Awards
September 18, 2024
Dr. Ryan Hoiland named a 2023 Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Dr. Ryan Hoiland is one of 21 neuroscientists in Canada who have been awarded…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
DMCBH members awarded Brain Canada’s Momentum Grants to advance neuroscience research
DMCBH members Drs. Annie Ciernia and Mark Cembrowski are among the five recipients of Brain Canada’s Momentum Grants, a new program that aims to enable researchers to build upon their previously funded Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research projects and explore new dimensions of their work with the potential to generate breakthroughs in our understanding of the brain. “Neuroscience research…
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DMCBH members leading the way to better health outcomes with 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC funding
DMCBH members Drs. Jessica Rosin and Scott Ramsay are among the new 2024 Scholars…
Trainees
September 16, 2024
Exploring the Omniroute Maze with Dr. Adam Lester
For Dr. Adam Lester, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Manu Madhav’s lab, neuroscience is…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Peri Kurshan: Protein-lipid interactions drive presynaptic assembly prior to cell-adhesion molecule recruitment
September 20
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Our lab uses C. elegans to study the molecular mechanisms of synapse development, focusing on how presynaptic proteins such as neurexins and active zone scaffold molecules interact and assemble. We have found a surprising role for protein-lipid interactions early in…
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Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
September 23 @ 3:30 pm
Distinct cognitive/perceptual/motor modes of fMRI brain activity: The proof is in the BOLD signal
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
September 27 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Katharine Smith: Illuminating mechanisms of inhibitory synapse function and plasticity
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
October 18 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Carrie Esopenko: Intimate Partner Violence-Brain Injury: What We Know and How Can We help?
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Our Research
The Centre is home to five Integrated Research Programs, with over 100 investigators involved in clinical and foundational research.
