Alumni /newsroom/taxonomy/term/11088/all en An open solution to improving research reproducibility /newsroom/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 314913 at /newsroom 90th Symposium /newsroom/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 314904 at /newsroom Olszewski Lecture: Spatially Resolved Single-Cell Genomics & Cell Atlas of the Brain /newsroom/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 314846 at /newsroom Open Science project funded for $1.5M /newsroom/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 314820 at /newsroom At-home neurological disorder diagnosis project receives major funding /newsroom/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 314811 at /newsroom Gene therapy project receives major funding /newsroom/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>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 314745 at /newsroom Research on new stem cell models receives $2.6 million /newsroom/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 314711 at /newsroom Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age /newsroom/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 314702 at /newsroom Recreating a hallmark of Parkinson's disease in human neurons /newsroom/channels/news/recreating-hallmark-parkinsons-disease-human-neurons-360245 <h2><b>Scientists use stem cells to follow development of protein bodies characteristic of neurological disease</b></h2> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:43 +0000 admin 314687 at /newsroom Dorothy J Killam Lecture 2025 /newsroom/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2025-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 314674 at /newsroom Achievements of ƬƵ Professors celebrated in latest round of NSERC prizes /newsroom/channels/news/achievements-mcgill-professors-celebrated-latest-round-nserc-prizes-343018 <p><span style="text-align:left">ƬƵ University announced that six of its Professors (two individually, four as part of a multi-institutional team) have been declared winners of this year’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) prizes. These prestigious awards range from individual awards for innovative discoveries by young researchers to recognitions of lifetime achievement and influence. The ƬƵ-based recipients are as follows:</span></p> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:22:44 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288456 at /newsroom Invitation: Ceremony to mark National Indigenous Peoples’ Day /newsroom/channels/event/invitation-ceremony-mark-national-indigenous-peoples-day-339913 <p>In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, members of the ƬƵ community are invited to attend a ceremony with the Hiawatha Wampum Belt flag flying above the McCall MacBain Arts Building.</p> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:18:35 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 288202 at /newsroom Black History Month 2022 - Soul Food Box /newsroom/channels/event/black-history-month-2022-soul-food-box-337161 <p>In partnership with Black Student Network, we invite the ƬƵ Black community (staff, students, faculty) to pick up a Soul Food Box Lunch to celebrate around food.</p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:40:29 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 285123 at /newsroom Black History Month 2022 - Decolonizing approaches to research /newsroom/channels/event/black-history-month-2022-decolonizing-approaches-research-337160 <p></p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:38:00 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 285122 at /newsroom Black History Month 2022 - Black Perspectives: Artists Navigating Spaces /newsroom/channels/event/black-history-month-2022-black-perspectives-artists-navigating-spaces-337159 &;;&;;&;;/&;; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:33:42 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 285119 at /newsroom