(In collaboration with BC Neuropsychiatry Grand Rounds)
Dr. Miriam Spering<http://www.visualcognition.ca/spering/>
Assistant Professor UBC Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholar
Member of the Brain Research Centre
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Title: Efference Copy Failure During Eye Movement in Schizophrenia.
VIDEO-LINK in room M5012 McEwen Bldg., St. Boniface Hospital
**Breakfast will be provided.
Please RSVP to mmodirrousta(a)sbgh.mb.ca<mailto:mmodirrousta@sbgh.mb.ca> so that I can make sure enough food is available. I encourage all of you especially residents and graduate students to attend these seminar series. They will be good addition to our current educational activities.
Hope to see you there.
/sent on behalf of
Mandana Modirrousta MD PhD FRCPC
Assistant professor
Director, Neurostimulation and Neuropsychiatry Unit.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
M4028, McEwen building
St. Boniface General Hospital
409 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
phone 204-237-2606
fax: 204 233 8051
Adjunct professor
Biomedical Engineering Program
Dept. of Elect. & Comp. Engineering,
University of Manitoba
Kelly Jorundson
Executive Assistant
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 Kelly.jorundson(a)med.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.jorundson@med.umanitoba.ca>
Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca<http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca>
MNN 2014/2015 Seminar Series - Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia
Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia
Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology
University of Manitoba
Date: Friday, September 26th, 2014 | 9:00 am
Topic: A place for the brain and the vagus nerve in the regulation of
colonic inflammation?
Location: PX236/238, Psychiatry Bldg. Bannatyne Campus
Brief Biosketch: Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Immunology and Internal Medicine section of
Gastroenterology at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He is
also Director, Gastrointestinal Basic Biology Research, at the
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinical and Research Centre. Dr. Ghia
completed his B.Sc in Neurophysiology, M.Sc in Pharmacology, Clinical
Trail Investigator Diploma and Ph.D in Neurosciences at the University
of Strasbourg, France. To further build on his expertise, he moved to
McMaster University to train with Dr. Stephen M Collins, a world
authority in the field of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dr. Ghia obtained
several research awards and prizes, including a prize from the
prestigious l'Institut de France and a fellowship from the Canadian
Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Institute of Health
research. Dr. Ghia's researches focus on the regulation of colonic
inflammation via the autonomic nervous system and the
neuroimmunoendocrine system.
Expertise: Experimental model of gut inflammation, smooth muscle
contraction, permeability, autonomic nervous system, vagus nerve,
immunology.
For more information, please contact the Manitoba Neuroscience Network @
Tel: 204.235.3939 or Email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca
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
*** Please note that, due to scheduling conflicts with two
graduate courses, all remaining BME Seminars this semester will be held
from 5:30 - 6:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
This week's BME Seminar will include talks by two graduate
students in the BME program. Please see below for details.
Speaker #1: Essi Shams, MSc Candidate (University of Manitoba
BME Graduate Program)
Title: MR compatible PET detectors, performance and stability
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Location: E2-330 Engineering Building (Fort Garry Campus)
Abstract: The Biomedical Imaging Lab at the U of M is building
a MR compatible PET system to enable simultaneous PET-MR imaging of
small animals inside a 7T animal MR imaging system. The output and
characteristics of detectors in this system vary with temperature and
supply voltage. I this talk, I will describe the evolution of
MR-compatible PET systems and make a case for the development of a
control system to monitor the detector in such an imaging system and
stabilize their output. Results from our MR compatible PET system will
be presented.
Biosketch: Essi Shams is a M.Sc. student in biomedical
engineering with a background as a computer engineer. Before joining the
biomedical engineering program, he has worked as a technical support
engineer, lead technical trainer and system developer. At the University
of Manitoba, he has been working on a network-based control system for a
MR compatible PET insert.
Speaker #2: Vanessa Palmer, MSc Candidate (University of
Manitoba BME Graduate Program)
Title: A Proposed Solution to the 'Clinical - Radiological
Paradox' associated with Multiple Sclerosis
Time: 6:00-6:30 PM
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Location: E2-330 Engineering Building (Fort Garry Campus)
Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common neurological
disease affecting young adults in Canada, is a demyelinating disease
that is unpredictable and often disabling. Despite considerable research
effort, the etiology of the disease is unknown and there is no known
cure. A reason for this gap in knowledge is the "clinical-radiological
paradox," or limited correlation between the clinical signs and symptoms
of MS and the changes seen on conventional magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI). Quantitative MRI such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI),
magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and multicomponent T2 analysis
(mcT2) show promise in understanding changes in white matter integrity
associated with MS but more work is needed to understand the
correlations between the MRI metrics and the pathological changes. We
hypothesize that the correlations between MRI findings and clinical
status can be improved through correlations between qMRI metrics and
pathological changes. Understanding how these MRI metrics vary with
changes in white matter integrity improves our understanding of
demyelinating diseases such as MS allowing us to understand what
processes need to be targeted for treatments.
