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Jean Saint-Vil appointed as Special Advisor to the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation

Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VP-RI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Saint-Vil to the role of Special Advisor, Strategic Projects, to the VP-RI.

Mr. Saint-Vil joins McGill from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) where he has served in several positions with increasing responsibility for 27 years, most recently as Associate Vice-President in charge of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Secretariat in Ottawa. His appointment at McGill commences on March 11, 2019.

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Published on: 11 Mar 2019

Year-in-Review: The HBHL Training Program

Training highly qualified researchers, clinicians, and informaticians is an important component of McGill’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. HBHL’s training program has grown over the past year, with a wealth of opportunities for funding, networking, and professional development available to McGill research trainees in neuroscience and related disciplines.

Highlights of 2018:

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Published on: 21 Dec 2018

Philippe Gros appointed Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

A message from Martha Crago, PhD, C.M., Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), McGill University

I am pleased to announce that Professor Philippe Gros, PhD, will become Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), effective November 1, 2018. The creation of this new role reinforces McGill’s strategic priority to be a world leader in both research and innovation.

Classified as: Philippe Grps, Research, innovation
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Published on: 21 Sep 2018

Philippe Gros appointed Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

A message from Martha Crago, PhD, C.M., Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), McGill University

I am pleased to announce that Professor Philippe Gros, PhD, will become Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), effective November 1, 2018. The creation of this new role reinforces McGill’s strategic priority to be a world leader in both research and innovation.

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Published on: 21 Sep 2018

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Launches New Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL), in conjunction with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), is pleased to announce the launch of its Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition.

This competition aims to attract, train and retain top students at the postdoctoral level from across disciplines and around the world to participate in interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research training opportunities related to brain and mental health research, knowledge translation/mobilization and innovation.

Classified as: Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, neuroscience, neuroinformatics, fellowship, funding opportunity, Graduate Students, staff, students
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Published on: 20 Sep 2018

Welcoming the 2018-2019 HBHL Trainee Committee

As part of its goal to train and support young researchers in neuroscience, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) provides an opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who received HBHL funding to participate in the HBHL Trainee Committee. The Trainee Committee organizes monthly Trainee Get-Togethers as well as an annual Research Day.

Classified as: Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, neuroscience, student government
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Published on: 19 Sep 2018

Professor Sylvain Coulombe appointed Associate Vice-Principal, Innovation and Partnerships.

September 1, 2018. 

Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (R&I), is pleased to announce the appointment of Sylvain Coulombe as Associate Vice-Principal, Innovation and Partnerships, effective September 1, 2018, for a five-year term.

Classified as: Academic news, innovation, partnerships, science and technology
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Published on: 10 Sep 2018

Information session on new MEDTEQ-HBHL funding opportunities

September 13, 2018, 10-11:30 a.m.
de Grand Pré Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute

 

Classified as: Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, MEDTEQ, funding, medical technology
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Published on: 30 Aug 2018

Job opportunity: Western Medical Innovation Fellowship

The Medical Innovation Fellowship program at Western University has one position available specifically for a McGill PhD graduate or postdoctoral fellow with experience in neuroscience. This is a great opportunity to learn about the world of medical innovation, and get hands-on product development training!

Classified as: job, fellowship, neuroscience, medicine, innovation, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives
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Published on: 5 Jun 2018

A successful inaugural HBHL Research Day and Symposium

The inaugural Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Research Day and Symposium took place on May 9 and 10, 2018. We welcomed over 280 participants to Research Day and 380 to the Symposium.

Classified as: Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, neuroscience, brain research, research day, symposium
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Published on: 15 May 2018

Call for abstracts EXTENDED - Submit by May 11 to the International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry invites you to Montreal, Canada, for the International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition on August 12-17, 2018. This 18th edition of the symposium is co-organized by the National Research Council of Canada, McGill University, the University of Waterloo, and BIOTECanada.

Submit an abstract – Deadline extended to May 11, 2018

Classified as: abstract, chemistry, Research, symposium, biotechnology, NRCC
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Published on: 8 May 2018

HBHL and Mitacs partner to offer international research opportunities for students

As part of the HBHL-Mitacs partnership, a special joint initiative has been organized to send students from McGill University to Chinese and Japanese academic institutions, and bring in students from these international universities to McGill.  This is part of Mitacs' Globalink Research Awards program. This program provides awards valued at $6,000 CAD for travel and accommodation costs for Canadian students to undertake collaborative research projects at international institutions.

Classified as: Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, mitacs, funding, international collaboration
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Published on: 6 Apr 2018

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Launches the HBHL Neuro-Innovation Fund

The Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative is happy to announce the launch of its Neuro-Innovation Fund. HBHL’s Neuro-Innovation Fund aims to close the gap between proof-of-concept research grants, and funding from traditional investors (angels, venture capitalist, institutional investors). The Fund will provide technology development grants to support further proof of principle and/or add value to new technologies or inventions related to the research themes of HBHL.

Classified as: brain, funding, grant, neuroscience, Research
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Published on: 23 Mar 2018

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Launches New Graduate Student Fellowships Competition

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL), in conjunction with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, is proud to announce the launch of its 2018 Graduate Student Fellowships competition.  This competition aims to attract, train and retain top students at the graduate level from across disciplines and around the world to participate in interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research training opportunities related to brain and mental health research, knowledge translation/mobilization and innovation.

Applications are due on April 20, 2018.

Classified as: fellowship, funding, Graduate Students, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, neuroscience
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Published on: 20 Mar 2018

Launch of the HBHL Knowledge Mobilization Program

Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) is a high profile, high priority multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral initiative located at McGill University made possible with support from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). The HBHL Strategic Research Plan outlines the vision, deliverables, and overall goals of the initiative, and the research priorities of its four research themes.

Classified as: brain, funding, grant, neuroscience, Research
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Published on: 6 Mar 2018

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