.m., de Grandpr茅 Communications Centre, MNI
January 30
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Meeting
Keynote speaker: Dr. Timothy Kennedy
How can the social sciences contribute to the neurosciences?
Vincent Lalibert茅
The hippocampus and psychosis: Lessons from a little structure with big responsibilities
Carolina Makowski
Tuesday, January 30, 6:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Thomson House Ballroom
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