Décembre 2018
3 décembre
Neuroscience Seminar
Cocaine addiction: how you take the drug is more important than how much
Dr. Anna Samaha, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Lundi 3 décembre, 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
3 décembre
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Distance-dependent consistency thresholds for generating group-representative structural brain networks
Bratislav Misic
Lundi 3 décembre, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
5 décembre
BRaIN Seminar Series
The many varied roles of the vestibular system on earth and in space
Dr. Laurence Harris, Centre for Vision Research, York University
Mercerdi 5 décembre,12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
5 décembre
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Transitional pain medicine: Improving peri-hospital care as a model for change in pain management and opioid prescribing
Dr. Hance Clarke, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Mercerdi 5 décembre, 16:00, MGH Room A5-131
5 décembre
Killam Seminar Series
Carrying coals to Newcastle: Brain mapping for operative guidance
Dr. Alexandra Golby, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mercredi 5 décembre, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
9-10 décembre
Montreal Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (MAIN 2018) Conference
From machine learning to brain neuroscience and back
MAIN 2018, organized in partnership with HBHL, will be a special opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research led by leading scientists in both fields of research, neuroscience and AI.
10 décembre
Neuroscience Seminar
Deep learning tools for understanding universal principles of cortical coding
Dr. Blake Richards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scraborough, Fellow, CIFAR Learning in machine and Brains
Lundi 10 décembre, 11:00, Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
10 décembre
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Parkinson’s disease related proteins PINK1 and Parkin are major regulators of the immune system
Diana Matheoud, PhD, Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Lundi 10 décembre, 12:00 - 13:00, Room 1345, McIntyre
10 décembre
JGH Medical Grand Rounds
Crossroads between mood symptoms and autonomic disturbances in alpha-synucleinopathies
Dr. Chenjie Xia, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery McGill
Lundi 10 décembre, 12:30 - 13:30, JGH, Block Amphitheatre
11 décembre
Programme de recherche Santé mentale et société
L’Association Saint-Camille-de-Lellis : Une aide efficace et à faible coût aux personnes ayant des problèmes graves de santé mentale en Afrique de l’ouest
Grégoire Ahongbonon, Fondateur et Directeur-général, Association Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Mardi 11 décembre, 15:30 hres – 17 :00 hres, Salle Bowerman, Pavillon Dobell, Institut Douglas
12 décembre
Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar Series
Structural basis for the activation of PINK1 and Parkin, two proteins implicated in mitochondrial quality control and Parkinson’s disease
Jean-François Trempe, PhD, McGill Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
mercredi 12 décembre, 11:30, Strathcona Anatomy Building, Room 2/36
13 décembre
Global Mental Health Program Speaker Series
“An automatic bible in the brain”: Trauma and prayer in post-conflict northern Uganda
Lars Hedegaard Williams, PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark
Jeudi 13 décembre, 15:00 - 16:30, Room 138, Irving Ludmer Building
17 décembre
Pathology Scientific Lecture Series
Developmental origins of pediatric brain tumors
Dr. Nada Jabado, McGill Professor Pediatrics and Human Genetics
Lundi 17 décembre, Room 112, Duff Medical Building
17 décembre
Neuroscience Seminars
Emotion processing in normal and depressed states
Dr. Christophe Proulx, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Laval
Llundi 17 décembre, 11:00(Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127) Institut Douglas
Novembre 2018
2 novembre
26th McGill Infant Mental Health Day
Resolving trauma within an attachment based intervention
Invited speakers: Miriam Steele, PhD & Ellen Moss, PhD
Vendredi 2 novembre, 8:00, Douglas Hall, 6875 Boulevard Lasalle
7 novembre
41st Annual Osler Lectureship
100 years of cannabis: A journey from William Osler to the modern era
Dr. Mark A. Ware, Chief Medical Officer, Canopy Growth Corporation, Associate Professor in McGill Anesthesia and Family Medicine
Mercredi 7 novembre, 18:00, McIntyre Medical Building, Charles F. Martin Amphitheatre
7 novembre
Cedars CanSupport Public Lecture
News you can use about brain cancer
Mercredi 7 novembre, 18:00 - 20:30, Cedars Cancer Centre, MUHC
8 novembre
MNI Special Seminar
Synergies with oncolytic virus therapy
Dr. Robert L. Martuza, M.D. William & Elizabeth Sweet Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience Harvard Medical School
Jeudi 8 novembre, 15:30 - 19:30, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
8 novembre
CPD Thursday Evening Learning Series (TELS): Face-to-Face and Webinar
Neurology
Overview of PD for primary care practitioners – Part 1 & 2
Dr. Michael Sidel
Jeudi 8 novembre, 18:30
9 novembre
Physiology Seminar Series
Cerebellar dynamics during goal-directed behaviour
Dr. Dimitar Kostadinov, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London
Vendredi 9 novembre, 11:00, Room 1034 McIntyre
9 novembre
Department of Psychology - Annual Bindra Lecture
Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Re-evaluation in Drosophila
Prof. Scott Waddell, Center for Neural Circuits & Behaviour University of Oxford
Vendredi 9 novembre, 10:00, MC-2001, salle 461
Dopaminergic Control of Motivated Behaviour in the Fruit Fly
Prof. Scott Waddell, Center for Neural Circuits & Behaviour University of Oxford
Vendredi 9 novembre, 15:30, McMed 522
13 novembre
Centre Ludmer - Symposium public
Les mégadonnées peuvent-elles expliquer le fonctionnement du cerveau?
