Machine-learning tool increasing accuracy of diagnosis in Parkinson’s disease

New tool uses less processing power over shorter period of time to provide more accurate results. Local Topological Recurrence Analysis (LoTRA) applies machine-learning approaches to examine data from those individuals living with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s Disease. Read more here.

Most-read research news in 2021; HBI members making waves

What were the most popular UToday articles of 2021 highlighting work by HBI members? Circadian rhythm and time change, quantum effects in consciousness, vitamin B3 for brain tumors, genetic links to OCD in children, mental health in youth during the pandemic, causes of excess post-surgical scarring, and prenatal stress and brain development. Check out these and other top UToday articles here. 

Weston Family Foundation funds $12M initiative to advance the science of healthy aging

The Weston Family Foundation is awarding a $12-million research grant to the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) hosted at McMaster University. A brain scan collection will be coordinated by the Calgary Image Processing and Analysis Centre (CIPAC) and CIPAC will house the MRI database. Several hundred Calgarians will participate in the study, which is led in part by HBI members Dr. Eric Smith, MD and Dr. David Hogan, MD. Read more here.

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Applications for Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Tier I Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Brain Circuits

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The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute with the support of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute invite applications for an appointment with Tenure at the Professor level.

The selected candidate will be nominated for a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Tier I Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Brain Circuits.

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent), be a Full Professor (or eligible for promotion to this rank) and have an outstanding record of research productivity with publications in high impact journals and demonstrated success in the acquisition of external research funding and awards. The applicant must also meet the requirements outlined for the Canada Research Chair at the Tier I level. 

January 18 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Zoom Details

Speaker: Dr. Araba Chintoh is a recruitment candidate for the Canada Research Chair position with The Mathison Centre and Department of Psychiatry. Her research aims to address the knowledge gaps in chronic mental illness, with a focus on schizophrenia. 

Details | Applications open in January 2022

The pilot program will welcome up to 25 early-career researchers from across Canada (i.e. individuals with a PhD in any discipline, or a Master’s with at least three years of research experience). This demographic will benefit from specialized skills training, as their expertise and ongoing research position them as key knowledge brokers and emerging leaders at the science-policy interface.

Questions can be directed to [email protected]

HBI Education offers a $400 award to trainees in recognition of their publication successes. All trainee first-authored papers published in brain and mental health peer-reviewed journals are eligible. Papers published January – December 2021 are eligible. Application emailed to: [email protected]. 

Deadline: January 31, 2022 | Details

Top scoring candidates will be formally recognized by the HBI and invited to present their research at the institute’s annual Research Day, typically in May of each year. Papers published January – December 2021 are eligible. Nominations should be emailed to [email protected]