Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
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Advancing brain health through research & treatment. Partners: @UBCmedicine @VCHResearch @vchhealthcare. This account cannot provide individual medical advice.
Vancouver, BC
Joined July 2012
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:
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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➡️ @AfsoonGM @manusmad #trainee #research.
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Afsoon Mombeini is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Manu Madhav. In the Neural Circuits for Computation, Cognition,
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RT @VCHResearch: #LendAHand to help researchers determine whether CBD is effective in treating depression symptoms in people diagnosed with….
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RT @AVogelCiernia: So proud of my trainees at their posters at the annual @CEEHRC meeting this week. Congratulations to Morgan for winning….
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RT @UBCVision: Watch Vision Cluster's postdoc Dr. Daniel Yoo and medical student Manjosh Uppal at @FB_Canada's Eye On The Cure finalist' co….
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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.
'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:
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RT @MatrixN_UBC: Join us next Monday for the Monthly Mental Health & Addictions Rounds @DMCBrainHealth or over Zoom. We will be hearing fro….
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RT @UBC_Psychiatry: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! The UBC IMH & @UBC_Psychiatry invite qualified applicants to apply for the IMH Marshall Fellows….
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RT @DrRaymondLam: Looking forward to presenting Grand Rounds at Univ Michigan Dept of Psychiatry - and in person too, not Zoom-in! @umichme….
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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:
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RT @MatrixN_UBC: Meet Sangeetha, one of the 2023/24 MATRIX-N Junior Scholars! Sangeetha is a MSc student with @BeasleyLabUBC @UBC_Psychiatr….
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RT @BrainCanada: 📢 Calling all researchers! The 2023 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research is here! Win $50,00….
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RT @MatrixN_UBC: Check out our newest graphical abstract in the #translationalthursday series! . This important work on mTBI and cognition….
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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:
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Expert Panel on the State of Science and Technology and Industrial Research and Development in Canada
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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RT @UBCVision: Congrats to first author Dr. Todd Kamensek (@KamensekTodd) and Dr. Ipek Oruç (@Ipek_Oruc_) for their new study, which sheds….
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RT @MatrixN_UBC: Check out the recording from September's Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health & Addictions! . We hope to see you at this….
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RT @VCHResearch: Recent research from @DMCBrainHealth investigator Dr. Brian MacVicar found that the swelling of neurons generates a harmfu….
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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➡️. @UBC @NeuroscienceUBC @alumniubc.
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Alumni of the UBC Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) embark on diverse career paths, spanning academia, clinical practice, industry, and beyond. We've
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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➡️
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Carolyn English is a Nuclear Medicine/MRI technologist, specializing in PET (Positron Emission Tomography) and the Head PET/MRI Technologist in the Fipke
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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 .
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