@catherinealebel.bsky.social
Professor of Radiology at University of Calgary; MRI, neuroimaging, brain development, learning, behaviour, mental health, prenatal environment
Join us in Bordeaux!
31.07.2025 17:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0***Updated Canadian federal policy on use of generative AI in preparing and reviewing research grants.
Preparing - allowed but with key guidelines
Reviewing - strictly prohibited
science.gc.ca/site/science...
Black Maternal Mental Health Week brings awareness to the mental health challenges Black women face during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
As a community, we must improve screening, address systemic barriers, and advocate for culturally responsive mental health support.
Todayβs FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy lacked balance and failed to reflect the evidence. Untreated depression and anxiety can lead to serious health risks for pregnant patientsβSSRIs can be lifesaving. Patients deserve access to evidence-based, compassionate care. Learn more: buff.ly/NcCZno8
21.07.2025 20:39 β π 229 π 110 π¬ 7 π 12Alberta take note
08.07.2025 18:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Experimentology cover: title and curves for distributions.
Experimentology is out today!!! A group of us wrote a free online textbook for experimental methods, available at experimentology.io - the idea was to integrate open science into all aspects of the experimental workflow from planning to design, analysis, and writing.
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Registration is officially open for the first International Society for Tractography conference!
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October 2025 | π Bordeaux, France
Capacity is limited to 150 β register early to join the community for this landmark event.
Program & info now live event.fourwaves.com/istconferenc...
#tractography
LEVANTE strives to understand variability at the individual, group, and context levels, and its influence on childrenβs learning and development. Their 2025 call for proposals is up now:
levante-network.org/open-call-fo...
Alert! ... for the child development world!
@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social βͺ
The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - itβs massive.
Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org
and here:
nbdc-datahub.org
Hereβs why it matters π§ πΌ
New blog post! Let's say you've measured two variables repeatedly and want to investigate how one affects the other over time. Here are some recommendations for how to do that well.
www.the100.ci/2025/06/25/r...
Research assistant job posting is live! Come join us in Calgary and be part of a supportive, interdisciplinary team.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1631661...
Research assistant job posting is live! Come join us in Calgary and be part of a supportive, interdisciplinary team.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1631661...
π¨Publicly available brain-age prediction codeπ¨
I have adapted my code used in a recently published paper (doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...) and decided to share on GitHub for any that would like to use it.
#ABCD #neurodevelopment
We will soon be hiring a research assistant in Calgary to work on projects related to brain imaging, prenatal alcohol exposure, and mental health. Please reach out if you're interested, and I will share the posting once it's live. @ucalgary.bsky.social @mathisoncentre.bsky.social
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17.06.2025 14:24 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0He is such a cutie!!
17.06.2025 17:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New paper examining longitudinal #brain data over 7y & relation to #reading; implications for early intervention/policy @fitngin.bsky.social
Longitudinal trajectories of brain development from infancy to school age and their relationship with literacy development | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Our mission is to train, mentor, and mobilize the next generation of advocates, champions, and leaders in family engagement.
Learn more about the FER Course! ferprogram.ca fer@mcmaster.ca @ferprogram (instagram)
π Applications are OPEN for the Family Engagement in Research Course!β¨
πͺ Our mission is simple yet powerful: to train, mentor and mobilize the next generation of advocates, champions, and leaders in family engagement.
@canchild.bsky.social #PatientEngagement #ConsumerInvolvement /1
Huge congratulations to @courtneygilchrist.bsky.social and Chloe Scholten, both selected as new CanNRT fellows!
cannrt.ca/a-new-genera...
New website up & running! (with an up-to-date team section) www.developmentalneuroimaginglab.ca
@courtneygilchrist.bsky.social @bryce-g.bsky.social @kathrynmanning.bsky.social @xiangyuloong.bsky.social @mervsingh.bsky.social
COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked to Miscarriage
βThis is a rigorously conducted study that continues to show that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancyβ¦given the risks of COVID-19 disease, they should feel encouraged to go ahead and get vaccinatedβ
Coming June 2025! We are excited to launch the NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub. This new data ecosystem will host & facilitate access to data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study & the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study.
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We have the best lab in the world. So grateful to work with these amazing people!
@catherinealebel.bsky.social @mervsingh.bsky.social @canacn.bsky.social
@kathrynmanning.bsky.social up now!
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Donβt miss out on our symposium happening now in grand east @canacn.bsky.social @catherinealebel.bsky.social @jesperstromback.bsky.social
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We are seeking a Research Scientist for a large-scale project on developmental data collection with children ages 2-12 called LEVANTE (Learning Variability Network Exchange). LEVANTE is a global research network to improve our understanding of variability in learning and development through coordinated data collection. The project is funded by the Jacobs Foundation; learn more at http://levante-network.org. This position is a mix of scientific work and work with a software development team: we are looking for someone to act as the interface between the scientific goals of the project and our team of ~6 software engineers who work to implement different aspects of our web platform including researcher management, tasks and surveys, and data processing. We expect the role to be ideal for someone with technical experience from their scientific work and an interest in building good tools for other scientists through software development. This position is appropriate for recent PhD grads and candidates with postdoctoral experience; exact title and compensation will be relative to experience post-PhD. The RS will contribute to β and have the opportunity to lead on β research products including papers and presentations. The LEVANTE team is a large and lively group pushing the boundaries of cross-cultural developmental measurement through a combination of technical innovation and psychometrics. The RS will also be part of the Language and Cognition Lab at Stanford, a broad interdisciplinary group interested in using data to understand human development.
Requirements for the position include: - some kind of scientific software development experience (examples include developing experiments, computational models, or complex data analyses) - theoretical knowledge of psychology or a related discipline (e.g., cognitive science, neuroscience), ideally doing behavioral measurements of some kind - project management experience on a technical or scientific project with multiple participants Additional optional qualifications include: - experience with modern database-backed web applications - experience with measure development or psychometrics - R data analysis experience Applicants should submit a current CV, a short (~1 page) coverletter stating their qualifications for the position, and a link to a github account (preferred) or other code sample.
We're still accepting apps for our research scientist position with LEVANTE (levante-network.org). This position is ideal for folks wanting to be the interface between a cool scientific project and an awesome team of software developers. Think of it as a technical product manager, but for science!
20.05.2025 19:15 β π 36 π 27 π¬ 1 π 4New work led by Genevieve Patterson in Development Science: βPrenatal Household Income Instability and Infant Subcortical Brain Volumesβ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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π’ Deadline extended! π’ The inaugural IST Conference in Bordeaux is giving you more time to submit your abstracts β new deadline: May 30, 2025. Donβt miss the chance to share your work! #tractography #IST2025
event.fourwaves.com/istconferenc...
"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere."
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.
It comes down to this weekend.
It's not too late to do your first door knocking shift, your first phoning shift, or to help us get out the vote Sunday and Monday. Come down to the campaign office or sign up at: event.liberal.ca/en/events/48...
