Advancing brain health through research & treatment. Partners: @UBCmedicine @VCHResearch @vchhealthcare. This account cannot provide individual medical advice.
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In partnership with @UBCmedicine and @VCHResearch, researchers, staff and trainees at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health are working together to advance brain health across the lifespan.
Learn more at: centreforbrainhealth.ca/
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🌟Trainee Spotlight🌟 Afsoon Mombeini, PhD student in Biomedical Engineering uses cutting-edge engineering tools and techniques to study neural circuits. Learn more about Afsoon's research and interests here➡️shorturl.at/rsGNS
@AfsoonGM @manusmad #trainee #research
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
16 Nov 2023
#LendAHand to help researchers determine whether CBD is effective in treating depression symptoms in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder type I or II: vchri.ca/research-study/inve… #ParticipateInResearch #YesToResearch @LakshmiYatham @DMCBrainHealth @UBC_Psychiatry
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
16 Nov 2023
So proud of my trainees at their posters at the annual @CEEHRC meeting this week. Congratulations to Morgan for winning a poster and travel award and Megan for being selected for a lightning talk!
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
16 Nov 2023
Watch Vision Cluster's postdoc Dr. Daniel Yoo and medical student Manjosh Uppal at @FB_Canada's Eye On The Cure finalist' competition! Cast your vote for #VisionResearch @DMCBrainHealth
Watch and vote: tinyurl.com/45fm892f
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A new review article from the @WellingtonUBC lab suggests that inhibiting the CETP protein, which influences the LDL:HDL cholesterol ratio, can reduce cardiovascular risk and also potentially lower the risk of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia.
16 Nov 2023
'Roles of peripheral #lipoproteins and cholesteryl ester transfer protein in the vascular contributions to #cognitiveimpairment and #dementia'
Tetiana Poliakova & Cheryl L. Wellington @UBC @DMCBrainHealth @SBME_UBC @ubcpathology #VCID
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Researchers in UBC’s Neurology Fluid Biomarker Network and in the @WellingtonUBC Lab published two papers that are focused on creating reference intervals for blood-based neurology biomarkers. Learn more about their research and goals for the network here: shorturl.at/himQ4
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
15 Nov 2023
Join us next Monday for the Monthly Mental Health & Addictions Rounds @DMCBrainHealth or over Zoom. We will be hearing from Dr. Glenn Sammis from @UBCChem on the addressing the opioid crisis from the perspective of a chemist.
Learn more: centreforbrainhealth.ca/even…
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
14 Nov 2023
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! The UBC IMH & @UBC_Psychiatry invite qualified applicants to apply for the IMH Marshall Fellows Program, which will support the training of young investigators & create capacity in translational #mentalhealth research. Please share!
psychiatry.ubc.ca/institute-…
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
14 Nov 2023
Looking forward to presenting Grand Rounds at Univ Michigan Dept of Psychiatry - and in person too, not Zoom-in! @umichmedicine @CANBIND @APEC_MHHub @UBC_Psychiatry @DMCBrainHealth
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Dr. Martin McKeown and his team are working on several novel technologies for #ParkinsonsDisease that will hopefully improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care and treatment.
Learn more about these studies and how you can participate: centreforbrainhealth.ca/news…
ALT Martin Keung, Clinical Research Assistant in Dr. McKeown’s lab, attaching the stimulator's lead to an electrode positioned over the research participant's vestibular system.
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
10 Nov 2023
Meet Sangeetha, one of the 2023/24 MATRIX-N Junior Scholars! Sangeetha is a MSc student with @BeasleyLabUBC @UBC_Psychiatry @NeuroscienceUBC #FeatureFriday
Alongside her research, Sangeetha is passionate about advocacy and is involved within her community.
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
10 Nov 2023
📢 Calling all researchers! The 2023 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research is here! Win $50,000 CAD for your outstanding publication and research in #spinalcord and #braininjury research. Apply now ➡️braincanada.ca/wp-content/up…
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
9 Nov 2023
Check out our newest graphical abstract in the #translationalthursday series!
This important work on mTBI and cognition was done by @edwinap @DanielaJPalombo @BecketTodd @silverberg_lab and team within @UBCPsych @DMCBrainHealth
Paper link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3760…
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DMCBH member @BenMatthewsUBC was one of the experts who served on this panel to assess the utility, safety and suitability of genetic pest control technologies. Learn more: cca-reports.ca/
8 Nov 2023
For our latest report, Framing Challenges and Opportunities for Canada, an expert panel examined the scientific, bioethical, and regulatory challenges posed by genetic pest-control tools. 🧵
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Congrats to first author Dr. Todd Kamensek (@KamensekTodd) and Dr. Ipek Oruç (@Ipek_Oruc_) for their new study, which sheds light on face processing for people living with autism spectrum disorder. #ASD @ubcmedicine @DMCBrainHealth @UBCMGPS
More: tinyurl.com/mvkyy9m2
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
8 Nov 2023
Check out the recording from September's Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health & Addictions!
We hope to see you at this month's rounds on November 27 from 3:30-5pm at @DMCBrainHealth or Zoom. Join us in person for refreshments and great company!
Link: youtu.be/-W8N0hyCt2E?si=deus…
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health retweeted
7 Nov 2023
Recent research from @DMCBrainHealth investigator Dr. Brian MacVicar found that the swelling of neurons generates a harmful chemical reaction called oxidative stress, which can lead to the death of brain cells: ow.ly/wppw50Q3E5T
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Two UBC Neuroscience program graduates who pursued careers in academia share with us their current career paths and how their experiences in the program paved the way for their success!🌟
Read more here➡️
centreforbrainhealth.ca/news…
@UBC @NeuroscienceUBC @alumniubc
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🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Nuclear Medicine/MRI Technologist, and the Head PET/MRI Technologist in the Fipke Integrated Neuroimaging Suite (FINS) in DMCBH, Carolyn English shares with us her experience working at UBC for the past 29 years. Read the article here➡️ centreforbrainhealth.ca/news…
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Did you know that #epilepsy affects 600K children in North America? Learn about the challenges of drug-resistant epilepsy and advancements in neurotech in this new video produced by Dr. Judy Illes & the @NeuroethicsUBC team.
#EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
youtube.com/watch?v=BBMMDacH…
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