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Selection of birthday messages received so far... 听
Congratulations on the birthday.听Certain that the best is yet to come! (Prof Tim K., 麻豆AV)
A very happy birthday (Prof. Rona G., U Sherbrooke)
BIC, you don't look a year over 29. What is your听secret? (Prof. Lesley F., McGill)
Happy anniversary and long life to the BIC! (Prof. Mathieu P., UQ Trois-Rivi猫res)
What a great accomplishment. Best wishes. (Prof. Marie-H茅l猫ne B., 麻豆AV)听
Your brain may be wrinkled but your voxels are as sharp as ever. (Prof. Ed. R., 麻豆AV)
Happy Birthday! It's amazing to have such a great听place for doing science! Keep on getting more experience...听(Ana-Lucia F. Grad Student, 麻豆AV)
Wishing you many more stellar years of discovery! (Prof. Abbas S., 麻豆AV)
You are my age!!听...the sum of the first four squares...听Let's go 30s!!听Y los que nos quedan! :) (Dr. Guiomar N.G., 麻豆AV)
Wishing all the best for the future of the BIC, many听more years of exciting and groundbreaking discoveries! (Prof. Thanh DV, Concordia U)
English: Happy Birthday!听French (Canada): Bonne Fete!听French: Joyeux Anniversaire!听Zulu (South Afican): Ilanga elimnandi kuwe! (Prof. Denise K., 麻豆AV)
Long live the BIC ! (S茅bastien D., Grad Student, 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday BIC! It all only begins at 30! (Prof. Alexey K., 麻豆AV)
To join the faculty of the McConnell Brain Imaging听Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and 麻豆AV, in 1986 was a听dream come true. To work at one of the chief pioneering sources of modern听neuroimaging and to learn the ropes under the tutelage of Bill Feindel and to听do so with Chris Thompson, Tony Hakim and Alan Evans and the rest of the听wonderful neuroimaging crew at the Neuro, was the basis for my own subsequent听efforts to map the metabolism and neurotransmission of the human brain. To听further be able to do so in collaboration with Brenda Milner and Robert听Zatorre and their colleagues in neuropsychology, neurology and neurosurgery听elevated the potentials of the work into unimaginable heights, even when听these potentials were not always realized. As alumni of the Neuro, Suzan in听neurosurgery and myself in neuroimaging, Suzan and I are forever grateful to听the pioneers of the Neuro and the McConnell BIC in the 20th Century and to听those like Alain Dagher who carry the torch far into the 21st Century. 听(Prof. Albert G., U Copenhagen)
Here's to many more years of non-invasive,听non-injurious brain mapping! (Prof. Stevan H., UQAM)
After all these years, it's still clear: BIC, there is no substitute.听Happy Birthday!听(Prof. Sridar N., 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday BIC! I am so honored to be part of you! (Dr. M. Liu, 麻豆AV)
I wish you a creative brain for the next century ! (Dr. Claude K., CRCHUM)
Wishing the BIC another 30 successful years and more! (Maryse T., Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
Here's to another thirty! (Melissa P., 麻豆AV Foundation Relations)
A special and fantastic place to have trained.听 Happy听birthday! (Prof. Mallar C., Douglas Institute)
From 2006 to 2009 I did my postdoctoral fellowship听funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) at the McConnell听Brain Imaging Centre, under the supervision of the internationally renowned听neuroimaging expert Dr. Alan Evans. During this time I worked on identifying听using cutting-edge morphological analysis tools brain phenotypes (biomarkers)听in children with neurodevelopmental disorders using structural magnetic听resonance imaging. The training environment was outstanding. The breadth of听personnel involved in my training was exceptional, provided me with unique听opportunities to interact and learn outside my own discipline, which was听already multidisciplinary. Within these 3 years, I authored and co-authored听seven scientific peer-reviewed papers published in international journals,听built the strong ground for my future career plan, and strengthened the听fundamental principles that underlie multiple neuroimaging modalities, which听I will be using during my academic research career. THANK YOU BIC!听(Dr. C., CHU Ste-Justine)
You're just as important as ever,听are still among the bests, and have much more to offer. (Prof. Jean-Paul S., 麻豆AV)
I have been using the BIC facilities for 6 years now; and I'm enjoying collaborating with the BIC staff since.听Your birthday message: Happy Birthday BIC ! Congratulations for the amazing听work ! I wish to see you for your 60th anniversary.听(Dr. Simon C., 麻豆AV)
You're still young. Continue to move on ! (Dr. Benjamin M., 麻豆AV)
30 years - that's about as much as one year on Saturn.听So... happy first Saturnian birthday! May there be many more productive years听to come! (Anastasia S., Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
A wonderful place, with a rich history, to learn and听grow as a neuroscientist. (Julia N., Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
Happiest birthday to an exceptional place, the BIC! (Dr. Lindsay L., 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday BIC, it's an honour to be part of the听celebration! (Axel B., Concordia U)
An incredible achievement!! Happy 30th :) (Alida E., Concordia U.)
