In an announcement made Wednesday, Canada’s leading research ranking organization, RE$EARCH Infosource, scored º«¹úÂãÎè second among an A-list of three in the Medical/Doctoral Research University of the Year (RUY) tier. º«¹úÂãÎè was ranked third on RE$EARCH Infosource’s list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities in 2022, a position the University has maintained for four years. These distinctions reflect, in part, º«¹úÂãÎè's strength in attracting research funding and the strong publishing record of the school's professors.
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Congratulations toÌýProfessor Christian GenestÌýon beingÌýawarded theÌý2023 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize!ÌýThe CRM-Fields-PIMS prize is the premier Canadian award for research achievements in the mathematical sciences.
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The Order of Canada is one of the country's highest civilian honors, recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation. More than 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order since its inception in 1967. º«¹úÂãÎè has over 80 recipients of the Order of Canada. Their appointments have helped to define the national and international reputation of º«¹úÂãÎè.
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We're happy to announce Boris Bernhardt as the new Associate Leader of Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) Research Theme 1: Neuroinformatics and Computational Modeling.
HBHL's Research Theme 1 Associate Leader plays an essential role in HBHL’s governance and decision-making structure. They also provide input to HBHL's strategic direction, including the development of funding initiatives and activities aimed at reaching HBHL’s goals.
Two highly accomplished researchers in º«¹úÂãÎè’s Department of Physics have received prestigious distinctions for their research
º«¹úÂãÎè’s Board of Governors has extended the current appointment of ProfessorÌýMarthaÌýCrago as Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) for a one-year period, from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2024.Ìý
The extension will ensure stable leadership of the Research and Innovation portfolio during the upcoming Principal and Vice-Chancellor transition and allow the new Principal to actively participate in selecting Professor Crago’s successor.
Strongly committed to enhancing access to care, treatment and client engagement with digital-health-intervention services, HBHL-funded researcher Manuela Ferrari—Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at º«¹úÂãÎè—is developing a unique research program that uses digital narratives, including video-game-based interventions, for mental health treatment and anti-stigma campaigns.
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The final deadline to submit proposals to º«¹úÂãÎè is Tuesday, January 24, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
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Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder characterized by abnormalities in several different biological areas.
A study carried out by HBHL-funded researcher Yasser Iturria-Medina and his research group, in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at The Neuro, represents the first and largest multimodal data collection effort to date for Alzheimer’s disease.
This work represents the most significant effort so far to classify Alzheimer's disease from a multi-level molecular perspective.
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Neurotransmitters are chemicals brain cells use to communicate. They work together with matching receptors on the cell surface to drive brain activity. However, we don’t fully understand how the distribution of these receptors varies region by region throughout the brain, nor what effect they have on brain function.
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HBHL is partnering with º«¹úÂãÎè’sÌýµþ°ù²¹²Ô³¦³ó±ð²õÌýinitiative on a second round of the extremely successfulÌýIMPRESS (Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer
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What is the link between substance use and psychosis? Is there a higher chance to develop psychotic disorders for people who use cannabis?
Dr. Rachel Rabin, HBHL-funded researcher at The Neuro, is working to understand the neurocognitive and social cognitive dysfunction in individuals with substance use disorders.
The aim of her study is to help identify therapeutic targets to improve treatments for individuals suffering from schizophrenia and/or cannabis addictions.
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Cecile Baccanale joins º«¹úÂãÎè as University Veterinarian and Associate Vice-Principal, Animal Care
It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Cecile Baccanale has accepted the position of º«¹úÂãÎè Veterinarian and Associate Vice-Principal, Animal Care. Dr. Baccanale is also appointed Full Professor (Professional) in the Department of Medicine (Division of Experimental Medicine) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her appointment will commence on October 17, 2022.
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What would be possible if there were a tool like Google Maps for the brain? On October 6, HBHL-funded researchers at The Neuro published work in Nature Methods that takes a big step towards making this idea a reality. This effort comes out of the Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics & Learning Laboratory (HIBALL) initiative combining neuroscience and artificial intelligence to build highly detailed 3D models of the brain at the cellular level.
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Recently launched by the , the inaugural Frontiers Prize has as its goal, the acceleration of scientific solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The 2022 edition of the Prize, the Frontiers Planet Prize, in the area of sustainability science, seeks applications from researchers who have made scientific breakthroughs with the potential to stabilize our planet’s ecosystem.