Alan Evans, Celia Greenwood, Kieran O'Donnell, Rosemary Bagot et Sherif Karama
Mardi 13 novembre ,Cocktail 17h, Symposium 18h, Centre Phi, 407 rue Saint-Pierre, Montréal
14 novembre
BRaIN Seminar Series
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions at neuronal cell bodies
Dr. Jaeda Coutinho-Budd, Department of Biology, University of Vermont
Mercredi 14 novembre, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
14 novembre
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
From divergent thinking to convergent solutions: Including creative thinking in your research
Mercredi 14 novembre, 18:00 - 21:00, deGrandpre Communications Centre, Neuro
19 novembre
Neuroscience Seminars
Linking synaptic activation to hemodynamic signals for functional imaging
Dr. Ravi Rungta, Ph.D., EMBO / Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopy, INSERM and Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
Lundi 19 novembre, 11:00, Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
19 novembre
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Language development in young multilingual children
Andrea MacLeod, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Speech Therapy Program, Université de Montréal
Lundi 19 novembre, 12:00 - 13:00, Glen Site, block E, room M1.350
19 novembre
Feindel Lecture Series
Bridging scales of network dynamics with The Virtual Brain
Dr Randy McIntosh, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, University of Toronto
Lundi 19 novembre, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
19 novembre
Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience
Wiring and rewiring the brain: The logic and mechanisms of axon guidance and plasticity
Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President & Bing Presidential Professor, Stanford University, CA
Lundi 19 novembre, 15:00, Neuro, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
21 novembre
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
Preston Robb Neuroscience Lecture
Brain tumour cell states & fates
Dr. Peter Dirks, Staff Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Department of Surgery and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Mercredi 21 novembre, 8:00 - 9:00, MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.1129
21 novembre
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Psychiatry
Treatment-resistant depression
Dr. Marcelo Berlim
Mercredi 21 novembre, 12:00 - 13:00
21 novembre
BRaIN Seminar Series
Cortical plasticity for chronic pain and anxiety
Dr. Min Zhuo, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
Mercredi 21 novembre 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
23 novembre
Physiology Seminar Series
Mechanisms that underlie the neural code for space
Dr. Mark Brandon, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Vendredi 23 novembre,11:00, Room 1034, McIntyre Building
26 novembre
Neuroscience Seminar
Role of group B Streptococcus-induced maternal immune activation in the genesis of autism spectrum disorders?
Dr. Guillaume Sébire, MD, Ph.D., Child Neurologist, Clinician Scientist, Director of Child Neurology Division, MCH, Professor, McGill University
** Annulé **
Lundi, 26 novembre, 11:00, Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
26 novembre
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Proteolytic processes generating N-terminal truncated amyloid beta fragments, potential implications for Alzheimer`s disease
Dr. Claus Pietrzik, Institute of Pathobiochemistry, Universitats Medizin, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Lundi 26 novembre, 12:00 - 13:00, Room 1345, McIntyre
27 novembre
Killam Seminar Series
Rewriting Black Death and the second pandemic of plague: Integrating history, genetics, climate and ecology
Hendrik Poinar, PhD, McMaster University
Mardi 27 novembre, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre
28 novembre
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Geriatric Medicine
Update on Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Elise Jodi Levinoff
Mercredi 28 novembre, 12:00 - 13:00
28 novembre
BRaIN Seminar Series
Prefrontal circuits related to anxiety and anhedonia
Dr. Angela Roberts, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Mercredi 28 novembre, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
28 novembre
Global Mental Health Speaker Series
Global Mental Health & Cultural Psychiatry: Creative tensions in the discourse
Dr. Kamaldeep S. Bhui, Queen Mary University of London
Mercredi 28 novembre, 15:00 - 17:00
29 novembre
McGill Department of Psychiatry 75th Anniversary
A wonderful opportunity to hear what’s new in psychiatry while reconnecting with friends, networking with colleagues and sharing our successes.
Jeudi 29 novembre
30 novembre
Physiology Seminar Series
A ubiquitin ligase complex regulates serotonergic neuromodulation and behaviour in C. elegans
Dr. John Calarco, Department of Cell & System Biology, University of Toronto
Vendredi 30 novembre,11:00, Room 1034, McIntyre
30 novembre
Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers
The Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning and the RUIS McGill Centre of Excellence on Longevity are working in collaboration with Claire Webster and Dr. Serge Gauthier to offer a community workshop which aims to educate and support caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a dementia-related illness.
Vendredi 30 novembre
Octobre 2018
1 octobre
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Mapping brain connectivity in aging: Some potential caveats?
Jean Chen, PhD, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Lundi le 1 octobre, 13:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
1 octobre
MNI IPSC/CRISPR Platform Special Seminar
Sex specific heterogeneity across human AD co-expression modules identified by meta-analysis of the human brain transcriptome
Dr. Ben Logsdon, Director of Neurodegenerative Research, Sage Bionetworks
Lundi le 1 octobre, 14:30 - 15:30, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
3 octobre
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Pushing the frontier of digital health to transform pain assessment and self-management
Jennifer Stinson, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Mercredi le 3 octobre, 16:00, MHG Salle A5-151
5 octobre
Vieillir au 21e siècle
Le Centre de recherche pour les études sur le vieillissement de l’Université McGill vous invite au symposium intitulé Vieillir au 21e siècle, organisé en collaboration avec la Société Alzheimer de Montréal et Alzheimer Groupe Inc.
Vendredi le 5 octobre, de 8h30 à 15h à la salle Douglas de l’Institut universitaire de santé mentale Douglas, situé au 6875, boulevard LaSalle, à Verdun (Québec) H4H 1R3.
15 octobre
Public Lecture: Laura Chalk-Rowles Lectureship in Dementia
Dr. William E. Klunk (MD, PhD)
Lundi le 15 octobre, 9:00 - 11:00, Neuro
15 octobre
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Detection and assessment of white matter hyperintensities in aging and neurodegenerative disease population
Mahsa Dadar, McGill NeuroImaging and Surgical Technologies Lab
Lundi le 15 octobre, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
16 octobre
Killam Seminar Series
LRRK2 and GBA: Towards precision medicine in PD
Dr. Roy Alcalay, Taub Institute, Columbia University
Mardi le 16 octobre, 16:00, De Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
16 octobre
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
Small Talk, Big Impact: Developing an elevator pitch for your neuroscience research
What do you say when a researcher approaches you at a conference and asks what you study? Or, when a potential employer asks you to summarize your Master’s/PhD project during a job interview? In this workshop, you will learn how to create an elevator pitch that clearly explains your research and get others excited about your work in under 2 minutes.
Mardi le 16 octobre, 18:30-20:30pm, Bell Room, Neuro
17 octobre
BRaIN Seminar Series
RNA trafficking and axonal local translation in visual circuit wiring
Dr. Hovy Wong, Centre for Research in Neuroscience, McGill University
Mercredi le 17 octobre, 12:00 p.m, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
18 octobre
The Neuro: A Brilliant Night 2018
Founded and organized by a group of volunteers who have all been touched by brain cancer; its mission is to educate and raise awareness for brain cancer and the importance of this research at The Neuro.