30 years of BIC and 35 for the cyclotron facility! (Dean J., Manager, 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday to the BIC and all of the amazing staff听that work endlessly to help students with running their experiments!! (Dr. Mayte P., 麻豆AV)
Congratulations! Here's to another 30 years. (Prof. Howard C., Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday and wishes for many important听scientific findings in the future! (Prof. Georgios M., 麻豆AV)
Keep up the Image-nation! (Prof. Douglas A., 麻豆AV)
Long live the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre! (Dr. W. Yi, 麻豆AV)
Continue to grow. Show the world who we really are! (Miriam K., Research Technician, 麻豆AV)
Happy Birthday BIC. Bill Feindel would be proud. (Prof. Janet F., Carnegie-Mellon U)
Happy Birthday BIC, good luck with all the magnets. (Benjamin E., Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
A great program and a good way to celebrate a 30th anniversary of an internationally renown centre! (Prof. Sandra B., Sunnybrook U)
Congratulations on being at the forefront of听neuroscience!听 (Robert P. J., Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
Happy Birthday!!! (Jean M. Z., Associate Editor,听Nature Publishing Group)
Congratulations on 30 very successful years! (Prof. Steven S., Rotman & University fo Toronto)
Congratulations on all of the Centre's achievements! (Prof. Natalie P., Concordia University)
An awesome place to work, with equally awesome folks!听Happy Birthday BIC!!! (Grace F., 麻豆AV Administrative Coordinator)
At 30, you suddenly become more mature, more responsible, more听self-disciplined, more reliable, more grown-up: just like your parents. Happy听30th birthday! :) (Yashar Z., 麻豆AV)
Happy 30! Many more great years to come ahead! (Justin K., Software Developer, 麻豆AV/Douglas)
I was there when it opened! I have been one of the first users of PET. I听followed over the years the tremendous accomplishments and development of the听center.听BIC has a world influence on brain imaging that will continue over the next听decades. (Prof Maurice P., U Copenhagen)
Congratulations. Thirty years ! According to the听Romans you have now reached the age of adulthood. Looking very much forward听to the next 30 years. (Prof Ron K., U copenhagen)
Have the loveliest 30th birthday! Very grateful for your contribution to听research! (Grace C., Grad Student, 麻豆AV)
Happy 30th Birthday! Thanks for being a great mentor听throughout the years. (Dr. Travis E.B., Ste-Justine Children's Hospital)
Hard to believe it's been 30 years since I first听walked up the street from main campus to meet Alan Evans. It's been a great听ride for the BIC and the MNI. Here is to 30 years of cutting edge brain听imaging research. The best is yet to come. (Sean M., Staff Scientist, NIMH, NIH)
Joyeux anniversaire!听 Nous sommes ravis de participer听脿 cette c茅l茅bration. (Gerald B., The Mathworks)
29 again! Congratulations!听The history of the BIC is, in large part, the history of functional听neuroimaging - 30 years is a milestone worth celebrating.听I'm looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues, and I'm probably not听alone in feeling the absence of other key figures who should be celebrating听with us (such as Bill Feindel, Ernst Meyer, Keith Worsley...). (Prof Ingrid J., U Western Ontario)
Congratulations on 30 years of world-class accomplishments. (Paule T., 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday and keep up the good work! (Daryan C., Lab Technician, 麻豆AV, IRCM)
The highlight was working with Bill Feindel to acquire the first MRI, and听then to finally see images!听Happy 30th BIC!听(Prof Terry P.,听Robarts Research Institute, Western University)
Happy 30th birthday BIC! I'm enjoying my life at BIC听very much. (Kangjoo L. Grad Student, 麻豆AV)
I have enjoyed several lectures organized by BIC over the years.听I wish the BIC a happy birthday and a long and prosperous life. (Prof. Michel P., Neurolinguistics, 麻豆AV)
Congratulations to the BIC and great hommage to Dr.听Feindel, its Founder.听 He was a great neurosurgeon, scientist, entrepreneur,听advisor and human being.听 Even though his presence will be missed, his legacy听lives on through the founding of the BIC and the work听 he did at the MNI.听Also, of course, through his own and academic family and colleagues. (Dr. Milagros S-P.,听Hans Selye Foundation)
Happy birthday, and thank you for five truly memorable听and productive years! (Prof. Nikola S., Ecole Polytechnique)
The BIC taught me everything I know! (Prof. Virginia P., Concordia U)
Happy 30! Many more great years to come ahead! (Justin K., Software Developer, 麻豆AV, Douglas Institute)
Wishing the BIC continued success over the next 30+听years! (Prof. Natasha R., Douglas Institute, 麻豆AV)
To another 30 years of excellent work! (Dr. Gregor J., 麻豆AV)
Happy birthday BIC - may there be many more years, or听at least 4. (Sebastian U; Graduate Student, 麻豆AV)
Wishing the BIC another 30 years of success and听exciting new discoveries! (Annie L.B., Admin Coordinator, 麻豆AV)
I pay tribute to the great scientific success of the听BIC. Happy birthday and long live the BIC! (Dr. Thomas V., Concordia U)
I am a recent graduate in International Affairs from听the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. My research interest is in advances听in neuroscience and its interplay with political science brought me to the听research done at the BIC. As a soon to be graduate student I wish the听McConnell Brain Imaging Centre a Happy Birthday and at least another 30 years听or great work! (Nicolai P., Graduate Student, U. St Gallen, Switzerland)
Long live the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre!!! (Kevin L., Research Assistant, 麻豆AV)
GO, BIC, GO! (Dr. Jelena D.,听Neuropsychologist, 麻豆AV)
It has been 30 years of groundbreaking work,听discoveries that take your breath away. Can't wait to see what we learn over听the next 30. (Prof Marco L., 麻豆AV)听
30 years of unparalleled innovation, paving the road听to a new era of investigation and discovery. Congrats! (Mr. Zahoor C., Director Administration and Finances, MNI)
I am so moved to read these tributes. I am proud of the work my dad,Bill听Feindel, started听 and so happy it is thriving so well. (Prof Janet M. F.,听Carnegie Mellon University)
