National Neuroscience Recruitment - University of Calgary

Health Sciences
and Heritage Medical Buildings

Virtual Tour of University of Calgary

Buildings

	Most graduate training for the Department of Neuroscience is centered in a complex of 4 contiguous buildings, with two new buildings nearing completion of construction. The Health Science and Heritage Medical Buildings are active centers for basic science research, and the Seaman MRI Center and Foothills Hospital more in the area of clinical research. Two new buildings, the Health Research Innovation Center and the Translational Research Wing, will significantly increase the capacity for both basic and clinical research and will house many neuroscience research labs.	Health Research Innovation Center
		Foothills Hospital
		Seaman MRI Centre
	Electrophysiology Calgary has a defined strength in the area of electrophysiology and biophysics. The majority of basic science labs use single or dual patch clamp recordings of in vitro tissue slices or ion channels expressed in heterologous cell lines. Researchers have further access to Ca2+ imaging, laser photolysis, and in vivo human and animal recordings.
	Microscopy and Imaging The Microscopy and Imaging facility provides access to new Transmission and Scanning Electron microscopes, an Atomic Force Microscope, and a Confocal Deconvolution microscope, along with a full array of histology equipment for preparing frozen or fixed tissues. Data analysis includes extensive use of 3-D and 4-D image reconstruction, with expert staff to assist in specimen preparation and imaging.
	Confocal Microscopy Members of the Department of Neuroscience have access to a group Olympus Confocal imaging system that can be mounted on an upright or inverted microscope. Both microscopes are equipped with a full suite of lenses and differential interference contrast optics, with three laser lines available for activation of fluorophores.
	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Efforts are focused on advancing magnetic resonance imaging techniques in both basic sciences and clinical medicine. Medical physics, biomedical engineering, computer science, mathematics and other technical discplines play a role in the centre's ablity to understand and detect disease and develop and deliver novel treatments to a wide range of patients. The facility includes two MR research systems: • 1.5 intra-operative magnet • 3.0 T magnet
	Behavioral Testing Our behavioural testing facilities on main campus and the Health Science Centre are equipped with a wide array of apparatus' that can be used to assess sensory, motor and cognitive performance in mice and rats. These tests are used to understand the relationship between structure and function in the normal brain, as well as to evaluate the consequences of brain injury in animal models of human disorders including stroke, epilepsy, and Alzheimer, Huntington's and Parkinson's Diseases.
	Clinical Research • research in health and pathology • stroke • DBS • MS • clinical trials • newly developed surgical robotics • spinal cord trauma and regeneration • auditory dysfunction