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New Publication from Dr. Baptiste Lacoste's Team has Important Implications for Postnatal Brain Development

A new publication from Dr. Baptiste Lacoste’s laboratory at the University of Ottawa identifies a previously unknown mechanism controlling the interac…
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A Special Thank You and Remembering Dr. Michael T. Richard

Dr. Michael T. Richard (M.D., FAANS, FRCS (C), Neurosurgeon) continued his legacy as a leader in neurosurgery beyond his years in practice.
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Unique collaboration to Spearhead Research in Alzheimer’s Disease

A unique collaboration with Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine and its Brain Disease Research Centre in Jerusalem, Israel (HUJI) spearheads resea…
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Dr. Jérémie Lefebvre Shares About Cell Diversity in the Brain

Dr. Lefebvre is an associate professor with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Science.
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Dr. Adam Shuhendler Interviewed in The Economist About New Test to Diagnose Concussions

Dr. Shuhendler is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Chemical Research Biology with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Sc…
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Dr. Stephen Ferguson’s Team Provides New Insights into the Mechanisms of Huntington’s Disease

A recent publication focusing on the mechanisms of Huntington’s disease is providing new insights into the disease.
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Dr. Jennifer Phillips Interviewed by CBC and CTV News About Innovative Treatments for Severe Depression

Dr. Jennifer Phillips is the co-lead of uOBMRI’s Mental Health Pillar and the interim scientific director of the Royal's Institute for Mental Health R…
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Dr. Smita Pakhalé is Awarded the First Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion in Research Award

Dr. Smita Pakhalé leads the uOBMRI's research hub on Translational and Implementation Research.
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Dr. Baptiste Lacoste’s Team Reports on Blood Vessels in the Autistic Brain

uOBMRI’s Dr. Baptiste Lacoste leads a team at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in their investigations of blood vessels in the autistic brain. …
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The Schlossmacher Lab Reveals How a Parkinson’s-Linked Gene Protects the Brain

Researchers with the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital reveal how a Parkinson’s-linked gene protects the brain.
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Jennifer Chandler Interviewed in MIT Technology Review

Jennifer Chandler leads the uOBMRI’s research hub on Neuroethics, Law, and Society. She is a Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University …
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uOBMRI Members on CTV News!

Listen to CTV Ottawa’s Leanne Cusack interview Dr. Ruth Slack and Dr. Dar Dowlatshahi, and then Dr. Lisa Walker and Mr. John Chafe, about exciting adv…

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