Can a zebra change its stripes? A symposium on the cerebellum in honour of Dr. Richard Hawkes On behalf of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, we are pleased to invite you to a special symposium to celebrate and honour the research accomplishments and academic leadership of Dr. Richard [...]

Dale Corbett Scientific Director, Heart and Stoke Foundation,University of Ottawa   In Canada there are ~50,000 strokes per year. A majority of stroke survivors are left with life long disabilities making stroke the leading cause of permanent neurological disability. Recent findings suggest that stroke injury triggers restorative processes to create a cerebral milieu similar to [...]

Department of Neuroscience Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Harley Hotchkiss Memorial Lecture "Two Solitudes: Preclinical and Clinical Stroke Recovery Research" by Dale Corbett, PhD, FCAHS Professor of Neurosciences Scientific Director & CEO Heart & Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine University of Ottawa   Thursday, November 30, 2017 [...]

Jacqueline Cummine - Title TBA  The seminar is held on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room CAB-369  at the University of Alberta and everyone is welcome to attend.

November 30 | Noon - 1:30 pm (relaxed reception following the panel discussion) Nickle Galleries - UCalgary Main Campus, TFDL Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, Dick Averns, Paul Freeman and other special guests discuss the relationship between mental health, museums, art galleries, art and artists.

Ms. Alison Heard, MSc (PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology working with Dr. Penny Pexman, Language Processing Lab  University of Calgary) Title: “Put it in context: Investigating the effects of task demand on word processing”.   Ms. Heard’s Research Page Ms. Heard's Publications When: Thursday, 30 November, 2017   Time:  1 to 2 pm   Where: HSC G500 (Foothills Campus) [...]

Aishah Abdul Rahman - Title TBA The seminar is held on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room CAB-369  at the University of Alberta and everyone is welcome to attend.

Dr. Lia Hocke, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Jeff Dunn, Dunn Imaging Lab, and the Integrated Concussion Research Program, University of Calgary) Title: “Functional near-infrared spectroscopy as an assessment tool for concussion - From group to single subject analysis”.   Dr. Hocke’s Research Page Dr. Hocke's Publications When: Thursday, 7 December, 2017   Time:  1 to 2 pm   Where: HSC [...]

There will be a Special Seminar by Dr. Robert Chow titled “Retinal interneuron subtype development: Hedgehog signaling lightens up the way”, this Thursday, December 7th, 4:00-5:00 pm, in HSC 1405B.

Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta The 6th annual network retreat will be hosted at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta on December 8 and 9, 2017. The overall purpose of the retreat is to educate our members about scientific advances in MS and encourage collaboration on MS-related research locally and internationally. Register by September 30, 2017 [...]