Everyone is invited..
Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar
Friday, January 31st, 2014 | 9:00 am
Seminar Series
Dr. Soheila Karimi
Assistant Professor in Physiology and Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program
Principal Investigator, Spinal Cord Research Center
Scientist, Manitoba Institute of Child Health
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Topic: Spinal Cord Injury: Elucidating Injury Mechanisms and Developing Repair Strategies
Location: PX236/238 PsychHealth Bldg.
Biosketch: Dr. Karimi received her PhD degree in Neurosciences from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001. She then
undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury and Stem Cell Research at the Toronto Western Research Institute.
Dr. Karimi has had a long-term interest in spinal cord regeneration with a special focus on the application of neural stem cells
for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). During her training, she received a number of academic and research awards
including postdoctoral fellowships from the CIHR, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Her postdoctoral work broke a new ground in SCI therapeutic field by showing that transplantation of adult neural stem cells
can be used therapeutically to replace lost oligodendrocytes and functionally restore the damaged myelin sheath around the
injured axons with improved recovery of function. In 2006, she received the prestigious Synthes Award from the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons for this work. Prior to joining the University of Manitoba in 2010, Dr. Karimi was an
adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto from 2007 to 2009.
Research Interests: Current research in Karimi's laboratory has focused on regenerative medicine strategies to therapeutically
optimize the regenerative potential of resident and transplanted neural stem cells for SCI repair. Adult neural stem cells hold
tremendous promise for the repair of injured spinal cord since they have multipotential abilities to replace all damaged neural
cells and the potential to provide a supporting environment for repair and regeneration. Using pre-clinical models of SCI,
Karimi's team strives to understand how the properties NSCs are modulated within the post-SCI niche. The goal is to recruit
NSCs efficiently to replace damaged oligodendrocytes and promote axon remyelination and functional recovery. The team
has recently discovered key factors that seem to play major roles in regulating the proliferation and differentiation of neural
stem cells in SCI condition. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms of stem cell functions will aid in identifying potential
therapeutic targets for enhancing cell replacement and tissue reconstruction after SCI.
Dr. Karimi's research has been supported by national, international and local grants from CFI, NSERC, Christopher and Dana
Reeve Foundation, Craig Neilsen Foundation, MHRC, Canadian Paraplegic Association, HSC Foundation, MICH, MMSF,
Thorlakson Foundation, and U of M.
Kelly Jorundson
Administrative Manager, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders
St. Boniface Hospital Research
& Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
University of Manitoba
Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Website: www.sbrc.ca/dnd OR www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/units/pharmacology
Everyone is invited.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY & PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
SPINAL CORD RESEARCH CANDIDATE
Katinka Stecina, PhD
Copenhagen University
Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
"Connecting Mice and Man: Spinal Neuronal Circuits in Sensory-Motor
Integration"
Thursday, January 16, 2014
10:00 - 11:00 am
Theatre C
Bannatyne Campus
Everyone welcome
Contact information: Physiology(a)umanitoba.ca or (204) 789-3696
Judith A Olfert
Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology
432 Basic Medical Sciences Building
Tel: 204-789-3696 | Fax: 204-789-3934
email: Judith.Olfert(a)med.umanitoba.ca
Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology website
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/physiology/>
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca
Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar
Friday, January 31st, 2014 | 9:00 am
Seminar Series
Dr. Soheila Karimi
Assistant Professor in Physiology and Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program
Principal Investigator, Spinal Cord Research Center
Scientist, Manitoba Institute of Child Health
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Topic: Spinal Cord Injury: Elucidating Injury Mechanisms and Developing
Repair Strategies
Location: PX236/238 PsychHealth Bldg.
Biosketch: Dr. Karimi received her PhD degree in Neurosciences from the
University of Saskatchewan in 2001. She then
undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury and Stem Cell
Research at the Toronto Western Research Institute.
Dr. Karimi has had a long-term interest in spinal cord regeneration with
a special focus on the application of neural stem cells
for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). During her training, she
received a number of academic and research awards
including postdoctoral fellowships from the CIHR, Ontario Neurotrauma
Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Her postdoctoral work broke a new ground in SCI therapeutic field by
showing that transplantation of adult neural stem cells
can be used therapeutically to replace lost oligodendrocytes and
functionally restore the damaged myelin sheath around the
injured axons with improved recovery of function. In 2006, she received
the prestigious Synthes Award from the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons for this work. Prior to joining the
University of Manitoba in 2010, Dr. Karimi was an
adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto from 2007 to
2009.
Research Interests: Current research in Karimi's laboratory has focused
on regenerative medicine strategies to therapeutically
optimize the regenerative potential of resident and transplanted neural
stem cells for SCI repair. Adult neural stem cells hold
tremendous promise for the repair of injured spinal cord since they have
multipotential abilities to replace all damaged neural
cells and the potential to provide a supporting environment for repair
and regeneration. Using pre-clinical models of SCI,
Karimi's team strives to understand how the properties NSCs are
modulated within the post-SCI niche. The goal is to recruit
NSCs efficiently to replace damaged oligodendrocytes and promote axon
remyelination and functional recovery. The team
has recently discovered key factors that seem to play major roles in
regulating the proliferation and differentiation of neural
stem cells in SCI condition. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms of
stem cell functions will aid in identifying potential
therapeutic targets for enhancing cell replacement and tissue
reconstruction after SCI.
Dr. Karimi's research has been supported by national, international and
local grants from CFI, NSERC, Christopher and Dana
Reeve Foundation, Craig Neilsen Foundation, MHRC, Canadian Paraplegic
Association, HSC Foundation, MICH, MMSF,
Thorlakson Foundation, and U of M.
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca
Dear Neuroscientists and Winnipeg SFN Members:
Happy New Year to all of you. One of the primary mandates of the
Winnipeg Society for Neuroscience Chapter is community outreach. The
Chapter is always looking for ways to share knowledge and opportunities.
One way to do this is to provide expert public lectures or discussion
opportunities to interested parties. I recently linked with the Human
Resources Department of Standard Aero - a major aerospace industry
employer in Winnipeg. They would very much like to arrange a
neuroscience talk or discussion session with their employees. The topic
and format are flexible and are ready to be shaped by a willing
volunteer or volunteers.
I would very much like to arrange something for them and possibly later
for others in a similar manner. If there is anyone who would like to
serve the discipline and community in this way, please contact us at
wcsn(a)sbrc.ca.
Chris Anderson
President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca