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Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

8th National Neuromuscular Review Course

admin — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000

Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.

Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series: AI in Epilepsy: From Diagnosis to Continuous Monitoring

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:49:37 +0000

The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research.

6th National Course on Sleep Medicine

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000

This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.

iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU)

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:32:34 +0000

THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES

Modeling α-Synuclein Pathology Spreading in a 3D Human Midbrain-Striatal Assembloid

Nine 9I��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among 9I�� community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the 9I�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two 9I�� faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

9I�� Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000

Join us on May 7th at noon for the next 9I�� Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

New tool helps seniors reduce unnecessary medications

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:09:12 +0000

9I�� researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.

When clinicians review a patient’s file, MedSafer flags potentially inappropriate medications. In a new clinical trial, the software helped deprescribe such medications in 36 per cent of long-term care residents, nearly triple as many as when reviews were done without the tool.

Provost honours 31 9I�� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

9I�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 9I�� Professors, James 9I�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 9I�� professors as Distinguished James 9I�� Professors, James 9I�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – 9I��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:53:55 +0000

Research Talk
Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm
2001 9I�� College Ave. Room 606

9I�� researchers receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer equity research

admin — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:31:39 +0000

Co-Principal Investigators Manisha Pahwa, CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Professor Ananya Banerjee, from 9I��'s Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, have been awarded $449,604 from the Canadian Cancer Society’s Health Equity Research Grant

The Child Phonology Lab at SCSD is looking for parent participants

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:14:23 +0000

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:22:33 +0000

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, 9I�� researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early signs that are often missed.

Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among youth, but how they begin and what mental health symptoms often precede them are poorly understood, the researchers said.

9I��’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three 9I�� scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.