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Lu Wang, a Doctoral Student at McGill University, aims to compare the predictive accuracy of family history and polygenetic risk score for multiple sclerosis. Project Overview Lu Wang, a Doctoral Student at McGill University, aims to compare the predictive accuracy of family history and polygenetic...

Timothy Friedman, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia, is investigating the mechanisms through which DNA enables repair after injury in peripheral nerves but not the brain or spinal cord. Project Overview Timothy Friedman, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British...

Amirhossein Jahani, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Montreal, uses intracranial EEG to investigate how network interactions during the preictal phase (i.e., period preceding a seizure) may contribute to seizure initiation and propagation. Project Overview Amirhossein Jahani, a...

Sofia Gentile, a Master’s Student at University of Toronto, is investigating the role of immune cell activation in a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. Project Overview Sofia Gentile, a Master’s Student at University of Toronto, is investigating the role...

Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Project Overview Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized...

Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Project Overview Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized...

Le Dr Matthew Galati, fondateur de la Brain Changes Initiative, partage son parcours de survivant d'une lésion cérébrale traum atique (TBI) à défenseur de la santé cérébrale. Après un accident de voiture mettant sa vie en danger, le Dr Matthew Galati a subi de graves blessures, dont une hémorragie...

Le Dr Richard Robitaille, de l’Université de Montréal, a reçu sa première bourse de la Société canadienne de la SLA il y a dix ans. Déjà un expert mondial sur la jonction neuromusculaire (NMJ), le financement était sa première incursion dans la recherche sur la SLA et lui a permis de trouver des...

Le projet du Dr Durcan utilise un modèle innovateur en gestation depuis 10 ans, en grande partie grâce aux chercheurs du Neuro (l’Institut-hôpital neurologique de Montréal). Ce nouveau modèle de culture cellulaire en 3D pourrait-il aider les chercheurs à mieux prédire la progression de la maladie...

The clock drawing test is a simple, familiar task — patients are asked to draw a clock — that doctors have used for decades to check for memory and thinking problems. Today it is usually scored only as a pass or fail, even though the drawing holds far richer clues about a person’s thinking skills....