Max Cynader
Max Cynader | |
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| Born | 24 February 1947 Berlin, Germany |
| Alma mater | McGill University MIT |
| Awards | Order of Canada Order of British Columbia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ophthalmology, Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Dalhousie University University of British Columbia |
Max Sigmund Cynader CM OBC FRSC (born 24 February 1947) is a Canadian ophthalmologist and neuroscientist. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Brain Development,[1]and is the co-founder and CEO of Synaptitude Brain Health. Synaptitude is a brain fitness program developed by neuroscientists that allows you to strengthen your brain as you would a muscle in order to boost neuroplasticity, become sharper, improve concentration, and help manage everyday stressors.[2]
Born in Berlin in a displaced persons camp, the son of Polish Jews who escaped Poland before the invasion of Poland,[3] Cynader emigrated to Canada in 1951.[4] Cynader received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1967 and a Ph.D. from MIT in 1972. He did postdoctoral training at the Max Planck Institute in Germany before teaching in the departments of psychology and physiology at Dalhousie University. In 1988, he became head of the Ophthalmology Research Group in the University of British Columbia.[5] He is the founding Director of the Brain Research Centre and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia.[6]
Honours[]
- 1987 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- 2007 – Member of the Order of British Columbia.[7]
- 2008 – Member of the Order of Canada[8]
- 2012 – Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9]
- 2014 – Inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Max S. Cynader". 29 November 2012.
- ^ http://www.synaptitudebrainhealth.com
- ^ "Editor's Note: April 2011". Vancouver Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05.
- ^ Who's who among human services professionals. 1992.
- ^ Ian P. Howard. Perceiving in Depth, Volume 1: Basic Mechanisms.
- ^ "Max S. Cynader". Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ "2007 Recipient: Max S. Cynader – Vancouver".
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Dr. Max Cynader". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18.
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