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EMC donation to MCIN featured in McGill Reporter

The recent donation by EMC to the MCIN is featured on the McGill Reporter. The full article titled ‘Creation of Neuroscience Research Hub’ can be read here.

EMC donates technology to the MCIN for the NeuroHub project

The MCIN was the recipient of a generous donation from the EMC Corporation. This piece of technology will greatly assist in the advancement of neuroscientific research. From …

Representatives from IBM Watson Health visit the MCIN

As part of the MNI Open Science Initiative and IBM‘s CFREF partnership with McGill, the MNI hosted representatives of Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM Watson Health. The visitors spoke to MNI Faculty about the …

Mr. Robert Coull visits the MCIN

On June 13th, Mr. Robert Coull visited the MCIN on his recent tour of the MNI.

A bold experiment in open science

Newsbites by Daniel McCabe, BA’89 The Neuro is about to shake things up again.More than 80 years ago, when it first opened its doors, the Montreal Neurological Instituteoffered up a …

Representatives from Brain Canada visit the MCIN

On June the 1st, the MCIN gave a tour to representatives from Brain Canada on their recent visit to the MNI.

Dr Valdes-Sosa gives special lecture at the MCIN

On Tuesday May 17th, Dr. Pedro A. Valdes-Sosa gave a special lecture entitled “Matrix-Tensor network methods for Brain Connectivity.” at his recent tour of the MNI and MCIN. Dr Valdes-Sosa is the …

MCIN hosts representatives from the Krembil Foundation and Brain Canada

Mark Krembil, President of the Krembil Foundation, and Kate Williams, Health Science Grants Manager of the Krembil Foundation, were joined by Inez, President and CEO of the Brain Canada Foundation …

Representatives from the Allen Institute visit the MCIN

The MCIN was visited representatives from the Allen Institute. Executive Director (Strategic Alliances), Jane Roskams Ph.D, and Application Scientist, Terri Gilbert Ph.D toured the facility with Alan Evans during their visit to …

MP Marc Miller visits the MCIN

On a recent visit to the Neuro, MP Marc Miller, Lisa Montgomery, and Bryan Rourke toured the MCIN and experienced the BigBrain with Dr. Alan Evans.

Delegates from the Kingdom of Jordan visit the MCIN

On February 22 The MNI’s Big Brain Lab hosted a high profile delegation from Jordan, led by H.E. Dr. Labib Al Khadra, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and …

22-February-2016: Delegates from Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital visit the MCIN

On February 22, following the recent signing of a training partnership between The Neuro and Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital focusing on Movement Disorders and Epilepsy, Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of …

25-September-2015: PM Stephen Harper visits the MCIN.

The MCIN was honoured to host a visit by Prime Minister Harper. The tour of the lab included experiencing the Big Brain in 3D. Below are pictures of PM Harper …

Alan Evans inducted to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

We are pleased to announce that Alan Evans has recently been inducted in to the Royal Society of Canada. This prestigious honour is awarded to Canadians in recognition of outstanding …

MCIN hosts INCF working group to create an image atlas format.

The MCIN was pleased to host members of the International Neuromatics Coordinating Facility to create a format for an imaging atlas. The INCF develops collaborative neuroinformatics infrastructure and promotes the sharing of data …

The Neuro hosts representatives from ScotiaBank.

The Neuro was please to be host to representatives from one of the Neuros most important supporters, ScotiaBank, on a recent tour of the MCIN facilities.

The CFI board members visit the MCIN.

The MCIN was pleased to host a visit from the board members of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. The CFI is a foundation that strives to build our nation’s capacity to …

MCIN visit: “The Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference (GGCLC)”.

Members of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference, representing current and future leadership in various publica ad private organizations toured the MCIN, with focus on “Leadership and Innovation”. Find out …

Professor Evans Named One of “Canada’s Top 100 Explorers”.

“The beauty of the term ‘explorer’ is that the people labelled as such are constantly helping to evolve its meaning. We can’t put many restrictions on a word that drives …

Professor Evans Elected Chair of the OHBM.

Professor Alan Evans elected by the direct vote of the members of the “Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM)” as the new Chair of the organization. The OHBM is the primary international organization dedicated …