REMINDER:
Everyone is invited!
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
2014/2015 Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
WHEN: Friday, May 29th, 2015 | 9:00 am
LOCATION: PX236/238 PsychHealth Bldg.
SPEAKER: Dr. Gilbert Kirouac
Dr. Gilbert Kirouac
Professor - Departments of Oral Biology and Psychiatry
Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Topic: The paraventricular nucleus of the midline thalamus and
emotions
Brief Biosketch: Dr. Kirouac received a B.A. in Psychology and
M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Anatomy) at the University of Manitoba. This was
followed by postdoctoral training in the Departments of Physiology at
the University of Western Ontario and the University of Calgary. Prior
to joining the University of Manitoba in 2006, Dr. Kirouac was an
Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Our focus is in the area of behavioral neurosciences as it
relates to emotions and motivation. The paraventricular nucleus of the
midline thalamus (PVT) is of special interest because it is connected to
areas of the brain which play a key role in the regulation of emotions.
The PVT contains a high concentration of neuropeptides linked to arousal
and stress. Consequently, we are interested in determining how these
neuropeptides act at the PVT to influence emotional behavior. Our
laboratory has established a role for the PVT in the regulation of fear
and anxiety. For example, recent research in our laboratory showed that
activation of the PVT with peptides called orexins produces negative
emotions (fear and anxiety) in rats. We also showed that blocking of
orexin receptors in the PVT attenuates the anxiety produced by
previously exposing rats to an intense stressor (animal model of PTSD).
Ongoing research is directed at providing more evidence for a PVT
mediated emotional arousal system, discovery of the neural mechanism
involved, and determining the role of the orexins and the PVT in
conditions like generalized anxiety and PTSD.
For more information, contact the MNN Office at (T) 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
This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Soheila Karimi, the chair of 2015 MNN Scientific Meeting
Dear Neuroscience community,
The 5th Manitoba Neuroscience Network Scientific Meeting on June 12th is fast approaching. We have a vibrant and rich program that will showcase the high quality research done by neuroscientists in Manitoba.
Please register for and attend the event to maximize your awareness of Manitoba neuroscience research and opportunities in your community in an atmosphere designed to encourage social interaction.
Registration is open until May 29, 2015. Please visit www.sbrc.ca/mnn2015 to view this year’s program and click on registration button to register for the event. Limited number of on-site registrations can be done on June 12.
We hope to see you all on June 12.
Sincerely,
Soheila Karimi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology
Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program
Principal Investigator, Spinal Cord Research Center
Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Medicine
University of Manitoba
/forwarded on behalf of F. Amara
Please kindly share this poster registration ($150) information
(attached) with MSc. and PhD students in your institute for the Teaching
Development Summer Institute. This Institute will take place at the
Bannatyne Campus on August 10-11
Best regards,
Francis
Prof. F. Amara
Dept. of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
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
FYI
From: Brain Canada [mailto:programs@braincanada.ca]
Sent: May 15, 2015 1:56 PM
To: Chris Anderson
Subject: Brain Canada and NeuroDevNet Partnership - Developmental Neurosciences Research Training Awards
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NeuroDevNet and Brain Canada (through the Canada Brain Research Fund) are pleased to announce a competition for studentships in developmental neurosciences valued at up to $30,000 per year for a maximum funding term of two years, and postdoctoral fellowships valued at up to $50,000 per year for a maximum funding term of two years. All awards include an additional $5,000 per year career development supplement. As part of building momentum and connectivity within this, the first national training program in neurodevelopment, all awardees will be required to attend the NeuroDevNet Annual Brain Development Conference, Sept. 18-21 in Ottawa this year, as well as training courses and workshops organized through the NeuroDevNet Training Program.
Deadline for Eligibility: Check with Institution
Deadline for Receipt of Applications: July 15, 2015, 16:00 EST
Click here<http://braincanada.ca/en/node/152> for instructions on checking with your institution and full program details and timelines.
For more information about any of our programs, please contact programs(a)braincanada.ca
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Manitoba Neuroscience Network
2014/2015 Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Friday, May 15th, 2015 | 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Marco Prado, Ph.D.
<http://www.robarts.ca/marco-antonio-maximo-prado>
Professor Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Department of
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
The University of Western Ontario
Topic: Abnormal RNA metabolism and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's
disease
Location: Theatre C, Basic Med Sciences Bldg.
Marco Prado, a Brazilian-born Canadian neuroscientist, has a strong
interest in understanding how molecular and cellular changes in
neurodegenerative diseases cause cognitive failure. After finishing his
PhD and post-doctoral fellowship in 1994, he directed a research
laboratory in Brazil until 2008, when he was recruited as a full
professor by the University of Western Ontario and as a scientist at the
Robarts Research Institute. Marco was recognized as a Guggenheim fellow
by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2004 and received a
Faculty Scholar Award from the University of Western Ontario
(2013-2014). In collaboration with his life partner, Vania Prado, he has
generated novel genetically-modified mice to model neurochemical
deficits in dementia, with particular focus on Alzheimer's disease.
These mice have allowed for new discoveries on mechanisms of cognitive
failure using state-of-the art touchscreen technology to assess mouse
cognition. One of his major interests is to develop new treatments for
Alzheimer's disease. Other interests in the Prado laboratory span prion
diseases and their interface with Alzheimer's disease and stroke. He has
received continuous grant support for 20 years from the NIH, CIHR, the
Alzheimer's Association, Brain Canada, Weston Brain Institute, CNPq and
other agencies in 3 countries (Brazil, USA and Canada). Marco has
deposited 3 patents (2 pending and 1 granted), trained over 30 graduate
students and post-doctoral fellows and published over 125 peer-reviewed
scientific manuscripts in top tier scientific journals such as Neuron,
PLoS Biology, PNAS, J. Neuroscience and FASEB J.
