Max Cynader

He did postdoctoral training at the Max Planck Institute in Germany before joining the Faculty in the departments of psychology and physiology at Dalhousie University.

He further investigated the molecular mechanisms that underpinned the plasticity of the visual system, publishing papers on changes in gene expression, and receptor redistribution in the cortex associated with the critical period.

In 1993, he cofounded Wavemakers Research, a software company which developed proprietary noise reducing technology, modelled on the processing mechanisms of the auditory cortex.

He emphasized the importance of modern Brain Research in developing new treatments for the many prevalent Neurological and Psychiatric diseases that impact society.

He also served as a spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Literacy BC, sat on the Board of Brain Canada and acted for various Public and private funding agencies.

A prolific fundraiser, he leveraged private donations, and Federal and Provincial support to build the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health on the UBC campus.