Jeudi le 18 octobre, 18:30, Salle des pas perdus Windsor Station, 1160 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal
19 octobre
Physiology Seminar Series
Mechanisms that underlie the neural code for space
Dr. Mark Brandon, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Vendredi le 19 octobre, 11:00, McIntyre, Salle 1034
22 octobre
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Modulating growth and shrinkage of the human hippocampus
Véronique Bohbot, PhD, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Lundi le 22 octobre, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
22 octobre
La Conférence du programme national Gairdner
From the Microalga Chlamydomonas to Brain Optogenetics
Dr. Peter Hegemann, Canada Gairdner International Award Winner
Lundi le 22 octobre, 17:00, McGill Faculty Club
23 octobre
Killam Seminar Series
Imaging cellular responses to brain micro-bleeds and blockages in healthy and co-morbid conditions
Dr. Craig E. Brown, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
Mardi le 23 octobre, 16:00 - 17:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
23 octobre
HBHL-SKILLSETS Workshop
The neuroscience of persuasion and effective public speaking
Want to feel more confident while presenting, or make your presentations more interesting? In this workshop, Psychiatry PhD candidateJay Olsonwill cover the communication skills necessary to give an effective presentation.The workshop will focus on the psychological and neural mechanisms that allow speakers to engage and persuade their audiences.
Mardi le 23 octobre, 18:30-20:30, Bell Room, Neuro
24 octobre
SPOT Global Health Rehabilitation Initiative (GHRI) Forum
Motor rehabilitation of stroke survivors in low resource settings; Inferences from an Indian center
Dr. John Solomon, Associate Professor, Physiotherapy Department, MAHE India
Mercredi le 24 octobre, 16:45 - 18:00, Hosmer House
25 octobre
Culture, Mind & Brain Seminar Series
Traumatic landscapes: Two geographies of addiction
Dr. Jesse Proudfoot, Department of Geography, Durham University
Jeudi le 25 octobre, 14:00 - 15:30, Ludmer Building Room 138
25 octobre
CPD Thursday Evening Learning Series (TELS): Face-to-Face and Webinar
Psychiatry
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Dr. Theodore Kolivakis
First-line treatment of depression
Dr. Melissa Pickles
Jeudi le 25 octobre, 18:30
29 octobre
Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar Series
An evolutionary specialization in a G protein-coupled receptor may have shaped the neural control of reproduction in mammals
Dr. Chirine Toufaily, Postdoctoral Fellow
Lundi 29 octobre, 12:00 - 13:00, Room 1345, McIntyre
29 octobre
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Exercise is medicine: The benefits (and limitations) of physical activity as treatment following concussion
Elizabeth Teel, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Lundi 29 octobre 12:00 - 13:00, RI-MUHC, E.S1.1129
30 octobre
Seminar Series in Quantitative Life Sciences and Medicine
Modelling of connectivity in normal and disordered brains
Alan Evans, McGill Neurology & Neurosurgery & Biomedical Engineering
Mardi le 30 octobre, 12:00-1:00, McIntyre Building, Room 1027
30 octobre
Killam Seminar Series
Successful cognitive training induces both restorative and compensatory neural system plasticity in people with schizophrenia
Dr. Sophia Vinogradov, University of Minnesota
Mardi 30 octobre, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
31 octobre
BRaIN Seminar Series
Sleep and brain recovery after moderate to severe TBI
Dr. Nadia Gosselin, Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal
Mercredi le 31 octobre, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
31 octobre
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Pathways to problematic opioid use in chronic pain: A focus on sleep
Patrick Finan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mercredi le 31 octobre, 16:00, MGH - Room A5-131
Septembre 2018
6-7 septembre
Brenda Milner Centennial Symposium
Professor Milner will turn 100 and we are planning a symposium to celebrate her accomplishments, to reflect on all that has been learned in 100 years of neuropsychology/cognitive neuroscience, and to look to the future.
10 septembre
Neuroscience Seminar
AI in Healthcare- Deep learning for precision psychiatry
Sonia Israel, B.Sc. Honours Student, Dr. Cecilia Flores`s Lab, McGill University
Lundi le 10 septembre, 11:00,(Salel Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127)
14 septembre
Biomedical Engineering Seminar
System engineering approaches for clarifying multifactorial brain mechanisms and controlling disease progression
Yasser Iturria-Medina, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, MNI
Vendredi le 14 septembre, 13:00 – 14:00, WONG 1030
17 septembre
Neuroscience Seminar
Incubation of drug craving after voluntary abstinence: behavioral and neuronal mechanisms
Dr. Yavin Shaham, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Intramural Research Program, NIDA-NIH, Baltimore, MD
Lundi le 17 septembre, 11:00, (Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127)
17 septembre
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Optimization of paediatric pain assessment in the clinical setting using quantitative neurophysiological measures to avoid chronic post-surgical pain
Catherine E. Ferland, PhD, McGill Department of Surgery
Lundi le 17 septembre, 12:00 - 13:00, RI-MUHC Glen Site, Drs Sylvia & Richard Cruess Amphitheatre, E.S1.1129
18 septembre
The Neuro Special Seminar
What is the role of ependymal cells in brain injury & disease?
Jo Anne Stratton, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow Hotchkiss Brain Institute Department of Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Mardi le 18 septembre, 9:00 - 10:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
18 septembre
iPSC Core Facility/Réseau Parkinson Quebec: A Night of Knowledge and Networking at The Neuro
Parkinson’s disease: Our common fight
Linda Berard, Chelsie Kadgien & Lucie Lachance
Mardi le 18 septembre, 18:00 - 21:00, Neuro
19 septembre
CPD Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Time dependent effects of exercise on memory: Implications for sports, education and rehabilitation
Dr. Marc Roig, McGill School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Mercredi le 19 septembre, 12:00 - 13:00
21 septembre
Physiology Seminar
A new model to study the emerging role of intestinal inflammation in Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Samantha Gruenheid, McGill Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Vendredi le 21 septembre, 11:00, McIntyre, Salle 1034
24 septembre
Neuroscience Seminar
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Stress Resilience
Dr. Christoph Anacker, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry Columbia University
Lundi le 24 septembre, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
24-28 septembre
Sixième conférence biennale sur l’état de repos et la connectivité cérébrale
Cette rencontre internationale inclut un atelier éducatif de deux jours, une conférence de trois jours et une réunion satellite d’une journée auxquels participeront plus de 40 conférenciers experts qui viendront présenter leurs plus récents travaux sur les percées méthodologiques et les applications liées à la mesure de la connectivité cérébrale structurale et fonctionnelle.
