SfN’s 47th annual meeting, Neuroscience 2017, is the world’s largest neuroscience conference for scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. SfN invites you to its renowned venue where neuroscientists collaborate and network with peers, learn from experts, explore the newest neuroscience tools and technologies, and discover great career opportunities. Neuroscience 2017 [...]

Dr. Francisco Quintana Associate Professor, Neurology Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School “Regulation of CNS inflammation by astrocytes” UofA ECHA 2-140  · UofC HSC O1500 (live site) · UofL EP1201 · SHC  710015 November 16, 12:00 - 1:00 pm Everyone is welcome to attend but the lunch is only available [...]

META: A pragmatic workshop series on Moving Evidence To Action to improve patient outcomes Participants will be able to select from a variety of workshops with a knowledge translation, knowledge synthesis, or implementation science focus. Location: University of Alberta Hosted by: AbSPORU KT Platform Register for META

Nikolai Malykhin - Title TBA  The seminar is held on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room CAB-369  at the University of Alberta and everyone is welcome to attend.

Dr. Mariana Pinheiro Bento, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Richard Frayne in the Vascular Imaging Lab, University of Calgary) Title: “Machine Learning for Identifying Brain Abnormalities in Large, Multicentre Datasets”. Dr. Bento’s Research and Publications Page   When: Thursday, 23 November, 2017   Time:  1 to 2 pm   Where: HSC G500 (Foothills Campus)   This talk with be video-linked with the University [...]

November 24, 2017 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location:  Calgary Public Library: Central Join Jay Ingram and experts from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute, as they look at inspiring and innovative solutions for the problem of pain. Featured speakers: Tuan Trang, PhD, HBI Neuroscientist Dr. Lori Montgomery, Medical Director, AHS (Calgary) Chronic Pain Centre [...]

Can a zebra change its stripes? A symposium on the cerebellum in honour of Dr. Richard Hawkes On behalf of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, we are pleased to invite you to a special symposium to celebrate and honour the research accomplishments and academic leadership of Dr. Richard [...]

Dale Corbett Scientific Director, Heart and Stoke Foundation,University of Ottawa   In Canada there are ~50,000 strokes per year. A majority of stroke survivors are left with life long disabilities making stroke the leading cause of permanent neurological disability. Recent findings suggest that stroke injury triggers restorative processes to create a cerebral milieu similar to [...]

Department of Neuroscience Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Harley Hotchkiss Memorial Lecture "Two Solitudes: Preclinical and Clinical Stroke Recovery Research" by Dale Corbett, PhD, FCAHS Professor of Neurosciences Scientific Director & CEO Heart & Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine University of Ottawa   Thursday, November 30, 2017 [...]

Jacqueline Cummine - Title TBA  The seminar is held on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room CAB-369  at the University of Alberta and everyone is welcome to attend.