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Brain Repair Centre x Brain Canada

  • LSRI Atrium, McNamara Boardroom 1344 Summer Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 0A8 Canada (map)

Brain Canada at the BRC: Research, Funding & Collaboration

Join us for a Brain Repair Centre & Brain Canada Program Information Session, an opportunity to connect, share ideas and explore research collaboration and funding opportunities for investigators and trainees at all career stages.

The event will feature an overview of Brain Canada's funding programs, followed by presentations showcasing some of the exciting research taking place at the BRC. There will also be time for discussion, questions and networking.

Please RSVP to let us know if you can attend.

Agenda

8:45| Welcome & Networking

9:00 | Brain Canada Information Session  

  • Jim Fawcett, Director Brain Repair Centre 

  • Fiona Sanderson, Senior Program Manager, Brain Canada 

  • Corey Baimel, Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

  • Adria Quigley, Brain Canada Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

  • Colin MacKay, Brain Canada Rising Star Trainee

10:00 | Networking Break

 

10:30 | Neuroscience Research Presentations (order may change) 

  • Insect Research Group: Francesca DiCara, Jamie Kramer, Nicanor Gonzales-Morales 

  • Blood Brain Barrier Group: Ellen Parker, Ben Whatley 

  • Mobility and Proprioception: Turgay Akay 

  • Arthritis and Migraine Pain: Jason McDougall, Melissa O’Brien 

12:00 | Wrap-up & Next Steps

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