Août 2018
3 août
Special Lecture
Academic drug repurposing reveals a lithium mimetic for bipolar disorder: from in vitro identification to clinical trials
Professor Grant Churchill, Associate Professor in Chemical Pharmacology at Oxford University
Vendredi le 3 août, 2018, 12:00, Goodman Cancer Centre, KARP Salle 501
7 - 8 août
INCF Neuroinformatics Hackathon 2018
The neuroinformatics teams from McGill, Concordia University, and Université de Montréal are hosting the 2018 informatics hackathon in association with the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) 2018 Congress (August 9-10), which is being hosted in Montreal by McGill and the Ludmer Centre.
9-10 août
INCF Neuroinformatics 2018
Join us to interact and share your latest ideas in AI, neuroimaging and computational neuroscience with plenty of opportunities for presenting your posters and getting a hands-on experience with the latest tools, and for networking during the social events.
13-17 août
Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry Workshop
Social and Cultural Neuroscience
This workshop will provide an overview of core topics and recent developments in social and cultural neuroscience research in order to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration in global mental health.
20-21 août
2e Symposium international sur la musique et les implants cochléaires
Conférenciers principaux : Andrew Oxenham, Karen Gordon, Kate Gfeller, Charles Limb and Robert Zatorre.
20-21 août, Institut et hôpital neurologiques de Montréal
Juillet 2018
20 juillet
Minds & Machines: Whole Brain Emulation
Dr. Randal Koen
Vendredi le 20 juillet, 15:00 - 16:00, Neuro
Juin 2018
1 juin
Special Seminar
The protective effect of artemisinin and its underlying mechanisms
Wenhua Zheng, Ph.D., Professor, Principle Investigator in Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau
Vendredi le 1 juin, 11 :00, Dobell Pavilion - Bowerman (B-1127), Institut Douglas
4 juin
BRaIN Seminar Series
Of mice, rats and men: Assessing and correcting dysfunction in models of fragile X syndrome
Dr. David Wyllie, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, the University of Edinburgh
Lundi le 4 juin, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
4 juin
RI-MUHC Pediatric Research Seminar
Neural crest-placode cell interactions during gangliogenesis
Lisa Taneyhill, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
Lundi le 4 juin, 12:00 - 13:00, MUHC, Glen Site, Royal Victoria Hospital, Block D, Room 03.6020
4 juin
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 4 juin, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
5 juin
Neuro Special Seminar
Can human iPSC based models really model neurological disease?
Prof. Siddharthan Chandran, MacDonald Professor of Neurology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Mardi le 5 juin, 12:30 - 14:30, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
11-14 juin
Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry Workshop
Clinical Neuroscience
This workshop will provide an overview of current controversies surrounding cognitive neuroscience and the implications of recent advances in research for psychiatry, education, bioethics and health policy.
12 juin
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
How 17th-century physics enlightens today’s gamma-synchronization debate
Peter de Weerd, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University
Mardi le 12 juin, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
14-15 juin
MNI Clinical Research Unit (CRU) National Clinical Trial Training Program
The CRU, under the direction of Dr. Angela Genge, is involved in over 100 clinical trials in all fields of neuroscience. Principal investigators, researchers, clinical research coordinators and representatives from industry are invited to attend this two-day program covering education and training on clinical trial readiness, investigator-initiated trial development, ethics submissions, budgets and contracts, clinical trial outcome measures, and more.
18 juin
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Meditation and going beyond mindfulness: A secular perspective
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Lundi le 18 juin, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
18 juin
SPOT Research Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
Co-designing program evaluation for a primary care intervention for adults with developmental disabilities
Jonathan Lai, PhD, SPOT
Lundi le 18 juin, 16:00, Hosmer House H202
18-19 juin
1st Joint McGill-Hebrew University Jerusalem-EBRI Symposium
Symposium Scientific Planning Committee: Dr. Stefano Stifani (McGill), Drs. Avihu Klar & Oded Behar (HUJ) and Dr. Enrico Cherubini (EBRI).
Theme 1: Development and dysfunction of neural circuits
Theme 2: Mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Theme 3: Cognition and behaviour
All members of the McGill community are invited to attend. Registration is free but required in order to attend.
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19-21 juin
Advanced Study Institute in Cultural Psychiatry Conference and Workshop
Challenging migrant detention: Human rights, advocacy & mental health
This international conference and workshop will bring together scholars in the fields of cultural psychiatry, human rights, criminology, psychology, anthropology and sociology, along with practitioners working with detained migrants, to consider the current trends in immigration detention and border control.
27 juin
SPOT Research Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
Stability as a feature of motor control: New perspectives for neurorehab
Daniele Piscitelli, PhD, McGill
Mercredi le 27 juin, 12:00, Hosmer House H202
28 juin
Programme de recherche Santé mentale et société
L’impact des troubles mentaux sur l’association entre l’adhésion aux antihypertenseurs et les coûts totaux chez les patients âgés hypertendus
Lia Gentil, PhD, stagiaire post doctoral de l’équipe de Dre Marie-Josée Fleury
Jeudi le 28 juin, 12:00 – 13:00, Perry E3517
Mai 2018
1 mai
Centre Ludmer en neuroinformatique et santé mentale
World Maternal Mental Health Day 2018 - Begin Before Birth Canada symposium
Mardi le 1 mai, 9:00 - 17:00, Palmer Theatre, McIntyre
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1 mai
Programme de recherche Santé mentale et société
The STAR Learning Centre Supporting Transitions and Recovery, St. Michael's Hospital – Recovery Education Centre
Brian Nichol, MScCH (AMH), Team Leader, STAR Learning Centre
Mardi le 1 mai, 12:00 – 13:00, Perry E3517
1 mai
Killam/Neuro Seminar
KAC Elliott Lecture
Prof. Susumu Tonegawa, 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience; Director, RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics
Mardi le 1 mai, 16:00 – 21:00, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, Neuro
4 mai
CONFÉRENCE SCIENTIFIQUE DU VENDREDI MIDI
Navigational planning in dentate gyrus networks
Romain Goutagny, PhD, HDR, Chargé de recherche CNRS, Université de Strasbourg
Vendredi 4 mai 2018, 12 h à 13 h, Amphithéâtre Justine-Lacoste-Beaubien
En visioconférence au CRME - Salle F.SS.005
7 mai
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How does the brain forget?
