Dear All,
The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
<http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/> would like to make you aware of the
following upcoming neuroscience presentation.....
The Centre for Research & Treatment of Atherosclerosis Seminar Series:
Dr. Richard Bazinet
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: A229 Chown Bldg.**
(**This event will be video-linked to St. Boniface Campus - Room R1002,
St. Boniface Research Centre)
Dr. Richard Bazinet <http://www.utoronto.ca/nutrisci/faculty/Bazinet/>
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
TOPIC: Maintaining brain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations:
Uptake and Metabolism.
Dr. Bazinet's Biosketch: Dr. Bazinet received his BSc from the
University of Western Ontario and completed his PhD under the
supervision of Dr. Stephen Cunnane at the University of Toronto in 2003.
Dr. Bazinet then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Stanley
Rapoport's Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section at the National
Institute on Aging where he examined the brain arachidonic acid cascade
as a target of drugs used to treat bipolar disorder. Dr. Bazinet joined
the University of Toronto in 2006, where he is currently an assistant
professor. Dr. Bazinet is also the 2008 recipient of the Early Career
Award from the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and
Lipids as well as the 2010 recipient of the Jordi Folch-Pi award from
the American Society for Neurochemistry. Dr. Bazinet sits on several
editorial boards and is an Associate Editor for Senior Associate Editor
of Lipids and in 2010 he became the Editor-in-Chief of Prostaglandins,
Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids.
The goal of Dr. Bazinet's research program is to
identify the mechanisms that regulate brain lipid uptake and metabolism
(signaling) and to identify the role of brain lipid metabolism in the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric
disorders. Dr. Bazinet's group uses a combination of molecular biology,
biochemistry and using kinetic approaches.
Sponsored by: MERCK
For more information:
Dr. Grant Hatch
Director, Centre for Research & Treatment of Atherosclerosis
Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba
Tel: 204.789.3405
Email: hatchgm(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
visit our website at: www.umanitoba.ca/centres/crta
<http://www.umanitoba.ca/centres/crta>
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092
Visit our website: http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/
WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache
Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca
September 20, 2010
Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists,
The WCSN would like to inform you of the following upcoming neuroscience
research talk....
Date: Friday, September 24, 2010
Dr. Albert Jin
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Neurology) and of Anatomy and Cell
Biology
Queen's University Kingston, Ontario
Location: PX236 / 238, PsycHealth Building, Health Sciences Centre
Time: 9:00 - 9:45 am
Title: "What's New in Hyper acute Stroke?"
This is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the
Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada . For more information please contact Marie
Field at 787-8624 or email mfield(a)hsc.mb.ca <mailto:mfield@hsc.mb.ca>
WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache
Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca
<mailto:wcsn@sbrc.ca>
September 17, 2010
Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists,
The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is committed to
improving the public's understanding of the brain and nervous system. We
are currently in the process of designing a program of outreach
activities that will maximize the value of the contributions we make.
This includes formulating a plan for our participation in the
International Brain Awareness Week.
My feeling is that the best way to proceed is to assemble a committee of
a few dedicated individuals who believe strongly in community outreach.
The objective of that committee will be to formulate a cohesive outreach
plan. All ideas are on the table and innovation is encouraged.
If you have a strong belief in cultivating stronger public knowledge of
neuroscience and possibly making a difference in the lives of young
people, please contact me at canderson(a)sbrc.ca .
I cannot do this on my own and would appreciate you all giving this some
strong thought.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chris M. Anderson, PhD
President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache
Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca
<mailto:wcsn@sbrc.ca>
