Faculty

Sylvain Baillet inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:34:57 +0000

Society recognizes distinguished Canadians who have made remarkable contributions to their academic fields and public life

Sylvain Baillet, PhD, a global leader in brain imaging and systems neuroscience, has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada, one of the nation’s highest academic honours.

Mentorship Lunch: Exploring the next steps

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:56:55 +0000

What if career steering and planning did not have to wait until graduation?

HBHL gets solid representation at 2025 Bravo Gala

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:55:42 +0000

The 2025 Bravo Gala was a celebration of ��ñ��'s research community, and HBHL is proud to have been so well represented.

Congratulations to the following HBHL-supported researchers for these outstanding awards:

SEX CELLS! On the importance of sex and gender in brain health

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:26:42 +0000

Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Université de Montréal) for SEX CELLS!, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research.

HBHL Scientific Director Alan Evans receives Order of Canada

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:07:55 +0000

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation’s highest honours

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country’s top honours.

Celebrating Research, Connections and Culture at IMPRESS Research Day

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:23:44 +0000

That's a wrap for the 2025 edition of IMPRESS—the Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students, presented by Branches, ��ñ��'s Community Outreach Program at Enrolment Services!

This year's program culminated in the IMPRESS Research Day, where 24 student-interns presented their summer's work to family, friends, faculty and community members. The celebration also featured a communal lunch and a traditional hoop dancing performance.

March Neurogenesis talks explore brain mechanisms in food choice and computational modelling

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:43:01 +0000

Last week, HBHL hosted the third talk of the 2024-2025 Neurogenesis Speaker Series at the Neuro, featuring Dana Small and Yashar Zeighami.

Dana Small’s presentation, "The Interoceptive Origins of Reward," explored how biological signals are integrated to determine food choice, while Yashar Zeighami’s talk, "Fine-Tuning Neuroimaging Analysis to Reveal Hidden Insights," highlighted his research into the development of multi-scale computational models of brain anatomy.

HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:31 +0000

Over 300 attendees gathered at ��ñ�� on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.

This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (��ñ��), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.

Thirteen HBHL-funded researchers awarded CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grants

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:02:10 +0000

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition has approved 435 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 123 projects funded in Quebec.

HBHL is proud to announce that 13 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for seven projects, representing an investment of over $6.7M at ��ñ�� and the Douglas Research Centre.

HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:

Hands-on workshop: Learn how to make your own science outreach and protocol videos

luisa.pimentel@mcgill.ca — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:35:20 +0000

Atelier "Atelier pratique : Apprenez à créer vos propres vidéos de vulgarisation scientifique et de protocole"

Cet atelier sera présenté en anglais.

Open Science Office Hours - – Imaging and Workflows

luisa.pimentel@mcgill.ca — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:10:51 +0000

Atelier "Imagerie et flux de travail"

Cet atelier sera présenté en anglais.

Lundi, le 22 September 2025
16 – 17 h HNE

En ligne, sur Zoom.

The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025

sergio.rubinoscorzo@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:02:02 +0000

The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025

An event organized by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute
In person at The Neuro and livestreamed online.

Amazing Brain Science Talks 2025

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:23:33 +0000

Join us for a day dedicated to YOUR amazing brain!

6th National Course on Sleep Medicine

yulia.dulkina@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000

This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.

Killam Seminar Series: How form and function of neural circuits is shaped by oligodendrocyte precursor cells

marc-andre.meloche@mcgill.ca — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:36:36 +0000

Supported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts, The Neuro's Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and ��ñ��.