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EF Pro Cycling @efprocycling.com · 18d

MAGDELEINE VALLIERES!!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈 WORLDDD CHAMPPP! WHAT HAVE YOU JUST GONE AND DONE

📸: @gettyimages.com

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · 17d

Canadienne Magdeleine Vallières is the women’s world cycling champion! What an exciting and strong finish!

Escape Collective @escapecollective.bsky.social · 18d

Vallieres makes history as first Canadian to win World Championships.
escapecollective.com/vallieres-ma...

Vallieres makes history as first Canadian to win World Championships

An underdog victory for Magdeleine Vallieres who read the race to perfection as the favourites waited too long to act.

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Ciarán Murphy-Royal @murphyroyallab.org · Aug 21

🚨Another PI job opening in the Neuroscience dept. at @umontreal.ca ! 🚨

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with Université de Montréal | 12843808

Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry involved in the production of complex behaviors

www.nature.com

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · Aug 12

Attention neuroscience faculty in Canada & US: Time to make impact - Work with IBRO-US Canada Regional Committee to expand research opportunities for our trainees, increase the participation of researchers from diverse groups, and enhance global neuroscience! Nominations due Friday, Aug 15th.

International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 Calling for nominations!
With the 2025 Elections NOW OPEN, IBRO invites #IBROmembers to nominate passionate scientists for its Regional Committees

Your voice matters in building IBRO's inclusive & regionally driven leadership in #neuroscience
Learn more: buff.ly/MZvrQWW

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · Aug 12

Attention neuroscience faculty in Canada & US: Time to make impact - Work with IBRO-US Canada Regional Committee to expand research opportunities for our trainees, increase the participation of researchers from diverse groups, and enhance global neuroscience! Nominations due Friday, Aug 15th.

International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 Calling for nominations!
With the 2025 Elections NOW OPEN, IBRO invites #IBROmembers to nominate passionate scientists for its Regional Committees

Your voice matters in building IBRO's inclusive & regionally driven leadership in #neuroscience
Learn more: buff.ly/MZvrQWW

@thebalelab.bsky.social

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Aug 1

IBRO Parenthood #Grants support early-career researchers to enjoy quality time with their family during this period without compromising the research progress 💫
Apply by 15 Aug: buff.ly/0ZPaJk5

#IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm #IBROinEurope
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Frank Beier @beierlab.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hi all. Frank passed peacefully with the love of his family on July 18, 2025 in London, ON. He was a wonderful human being who shared much of his life with you. We could not have asked for a better father, grandfather, friend, colleague, or mentor. 1/

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · Jul 20

Oof, I’m sorry to hear he has passed. RIP Frank. I always enjoyed your tweets and your positive outlook

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Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) @theneuro.bsky.social · Jul 15

Happy 107th Birthday, Brenda Milner! Her contributions to neuropsychology shaped the way we understand the human brain. From surviving two world wars and two pandemics, to paving the way for future generations of researchers, Milner’s legacy continues. @mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · Jul 6

Have a great meeting and talk Caroline! I had to cancel my trip (broke my collarbone and getting surgery this week. Was looking forward to this meeting)

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · May 8

which brought more circuit-level understanding of the human brain and brought more connections between neurosurgery and fundamental neuroscience research.

This is the kind of gold standard science that will bring future treatments; it is a public good that only govt will invest in.
#neuroscience

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · Jun 23

Oh so cool! I heard your brother describing this amazing adventure and book on NPR just the other day

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Jun 1

The month-long IBRO 2026 Schools Support call is OPEN! Do you have an idea for an impactful, hands-on #neuroscience school? Share your curriculum & empower the next generation of neuroscientists. Apply now: buff.ly/Fdit4k3

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John Rubinstein @johnrubinstein.bsky.social · May 31

🇨🇦🚨Job Alert🚨🇨🇦
Canada Excellence Research Chair (C$5 or C$10M, 8 yr budget)
U Toronto, Dept of Biochem/LabMedPath
*Was just told they're looking for a structural biologist using cryoEM* (related to infectious disease?)
Are you an established PI ready to move to 🇨🇦?
research.utoronto.ca/funding-oppo...

2026 Canada Excellence Research Chair Opportunities | Research & Innovation

research.utoronto.ca

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · May 27

Happy Leading Edge Fellow day!!!!!!

Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · May 27

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines.

Learn more about these exceptional scientists:

www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 27

Your part of the world is beautiful. Sorry I missed you in SLC

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 24

#CAN2025 highlight was the session organized by @canacn.bsky.social EDI committee on financial barriers to scientific training. Inspiring presentation by @supportourscience.bsky.social on success for gov’t$ for trainee funds, and stimulating panel discussion.
Thank u @ibroorg.bsky.social for support

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 24

Thank you Matt and Rose for a great meeting. See you in MTL

Matt Hill @cannabrain.bsky.social · May 24

And that’s a wrap folks for #CAN2025. Thanks to everyone who came and participated in the science and conversations and we conclude with the past (me), now present ( @rcbagot.bsky.social ) and future ( @markcembrowski.bsky.social ) chairs of the @canacn.bsky.social meeting. See you in Montreal 2026!

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · May 23

Meet our #CAN2025 travel grantees! 🎉
IBRO is proud to support these early-career researchers in attending the meeting, presenting their posters & gaining valuable connections & insights for their careers. We wish them continued success!

#conference @canacn.bsky.social @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 23

Wonderful talk by @markcembrowski.bsky.social on his exciting research on memory circuits.
Congrats 2025 CAN Young Investigator Awardee @canacn.bsky.social

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Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social · May 21

Toronto all lit up for neuroscience #CAN2025.

Downtown Toronto, view towards city hall.

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 17

ah! also amazing!

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Julie Lefebvre @julielefebvrelab.bsky.social · May 17

Wow, your weekend group ride passes Pont du Gard.

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Iva Zovkic @ivazovkic.bsky.social · May 14

If you are in Toronto on Tuesday next week, please consider coming to see a FREE public lecture on memory, delivered by the amazing @sjo09.bsky.social and @barense.bsky.social . Tix at this link can-acn.org/meeting-2025... Please repost and hope to see you there!

CAN 2025 Public Lectures: Neuroscience of memory and tools for making our memories stronger – Canadian Association for Neuroscience

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Evelyn Avilés @eveaviles.bsky.social · May 11

You are invited to my Ben Barres Spotlight Award Event where I will be talking about the lab's research partly funded by this eLife @eLifeCommunity award. My talk will be followed by a Q&A about eLife’s publishing model.
Please register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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