Dr. Oliver Hardt, Ph.D., McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 7 mai, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
9 mai
Men’s Mental Health Symposium
New directions in men’s mental health
Keynote speaker: Teresa Barbat Gimenez, Member of the European Parliament
11 mai
Medical Physics Unit Seminar Series
Magnetic resonance imaging of cortical myelin: Promises and pitfalls
Christine Tardif, PhD, MNI
Vendredi le 11 mai, 12:00 - 13:00, Cedars Cancer Centre, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Glen Site
11 mai
McGill HR Boost Your Health Lunchtime Series
The importance of sleep for mental & physical health
Join Dr. Norbert Schmitz of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and learn about recent research into sleep and mental health, and how they affect health outcomes, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Vendredi le 11 mai, 12:15 - 13:15
Info
14 mai
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
From neuroscientist to chief scientist: a bumpy but fun road!
Dr. Remi Quirion, OC, Ph.D., CQ, Quebec Chief Scientist
Lundi le 14 mai , 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
14 mai
Conférence publique, le Neuro
Neurocognition du processus décisionnel chez l’homme : de la perception à la valeur
Dr. Hauke Heekeren, professeur au Centre des neurosciences cognitives de l’Université libre de Berlin et ancien président de la Société de neuroéconomie
Lundi le 14 mai, 16:00 - 17:30 pm; Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, Neuro
16 mai
BRaIN Seminar Series
Stereoscopic vision in insects
Dr. Jenny Read, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University
Mercredi le 16 mai, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
22 mai
Hughlings Jackson Lecture
Mechanisms of polarized sorting in neurons
Dr. Juan S. Bonifacino, PhD, Associate Scientific Director, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Branch (CBNB), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mardi le 22 mI4:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, MNI
22 mai
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Translation regulation in neuropathic pain
Theodore J. Price, Associate Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences - UT Dallas
Mardi le 22 mai, 16:00, MGH, Room A5-131
23 mai
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
13th Annual Charles R. Scriver Lectureship
Microtubules, early brain development and inherited brain malformations
Dr. Roderick R. McInnes, Professor, Departments of Human Genetiocs and Biochemistry, McGill University
Mercredi le 23 mai, 8:00 - 9:00, MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.112
23 mai
BRaIN Seminar Series
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Mercredi le 23 mai, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
24 mai
Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers
A community workshop which aims to educate and support caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a dementia related illness.
Jeudi le 24 mai, 9:00 - 14:00, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, 3575 Parc Ave. Suite 5640
25 mai
MUHC Personality Disorders Program Symposium
Borderline Personality Disorder: What we know and what we do
Vendredi le 25 mai, 8:30 – 16:30, Amphitheatre Jeanne Timmins, Neuro
28 mai
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Making, breaking and linking memories
Dr. Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
Lundi le 28 mai, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
30 mai
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
The Donald Cohen Lectureship in Childhood Autism
Atypical behaviors in autism - Diagnostic implications
Dr. Margaret L. Bauman, Pediatric Neurologist, Integrated Center for Child Development, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Mercredi le 30 mai, 8:00 - 9:00, MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.112
30 mai
BRaIN Seminar Series
Human microglia: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Dr. Luke Healy, MNI
Mercredi le 30 mai, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
30 mai
9th Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture
Molecular mechanics of the transduction apparatus of inner ear hair cells
Prof. David P. Corey, Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Mercredi le 30 mai, 16:00, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 rue University
Avril 2018
3 avril
Killam Seminar Series
B cells in autoimmune encephalomyelitis, lessons from a primate
Prof. Bert 't Hart,The Netherlands and University Medical Center Groningen
Mardi le 3 avril, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
4 avril
Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
Alice Chan-Yip Lectureship in Integrative and Psychosomatic Medicine
Conversion disorders in childhood – An overview
Dr. Leon S. Dure, Professor, William Bew White Junior Chair in Pediatric Neurology, and Division Director of Pediatric Neurology, University of Alabama
Mercredi le 4 avril, 8:00 – 9:00, MUHC Research Institute Auditorium, room E.S1.1129
4 avril
Programme de recherche Santé mentale et société
Influence of childhood maltreatment on adulthood mental health and disorders
Xiangfei Meng, MD, PhD, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Mercredi 4 avril, 12:00 hres – 13:00 hres , Perry E3517
6 avril
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Social stress induces neurovascular pathology and immune response promoting depression
Dr. Caroline Ménard, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Université de Laval
Lundi le 6 avril, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
6 avril
13th Annual JGH Department of Psychiatry Research Day
Connecting mind and body: Psychosocial interventions in the context of treating physical diseases
Vendredi le 6 avril
7 avril
2nd Annual CMH Conference
Words to action
Join McGill Student Association for Collaborative Mental Healthcare (CMH) in impacting real change in the field of mental healthcare.
8 avril
La sensibilisation à la maladie Parkinson | I Medici Concert - TED Talk
Le Dr. Edward A. Fon, directeur scientifique de l'Institut neurologique de Montréal, présentera en 15 minutes les dernières compréhensions de la maladie de Parkinson et de ses traitements
Dimance le 8 avril, 16:00, L'Église St-Andrew and St-Paul Church, 3415 rue Redpath
9 avril
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Social stress induces neurovascular pathology and immune response promoting depression
Dr. Caroline Ménard, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Université de Laval
Lundi le 9 avril, 11:00, Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
9 avril
Pediatric Research Seminar
Trajectories of mental health and the effects of environment
Arunima Roy, PhD, University of Würzburg | JMU · Molecular Psychiatry
Lundi le 9 avril, 12:00 – 13:00, RI-MUHC Glen Site, E.S1-1129
11 avril
BRaIN Seminar Series
It’s all about timing: How circadian clocks control behaviour and physiology
Dr. Amita Sehgal, Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Mercredi le 11 avril, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
11 avril
Goodman Cancer Research Centre Public Forum
Understanding cancer research and current treatments - Empowerment through knowledge
Session 3: Brain cancer: Latest research advances and new treatment strategies
Mercredi le 11 avril, 18:30 - 20:30
12 avril
Special Seminar: Douglas Institute
Building the next generation of miniature microscopes
Daniel B. Aharoni, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, UCLA
Jeudi le 12 avril, 10:00, Dobell Pavilion - Bowerman (B-1127), Institut Douglas
13 avril
Physiology Seminar
Input transformations by dendritic spines of pyramidal neurons in health and disease
Dr. Roberto Araya, Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Vendredi le 13 avril, 11:00, Salle 1034, McIntyre
16 avril
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
Sodium channel regulation of sensory modalities
Dr. Frank Bosmans, Physiology Department, John Hopkins School of Medicine
Lundi le 16 avril, 12:00, Salle 1345, McIntyre
16 avril
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Prognostic applications for Alzheimer's disease using MR imaging and machine-learning
Nikhil Bhagwat, Computational Brain Anatomy Laboratory, Douglas Institute
Lundi le 16 avril, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
17 avril
Killam Seminar Series
Vasculo-neuronal coupling in cardiovascular disease
Dr. Jessica Filosa, Augusta University
Mardi le 17 avril, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
18 avril
BRaIN Seminar Series
** Annulé **
Diagnostic biomarkers for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia: Current approach and future directions
Dr. Simon Ducharme, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Mercredi le 18 avril, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
18 avril
SCSD Documentary Screening for Autism Awareness Month
Asperger's are Us: Four friends on the autism spectrum bond through humor and form a comedy troupe.
