Dr. Takao Hensch: Balancing Brain Plasticity/Stability

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

Brain function is largely shaped by experience in early life, creating windows of both great opportunity and vulnerability. Our work has focused on the biological basis for such critical periods, identifying both “triggers” and “brakes” on plasticity. Strikingly, the maturation of particular inhibitory circuits is pivotal for the onset timing of these windows. Manipulations of […]


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2022 DMCBH Research Retreat

UBC Okanagan 3333 University Way, Kelowna

We are looking forward to hosting this Research Retreat at UBC Okanagan! This event is open to all DMCBH members, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, PhD and MSc students affiliated with the DMCBH. REGISTRATION:  Please note that registration has now closed. However, there are a limited number of spots remaining - please contact Clement Woo if […]


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How emotional context influences memory for neutral scene details in a non-clinical sample of young adults: Implications for trauma-related disorders

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Chantelle Cocquyt from the Palombo Lab in the Department of Psychology will present on "How emotional context influences memory for neutral scene details in a non-clinical sample of young adults: Implications for trauma-related disorders." Zoom link if unable to attend in person:  https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 Meeting ID: 574 796 6049 Passcode: 052059


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R/RStudio Workshop

Online

Join us Wednesday, July 13th at 3:00 pm for our Intro to R Workshop - Part 2, presented by the UBC Databinge Data Champions Team. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/s/64233269929 Meeting ID: 642 3326 9929 Passcode:  476508   Who should attend this workshop? ​Trainees who want practice making computationally reproducible workflows Trainees who want to learn how […]


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Dr. Anke Henning: Metabolic MRI at ultra-high fields – from systems architecture to application

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

Metabolic MRI allows observing energy metabolism, neurotransmission, second messaging, endocrine signaling, antioxidants, protein metabolism and dynamic membrane processes in the human brain. Related quantitative metabolic imaging biomarkers are beneficial for differential diagnostics, monitoring of treatment response and patient stratification in various neurological and psychiatric disorders and yield complementary information to structural and functional imaging. To […]


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Dr. Kim Green: Exploring microglia function in the healthy and Alzheimer’s disease brain

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

Microglia are the primary immune cell of the brain, but have roles outside of immunity as well as being implicated in the pathogenesis of many CNS disorders. Here I will show how we can use CSF1R inhibitors to control the microglial population in vivo, and elucidate their functions in both the homeostatic and disease brains. […]


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Dr. Eugenii A. (Ilan) Rabiner: Molecular Imaging in CNS drug development

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: 99412 188589 Passcode: 188589 Over the past 25 years the costs of drug development have been rising steeply, with later phases being particularly resource intensive. Molecular imaging (primarily PET) has become an indispensable tool in early phase drug development, […]


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Effects of cannabinoids on stress response in young adult heavy drinkers: An ongoing placebo-controlled neuroimaging trial

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Karina Thiessen from the Schütz Lab in the Department of Psychiatry will present on "Effects of cannabinoids on stress response in young adult heavy drinkers: An ongoing placebo-controlled neuroimaging trial." Zoom link if unable to attend in person:  https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 Meeting ID: 574 796 6049 Passcode: 052059


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Dr. Eric Yttri: Understanding brain-wide circuit dynamics underlying learned and spontaneous behavior with B-SOiD

For decades, neuroscience has focused almost exclusively on stereotyped, reductionist, and over-trained behaviors due to their ease of study. In contrast, naturalistic behavior provides a rich diversity of movements, but this feature also largely precludes it from quantification and use. Recent advances in computer vision have enabled automatic tracking of the position of body parts - but position […]


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Dr. Anthony Filiano: Regulating the Brain from Its Borders

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: 99412 188589 Passcode: 188589 The CNS is an immune-privileged organ, yet we know that peripheral immunity is critical for proper brain function. Here we will discuss cell communications in the meninges that regulate patrolling T cells and how the […]


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Investigating anticipatory and consummatory reward underlying anhedonia in mood disorders

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Cecilia Yu from the Chakrabarty Lab in the Department of Psychiatry will present on "Investigating anticipatory and consummatory reward underlying anhedonia in mood disorders." Zoom link if unable to attend in person:  https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 Meeting ID: 574 796 6049 Passcode: 052059


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Dr. Mihaela Iordanova: Neurobiology of secondary fear triggers

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: 99412 188589 Passcode: 188589 The study of how the brain regulates learned fear has been fundamental to understanding brain function and has served as a pre-clinical animal model for fear- and anxiety-related disorders in humans. The current model has […]


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Neuroscience Research Colloquium

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