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The DELSU Joint Canada-Israel Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Laboratory proudly celebrates the eight recipients of its travel support awards for the 2026 Neuroscience Society of Nigeria (NSN) Conference, held from 7-10 September 2026. The awards supported postgraduate and undergraduate students, reflecting our commitment to nurturing emerging researchers and promoting access to scientific learning and collaboration.   […]

The DELSU Joint Canada-Israel Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Laboratory congratulates our Principal Investigator, Dr. Ben-Azu Benneth, on his selection as a plenary speaker at the 23rd Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Neuroscience Society of Nigeria (NSN), held from 7–10 September 2026. Themed “Neuroeducation and Neurotechnology,” the conference featured his presentation titled “Roles of […]

Among my seven MSc and two PhD students under my supervision who are convocating at the 18th Convocation Ceremony of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, please join me specially in celebrating my very distinguished first-class pharmacologist, Kate Oyibo, one of my former undergraduate project students, who has emerged as the overall best graduating student of DELSU, […]

We are happy to share our scientific documentary, produced by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), on one of our research projects from the DELSU Joint Canada-Israel Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, FAHS, DELSU, Abraka. The project was published in IBRO’s official journal, Neuroscience, following an interview with the IBRO Communications Coordinator, Dr. […]

Emmanuel, a Ph.D. student in the DELSU Joint Canada-Israel Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Ben-Azu, spends a 3-month predoctoral fellowship/Lab exchange at the Department of Neurobiology, School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Israel, as a visiting Scholar. […]

Daniel T. Esuku, a Research Assistant at the DELSU Joint Israel-Canada Biopsychiatry Laboratory (DJCINBL) and a Master’s student in the Department of Pharmacology, Delta State University, attends the 2025 Annual Conference of the West African Society for Pharmacology (WASP) was held from the 24th to the 28th of November, 2025 at Rivers State University, Port […]

As an early-career neuroscientist, a master’s student and pharmacologist with a strong interest in ethical experimental research, participation in the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) Neuroscience School represented a significant milestone in Iwhiwhu Prosper’s academic and professional development. This intensive training emphasized the relevance of the 3Rs principle and introduced him to alternative experimental models […]

Attending the 22nd Scientific Conference of the NSN in Enugu was an inspiring experience to the trainees, as it was more than a meeting of scientists. They felt like a community built on shared passion for the brain.   During the conference, Faith B. Friday, participated in the Career Mentorship and Advocacy Program, in which […]

As an early-career researcher with a keen interest in stroke research, participating in the Women’s Biomedical Research Advancement Project by Faith B. Friday, a master’s degree student, at the DELSU Joint Canada-Israel Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Laboratory, represented a defining milestone in her academic and professional development. This intensive, one-week hands-on training program not only introduced […]