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B R A I N A W A R E N E S S W E E K V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R
DAT E Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | 12 PM
LOCAT I O N Theatre C | Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. | Bannatyne Campus ***Trainee lunch to follow in room SR415 Kleysen Bldg., Health Sciences Centre
S P E A K E R Dr. Tuan Trang Associate Professor | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Cumming School of Medicine | University of Calgary
T O P I C Microglia and pannexin1: a cellular Rubik's cube
B I O Dr. Tuan Trang is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research is directed towards unlocking the mysteries of chronic pain, and how to better treat it. By understanding the cellular and molecular causes of chronic pain, his goal is to develop better pain therapies and to improve the safety of opioid drugs.
Dr. Trang has received Young Investigator Awards from CIHR, the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, and Canadian Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He has also gained international recognition from the American Pain Society, Rita Allen Foundation, and the International Narcotics Research Conference. Dr. Trang leads the Alberta Pain Research Network, University of Calgary Spinal Cord and Pain NeuroTeam, and Chairs the Scientific Program Committee for the Canadian Pain Society.
Kelly Jorundson Executive Assistant Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund@sbrc.camailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092
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