The Neuro

KAC Elliot Lecture: Metabolic Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in Brain Function

zi.zeng@mcgill.ca — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:09:29 +0000

Albert Aguayo Lecture: Unlocking Secrets in Nerve Repair: From Neuronal Signaling to Glial Modulation

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:27:50 +0000

This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, OC, FRCP, Professor Emeritus founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at 91˿��Ƶ. A cocktail reception will follow the lecture.

George Karpati Lecture: The Era of Bespoke Therapies for Genetic Neuromuscular Diseases

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:58 +0000

The Annual George Karpati Lecture honours a world-renowned neurologist and clinician-scientist who dedicated his remarkable career to The Neuro. Dr.

Dorothy J. Killam Lecture: Neuromodulation, Acclimation and the Effects of the Environment on Rhythmic Motor Systems

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:47:14 +0000

The Neuro's Dorothy J.

Albert Aguayo Lecture: Do You Remember? Let Me Explain You How.

justin.martinez-rosler@mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:23:12 +0000

This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, OC, FRCP, Professor Emeritus founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at 91˿��Ƶ.

Three burning questions with Charlotte Biché, EDI Program Officer

Stephane Mukunzi — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:03:48 +0000

In an evolving workplace, recognizing the significance of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is crucial for The Neuro to thrive. Charlotte Biché, EDI Officer, delves into The Neuro's commitment to improving the working environment through EDI, exploring the challenges, initiatives, and opportunities that pave the way for positive change and empowerment within The Neuro.

A Day in the Life of neuroradiologist Jesse Klostranec

Anita Kar, Shawn Hayward — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:18:48 +0000

Jesse Klostranec is part of a highly specialized team providing rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of stroke patients at The Neuro.

The Neuro gets Canada’s first whole-body 7T MRI

shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:11:45 +0000

Scanner will deliver clear images of the nervous system in exceptional detail

Scientists will see the human nervous system in microscopic detail thanks to the installation of Canada’s first 7-Tesla whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner on Feb. 5.

Unique brain “fingerprint” can predict drug effectiveness

timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:06:10 +0000

Technique can be used to better categorize patients with neurological disease, according to their therapeutic needs

Personalized medicine – delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient’s unique physiology – has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. New research provides a way of delivering personalized treatments to patients with neurological disease.

CENTECH’s Propulsion Program will help Innodem Neurosciences succeed globally

timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 16 May 2018 18:52:05 +0000

CENTECH, a Montreal-based technology incubator, announced earlier that it has selected a company founded by Dr. Etienne de Villers-Sidani for its Propulsion Program, which helps the most innovative start-ups move from the initial development phase to commercializing their products and services on the international market. Dr. de Villers-Sidani is a researcher and neurologist at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and member of the Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM).

Ronny's Room - a new neuro-palliative care suite for patients and their families

Anita Kar — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:34:37 +0000

Sheila Linden is transforming the darkest time in her life into something that honours her son's memory and will bring comfort and dignity to other palliative care patients and their families.

May - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

anita.kar@mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 May 2015 13:58:35 +0000

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at 91˿��Ƶ and the MUHC has Canada’s oldest MS clinic but is always innovating - striving for progress and better treatments for patients.

What’s new in MS at The Neuro

$1M donation to support autism research powered by open science

timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 May 2018 17:26:52 +0000

Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation shares The Neuro’s open science vision to accelerate drug discovery and find new and effective treatments for autism spectrum disorders

Teaching neurosurgery with AI

Shawn Hayward — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:03:17 +0000

Algorithms can detect performance errors and suggest ways to improve

Patients at The Neuro benefit from access to the latest treatments

Shawn Hayward — Fri, 10 May 2019 15:09:08 +0000

Gordon Kumson’s brain cancer treatment was first ever in Canada