The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and UBC present four public talks in the areas of brain health, regenerative building design, child development and quantum computing in Canada Foundation for Innovation, Dialogues at UBC Robson Square.
In “Frontiers in brain imaging: Picturing what makes us human”, Dr. Alan Evans, Dept. of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, will offer his perspective on why brain research matters to Canadians and how his work with C-brain — a telecommunications-enabled effort to map the brain of Canadians — is revolutionizing our understanding of the human experience. Evans and his team are leading the global race to use the latest technologies in brain imaging to diagnose, treat and research brain conditions. UBC’s Jon Stoessl, Division Head of Neurology, will give the introduction.
Date: Jan. 25
Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: Room C180, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Info: Free and open to the public. No registration required. Q&A and refreshments to follow.
http://calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/s/3mp
• Feb. 1: Regenerative building design with Prof. John Robinson and Prof. Raymond Cole.
• Feb. 8: Behavioural development in children with Prof. Adele Diamond and Prof. Clyde Hertzman
• Feb. 15: The state of quantum computing in Canada with Prof. Ray Laflamme
