Trainees
April 29, 2024
Where Are They Now – Past Neuroscience Graduates
Alumni of the UBC Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) embark on diverse career paths,…
Recent News
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Research
Papers of the month: April 2024
Check out some of the papers that were recently published by DMCBH members: Ruth Grunau, Steven Miller: Size and Location of Preterm Brain Injury and Associations With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Journal: Neurology This study looked at how brain injuries in very premature babies might affect their development. Researchers focused on two types of injuries: white matter injury (WMI) and periventricular hemorrhagic…
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Trainees
April 25, 2024
Trainee Profile: Victoria Cirone
Victoria Cirone is an MSc student in Rehabilitation Sciences under the supervision of Dr….
DMCBH clinician-scientist examining use of deep brain stimulation to treat non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease
Parkinson disease not only affects movement but also profoundly impacts emotions and cognitive functions,…
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events hosted by the Centre, its research partners and affiliated organizations.
Dr. Anne West: From chromatin regulation to synapse development in neurodevelopmental disorders
May 10
2215 Wesbrook MallVancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada
Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Chromatin regulatory proteins are a major class of gene products for which sequence variants are associated with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability; however, the functional consequences of these mutations for brain development remain poorly understood. We are identifying molecular…
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Neuroscience Research Colloquium
May 24 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Brian Corneil: Responding when time is of the essence: a subcortical substrate for rapid visually-guided reaching.
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
Neuroscience Research Colloquium
May 31 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman: Decoding the Intricacies of GPCR Signaling in neurodegenerative diseases
Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3
June 5 @ 11:00 am
Dr. Mike Hildebrand: Bridging the translational divide: Development of human spinal cord assays for investigating molecular mechanisms and treatments for pain
DMCBH Room 3402, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Our Research
The Centre is home to five Integrated Research Programs, with over 100 investigators involved in clinical and foundational research.
