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The Neuro believes in Open Science to accelerate discovery and deliver cures.

We’re looking for the next big Open Science project

7 Oct 2021

Apply now for The Neuro – Irving and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes.

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Uncovering the relationship between lifestyle, personality and brain structure

17 Aug 2021

“The most defining characteristic of humans is, in my opinion, the complexity of our social systems”

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The Neuro joins global ethical data sharing alliance

27 Apr 2021

Genomic data sharing can lead to the kinds of medical breakthroughs patients have been waiting decades for, but it must be done ethically.

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Understanding Parkinson’s genetics with Open Science

22 Dec 2020

Dr. Ziv Gan-Or is using Open Science methods to identify genes strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease, an important step in understanding the genetics of this condition.

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Rewarding excellence in Open Science

20 Nov 2020

After examining dozens of impressive submissions from across the globe, a committee of judges has finalized the winning entries for The Neuro Open Science in Action Prizes.

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The Neuro’s Open Science multi-modal biobank is now live!

13 Nov 2020

Its director, Dr. Jason Karamchandani, is calling on researchers to access the data and provide feedback to improve the data portal over time.

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On the hunt for white matter diseases

30 Sep 2020

While some neurological patients fit a typical disease profile, others are harder to define. Dr. Roberta La Piana is building a database of patients with genetic leukoencephalopathies.

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New Parkinson’s network seeking patients

22 Jun 2020

A new Parkinson’s network is inviting people living with the disease to help improve lives of patients and ultimately discover a cure.

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The Neuro partners with new consortium EUbOPEN to unlock disease biology

8 Jun 2020

The Neuro is one of only three non-EU associated partners in newly formed consortium EUbOPEN, focused on generating open-access tools to unlock disease biology, with a budget of 66 million euros.

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.