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Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Towards federated neuroscience research in the emerging era of data sovereignty

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The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.

Physiology- Undergraduate Research Day Guest Lecturer: Dr. William D. Foulkes. " DICER1: a miRNA biogenesis enzyme with human disease relevance"

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:44:47 +0000

Brain Health Matters at Every Age — Let’s Reduce Stigma

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:58:33 +0000

Interactive campus event promotes brain health awareness and dementia prevention

91�� Cares: Why insight can be lost in dementia: understanding anosognosia

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:16:30 +0000

Join us on March 18, 2026 at noon for our next episode of 91�� Cares, a webcast series designed to support in

Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:41:56 +0000

The 2025-2026 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series covers hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research. Speakers will include distinguished leaders and rising stars, with the goal of bridging basic research and clinical perspectives.

91�� researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000

Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset, and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological disabilities.

The 91�� researchers are among 22 successful applicants from across the country. They will each receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years.

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000

New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:16:10 +0000

91�� team develops hydrogel that outlasted current treatments in a preclinical study, a step toward reducing the need for repeat procedures

91�� researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries.

Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the vocal cords. Current injectable treatments break down quickly, which can force patients to get repeated procedures that can further damage the delicate tissue.

2026 SCSD Research Day

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:51:35 +0000

Friday February 13 2026 • 3pm to 5pm
McIntyre Building, room 330, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal QC, H3A 1A3

91�� Hearing Screening

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:39:34 +0000

No appointment needed.

First come, first serve.

Thank you

Cancellation The 2026 Dr. Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:54:19 +0000

*The event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. Further details will be provided once available.*

Thursday March 12 2026 • 4:30pm to 6pm
Dentistry Suite #102, 2001 Avenue 91�� College

Anna Papafragou, PhD
Professor • Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania

FMHS Graduate Lunch & Learn #3 - Navigating Difficult Conversations

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:36:20 +0000

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Location: online via Zoom. Link will be sent after registration. Register Now

Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Cognitive Computations in the Human Cerebellum

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:48:43 +0000

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2026: Behaviour, Brain Computation, and Evolution

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:30:58 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

RNA therapy may be a solution for infant hydrocephalus

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:57:57 +0000

For the first time, drug targeting genetic mutation shown to have positive impact in mice models

Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study offers hope of preventing hydrocephalus before it even occurs.