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Did you know that #epilepsy affects 600K+ children in North America? Learn about the challenges of drug-resistant epilepsy and advancements in neurotech in this new video produced by Dr. Judy Illes & the Neuroethics Canada team. #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth youtube.com/watch?v=BBMMDa…

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Nuclear Medicine/MRI Technologist, and the Head PET/MRI Technologist in the Fipke Integrated Neuroimaging Suite (FINS) in DMCBH, Carolyn English shares with us her experience working at UBC for the past 29 years. Read the article here➡️ centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/staff-spo…

Two UBC Neuroscience program graduates who pursued careers in academia share with us their current career paths and how their experiences in the program paved the way for their success!🌟 Read more here➡️ centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/where-are… University of British Columbia Neuroscience @ UBC alumni UBC

Recent research from Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health investigator Dr. Brian MacVicar found that the swelling of neurons generates a harmful chemical reaction called oxidative stress, which can lead to the death of brain cells: ow.ly/wppw50Q3E5T

Check out the recording from September's Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health & Addictions! We hope to see you at this month's rounds on November 27 from 3:30-5pm at Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health or Zoom. Join us in person for refreshments and great company! Link: youtu.be/-W8N0hyCt2E?si…

Congrats to first author Dr. Todd Kamensek (Todd Kamensek) and Dr. Ipek Oruç (Ipek Oruc) for their new study, which sheds light on face processing for people living with autism spectrum disorder. #ASD @ubcmedicine Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Medicine G+PS More: tinyurl.com/mvkyy9m2

DMCBH member (Ben) Matthews Lab was one of the experts who served on this panel to assess the utility, safety and suitability of genetic pest control technologies. Learn more: cca-reports.ca

Check out our newest graphical abstract in the #translationalthursday series! This important work on mTBI and cognition was done by Edwina Picon Dani Palombo @BecketTodd @silverberg_lab and team within UBC Psychology Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Paper link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37602857/

Meet Sangeetha, one of the 2023/24 MATRIX-N Junior Scholars! Sangeetha is a MSc student with Clare Beasley UBC Department of Psychiatry Neuroscience @ UBC #FeatureFriday Alongside her research, Sangeetha is passionate about advocacy and is involved within her community.

📢 Calling all researchers! The 2023 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research is here! Win $50,000 CAD for your outstanding publication and research in #spinalcord and #braininjury research. Apply now ➡️braincanada.ca/wp-content/upl…

Dr. Martin McKeown and his team are working on several novel technologies for #ParkinsonsDisease that will hopefully improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care and treatment. Learn more about these studies and how you can participate: centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/investiga…

Looking forward to presenting Grand Rounds at Univ Michigan Dept of Psychiatry - and in person too, not Zoom-in! Michigan Medicine The CAN-BIND Depression Network APEC Mental Health UBC Department of Psychiatry Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! The UBC IMH & UBC Department of Psychiatry invite qualified applicants to apply for the IMH Marshall Fellows Program, which will support the training of young investigators & create capacity in translational #mentalhealth research. Please share! psychiatry.ubc.ca/institute-of-m…

Join us next Monday for the Monthly Mental Health & Addictions Rounds Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health or over Zoom. We will be hearing from Dr. Glenn Sammis from UBC Chemistry on the addressing the opioid crisis from the perspective of a chemist. Learn more: centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/leverag…

Researchers in UBC’s Neurology Fluid Biomarker Network and in the Wellington Lab Lab published two papers that are focused on creating reference intervals for blood-based neurology biomarkers. Learn more about their research and goals for the network here: shorturl.at/himQ4

Watch Vision Cluster's postdoc Dr. Daniel Yoo and medical student Manjosh Uppal at Fighting Blindness Canada's Eye On The Cure finalist' competition! Cast your vote for #VisionResearch Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Watch and vote: tinyurl.com/45fm892f

#LendAHand to help researchers determine whether CBD is effective in treating depression symptoms in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder type I or II: vchri.ca/research-study… #ParticipateInResearch #YesToResearch Lakshmi Yatham Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health UBC Department of Psychiatry

So proud of my trainees at their posters at the annual Canadian Epigenetics meeting this week. Congratulations to Morgan for winning a poster and travel award and Megan for being selected for a lightning talk!

A new review article from the Wellington Lab lab suggests that inhibiting the CETP protein, which influences the LDL:HDL cholesterol ratio, can reduce cardiovascular risk and also potentially lower the risk of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia.

🌟Trainee Spotlight🌟 Afsoon Mombeini, PhD student in Biomedical Engineering uses cutting-edge engineering tools and techniques to study neural circuits. Learn more about Afsoon's research and interests here➡️shorturl.at/rsGNS Afsoon G. Mombeini @manusmad #trainee #research