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Proud to announce Caroline Ménard wins the 2024 CAN New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on stress vulnerability and resilience. 🎉🎉🎉🏆
@cervo_ulaval
@universitelaval
@caromenard666
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We are very proud to announce that Boris Bernhardt wins the 2022 New Investigator Award from the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
@TheNeuro_MNI
@BorisBernhardt
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Just out: Special issue on conditioned determinants of reward seeking: a tribute to Dr. Nadia Chaudhri in Psychopharmacology
@CSBN_Montreal
@Concordia
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We are very proud to announce that Mihaela Iordanova, from Concordia University, has been named CAN’s 2020 Young Investigator Award winner!
Learn more about this exceptional neuroscientist here:
@iordanova_lab
@Concordia
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CAN President Shernaz Bamji was invited to speak this morning to the
@HoCCommittees
#HESA
Standing committee on health
She spoke on behalf of all Canadian scientists to request increased funding for basic research - Listen here:
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Wonderful to have Canadian memory hero Sheena Josselyn delivering the
#canacn2023
keynote lecture
@sjo09
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We are very proud to announce that Blake Richards
@tyrell_turing
is the 2019 CAN Young Investigator - Read his full profile here: and come to his talk on May 24 at 5:30PM in Toronto at
#can2019
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Bratislav Misic wins a CAN 2023 New Investigator Award for ground-breaking work on brain networks
@misicbata
@TheNeuro_MNI
@mcgillu
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A huge thank you to Charles Bourque
@osmoland
for outstanding involvement and leadership as CAN President in what has to be the most eventful year of CAN's history!
&
CAN is very proud to welcome Shernaz Bamji
@ShernazBamji
as new CAN President!
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Thank you to all attendees including speakers, poster presenters, exhibitors and sponsors for joining us at
#canacn2023
! What a great celebration of Canadian neuroscience!
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A new paper by Paul Frankland and Sheena Josselyn, published in Science, is the first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level Paper in Science
@Franklandlab
@sjo09
@SickKidsNews
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Canada needs to stop the brain drain - Read our brief submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research study on “Government of Canada’s Graduate Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs”
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Why Canada is losing the next generation of researchers
With support for graduate students at a breaking point, Canadian universities are feeling the impact.
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Happy to finally give 2021 CAN New Investigator
@SiddiquiLab
his award. View his profile here to learn more
@mossy_fibers
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SAVE THE DATES: 14th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
Dates: August 22-25, 2021
Location: Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
Meeting Chairs:
Roger Thompson (Chair) and Alyson Fournier (Co-chair)
Speakers and key dates here:
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CAN CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award winner: Annemarie Dedek: Identification of sex-specific differences in pain signalling could lead to better treatment in Brain
@AnnemarieDedek
@mikehildebrand7
@anitavandenbeld
@NeuroCarleton
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Ingrid Johnsrude
@ingridjohnsrude
named director of Brain and Mind Institute
@WesternU
Congratulations!
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Diversity makes 🇨🇦 neuroscience better & increases innovation! Bias/barriers at every step keep out highly deserving talent from equity deserving groups.
@CAN_ACN
supports
#EDI
in
@CRC_CRC
. See thread👇🏽
@Carolyn_Bennett
@KirstyDuncanMP
@JustinTrudeau
@FP_Champagne
@U15ca
@univcan
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Congratulations to Caroline Ménard - winner of the CAN 2024 New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on stress vulnerability and resilience.
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is immensely proud to present Dr. Tabrez J. Siddiqui, Associate Prof at U of Manitoba and PI at the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, with a CAN 2021 Young Investigator Award.
@SiddiquiLab
@umanitoba
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Milan Valyear: Identification of two separate neuron circuits as targets for treating alcohol use disorder
@cihr_inmha
#BrainStarAward
Publication:
@milaniuum
@DrNadiaChaudhri
@Concordia
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Congratulations to the 2019 CAN-CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award Winners!
@cihr_inmha
@RockyMtnBrain
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The passing of the hockey stick from
@ShernazBamji
to incoming President Keith Murai at the CAN AGM - thank you to our members and consider joining the team!
