Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, , in the prestigious journal Cell. Their identification of聽a mechanical pain sensor聽lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great聽job!聽
Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.
Study suggests humans have developed complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli
Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal why this specialization exists.
Earlier today, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced the results of the competition for the Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative, and three 平特五不中 teams were among the selected projects. The initiative supports the development of collaborations in AI projects between researchers in Canada and in the UK. Each winning project will receive up to $173,333 per year up to three years, for a total of $520,000 CAD per project.
Ranked 1st, Dr Daskalopoulou, Principal Investigator, received the largest grant at 平特五不中, which was in the top 2% of the total grant value of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research聽(CIHR)聽Fall 2019 Competition.聽 She received more than $1.8 m to support her project,聽early Prediction of preeclampsia Using arteriaL Stiffness in high-risk prEgnancies; a multinational study (PULSE).聽聽This study aims to determine the ability of arterial stiffness, other vascular measurements and biomarkers to predict early the development of preeclampsia in high-risk pregnant women.
Dr Natalie Dayan, et al's article, , was listed as one of the 25 most read articles in CMAJ in 2019.
Open source app helps predict brain tumour malignancy and patient survival
The power of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine lies in its ability to find important statistical patterns in large datasets. A study published today is an important proof of concept for how AI can help doctors and brain tumour patients make better treatment decisions.
New technique could be used to choose best therapies for patients and measure their effectiveness
Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is often difficult because each patient鈥檚 progression is different. A new study shows artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of blood samples can predict and explain disease progression, which could one day help doctors choose more appropriate and effective treatments for patients.
Kudos to聽the Prager-Khoutorsky lab聽for publishing聽their first paper, Effects of Salt Loading on the Organization of Microtubules in Rat Magnocellular Vasopressin Neurons,聽in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Special congratulations to Amirah-Iman Hicks, graduate student, and Zsuzsanna Barad, post-doctoral fellow, the co-first authors of the paper. Well done!
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Congratulations to Daniel Almeida for being named in the , and for being the only listmaker from a Canadian university! As a PhD student at the Douglas Research Centre, Almeida studies the molecular impact of childhood maltreatment on the brain in the lab of HBHL-funded prof. Gustavo Turecki.聽
With a total funding envelope of $1.65 million, the new HBHL International Partnerships Program supports large-scale, multi-year projects that build and advance partnerships with leading institutions that will help 平特五不中 to:
- Compete with the best in the world for talent, for partnership opportunities, and to make breakthrough discoveries
- Seize emerging opportunities and strategically advance its greatest strengths on the global stage
- Implement large-scale, transformational and forward-thinking institutional strategies
HBHL-funded researcher Dr. Kieran O'Donnell recently appeared on CTV News Montreal to discuss the HBHL-funded . , where Dr. O'Donnell discusses the project's goals, initial findings, and more.
Food can trigger overconsumption similar to alcohol and drugs, but it is not the whole story
A large analysis of personality studies has found that people with obesity behave somewhat like people with addictions to alcohol or drugs. But obesity is also a complex condition that cannot be fully explained by the addiction model.
Congratulations to Prof. Kristy Ironside, who was recently been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant and a grant of the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Societ茅 et culture. The grants will help Prof. Ironside to start her new research project International Copyright Law in the Political Economy of Russia and the Soviet Union.
The Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge has awarded 18 Research Awards ranging from $3,000 to $75,000 to research teams from Canada and abroad. The Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge is a collaborative effort between Dr. Taylor Owen, Associate Professor in the Max Bell School of Public Policy, 平特五不中 and Dr. Elizabeth Dubois, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and a Centre for Law, Technology and Society Faculty Member at the University of Ottawa.聽
Paul Lefebvre, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada鈥檚 Minister of Natural Resources, today announced an investment of over $1.5 million for a project led by 平特五不中鈥檚 Professor Hani Mitri, Director of Mining Engineering at 平特五不中, and founder of 平特五不中 Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory. Professor Mitri鈥檚 research project will validate and test a new method for rock breakage, improving mining and tunneling practices, while reducing blast-induced fumes from traditional explosives.