The screening will be followed by a discussion of challenges faced by adults with ASD as well as their strengths and contributions to society.
Mercredi le 18 avril, 17:00 – 20:00
18 avril
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Trainee Get-Together
Keynote speaker: Dr. Suparna Choudhury, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Trainee presenters: Ricard Pizzaro & Andy Gao
Mercredi le 18 avril, 18:00 – 20:00, Thomson House Ballroom, 3650 Rue McTavish
19 avril
4th Annual MNI Epilepsy Day
This year’s Epilepsy Day will discuss the current status, gaps and future perspectives of epilepsy surgery in general and Quebec in particular.
The Pierre Gloor Lecture
Epilepsy surgery: Most effective, yet underutilized
Dr. O.C. Snead III, Sick Kids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto
Jeudi le 19 avril
Info
23 avril
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How do we lose memory? A STEP at a time
Dr. Jonathan Brouillette, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal
Lundi le 23 avril, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
24 avril
Killam Seminar Series
The neural basis of pain experience and its control by opioids
Dr. Gregory Scherrer, Stanford University
Mardi le 24 avril, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
25 avril
Cultural Psychiatry Day
Indigenous mental health
Keynote speakers: Drs. Barry Lavallee & Suzanne Stewart
25 avril
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Ideal health systems for pain
Dr. Patrick McGrath, Vice President Research Centre for Pediatric Pain Research Dalhouse University
Mercredi le 25 avril, 16:00, MGH, Room A5-131
25 avril
McGill Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry and Global Mental Health Film Series
Rising Voices
This film comments on topics including mental health, indigenous rights, systemic discrimination, expression through the arts, cultural reintegration, environmental sustainability, young love and refugees.
Mercredi le 25 avril, 18:30 – 20:30.
Info
27 avril
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series
The 2018 Mark Nickerson Memorial Lecture
How synapses construct circuits: Towards a molecular dissection of synapse formation
Dr. Thomas C. Südhof, Nobel laureate, Stanford University School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Vendredi le 27 avril, 12:00, Martin Amphitheatre, Salle 504, McIntyre
30 avril
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
The Developmental Origins of Mental Health
Dr. Kieran O`Donnell, Ph.D. McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 30 avril , 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
30 avril – 24 août
24th Annual McGill Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry
The program provides the conceptual background for research and clinical work in social and cultural psychiatry.
Mars 2018
2 mars
The Department of Psychology Presents the Annual Bindra Lecture
Heretical Thoughts About the Role of Dopamine Neurons in the Quest for Rewards
Dr. Peter Shizgal, Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Concordia University
Vendredi le 2 mars, 15:30 - 17:00, Salle 522, McIntyre
6 mars
Killam Seminar Series
The stable brain: Homeostatic control of neural function
Graeme Davis, University of California
Mardi le 6 mars, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
7 mars
BRaIN Seminar Series
Connectivity and genetic architecture of mouse cortical circuits
Dr. Euiseok Kim, Systems Neurobiology Laboratories - Callaway, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Mercredi le 7 mars, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
7 mars
Ludmer Center Research Workshop
Decoding Mental States Using EEG. With the goal of promoting interactions and future collaborations, this workshop will bring together investigators and trainees with complementary expertise in cognitive neuroscience, functional MRI, and EEG to discuss new ways in which EEG data could be used to extract signals of relevance to the study of mental states
Mercredi le 7 mars, 12:30 – 17:00, and et jeudi le 8 mars, 9:00 – 17:30
9 mars
Physiology Seminar Series
Cutting-Edge Circuit Tracing Strategies for Understanding Brain Function
Dr. Stuart Trenholm, McGill Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Vendredi le 9 mars, 11:00, Salle 1034, McIntyre
12 mars
Neuroscience Seminar
Dissociable structural and functional hippocampal outputs via distinct classes of cells in the subiculum
Dr. Mark Cembrowski, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, VA
Lundi le 12 mars , 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
12 mars
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar
The molecular basis of neuronal dysfunction in glaucoma: novel insights
Adriana Di Polo, PhD, Dept. of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Lundi le 12 mars, 12:00, Salle 1345 McIntyre
13 mars
MUHC Medical Grand Rounds
Evolving acute stroke treatment: The art of patient and therapy selection
Dr. Lucy Vieira and Dr. Aimen Moussaddy
Mardi le 13 mars, 12:00 – 13:00, MGH, Osler Amphitheatre A6.105
13 mars
Killam Seminar Series
Optimal combinations of transcription factors for axon regeneration in the central nervous system
Dr. Murray Blackmore, Marquette University
Mardi le 13 mars, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, INM
13 mars
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Trainee Get-Together
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Zatorre
Mardi le 13 mars, 18:00 – 20:00, Thomson House Ballroom
15 mars
Infection & Immunity Seminar Series
A new link between infection, autoimmunity and Parkinson's disease
Dr. Andreas Baumler, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Jeudi le 15 mars, 11:30 – 12:30, Duff Amphitheater, 3775 University Street
15 mars
Programme de recherche Santé mentale et société
Coûts et bénéfices d’un meilleur accès aux psychothérapies en France
Dr. Anne Dezetter, Ph.D., docteure en santé publique (Paris Descartes 2012)
Thursday, March 15 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Jeudi le 15 mars, 12:00 – 13:00, Perry E3517
15 mars
Comparative Healthcare Systems Program (CHSP) Conference
Global Mental Health
This is an important and growing issue for both developed and underdeveloped countries around the World. Globally, over 450 million people are affected by mental illness.