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Vaccines are a safe and effective way to combat COVID-19, and we, as Canadian scientists, encourage all Canadians to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Read our full statement here:
#scienceupfirst
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience condemns racism in all its forms. Full statement here:
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Save the dates for the CAN2024 meeting in Vancouver May 19-22, 2024, chaired by Stephanie Fulton, with co-chair Matt Hill
@canna_brain
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New Calgary school named for world-renowned scientist Dr. Freda Miller - A very inspiring role-model for young Calgarians!
@SickKidsNews
@UCalgary
Congrats
@yyCBEdu
on your choice!
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CAN CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award winner feature: Justine Hansen
The role of neurotransmitter receptors in the structure and function of the human brain in Nature Neuroscience
@TheNeuro_MNI
@misicbata
@JustineYHansen
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Cancelling the
#CANmeeting
for the first time is a very hard decision, but for everyone's health and safety, it had to be made. Stay safe + join us in Vancouver 2021! Thank you
@mossy_fibers
@RSlack_uOBMRI
@neurophy
for your leadership. Full statement:
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This is an important issue for Canada:
Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain
As funding stagnates, scientists warn Canada could lose a generation of talent
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Congratulations to CAN 2022 New Investigator Award winner
@BorisBernhardt
read his profile here:
@osmoland
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In Ottawa tonight with the CAN advocacy dream team, getting ready for
#CANHillDay
tomorrow to advocate for
@CIHR_IRSC
@NSERC_CRSNG
@CRSH_SSHRC
& increased student stipends & more
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CAN and CIHR-INMHA
@cihr_inmha
are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Brain Star Awards! Learn more about the exceptional research done by these Canadian neuroscience trainees here:
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Panel of superstar neuroscientists getting ready to have important conversations about excellence through diversity
#canacn2023
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CAN is launching a new opportunity for Canadian neuroscience trainees to showcase their research in short video features. Check out this week's feature: Tasnia Rahman
@TheNeuro_MNI
@mcgillu
in
@ed_ruthazer
lab & consider sending us a submission yourself!
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Rec 1: The Gov should provide a one-time 25% increase in investment in the
@CIHR_IRSC
,
@NSERC_CRSNG
& SSHRC_CRSH, for research restart & recovery from the setback of the COVID-19 pandemic to research laboratories in Canada. 3/5
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We encourage all MPs to support M-38 today, to create a dedicated
@HoCCommittees
on Science & Research - to embed science in our democratic institution + provide a way for scientists to engage with our gov. Thank you
@KirstyDuncanMP
for proposing this!
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Happy birthday to Brenda Milner, who turns 100 today! Celebrate by watching one of the many interviews with this great neuropsychologist available on youtube: Short bio here:
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Patrick Steadman
@PESteadman
@SickKidsNews
is a top 3
#brainstar2019
winner for work showing the critical importance of myelin in memory consolidation. Full profile: Scientific publication:
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is extremely proud to present Dr. Aaron A. Phillips, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, with a 2021 CAN Young Investigator Award.
@UCalgary
@DrAaronPhillips
Learn more about the winner here:
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A must-read Op-Ed by
@LiisaGalea
&
@lisasaksida
in
@VancouverSun
Fund science for a healthier and safer future
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CAN Board member Tamara Franklin
@LabFranklin
is today's Canadian
#BlackInNeuro
feature! Her team studies the neural mechanisms of appropriate social behaviour and social dysfunction in diseases like ASD and Alzheimer’s. CAN board member.
#BINW22
More:
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CAN CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award of the year: Dr. Shannon Tansley, McGill University - Discovery of a new mechanism to explain the development of neuropathic pain Publication in Science
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CAN is excited to announce that the 14th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting (CAN2021) will be held as a virtual event, 23 – 24 August 2021, to maximize accessibility and ensure the safety of all attendees. Full message here:
New poster deadline: June 1
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Shannon Tansley is the first prize Marlene Reimer Prize winner in the 2022 Brain Star awards. Hear her now: Discovery of a new mechanism to explain the development of neuropathic pain
#canacn2023
@CIHR_IRSC
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Thank you
@KirstyDuncanMP
for your incredible work that resulted in unanimous support in
@HoCChamber
for the creation of a Standing Committee on Science and Research. 331 MPs from all parties showed their support for science and research today by voting yea to this!
