Highlights from Med//E-News: The McGILL FACULTY OF MEDICINE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER

• Dr. Terence Hébert appointed Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education June 21, 2018
  Dr. Terry Hébert has been appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Reporting to the Vice-Dean, Education, as Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education, Dr. Hébert, who is Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, will support the implementation of the Faculty of Medicine's Strategic […]
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• IPN students visit Quebec’s north – Mistissini and Waswanipi June 20, 2018
  Run by graduate students in McGill University’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN), BrainReach North is a science education outreach program for remote indigenous communities in Quebec, which completed two outreach trips in May, one fly-in visit to the Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik and one road trip to visit schools in the Cree communities of Mistissini […]
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• $10-million gift strengthens McGill’s commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients June 20, 2018
  A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will expand the Centre’s internationally renowned role in brain research and establish a Global Brain Consortium of leading research institutions. The consortium will focus on sharing research methodologies and results, with the […]
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• IPN students visit Quebec’s north – My voyage to Kuujjuarapik June 20, 2018
  Run by graduate students in McGill University’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN), BrainReach North is a science education outreach program for remote indigenous communities in Quebec, which completed two outreach trips in May, one fly-in visit to the Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik and one road trip to visit schools in the Cree communities of Mistissini […]
  Jason Clement
• Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified June 19, 2018
  Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital and McGill University have identified novel genes associated with a specific form of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric illness affecting one per cent of the population worldwide. Patients suffering from schizophrenia present delusions, hallucinations, abnormal behavior, impairment in daily life and cognitive deficits. Current treatments are […]
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• CAN-RESTORE Network celebrating five years June 19, 2018
  The Canadian Network for Rehabilitation and Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Optimal Recovery (CAN-RESTORE) co-chaired by Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, Assistant Professor at McGill University’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, is celebrating its fifth year of activity in 2018. The CAN-RESTORE team strives towards the mission of achieving optimal well-being in transplant patients through exercise […]
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• Rare mutation of gene carried by Québec family gives insight into how the brain is wired June 19, 2018
  Very little is known about how the human brain wires itself. Mouse studies conducted by Cecilia Flores, Professor in McGill’s Department of Psychiatry, have previously shown that the gene, DCC, helps dopamine producing cells in the developing adolescent brain make specific connections. Building upon this work, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience by Professor Flores […]
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