The Brain Research Centre, located in Vancouver, Canada, is a unique partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The hospital has combined forces with broad, multi disciplinary research expertise at the University of British Columbia to advance our knowledge of the brain and to explore new discoveries and technologies that have the potential to reduce the suffering and cost associated with disease and injuries of the brain.

Dr. Max Cynader speaks with Studio 4 Host Fanny Kiefer about Strokes, ALS and your spacey brain.

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Brain Research Centre?

Thomas Harrison, a member of Dr. Tim Murphy’s lab, won the Innovation Award at the 2011 Stroke Congress [more]

Judy Illes, Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics and Professor of Neurology at UBC, received the 2011 Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Award for her efforts in advancing women’s careers in neuroscience. [more]

Neil Cashman and PrioNet Canada researchers confirm prion-like properties in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The discovery may revolutionize treatment of the degenerative disorder. [more]