Today, Parliament voted in favour of my Motion M-38! Starting in the 44th Parliament, there will be a Standing Committee on Science and Research. Thanks to everyone who supported M-38, and here’s to a future driven by knowledge, forged by curiosity and a quest for understanding.
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Passing of the CAN hockey stick from 2020 President Katalin Toth to 2021 President Charles Bourque to 2022 President Shernaz Bamji. What a great team!
@osmoland
@ShernazBamji
@mossy_fibers
#can2021
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Green party's
@ElizabethMay
passionately talking about importance of research in Canada, of governemental support of basic research and evidence-based decision-making
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Such a pleasure to honour Karim Nader for his pioneering work on memory reconsolidation at
#canacn2023
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For
#BINW22
, we are happy to highlight Canadian
#BlackInNeuro
members! Today:
@nancy_mugisha
Master’s student
@IPNMcGill
- she uses resting-state fMRI to explore brain functional connectivity patterns in children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Did you miss the CAN 2019 public lecture w/
@geoffreyhinton
and
@tyrell_turing
? Or would you just like to watch it again? Good news, it is now available here:
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Fiers d'annoncer que Caroline Ménard gagne le prix de la Nouvelle Chercheure de l’ACN pour ses recherches novatrices sur la vulnérabilité et la résilience au stress. 🎉🏆🎉
@universitelaval
@cervo_ulaval
@caromenard666
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Great interview with Liisa Galea this afternoon on The Social CTV - about the importance of brain research and women's mental health research
#BrainAwarenessWeek
#BrainWeek
#MentalHealthIsHealth
@CAMHResearch
@TheSocialCTV
@LiisaGalea
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Cannabis: Separating fact from myth - Canadian expert Matthew Hill now at the CAN public lectures
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Excited to welcome 2022 Brain Prize winner Ole Kiehn now at
#canacn2023
Brainstem circuits for locomotion in the healthy and diseased brain
@lundbeckfonden
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We are proud to present Ifeoluwa “Ife” Adedipe
@AdedipeIfe
Master's Student
@UMontreal
as today’s
#BlackInNeuro
featured scientist! She investigates the role of astrocytes in fear learning and memory and is on the Executive of
#BlackInNeuro
. More
#BINW22
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Canadian Trainees, if you have you published a great paper in the areas of neuroscience, mental health and addiction in 2020, you could deserve a
@cihr_inmha
Brain Star Award! Details and application here:
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Huge thank you to
@pfragiskatos
for taking the time to meet
@lisasaksida
@thecheelab
Daryan Chitsaz
@TheNeuro_MNI
& CAN to discuss Fundamental science funding in Canada and how to better support our scientists
#canhillweek
#neuroadvocate
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Arkady Khoutorsky wins a 2023 CAN New Investigator award for pioneering research on chronic pain and neurological disorders.
