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PRION 2017

PRION 2017 will take place May 23-26, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Researchers may submit abstracts until February 15, 2017. Early-bird registrations close on March 31, 2017. Visit the PRION 2017 website for more information: http://prion2017.org/.


NEWS

  • PRION News and Updates

    Join us May 21-24, 2019, in Edmonton, Canada for PRION 2019!
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  • Free public lectures - The Alzheimer’s Mystery

    Join Jay Ingram and learn more about the challenging science behind a growing health crisis.
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  • Research Funding Available

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute has new research funding and policy fellowships available to eligible principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and government employees.
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  • 2016-17 Annual Report

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute 2016-17 Annual Report is now available online.
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  • The Alzheimer’s Mystery

    Join Jay Ingram for The Alzheimer’s Mystery to learn more about the challenging science behind a growing health crisis. These free public lectures will take place January 24-26 in Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Medicine Hat.
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  • PRION 2017

    PRION 2017 will take place May 23-26, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Researchers may submit abstracts until February 15, 2017.
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  • Alberta Alzheimer Research Program

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories are calling for applications to the Alberta Alzheimer Research Program. Applications are due January 16, 2017.
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  • Specified Risk Materials Program

    The Specified Risk Materials Program is intended to allow qualified investigators to seek funding for research directly related to specified risk materials. Applications are due August 15, 2016.
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  • Explorations Program

    The Explorations Program allows Alberta-based investigators to seek funding for research directly related to prion diseases and prion-like human neurodegenerative diseases and dementias. Applications are due August 31, 2016.
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  • Research Team Program

    The Research Team Program allows teams of qualified investigators to seek funding for research directly related to prion diseases and prion-like human neurodegenerative diseases and dementias. Applications are due August 31, 2016.
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  • Explorations Program Results

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute awarded over $3.1 million to 12 research projects through the fourth cycle of its Explorations Program.
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  • Alberta Alzheimer Research Program Results

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories awarded over $2 million to seven research projects over two years.
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  • The CFIA Releases Report on BSE Case

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released its report on the bovine spongiform encephalopathy case from February 2015.
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  • Looking for Experienced Science Communicators

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute requires highly-qualified experts in science communications to deliver engaging public lectures on prion and protein misfolding diseases.
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  • Explorations Program

    Applications for the fourth round of the Explorations Program are now being accepted. This competition is open to Alberta-based researchers. The deadline to submit applications is November 30, 2015.
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  • Alberta Alzheimer Research Program

    Applications for the fourth round of the Alberta Alzheimer Research Program are now being accepted. This competition is open to Alberta-based researchers. The deadline to submit applications is October 26, 2015.
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  • Government of Alberta Committed to Prion Research

    The Government of Alberta continues to show its commitment to prion and protein misfolding research by providing $27.5 million to the Alberta Prion Research Institute through March 2020.
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  • Director Position at McLaughlin Research Institute

    The McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls, Montana is hiring for a Director position.
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  • Alzheimer's Research Funding Awarded

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute, in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories, awarded funding for Alzheimer's disease research to five researchers based in Alberta.
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  • The Alzheimer's Mystery

    Join Jay Ingram at this free public lecture to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and the research being done in Alberta to understand the Alzheimer's mystery.
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  • Ed & Joyce Lyons Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

    Through a generous donation from Ed and Joyce Lyons, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories is awarding the Lyons Postdoctoral Student Fellowship.
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  • Alberta Alzheimer Research Program

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories are calling for applications for the Alberta Alzheimer Research Program.
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  • The Prion Diaries

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute is hosting The Prion Diaries, a public lecture series on prions featuring Jay Ingram, former host of Daily Planet and Quirks and Quarks.
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  • Special Seminar: Whole Genome Analysis of Neurodegeneration

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute are partnering to host a special seminar on Whole Genome Analysis of Neurodegeneration by Professor John Hardy.
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  • Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute is a proud partner of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA).
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  • Postdoctoral Fellows Positions Available

    Dr. Hermann Schätzl is seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill postdoctoral fellows positions in his lab at the University of Calgary.
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  • Impact Innovation

    Valerie Sim gave an engaging and informative presentation on prions and the diseases they cause at the Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions Impact Innovation event in Edmonton on May 7.
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  • Special Edition of Prion Journal

    Landes Bioscience has published a special edition of the prion journal featuring reviews and articles from PRION 2013.
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  • Brazil-Canada Workshop

    The Alberta Prion Research Institute partnered with the Rio de Janeiro Research Federation (FAPERJ) and the São Paulo Research Federation (FAPESP), two of the largest state research federations in Brazil, in March 2013 to host the Brazil-Canada Workshop.
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