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Dr. Mike Hildebrand: Bridging the translational divide: Development of human spinal cord assays for investigating molecular mechanisms and treatments for pain

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Summary: In this talk, Dr. Hildebrand will highlight his recent work aimed at bridging the translational divide between rodent preclinical work on spinal pain processing and new treatment approaches for humans. His team has developed new human spinal cord tissue models of pain signaling that parallel rodent in vivo and ex vivo pain models. Using […]


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CLEAR 2024 Research Update Event

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join the Canadians For Leading Edge Alzheimer Research (CLEAR) for their 2nd annual research update to learn about the latest research breakthroughs, participate in behind-the-scenes lab tours and network with the medical community and other supporters. Speakers: Dr. Freda Miller Dr. Brian MacVicar Dr. Anthony Phillips Heather Sosa RSVP: https://signup-can.keela.co/clear-2024-research-update-event  For any event inquiries, please […]


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Dr. Peri Kurshan: Protein-lipid interactions drive presynaptic assembly prior to cell-adhesion molecule recruitment

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

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 […]


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Distinct cognitive/perceptual/motor modes of fMRI brain activity: The proof is in the BOLD signal

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Dr. Todd Woodward from the Department of Psychiatry, will present “Distinct cognitive/perceptual/motor modes of fMRI brain activity: The proof is in the BOLD signal.” Zoom link if unable to attend in person: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63135246816?pwd=2KN8jnn0ucVgHUfVg1BaeUUywhDIIY.1 Meeting ID: 631 3524 6816 Passcode: 002397


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Dr. Katharine Smith: Illuminating mechanisms of inhibitory synapse function and plasticity

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The Smith lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that underly synaptic inhibition, its plasticity and how it is disrupted in disease. We use advanced microscopy techniques like super-resolution microscopy to analyze the fine details of the […]


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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 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Dr. Carrie Esopenko is an Associate Professor in the Brain Injury Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She is also holds an adjunct faculty appointment […]


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Peiying Wen: The effect of adult-neurogenesis in ECS (electroconvulsive shocks)-induced amnesia

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Peiying Wen from the Snyder / Vila-Rodriguez labs. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 Meeting ID: […]


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BC Brain Wellness Program 5th Year Anniversary Celebration

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate the BC Brain Wellness Program’s 5th year anniversary -”Impact and Inspiration”! Since its inception in October 2019, the Brain Wellness Program has provided lifestyle programming and presentations at no cost to individuals with chronic brain conditions, their care partners, and healthy agers. Join us for a day of […]


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Dr. Catherine Peña: Early life stress primes sensitivity to future stress: from engrams to epigenetics

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Early life stress increases sensitivity to stress later in life, which may be at the root of increased risk for mental health disorders. Our work seeks to understand the mechanistic underpinnings of this heightened stress […]


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Annie Kim: Novel Virtual Reality (VR) Spatial Navigation Task, Neural Circuits for Computation, Cognition and Control

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Annie Kim from the Madhav lab. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 Meeting ID: 627 7370 […]


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Mind and Mood: Innovative Methods for Understanding and Treating Cognitive Dysfunction in Mood Disorders

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Dr. Trisha Chakrabarty from the Department of Psychiatry will present “Mind and Mood: Innovative Methods for Understanding and Treating Cognitive Dysfunction in Mood Disorders.” Zoom link if unable to attend in person: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 Meeting ID: 593 670 6150 Passcode: 506627


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Dr. Edmund Au: Elucidating Principles of Cortical Interneuron Synaptic Organization

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Cortical interneurons are the most transcriptionally and morphologically diverse neurons in the brain, characterized in part by their striking degree of synaptic specificity. However, little is known about the extent of their synaptic diversity due […]


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