@McGillMed
@mcgillu
@IPNMcGill
@McGillDentistry
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Very excited for the first virtual
#CANhillweek
Nov 2-6! Over 45
#neuroadvocates
participated in our training today, getting ready to meet MPs, senators, and staff members to advocate for increased funding for fundamental research through
@CIHR_IRSC
@NSERC_CRSNG
@SSHRC_CRSH
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New study in
@Brain1878
shows for the 1st time neurons in spinal cord process pain signals differently in women vs men
Congrats to Canadian labs
@mikehildebrand7
Eve Tsai, Yves De Koninck & to lead author
@AnnemarieDedek
Paper:
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Congratulations to Cristian Zaelzer
@EoloSon
who will receive a SfN Science Educator Award
@Neurosci2019
for the outstanding work he has been doing with
@InfoConvergence
@mcgillu
@CU_FineArts
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Very proud to announce the winners of the 2023 CAN-CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Awards! Always an honour to collaborate with CIHR-INMHA to highlight the incredible research achievements of trainees from across Canada. View all here:
@CIHR_INMHA
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Announcing the CAN 2018 Neuroscience Outreach & Advocacy award winners: The Neurohistory Cartoons
@neurohistoons
team! Learn more about the great team led by
@s_baglot
here: & check out their site:
@NeuroscienceUBC
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Thank you
@LMathys
for meeting w/
#neuroadvocates
@LiisaGalea
@DrJKhokhar
&
@lisasaksida
to discuss funding of basic research by the federal government! We appreciate your support for science and commitment to EDI + look forward to continued discussions
#CANHillWeek
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Ed Ruthazer, McGill University
Glia regulate network states to modulate processing of sensory information
@ed_ruthazer
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#BrainStar2019
winner Lizbeth Ayoub
@liz_ayoub
@UofT
identified a brain region involved in development of
#ChronicPain
and as a target for treatment: Publication:
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An active researcher at the age of 98, Professor Milner is an inspiration to us all- Brenda Milner wins McGill Medal
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We are very proud to announce Drs. Arkady Khoutorsky and Bratislav Misic win 2023 CAN New Investigator Awards
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Great talk by Jaideep Bains on Endocannabinoids, Astrocytes and the Social Transmission of Stress w/
@stressynomics
#can2022
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Leah Mayo: Psychedelics as new mental health treatments: hype or hope?
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CAN is now more than ever dedicated to promoting the interests of Canadian neuroscientists and advocating for increased funding for basic research in Canada - Read our latest newsletter: CAN connection - Fall 2020
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) and the Canadian Institutes of Health’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Brain Star Awards.
@CIHR_IRSC
@RockyMtnBrain
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CAN Advocacy Chair
@Mawoodin
and
@mossy_fibers
in Ottawa this morning for
@ResearchCda
AGM to meet with important partners, followed by lunch with MPs to discuss healthy aging
#neuroadvocate
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Meet Brain Star Award winner Lisa Fang | Memorial University - Study first to establish a direct link between an inflammatory molecule and activity in appetite-promoting neurons linked to obesity Paper in PNAS
@CIHR_INMHA
@MemorialU
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We are very happy to announce that registration for the
#CAN2022meeting
is now open! We look forward to welcoming you in person, in Toronto in May! Note that abstract submissions are still open until February 28, 2022. Info, registration & submission:
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CAN CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award winner feature: Lauren T. Seabrook & Lindsay Naef
Mechanistic insights on how mice fed a high-fat diet have altered decision making could help define new therapeutical targets. in Nature Neuroscience
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Join us Tuesday for the CAN Social at SfN in San Diego!
Tuesday November 15, 2022 6-9PM
Where? Union Kitchen and Tap Gaslamp, San Diego, USA, 333 Fifth avenue Google Maps:
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Happy to welcome the IBRO travel award winners at the
#CANMeeting
! Thankful for
@IBROorg
's continuing support for trainee attendees!
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How can meeting with your MP make a difference?
@DrJKhokhar
met with his MP
@LloydLongfield
and he and the Minister of science & sports
@KirstyDuncanMP
brought his concerns to the standing committee on idustry, science and innovation INDU
@HoCCommittees
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Understanding how the brain works is key to developing innovative treatments - but this can't be done without funding research. Learn more about the importance of funding here:
@mediaplanetCA
@osmoland
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Learn how specific neurons play important roles in stress controlability and defensive behavior selection in this week's video feature, produced by Nuria Daviu
@ndaviu
@HotchkissBrain
in the
@stressynomics
lab Paper in
@NatureNeuro
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Today’s
#BlackInNeuro
featured scientist: Amirah-Iman Hicks
@AmirahImanHicks
is a PhD candidate
@mcgillu
studying specialized glial cells called tanycytes, found in brain regions with an incomplete blood-brain barrier. She is a
#BINW22
organizer More:
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