Jeudi le 15 mars, 17:00 – 21:30, Thomson House Ballroom
19 mars
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
How much is Alzheimer Disease a neurodegenerative disease?
Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 19 mars 2018, 11:00, Salle Bowerman (B-1127), Institut Douglas
20 mars
2018 George Karpati Lecture
Mutation-specific precision therapy: The COL6 related dystrophies & beyond
Dr. Carsten G. Bönnemann, Medical School, University of Freiburg
Jeudi le 20 mars, 16:00 – 20:00 p.m., de Grandpre Communications Centre, Neuro
21 mars
Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture
Scientific and clinical applications of quantitative sensory tests
Dr. Michele Curatolo, UW Medicine
Mercredi le 21 mars, 16:00 p.m., MGH, Room A5-131
21 mars
Global Mental Health Film Series
Nise: The heart of madness
Based on the true story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, a psychiatrist in Brazil who treated her patients with art instead of electroshock treatment.
Guest panelists: Dr. Vitor Pordeus & Dr. Jaswant Guzder
Mercredi le 21 mars, 18:30, JGH, Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry Amphitheatre
22-23 mars
CSVN Scientific Symposium
The emotional brain: new perspectives on neural circuits of affective behaviour
Le 22-23 mars, Center for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, Loyala Campus, Concordia University
26 mars
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
** Annulé **
When anger is different from anger: The role of context in emotional processing
Dr. Jorge Armony, Ph.D., Researcher Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Lundi le 26 mars, 11:00, Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
26 mars
Epidemiology Seminar
Influence of childhood maltreatment on adulthood mental health and disorders
Xiangfei Meng, PhD, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 26 mars, 16:00 – 17:00, Meakins, Salle 521, McIntyre
27 mars
LDI Distinguished Lecture Series
Neuroprotective role of innate immunity
Serge Rivest, PhD, Director, Centre de recherche du CHU; Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Universite Laval
Mardi le 27 mars, 12:00 – 13:00, Bloomfield Lecture Hall, F-4, 3999 Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine
27 mars
Killam Seminar Series
Precision medicine in the epilepsies: What could it look like?
Prof. Sanjay Sisodiya, University College London
Mardi le 27 mars, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
28 mars
BRaIN Seminar Series
** Annulé **
Neuroimaging pathways to addiction
Dr. Marco Leyton, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Mercredi le 28 mars, 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
29 mars
Department of Psychology Special Lecture
Circuit dynamics of memory linking
Dr. Denise Cai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Jeudi le 29 mars, 15:00, STBIO S3/4
29 mars
Social Studies of Medicine Book Launch and Signing
The History of Emotions by Rob Boddice
Commentary by Dr. Allan Young and Prof. Piroska Nagy
Jeudi le 29 mars, 16:30
Février 2018
5 février
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Neural circuit mechanisms of susceptibility to chronic stress
Dr. Rose Bagot, Ph.D., McGill Department of Psychology
Lundi le 5 février , 11:00, Salle Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
5 février
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Harmonized connectome estimation at scale: An exercise in optimizing pipeline reliability
Mr. Greg Kiar, MCIN
Lundi le 5 février, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, INM
6 février
Global Mental Health Speaker Series
Psychiatry in colonial Africa: Perceptions of Insanity by British Practitioners
Eric Jarvis, PhD, McGill
Mardi le 6 février, 15:00 – 16:30, Dept. of Psychiatry, Ludmer Building, room #1.
6 février
Killam Seminar Series
Retinal ganglion cell differentiation and integration
Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg, Stanford University
Mardi le 6 février, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, INM
7 février
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Telehealth Session
Videoconference on cognitive behavioral therapy for treating eating disorders
Anorexia and bulimia: How to refeed
Linda Falcon, nutritionist
Mercredi le 7 février
9 février
Montreal West Island Integrated University Health & Social Services Centre Conference
Suicide prevention: From research to intervention
Keynote speaker: Barbara Stanley, PhD
Vendredi le 9 février, 8:30 – 14:30, Salle Douglas / Douglas Hall, 6875 boul. Lasalle
12 février
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Lifespan approaches to network neuroscience: Support from a study of structural covariance
Elizabeth Du Pre, Doctoral student, MNI
Lundi le 12 février, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
13 février
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL)-SKILLSETS Workshop
Increase your impact: Sharing neuroscience research with diverse audiences
This free interactive workshop invites you to discover a wealth of research dissemination opportunities, how to select the ones that are best for you, and how to present your neuroscience research in a way that is accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.
Mardi le 13 février,12-13:30, McLennan Library, Research Commons A
13 février
Conférences Andrew F. Holmes du doyen de la Faculté de médecine
A New Era: Stroke is More Treatable, Dementia is More Preventable
Dr. Antoine Hakim, O.C., MD, PhD, FRCPC, Professeur émérite de neurologie, Université d’Ottawa
Mardi 13 février, 16 h 30 - 18 h, Amphithéâtre Jeanne Timmins, 3801, rue University
13 février
MINDSTRONG & WellMTL Symposium
Speak up: Free mental health awareness
Keynote speaker: Mr. Jason Finucan, StigmaZERO
Mardi le 13 février, 17:00 – 18:00, JGH, B-106
14 février
IDIGH Program Seminar Series
Role of Group B streptococcus-induced maternal immune activation in the genesis of autism spectrum disorders
Dr. Guillaume Sébire, Child Neurologist. McGill
Mercredi le 14 février,12:00 – 13:00, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Block E, Room EM1.3509
15 & 16 février
CSBN Colloquium & Seminar
Amygdalar mechanisms driving individual differences in Pavlovian approach and flexibility (Thursday)
Cannabinoid receptor-1 signaling modulates Pavlovian and instrumental appetitive motivation (Friday)
Dr. Dona Calu, Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Jeudi le 15 février, 12:00, SP157
Vendredi le 16 février 11:30, SP254.01
16 février
Physiology Seminar Series
Entorhinal-hippocampal representations of space in health and Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Mark Brandon, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Vendredi le 16 février, 11:00, Salle 1034, McIntyre
16 février
Convergence - Perceptions of Neuroscience Lecture
The Usefulness of the Useless
Peter Lloyd Jones, Associate Dean of Emergent Design and Creative Technologies at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Vendredi le 16 février, 17:45, EV1.605, Faculty of Fine Arts Concordia
19 février
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Unraveling large-scale oscillatory brain dynamics in health and disease: Contributions from MEG, intracranial EEG and data-driven approaches
Dr. Karim Jerbi, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Systems Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Montreal
Lundi le 19 février, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
19 février
Epidemiology Seminar
The Developmental Origins of Mental Health
Kieran J. O'Donnell, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 19 février, 16:00 – 17:00, Meakins Salle 521, McIntyre
20 février
Killam Seminar Series
KRAB ZNF Genes in Neuroscience: the Holy Grail of Primate Evolution
Hans-Juergen Thiesen, University Medicine Rostock
Mardi le 20 février,16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
21 février
BRaIN Seminar Series
The treachery of images: Why brains, babies and adults react differently to real objects than photos
Dr. Jody Culham, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University
Mercredi le 21 février at 12:00, Montreal General Hospital, Livingston Hall, L7-140
21 février
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain Lecture
Effectiveness of potential anti-fibrosis drugs in preventing the onset of sensorimotor declines in a rat model of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Mary F. Barbe, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology Temple University
Mercredi le 21 février, 16:00 – 17:00, HGM, Salle A5-131
21 février
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Get-Together
Presentations by an invited guest speaker and HBHL trainees with complimentary food and drinks!
