Clearing the FoG for Canadians with Parkinson’s disease Lauren Bentley April 12, 2022 1554 For more than two decades, doctors have been able to reduce many symptoms of Parkinson’s disease through deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS uses implanted electrodes to deliver electrical stimulation deep within...
“The ability to take risks in research is critical to advancing knowledge” Sarah Fletcher March 14, 2022 4008 Meet Dr. Stephen Robbins, the new Director of Research at the JGH’s Lady Davis Institute with a bold vision As the recently appointed Director of Research at the Jewish General Hospital’s Lady Davis Institute...
An enduring legacy of support for the next generation of Canadian neuroscientists Melissa Arauz March 13, 2022 2371 In 2006, a travel award was created in memory of the late neuroscientist, Dr. Hubert van Tol, thanks to the generous support of the Seger-van Tol family. Dr. Hubert van Tol was born on September 20, 1959, in M...
Five Canadian research teams receive major grants from Bell Let’s Talk and Brain Canada Melissa Arauz February 15, 2022 2281 In 2021, Bell Let’s Talk and Brain Canada joined forces to launch the Bell Let’s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program – a unique initiative to support the development of innovative solutions that wi...
JGH Foundation donors help fund the critical cancer research of Dr. Nathalie Johnson Sarah Fletcher January 18, 2022 4931 “I was always fascinated with the science and the biology of lymphoma,” said Dr. Nathalie Johnson, a clinician-scientist at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). “There’s a possibility ...
Understanding neuronal function in brain-based diseases Katarina Stojkovic January 17, 2022 1326 University of British Columbia PhD candidate Hong Lu has been awarded the Shireen and Edna Marcus Award for his work in discovering a process essential to brain synapse development, in the hope of having a bett...
Thinking differently: autism in First Nations communities Katarina Stojkovic December 7, 2021 4427 Located in Central Alberta, the Plains Cree community of Maskwacis defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or pîtoteyihtam, as “he/she thinks differently”. According to Grant Bruno, a registered member of Samso...
Dr. Donald Vinh – Montreal physician and world-renowned researcher contributes to the fight against COVID-19 Peter Kerr December 1, 2021 7262 Dr. Donald Vinh is a talented medical researcher and practicing physician who is recognized as one of North America’s leading epidemiologists. In 2020 Dr. Vinh was the Canadian lead researcher who identified a ...
RBC Foundation donates $2 million to help launch first-ever Brain Canada Youth Mental Health Platform Kate Shingler November 12, 2021 2798 The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people’s collective mental health and wellness has been massive. Mental illness disproportionately affects people between the ages of 15 and 29 worldwide, and accounts...
Dr. Susan Kahn, the Jewish General Hospital’s authority on thromboembolism, devotes herself to patient care and research The Montrealer October 19, 2021 3380 Around the time Dr. Susan Kahn was doing her medical training, there was an explosion in knowledge about genetic factors involved in a condition known as venous thromboembolism. It happened that some of her fam...
