Welcome to the SNC

Since its beginnings almost 50 years ago (1970), the SNC (research group on neural signaling and circuits), previously known as the GRSNC (CNS Research Group) (previously called the Center for Research in Neurological Sciences) has been a multi-disciplinary and trans-departmental group focussing on neuroscience and is a pillar of this field on the campus of the Université de Montréal. The members of the SNc are interested in neural circuits and signaling by neurons, glial cells and other cell types in the central and peripheral nervous system that determine behaviors. The main mission of the SNC is to animate research in this field by organizing a range of scientific activities including seminars, research updates, student and postdoc presentations, sharing of technical expertise and networking.

There are currently 36 regular members. The laboratories of most members are located on the campus of the Université de Montréal, many of which are in the Paul-G.-Desmarais building. The SNC includes members from the Faculty of Medicine (20), the Faculty of dentistry (6), the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (4), the Faculty of pharmacy (2), the École Polytechnique de Montréal (3) and the school of optometry (1).

Members of the SNC supervise numerous graduate students and postdocs, as well as undergraduate research interns. In partnership with other scientists interested in the neurosciences on the campus of the Université de Montréal, notably in the school of optometry and in the department of psychology, the SNC intends to pursue its development as a major player in basic neuroscience at the Université de Montréal. The SNC works in close and synergistic collaboration with the CIRCA (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur le Cerveau et l’Apprentissage) .http://circa.umontreal.ca/

I am sure that the future will be an extremely active and invigorating period for the SNC.

Louis-Eric Trudeau
Director of the GRSNC