[BIC-announce] Pathways and Connections: Dr. Alain Dagher (Wed-April-20th at 5:30 pm; Thomson House, room 403)

[Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS]

Pathways and Connections

*How does one become a successful neuroscientist?*  This new seminar series
will try to answer this question through a series of conversations with some
of the most successful neuroscientists in the world: researchers who are
affiliated with McGill University <http://www.mcgill.ca/>’s  Integrated
Program in Neuroscience <http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/>.  This will be your
chance to talk to them about the circuitous pathways and the important, but
often serendipitous, connections that led them to where they are now.



*The third session of the Pathways and
Connections<http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/continuing/events/pathways/>series
will feature Dr.
Alain Dagher <http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/mbic/alain_dagher/> and
will be held at Thomson House <http://pgss.mcgill.ca/MEMBERSHIP/index.html>
 (3650 McTavish <http://www.mcgill.ca/maps/?Building=188>, room 403)
starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, April 20th.  *Dr. Dagher is a neurologist
and associate professor at the Montreal Neurological Institute and in the
Faculty of Medicine of McGill University.  He received his degrees from
McGill University and the University of Toronto before doing a residency in
Neurology at Cornell and McGill, and then a fellowship in brain imaging and
movement disorders at the Hammersmith Hospital in London.  His current
research focuses on understanding the role of the basal ganglia in normal
brain function and disease.


Dr. Dagher heads the *Human Dopamine Neuroimaging Lab*, which examines
various pathological states that are related to a disruption in dopamine
function: these range from motor disease (Parkinson’s) to addictive
disorders (gambling, smoking, obesity).  Dr. Dagher and his students employ
various neuroimaging techniques -- including functional magnetic resonance
imaging, positron emission tomography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation
 -- in order to  investigate some of the behavioral, endocrine, and
metabolic correlates of these syndromes so that they may gain a better and
more-thorough understanding into the complexities of these disease states.

*More details about future sessions of Pathways and Connections will be sent
out as soon as they become available.*  These sessions will generally be
held at Thomson House <http://pgss.mcgill.ca/MEMBERSHIP/index.html>, but we
also plan to have at least one session per year at the Douglas
Hospital<http://www.douglas.qc.ca/?locale=en>.




*Please note that space is limited: to **RSVP, or for more information,
please contact Zografos
<zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>Caramanos<zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>
**.*



-- 
Zografos Caramanos, M.A.

Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit
Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience

McConnell Brain Imaging Centre,
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4
(phone) 514-299-8160;  (fax) 514-398-2975
(e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca
(website) www.zcaramanos.com
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