Biosketch: Vanessa received her BSc in Physics from the
University of Winnipeg in 2013 and entered the University of Manitoba
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program as an MSc student at the
beginning of the year.
Sandwiches and refreshments will be provided after the seminar.
To see the list of next scheduled BME seminars, please go to:
http://umanitoba.ca/biomedical_engineering/courses/bme_seminars.html
<http://umanitoba.ca/biomedical_engineering/courses/bme_seminars.html>
Looking forward to your attendance and support for the BME
Seminar Series.
Chase
--
Chase Figley, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg and
University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine
Room GA216 - 820 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3A 1R9
Office Phone: 204-787-2994
Website: www.figleylab.ca
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
Hello neuroscientists:
We've heard the message from members of the Manitoba Neuroscience Network that networking and interaction could be enhanced by holding events that have a social element to them. With that in mind, we will schedule all visiting speakers this academic year on Friday afternoon from 3-4. In addition, the MNN will host a reception immediately after these talks at 4:00 in the Canad Inn Health Sciences Centre. At these receptions, there will be snacks served and the MNN will provide you with a drink ticket for beer or wine.
This Friday, September 19 is our first session. The speaker is Dr. Cindi Morshead from the University of Toronto (announcement attached). We will hand out drink tickets at the seminar and adjourn to the Canad Inn Hotel at 4:00 in Ambassador B (2nd floor). Please make every effort to attend the talk and reception. We are interested to see how this goes!
Thanks for your time.
Chris
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Chris M. Anderson, PhD
President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience
Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Hello everyone,
I hope you all had an enjoyable summer! As we begin this new academic year, I would like to give you an update on the outreach events and opportunities that Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience has developed over the last several months.
Neuroscience Speaker's Bureau
Our Neuroscience Speaker's Bureau continues to take shape, and thank you to everyone who has submitted the online form. If you have not yet done so, or if you would like to sign up to be a speaker, please follow this link: http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/mnn/speakerform.html. This information will also be used to populate the outreach section of the new MNN website, so if you do it now, you won't have to do it again!
Brain Awareness Week - Visit by Dr. Matthew Farrer
Brain Awareness Week will be held March 16-22, 2015, and as part of this event I am pleased to announce that we will be hosting CERC chair Dr. Matthew Farrer from UBC. He will be giving both scientific and public talks, and further details about his visit will be distributed as they become available.
Brain Awareness Week - Café Scientifique
On March 18th, 2015, also during BAW, the Chapter will be co-sponsoring a session in the Café Scientifique series with the Office of the VP Research: http://umanitoba.ca/research/cafescientifique/media/Cafe_Schedule.pdf . The session is entitled, "Keeping Your Head in the Game: How Concussions Affect the Brain".
The Chapter has made a commitment to co-sponsor a neuroscience-themed Café Scientifique for the next 2-3 years, so if you have ideas for future topics and panelists, please feel free to contact me.
Art of Neuroscience - Manitoba Craft Council
On a very different note, we have initiated a collaboration with the Manitoba Craft Council to create neuroscience-themed art pieces. Those of you who have attended the SFN annual meeting may have seen the "Art of Neuroscience" display, which is the inspiration for this program: http://www.sfn.org/News-and-Calendar/News-and-Calendar/News/Spotlight/2013/…. Members will have the opportunity to collaborate directly with local artists working in a variety of media, and we hope that this will be a unique and enriching experience for you. Additional details will be coming soon.
Back to School - Classroom Outreach
Finally, as every parent knows, it is back-to-school time. Have you ever considered visiting your child's class to help them learn about the brain? If so, contact us and we can provide you with ideas for activities and resources for all age levels.
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. I wish you all a successful and productive year.
Sari
Sari S. Hannila, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Associate Member, Spinal Cord Research Centre
College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
[X]
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Room 130, Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Tel: (204) 789-3483
Fax: (204) 789-3920
Sari.Hannila(a)med.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sari.Hannila@med.umanitoba.ca>
The Neuroscience Research Program in the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine is looking for a full-time Administrative Assistant IV. This is a WRHA position (https://www.brainhunter.com/frontoffice/seekerViewJobDetailAction.do?siteco…). If you know anyone who might be interested and qualified, please let him or her know.
Thanks.
