BrainWaves: The Neuroscience Graduate Program Newsletter

Brain Waves Posts

Author: Patricia Al-Salom

Hello Everyone! My name is Patricia Al-Salom, and I am a new graduate student entering the MiNDS program this coming September. I’m starting this little "blog-style" column to share with you my progress during my first year in graduate school and even try...

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07.02.17 10:05 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHORS: Crystal Mahadeo & Ritesh Daya











Minesh Kapadia graduated from the MiNDS program in November 2015. He is an intelligent and talented young researcher who sat down with us to share his experiences and advice on defending your thesis and finding a job after you graduate.

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13.12.16 09:25 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHOR: Ryan Van Lieshout

This autumn, MiNDS welcomes its latest class of students, a group of very exciting young people with varied backgrounds and interests. Get to know each of them below. And if you see them around, please say hello and offer them a warm welcome to the program!

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13.09.16 09:46 PM - Comment(s)

Author: John Krzeczkowski & Lisa Dyce

Hey new graduate students!


Congratulations and welcome to MiNDS! We are all very excited to have you in the program and are looking forward to getting to know you in the year ahead. The jump to graduate school is an exciting one, but it can also...

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13.09.16 09:32 PM - Comment(s)

Author: Roohie Sharma






 Dr. Laurie Doering, Ph.D.

 Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Anatomy Division), McMaster University

 Associate Member, McGill University



Having recently graduated several MiNDS students, the Brainwaves team picked the brain of Dr. Laur...
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13.09.16 09:19 PM - Comment(s)
Alumni Interview with Christal Gray


Dr. Christal Gray graduated from the MiNDS program in 2013 and is currently a medical liason for Amgen Canada. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Ram Mishra and was a stand out student with tremendous success in the MiNDS program. After graduating she worked as a research assistant a...
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13.09.16 09:15 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHOR: Laura Zielinski



Laura Zielinski, a second year MiNDS graduate student, proposes a systematic review protocol to examine the possible negative impacts of cannabis use on methadone maintenance treatment outcomes in individuals seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

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13.09.16 09:08 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHOR: Shawna Thompson (and Chris Rowley)

Tell us about your research project.

My research started with developing a new technique to analyze myelin that is in the cortex of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Now that the technique is published, I am moving to apply that technique ...

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13.09.16 09:03 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHOR: Elyse Rosa

Mark Tucci was a PhD student in the MiNDS program working with Dr. Henry Szechtman. Mark defended his thesis in 2014. While working with Dr. Szechtman, his PhD work focused on the neurobiological and behavioural correlates of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) using a rat mod...

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10.05.16 09:55 PM - Comment(s)

AUTHOR: Justin Balsor

This year, NSERC hosted their second annual edition of the Science, Action! video contest. This sensational competition places a novel twist on research presentation. Instead of turning in a proposal to a committee or presenting a poster at a conference, contestan...

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10.05.16 09:45 PM - Comment(s)