/ipn/taxonomy/term/1707/all en /ipn/channels/news/2023-bernice-grafstein-lecture-neuroscience-presents-dr-marina-picciotto-351563 <p>The Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN) invites Dr. Marina Picciotto is give the 2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience. <a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/marina-picciotto/">Dr. Picciotto</a> is the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine. Her talk is entitled “A novel VTA GABA pathway that encodes unconditioned reward value”. Dr. Picciotto specializes in addiction, memory, and reward behaviours.</p> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:15:51 +0000 adriana.sgambetterra@mcgill.ca 9015 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 9355 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/seminar-series-dana-small-phdmcgill-university-pharmacology-therapeutics-department-362134 <p style="text-align:center"><u>Seminar Announcement</u></p> <p style="text-align:center">Dana Small, Ph.D</p> <p style="text-align:center">Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:56:26 +0000 admin 9351 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/90th-symposium-362135 <p>Join us as The Neuro celebrates 90 years of groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience with a forward-looking symposium. Through an engaging mix of historical reflections and cutting-edge discussions, we will explore the future of The Neuro.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:06:59 +0000 admin 9350 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/chemistry-teaching-assistant-program-chem-tap-january-training-meeting-362087 <p><strong>Host:</strong> Department of Chemistry & Office of Science Education </p> <p><strong>Event:</strong> Chemistry Teaching Assistant Program (Chem TAP) January training meeting </p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:45:43 +0000 admin 9348 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p><span>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</span></p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 9347 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/mcgill-classroom-av-instructions-application-getting-makeover-and-new-home-361909 <p>The Classroom A/V Instructions application is moving to the <strong>Browse Classrooms</strong> widget on the <a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?sysparm_stack=no" rel="noreferrer noopener">ƽ���岻�� IT Support website</a> on <strong>December 13th, 2024</strong>. </p> <p>Classroom audiovisual information will now be available on a platform the community is familiar with. You’ll also be accessing it more securely with single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).</p> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:02:13 +0000 admin 9339 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 9332 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/macdonald-campus-career-fair-2025-361340 <p><strong>DATE:</strong> Wednesday, January 29, 2025</p> <p><strong>TIME:</strong> 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Centennial Centre Ballroom, Macdonald Campus</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:16:27 +0000 admin 9331 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 9328 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 9325 at /ipn /ipn/channels/event/career-fairs-341937 <p>Career fairs are organized by the Career Planning Service, often in collaboration with faculty associations and student groups.</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:22:49 +0000 admin 9321 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/gene-therapy-project-receives-major-funding-360635 <h2><b>$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>Gene therapy for rare neurological disorders will move one step forward thanks to a $1.14 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:20:38 +0000 admin 9302 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/research-new-stem-cell-models-receives-26-million-360436 <h2><b>Thomas Durcan’s project will </b><b>dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment</b></h2> <p>An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:26 +0000 admin 9296 at /ipn /ipn/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 admin 9295 at /ipn