Dr. Greg Dunn: Self Reflected

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

DMCBH and Dr. Brian MacVicar are thrilled to host a talk from renowned artist and speaker Dr. Greg Dunn for Self Reflected: The artistic story behind the world's most complex artistic depiction of the human brain. We hope you'll join us for a talk that promises to cross disciplines and inspire scientists and artists alike. Reception to […]


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Visiting speaker: Dr. Pierre Magistretti

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

Presenter: Dr. Tim Murphy SPEAKER BIO: Pierre J. Magistretti is an internationally recognized neuroscientist in the fields of brain energy metabolism and glia biology. He holds an MD from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Biology from UCSD. He currently serves as a Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Division of Biological and […]


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World Brain Day Virtual Celebration 2020

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Join the BC Brain Wellness Program and the Centre for Brain Health in celebrating World Brain Day! This event will be held virtually and will have something for everyone, including wellness exercises, talks and the opportunity to ask experts questions. For more information and to register, please click here. Once you register, you will receive a Zoom […]


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Thriving in Graduate School

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Join us and hear students in Neuroscience speak to how they successfully navigated graduate school at UBC. Learn what they wish they had known when they first started. The event will start with short informal presentations and end with a Q&A. Our speakers for this session are: Parker Holman Alireza Kamyabi Long Lu Wansu Qiu […]


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Life After Grad School

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Learn about career options after grad school outside of academia! Several graduates from the UBC Neuroscience program have agreed to share their experiences in the pharmaceutical industry. This event will have a short presentation by each of the experts, followed by a Q & A. The aim of this event will be to provide the […]


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Picture a Scientist Film Screening & Panel Discussion

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FILM AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON VIMEO FROM NOVEMBER 25-27 PANEL DISCUSSION: NOVEMBER 27, 4-5PM PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists and provides new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. Featuring geologist […]


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Health in Harmony: The Therapeutic Benefits of Music in Aging and Dementia

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PRESENTATIONS: USING MUSIC THERAPY TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH MODERATE ALZHEIMER DISEASE: OUTCOMES OF A CLINICAL TRIAL OF GROUP/CAREGIVER AND INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING Dr. Kevin Kirkland, Dr. Susan Summers, Alex Hauka Capilano University, Music Therapy Dept.   MUSIC THERAPY IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Dr. Robin Hsuing UBC Neurology, Dept. of […]


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Sex Cells!

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It is imperative to consider sex and gender when conducting inclusive research, building unbiased technology and facilitating equitable healthcare. Research that implements sex- and gender-based analysis plus (SGBA+) has found important differences in many areas that pertain to neuroscience, including disease risk and effective treatments. Implementation of SGBA+ into your research is often required by funding […]


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World Brain Day 2021

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The BC Brain Wellness Program invites you to join our annual celebration of World Brain Day on July 22 from 10am to 12pm PST. Moderated by Tamara Taggart, we will be taking you on a journey from idea to implementation on how research impacts all of us. Our 2-hour virtual event will be an enriching […]


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Sex-specific impact of immune signaling on adolescent neural and social development

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

  Join in person in the auditorium or via the zoom option. The presenter will be remote. Zoom link here (click on "Join a meeting") Meeting ID:  95496 072083 Passcode: 072083 In this presentation, Dr. Ashley Kopec will discuss published work examining the role of microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, in neural and social development […]


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Brain-Tech 2021 Hackathon: student teams innovation showcase

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

This colloquium will present innovation from the top student teams of the Brain-Tech 2021: Idea Generation and Hackathon for Brain Wellness. The Hackathon was hosted by the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Disease Cluster, the BC Brain Wellness Program, and the Djavad  Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. The Brain-Tech 2021 winners will discuss and demo their […]


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Neuroscience Research Colloquium

The Neuroscience Research Colloquium (NRC), is a series of lectures featuring local and international neuroscientists.