/medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/4/all en /medhealthsci/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p><span>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</span></p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 325564 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/oral-phd-defense-maud-mazaniello-chezol-361551 <p>Maud Mazaniello-Chézol, a graduate student at the Department of Family Medicine, will be presenting her Oral PhD defense. She was co-supervised by Peter Nugus, PhD.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:40:59 +0000 admin 325560 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2025-357963 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J. Killam Lecture was established in 2004 to recognize women of influence in business, science, politics or the humanities.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:57 +0000 admin 325555 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/2025-neuro-epilepsy-day-and-pierre-gloor-lecture-361722 <hr /> <p>The Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture is a half-day event. The day will focus on big data in research and management of epilepsy. </p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:37:05 +0000 admin 325556 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 325553 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/mcgill-cares-strategies-minimize-financial-stress-aging-parents-361999 <p>Join us on January 8th at noon for the next McGill Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. </p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:49:37 +0000 admin 325548 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/open-science-office-hours-open-algorithms-diy-imaging-based-algorithm-361883 <h2><strong>Atelier "Des algorithmes ouverts</strong><b>"</b></h2> <p><b>Mercredi, le 18 décembre 2024<br /> 16 – 17 h HNE</b><br />  </p> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:51:37 +0000 admin 325541 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-developing-methods-rapid-and-robust-neuroimaging-361552 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:18:34 +0000 admin 325530 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-361507 <p>Join IMHL Program Director <a href="/desautels/leslie-breitner">Leslie Breitner</a> for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Manage</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:24:08 +0000 admin 325528 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/event/caring-conversations-hygiene-challenges-dementia-361464 <p><a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask quest</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:42:46 +0000 admin 325526 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 325496 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>McGill’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 325493 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 325490 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 325488 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/alan-evans-elected-fellow-royal-society-357749 <h2>Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research</h2> <div> <div> <p><span><span>Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the <span>Ludmer<span> Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists <span>that includes a <span>No<span>b<span>el laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:34:33 +0000 admin 325465 at /medhealthsci