Chris
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Chris M. Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Neuroscience Research Program
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Health Sciences Centre and University of Manitoba
T: 204-318-2565
E: chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca
Attached please find the 2014/2015 MNN Seminar and Visiting Speaker schedule. There are 8 local and 6 visiting speakers. The list of visitors is impressive so please make every effort to attend these sessions, especially. Also remember that we are trying something new this year to encourage networking and community building in neurosciences. We will hold a reception in the Canad Inn Health Science Centre after each visiting speaker talk on Friday afternoons. Food, beer and wine will be available at these events (first beer or wine is on us!).
For more information contact the program director, Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour (Eftekhar.eftekharpou(a)med.umanitoba.ca).
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Chris Anderson
President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network
T: 204-318-2565
E: chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca<mailto:chris.anderson@med.umanitoba.ca>
Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series
Date: Friday, September 19, 2014
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Theatre B - Bannatyne Campus
**Reception to follow in HSC CanadInn - Ambassador B (2nd level)**itoba
Neuroscience Network
Seminar
Dr. Cindi M Morshead
<http://anatomy.utoronto.ca/faculty/list/morshead.htm>
Professor & Chair, Anatomy
Department of Surgery
Institute of Biomaterial & Biomedical Engineering
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University of Toronto
Topic: Adult neural stem cells: From basic biology to tissue repair.
Series
Short Biosketch: Dr. Morshead did her PhD at the University of Toronto
and joined the faculty in the Department of Surgery in 2003. She is
currently a tenured Professor and Chair of the Division of Anatomy,
Department of Surgery. Dr. Morshead's expertise is in stem cell biology
and specifically, in the field of adult neural stem cells. Her lab is
interested in exploring fundamental questions regarding the behaviour
and characterization of neural stem cells and applying this knowledge to
regenerative medicine strategies. Her team is actively pursuing the role
of endogenous stem cells in models of neurodegenerative disease such as
stroke, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Presented In affiliation with:
- Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience <http://sfn-manitoba.ca/>
- Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital
Research <http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd>
- Neuroscience Research Program, Health Sciences Centre & University of
Manitoba
Presented in co-operation with:
- Clinical Neuroscience Rounds, University of Manitoba
For more information, contact the MNN Office at:
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
General Office
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
(T) 204.235.3939 (F) 204.237.4092 (E) mnn(a)sbrc.ca
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 Series
Dr. Cindi M Morshead
<http://anatomy.utoronto.ca/faculty/list/morshead.htm>
Professor & Chair, Anatomy
Department of Surgery
Institute of Biomaterial & Biomedical Engineering
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University of Toronto
Topic: Adult neural stem cells: From basic biology to tissue repair.
Location: Theatre B - Bannatyne Campus
**Reception to follow in HSC CanadInn - Ambassador B (2nd level)**
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Seminar Series
Short Biosketch: Dr. Morshead did her PhD at the University of Toronto
and joined the faculty in the Department of Surgery in 2003. She is
currently a tenured Professor and Chair of the Division of Anatomy,
Department of Surgery. Dr. Morshead's expertise is in stem cell biology
and specifically, in the field of adult neural stem cells. Her lab is
interested in exploring fundamental questions regarding the behaviour
and characterization of neural stem cells and applying this knowledge to
regenerative medicine strategies. Her team is actively pursuing the role
of endogenous stem cells in models of neurodegenerative disease such as
stroke, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Presented In affiliation with:
- Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience <http://sfn-manitoba.ca/>
- Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital
Research <http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd>
- Neuroscience Research Program, Health Sciences Centre & University of
Manitoba
Presented in co-operation with:
- Clinical Neuroscience Rounds, University of Manitoba
For more information, contact the MNN Office at:
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
General Office
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
(T) 204.235.3939 (F) 204.237.4092 (E) mnn(a)sbrc.ca
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
I'm pleased to announce that there will be a new and improved MNN seminar and visiting speaker series in 2014-2015. Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour will once again direct the series. This year we will continue providing seminars from local neuroscientists on the last Friday of each month during the second hour (9-10 am) of Clinical Neuroscience Rounds. IN ADDITION, we will expand our number of visiting speakers to a total of 6 between September and June. These talks will be held on Friday afternoons and will be accompanied by opportunities for food, drink and social interaction.
A full schedule will be distributed next week but I want to make you aware of the first visiting speaker so you can plan to attend:
WHO: Dr. Cindi Morshead, University of Toronto
WHEN: September 19, 2014; 3:00-4:00
WHERE: Theatre B, Bannatyne Campus
SOCIAL EVENT: Reception in Canad Inn HSC with catering and bar with first beer or wine ticket provided
I hope to see you all there!
Chris
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President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network
T: 204-318-2565
E: chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca