The CERC chair-holder is expected to play a role of catalyst between neuroscientists and physicists and lead the way in the design and use of novel enabling technologies for the study and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. He will therefore have a track record at bridging between these disciplines and will have demonstrated abilities to lead major networking initiatives at the national and international levels.
The CERC program is Canada’s most prestigious research funding program and Université Laval is proud to have received one of 11 chairs of this contest. This confirms its position as world leader in
optics, photonics and neurophotonics, and it brings new energy to face the biggest challenge addressed by modern science and technology: to unravel the mysteries of the brain.
The development of neurophysics and neuroscience is one of the main priorities of Université Laval. The Neurophotonics Center, which will host the candidate has already received more than 70M$ for its
infrastructures and is planning further developments estimated to 80M$.
For more information see http://neurophotonics.