Keynote speaker: Dr. Olaf Witkowski, Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Neuroinformatics and Computational Mode
Mercredi le 21 février, 18:00 – 20:00, Thomson House Ballroom
22 février
The Neuro WhiskyFête 2018
Guests of WhiskyFête 2018 can sample rare whiskies and taste fine food prepared by Chef Jean-Michel Baudenon. Proceeds will benefit The Neuro.
26 février
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Identification of an inhibitory hippocampal-thalamic pathway that mediate remote memory retrieval
Dr. Gisella Vetere, Ph.D., Research Associate at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Lundi le 26 février, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
26 février
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar
Sex, Pain and Death
Jeffrey Mogil, McGill Genetics
Lundi le 26 février,12:00, Room 1345, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
26 février
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Introduction to deep learning for neuroimaging
Andrew Doyle, McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
Lundi le 26 février, 13:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
26 février
SCSD Special Lecture
Post-stroke dysphagia and communication impairments: implications for cross-system management in the acute setting.
Dr. Heather Flowers, University of Ottawa, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Lundi le 26 février, 17:30 – 18:30, Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building SADB 2/36
27 février
Killam Seminar Series
Deciphering the Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under General Anesthesia
Emery Brown, Harvard Medical School
Mardi le 27 février, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre,Neuro
27 février
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Information Session
McGill Nursing faculty members are offering a free information session on our new Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, for anyone interested in pursuing the development of advanced practice mental health nursing skills, and becoming a mental health nurse practitioner.
Mardi le 27 février 16:30 – 18:30
28 février
McGill Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry Global Mental Health Film Series
Screening: You’re Looking At Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t. The film will be followed by a discussion with guest panelists Laura Booi and Simon Fraser.
Mercredi le 28 février, 18:30. Info
Janvier 2018
11 janvier
Culture, Mind and Brain Seminar Series
How can the social sciences contribute to the neurosciences?
Maxwell Ramstead & Vincent Laliberté
Jeudi le 11 janvier, 14:00 – 15:30, Ludmer Building, Room 138
11 janvier
Redpath Public Talk
Cutting Edge Lecture in Science
Healthy aged brains - current ideas to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Lisa Marie Münter,Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, McGill
Jeudi le 11 janvier, 18:00 – 20:00, Redpath Museum Auditorium, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
12 janvier
Physiology Seminar Series
Spinal inhibition in the control of touch and movement
Dr. Stephanie Koch,Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Vendredi le 12 janvier, 11:00, Room 1034, McIntyre
16 janvier
Killam Seminar Series
Cajal-Retzius cells of the hippocampal network
Dr. Gianmaria Maccaferri, Northwestern University
Mardi le 16 janvier, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, Neuro
22 janvier
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
"The cholesteryl ester transfer protein CETP in Alzheimer`s disease mouse models
Dr. Lisa Munter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, McGill Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Lundi le 22 janvier, 11:00, Salle Bowerman, Dobell, B-1127
24 janvier
CPD/CME Wednesday E-Learning Series (WELS): Webinar only
Anesthesiology
Opioids for pain management: The good, the bad and the ugly
Dr. Jordi Perez
Mercredi le 24 janvier, 12:00 - 13:00
24 janvier
IDIGH Work in Progress (WIP) Lunch Seminar
Control of virus-induced neuroinflammation in a mouse model of herpes simplex encephalitis
Mathieu Mancini
Mercredi le 24 janvier, 12:00 - 13:00, RI-MUHC, EM1.3509
24 janvier
McGill Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry & Global Mental Health Film Series
Love Boat
A film by Ma’an Mouslli
A short presentation and discussion to follow with Mr. Adnan Mahameed & Dr. Vitor Pordeus.
Mercredi le 24 janvier, 18:30 - 20:30
25 janvier
Culture, Mind and Brain Seminar Series
Placebo machines, the culture of neuroscience and the power of suggestion
Jay Olson
Jeudi le 25 janvier, 14:00 – 15:30 p.m., Ludmer Building, Room 138
29 janvier
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Early life experience influences transcriptional and epigenetic differentiation between dorsal and ventral dentate gyrus
Dr. Tie Yuan Zhang, McGill Department of Psychiatry
Lundi le 29 janvier , 11:00, Salle Bowerman , Dobell, B-1127, Institut Douglas
29 janvier
JGH Medical Grand Rounds
Twenty second annual humanization of care awareness program rounds
Tackling the roots of mental health stigma and discrimination in healthcare system
Ella Amir, PhD, MBA, Executive Director, Ami-Québec
Lundi le 29 janvier, 12:30 – 13:30, Block Amphitheatre
30 janvier
Killam Seminar Series
Human genetics and molecular mechanisms of hydrocephalus
Dr. Kristopher Kahle, Yale School of Medicine
Mardi le 30 janvier, 16:00, de Grandpré Communications Centre, INM
30 janvier
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Meeting
Keynote speaker: Dr. Timothy Kennedy
How can the social sciences contribute to the neurosciences?
Vincent Laliberté
The hippocampus and psychosis: Lessons from a little structure with big responsibilities
Carolina Makowski
Mardi le 30 janvier, 18:00 – 20:00, Thomson House Ballroom