For more information, contact the MNN Office at
(T) 235.3939 or email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca
Our Partners:
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital Research
Neuroscience Research Program, Health Sciences Centre & University of
Manitoba
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 share this email with any potential PhD candidates.
An opportunity for international PhD study in neuroscience at the Spinal Cord Research Centre (SCRC) and the Nencki Institute (Warsaw, Poland) is available and supported by the Bio4Med: International PhD Program in Biological Bases of Human Diseases.
This is a collaborative research project involving Dr. Urszula Slawinska of the Nencki Institute and Dr. Larry M. Jordan at the SCRC, Winnipeg, Canada. This is an attractive program, because the monthly stipend is high compared to other programs (1700Euro monthly for 4 years), and it offers opportunities for work both in Warsaw and in Winnipeg.
The project is entitled: Studies on afferents crucial for locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury.
In our project we want to clarify the brainstem structures involved in production of locomotion from the MLR, and the interaction of this descending system with intraspinal locomotor neurons and peripheral afferents. The neural system crucial for locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury is under the control of a serotonergic descending pathway, an intraspinal cholinergic propriospinal system, and input from peripheral afferents.Cutaneous afferents from the plantar surface of the paw of cats and rats are necessary for locomotion after spinal cord injury. The intraspinal cholinergic propriospinal system has the capacity to drastically reduce cutaneous input from the limb, thus interfering with locomotor recovery. The balance between these factors determines the success of recovery after injury. Understanding the detailed physiology of these systems is the major goal of this research program.
For more details about SCRC/Nencki Institute project please see the attached letter or go to http://studia.nencki.gov.pl/index.php?a=bio4med
The Candidate requirements for this specific project are:
- Experience with and/or desire to learn electrophysiological and behavioral techniques for experimenting on intact and injured rats and mice.
- Basic knowledge of neuroscience.
- Experience with computer techniques for acquisition and analysis of data.
- Candidates for Bio4Med International PhD Program must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Poland for more than 12 months in the past 3 years. Candidates should not be longer than 4 years after their Master’s Degree.
The application deadline is June 1, 2015
- Applications shall be submitted on-line (http://studia.nencki.gov.pl/register.php).
- Interviews will be held at the Nencki Institute in June 2015.
NOTE: There are actually 22 positions available in the Bio4Med: International PhD Program in Biological Bases of Human Diseases. Detailed information about these other projects (in biology, chemistry and biophysics) can be found at http://studia.nencki.gov.pl/?a=bio4med.
For additional information please contact Ms. Urszula Rybak: u.rybak(a)nencki.gov.pl
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
Just a reminder that the final abstract deadline for the Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting (JUNE 12, RADISSON WINNIPEG DOWNTOWN) is this Monday May 11. Please visit the meeting website to submit and register<http://www.sbrc.ca/mnn2015>.
All are encouraged to attend!
Chris M. Anderson, PhD
MNN Director
SFN Winnipeg Chapter President
Dear All - Please see below from Dr. Thomas Murooka (Dept of Immunology) and respond to him if interested. Thanks.
Dear Researchers,
I am an investigator with the Department of Immunology, and I wanted to inquire whether there was interest from neuroscience network members for a quantitative 4D analysis software that will allow for the tracking and characterization of a number of cellular parameters in a 3D environment. The program is called Imaris, and I am linking to their website the various modules that might be interesting to your experimental needs.
http://www.bitplane.com/learning
I have used this program for the last 5 years, and find their technical support to be fantastic. Many of their analysis modules are geared towards neuroscientists, where analysis of neurons and glial cells are challenging with other programs.
I am setting up a webinar with the company for a quick demonstration of the various things the program can do. It will be a remote webinar, so anyone can link up to the site and listen in from their own computers.
Please send me an email to me if interested to attend the webinar, and please forward to other researchers that might be also interested.
My email is thomas.murooka(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:thomas.murooka@umanitoba.ca>
Best,
Thomas
Everyone is invited!
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
2014/2015 Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
WHEN: Friday, May 29th, 2015 | 9:00 am
LOCATION: PX236/238 PsychHealth Bldg.
SPEAKER: Dr. Gilbert Kirouac
Dr. Gilbert Kirouac
Professor - Departments of Oral Biology and Psychiatry
Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Topic: The paraventricular nucleus of the midline thalamus and emotions
Brief Biosketch: Dr. Kirouac received a B.A. in Psychology and M.Sc.
and Ph.D. (Anatomy) at the University of Manitoba. This was followed by
postdoctoral training in the Departments of Physiology at the University
of Western Ontario and the University of Calgary. Prior to joining the
University of Manitoba in 2006, Dr. Kirouac was an Associate Professor
at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Our focus is in the area of behavioral neurosciences as it relates to
emotions and motivation. The paraventricular nucleus of the midline
thalamus (PVT) is of special interest because it is connected to areas
of the brain which play a key role in the regulation of emotions. The
PVT contains a high concentration of neuropeptides linked to arousal and
stress. Consequently, we are interested in determining how these
neuropeptides act at the PVT to influence emotional behavior. Our
laboratory has established a role for the PVT in the regulation of fear
and anxiety. For example, recent research in our laboratory showed that
activation of the PVT with peptides called orexins produces negative
emotions (fear and anxiety) in rats. We also showed that blocking of
orexin receptors in the PVT attenuates the anxiety produced by
previously exposing rats to an intense stressor (animal model of PTSD).
Ongoing research is directed at providing more evidence for a PVT
mediated emotional arousal system, discovery of the neural mechanism
involved, and determining the role of the orexins and the PVT in
conditions like generalized anxiety and PTSD.
For more information, contact the MNN Office at (T) 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