Most breakthroughs in medicine are made by cleverly mixing apparently unrelated observations and technologies with a dusting of serendipity. Dr. Colman provides the big picture of scientific research.
Lecture by Dr. David Colman (October 11, 2006) Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and MUHC Wilder Penfield Professor in Neuroscience, McGill University.
Dr. Colman provides the big picture of scientific research and draws on examples of revolutionary discoveries from across the scientific disciplines, including neuroscience – his own field of expertise – a rapidly advancing field that investigates truly intriguing questions, such as: how do nerve cells recover from injury, why do we dream, and how do neurons change as we learn and form memories.
Dr. David Colman received his Bachelor of Science from New York University and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the State University of New York. 
He conducts wide-ranging research from spinal cord injuries to the development and regeneration of nerve cells. Most recently, Dr. Colman’s work led to the discovery of new ways nerve cells communicate with each other. Dr.Colman’s research is funded in part by the CIHR.