2015
Construction set to begin on new research building
December 18, 2015
University planners hope a new campus facility will provide researchers across varied disciplines an environment conducive to confronting the biggest questions facing society.Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry receive funding from ALS Canada
December 18, 2015
In Canada, approximately 2,000 - 3,000 people are currently living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and two to three people with ALS die each day. Researchers at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are working to improve these statistics, and recent support from ALS Canada will help make this possible.London’s newest (academic) supergroup
November 21, 2015
Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute and the nearby Don Wright Faculty of Music have started to jam; call it the academic equivalent of the Traveling Wilburys.Postdoctoral scholar strikes more Gold with research
October 26, 2015
Western neuroscientist Melanie Kok, PhD’15 (Neuroscience), has gone from athletic medals to academic medals with her research on the cerebral cortex for which she was recognized with a 2015 Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal.Neuroscience Graduate Scholarship and Awards
July 22, 2015
Congratulations to our most recent graduate student scholarship and award recipients.Jonathan & Joshua Memorial Graduate Scholarship
July 09, 2015
Tamara Tavares has been awarded the Jonathan & Joshua Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral students. The award was given in recognition of her research specializing in the neuroscience of mental health disorders. She works in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Finger and Derek Mitchell, PhD. Congratulations Tamara!Dr. Susanne Schmid has been appointed to the position of the Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program
June 22, 2015
Dr. Susanne Schmid, associate professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, has been appointed to the position of the Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, at Western University effective July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018Congratulations to our Graduates
June 12, 2015
The inaugural Honors Specialization in Neuroscience class graduated on Thursday, June 11, 2015.Ravi Menon, PhD, selected as senior fellow by International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for lifetime achievements in brain imaging research
June 01, 2015
For 30 years, Ravi Menon, PhD, has paved the way for key developments in the field of brain imaging research.Brain Star Award
May 07, 2015
Chao Gu, has been awarded a 2014 Brain Star Award from the CIHR-Institute for Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction.Western adds two new Canada Research Chairs, three more renewed
April 14, 2015
Already recognized as one of the world’s top centres for cognitive neuroscience and imaging research, Western University’s Brain & Mind Institute has added two new Canada Research Chairs. Its director, Melvyn Goodale, also had his Chair renewed for seven years. The Chairs are among Canada’s highest research honours.CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Director, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience
March 25, 2015
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, at Western University is seeking applications for the position of Director, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience, to be effective July 1, 2015.
