Dr. Charles Bourque is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and a senior scientist in the Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program at the McGill University Health Centre. His team investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which the brain monitors body hydration. Dr. Bourque has identified the mechanisms underlying osmoreception, revealed how the brain's central clock contributes to body fluid homeostatis, and showed how dietary salt can increase blood pressure by affecting the brain's osmoregulatory networks.