Carleton's Neuroscience Department has created a new award for outstanding students who are part of equity-deserving groups. They have started a FutureFunder to help, so please donate and share! More info belowπ
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Do you want to learn about the heterogeneity of cells in the VTA and their role in reward seeking behaviours? Attend our next @NeuroCarleton seminar by Dr. Marisela Morales from @NIDAnews this coming Friday at 11:30 EST. You will not be disappointed!!DM me for a link!!
Join us Tuesday, November 9th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm for Science Networking Forum. Hear from a panel of 4 incredible professionals, including Nicholas Chin, Partner Development Manager at Mind Cure Health Inc. Learn more about Nicholas at sssc.carleton.ca/SNF_2021.
ALT Poster featuring Science Networking Forum professional Nicholas Chin. Text reads: Science Networking Forum, November 9, 2021, 6:00pm- 7:30pm. Nicholas Chin, Partner Development Manager, Mind Cure Health Inc. Attend Science Networking Forum for an opportunity to learn more about Nicholasβs career path and have the opportunity to ask them all your questions!
@NeuroCarleton presents Dr. Cliff Cassidy from @TheRoyalMHC to the seminar series this Friday at 11:30AM. His title is:Applications of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI to measure structure and function of catecholamine neurotransmitter systems in psychiatric disorders. DM me for link!
Interested in @CarletonScience programs? Join us on Saturday, October 30 for our limited in-person Fall Open House session featuring Carleton Health Sciences and select programs in the Bachelor of Science. Register now: admissions.carleton.ca/openhβ¦@MindingtheBrain
Huge congrats to my colleague and friend and collaborators for this! Look forward to all the important work that will come out of this!! @CarletonScience@NeuroCarleton
Can a reduced sense of smell be an early symptom of Parkinsonβs disease? @ASAP_Research is funding collaboration by Carleton Neuroscientist Natalina Salmaso, @OttawaHospital and international partners to research brain cells to find a possible connection. @CarletonScience
Want to learn about the molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity? Then you need to come to this week's @NeuroCarleton colloquium series presentation by @ShernazBamji Please DM me for a link and don't miss one of π¨π¦'s Neuroscience superstars!
In honour of #OrangeShirtDay, @CUIndigenous and @CUSocialWork invite you to a conversation with residential school survivors to reflect on truth and conciliation in Canada on Sept. 30.
Learn more and register here:
carleton.ca/indigenous/from-β¦
What can rats teach us about empathy? π€ Carleton Neuroscience PhD student, Eliza Ali @heyelizaali, joins @CBCAllinaDay to discuss emotional contagion, vicarious stress, and how rats comfort their rat friends. ππ€ Have a listen: bit.ly/2Y50kpk
Want to go to Med School? Unsure where to start? Watch Getting into Medical School: The Basics tomorrow Tuesday, September 28 at 2:30pm EST. Learn more and register at sssc.carleton.ca/events/MedSβ¦@HealthScienceCU
ALT A framed image of 7 med students and an instructor. Text reads Getting into Medical School: The Basics, Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, 2:30pm EDT, Science Student Success Centre
Join our lab coordinators Alex & Lindsay as well as undergrad admin Heather Martel for an open Q&A about getting into research & the different honours streams this Friday, Oct 1st at 1:30 PM via Zoom! All are welcome :)
If you are interested on how food insecurity impacts health, join us this Friday 11:30 AM in hosting Dr. Maryland Stickley from the @Carleton_U Sociology Dept. DM me for a link!! @NeuroCarleton
The @NeuroCarleton colloquium seminars continue this Friday and we have a treat for those interested in how fear memories are encoded! Don't miss the Friday 11:30 presentation by the one and only @StephenMaren !! DM me for a link!
The @NeuroCarleton@SfNOttawa 2021-2022 colloquium series will start a week tomorrow!! Our first speaker is @mcquaid_robyn for a talk entitled "Considering biomarkers, culture and context in mental health disorders: A focus on stress and resilience" DM me for a link!
The concept of "comfort food" says something about what people do in times of stress. With >$700K in grant funding from @CIHR_IRSC, Carleton Neuroscience Prof. @AbizaidAlfie is studying why stress sends many of us to the kitchen, and the role of ghrelin. bit.ly/396Ifci