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Hello everyone,
A quick reminder that Neurocraft opens one week from today at the C2 Centre
for Craft! Please feel free to forward this message to members of your lab
and anyone else who may be interested. Details are also available on the C2
Centre website: c2centreforcraft.ca/2018/02/12/neurocraft/
You can also check out our Facebook event for the opening reception here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/423918171395814/
Best wishes, Sari
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Dear all,
As part of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series as well Human Anatomy and
Cell Science seminar series, I invited Dr. Antonio Strafella (March 1st,
2018).
He will give two seminars on March 1st (please see attached posters).
12pm-1pm: Theatre C, Bannatyne campus
4pm-5pm: E2-320, EITC, Fort Garry campus
Dr. Antonio P. Strafella is a Canada Research Chair in Movement disorders, a
Professor in the Dept. of Medicine (Division of Neurology) at the Toronto
Western Hospital-UHN, University of Toronto, a Senior Scientist in the
Division of Brain Imaging & Behavioural Systems at the Krembil Research
Institute-UHN and Senior Scientist in the Research Imaging Centre at CAMH.
The focus of his clinical research is on Parkinson's disease and related
neurodegenerative disorders using advanced neuroimaging technology and novel
PET radio-ligands. Dr. Strafella's research studies have been funded by
several funding agencies including CIHR, Canada Parkinson's Society,
National Parkinson Foundation, Parkinson Disease Foundation, Tourette
Syndrome Association, CFI, E.J. Safra Foundation, Ontario Gambling Research
Centre and the Canada Research Chair Program.
Now, I am trying to develop an itinerary for his visit.
Please email me (ji.ko(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:ji.ko@umanitoba.ca> ) if any of
you are interested in meeting with him in-person with your available time on
March 1st.
Best,
Ji Hyun
Ji Hyun Ko, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Principal Investigator
Neuroscience Research Program
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Health Science Centre
Mailing Address:
SR452 - 710 William Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0Z3
Canada
Tel: +1-204-318-2566
Email: ji.ko(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:ji.ko@umanitoba.ca>
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Good morning everyone,
We will be hosting our 4th annual Winnipeg Brain Bee on Saturday, March
10th. This event has grown tremendously in the last several years, and this
year we are expecting our largest number of participants to date - 65
students! We have a dedicated group of faculty and student volunteers who
have been instrumental in the Brain Bee's success, and I am very grateful to
all of them. They will be back again this year, but with this many
students, we are going to need more help. I am therefore looking for
additional volunteers to serve in the following roles:
1. One faculty member to serve as a judge for the preliminary round of
the competition (unfortunately trainees cannot serve as judges). Judges are
responsible for administering the questions and judging the competitors
responses. This will be a roughly 1.5 hour time commitment from 9:30-11 am
on March 10th, plus some set-up time the day before.
2. One faculty member (preferably), postdoc, or student to give
presentations on their research as part of our afternoon activities. This
will be a 20-25 minute presentation that will be repeated several times as
groups of students rotate through the different workshops. It can be a
formal talk about your research. It can be a tour of your lab or imaging
facility. It can be a demonstration of a technique. This will be a 2.5
hour time commitment from 1-3:30 pm on March 10th, plus whatever set-up time
you require.
3. Two graduate students or postdocs to serve as scorekeepers and
guides. Scorekeepers are paired up with judges to score the preliminary and
final rounds. As guides you will be responsible for meeting the students
when they arrive and escorting them around the Bannatyne campus. This is a
full day commitment that will last from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on March 10th.
Lunch will be provided.
Please send your responses as soon as possible, and ideally, no later than
next Friday, February 23rd. Thank you all very much for your consideration.
Best wishes, Sari
Sari S. Hannila, PhD
Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network
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Dear all,
As part of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series as well Human Anatomy and
Cell Science seminar series, I invited Dr. Antonio Strafella (March 1st,
2018).
Dr. Antonio P. Strafella is a Canada Research Chair in Movement disorders, a
Professor in the Dept. of Medicine (Division of Neurology) at the Toronto
Western Hospital-UHN, University of Toronto, a Senior Scientist in the
Division of Brain Imaging & Behavioural Systems at the Krembil Research
Institute-UHN and Senior Scientist in the Research Imaging Centre at CAMH.
The focus of his clinical research is on Parkinson's disease and related
neurodegenerative disorders using advanced neuroimaging technology and novel
PET radio-ligands. Dr. Strafella's research studies have been funded by
several funding agencies including CIHR, Canada Parkinson's Society,
National Parkinson Foundation, Parkinson Disease Foundation, Tourette
Syndrome Association, CFI, E.J. Safra Foundation, Ontario Gambling Research
Centre and the Canada Research Chair Program.
Now, I am trying to develop an itinerary for his visit.
Please email me (ji.ko(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:ji.ko@umanitoba.ca> ) if any of
you are interested in meeting with him in-person with your available time on
March 1st.
Best,
Ji Hyun
Ji Hyun Ko, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Principal Investigator
Neuroscience Research Program
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Health Science Centre
Mailing Address:
SR452 - 710 William Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0Z3
Canada
Tel: +1-204-318-2566
Email: ji.ko(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:ji.ko@umanitoba.ca>
http://www.kolabneuro.com/
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Please let all new investigators in neuroscience know about this opportunity.
Chris Anderson
Director, Neuroscience Research Program
MNN President
From: programs(a)braincanada.ca [mailto:programs@braincanada.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 9:21 AM
To: Chris Anderson <Chris.Anderson(a)umanitoba.ca>
Subject: Azrieli Foundation and Brain Canada launch: Early-Career Capacity Building Grants
Dear Investigators,
Brain Canada Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation are excited to announce a new open call for funding, the Early-Career Capacity Building Grants. Briefly, this program is targeting Early-Career Researchers, within 3 years of their first research or university appointment, and will provide $100,000 over 2 years that will enable innovative and original research with the high potential for a meaningful impact. The deadline for Full Applications will be April 17, 2018 (16:00-EST). Please refer to the request for applications for additional details (https://braincanada.ca/for-researchers/), and we encourage all eligible applicants to contact programs(a)braincanada.ca<mailto:programs@braincanada.ca> with any additional questions.
“Brain Canada has always believed in the importance of supporting the next generation of researchers – training awards for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are an integral part of our research programs,” says Inez Jabalpurwala, President and CEO of Brain Canada. “With this new grant, we are bridging a gap by going beyond training awards to help early-career investigators launch their academic careers.” Supported by the Canada Brain Research Fund, the Early-Career Capacity Building Grant has the potential to be transformative at a time when there is a significant funding gap to support and retain Canada’s brightest early-career investigators, who are well positioned to make major contributions to Canadian brain research.
Brain Canada Programs Team
Fondation Brain Canada Foundation
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Montréal, QC H3B 4G7
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D A T E
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
9 am
L O C A T I O N
PX236/238 PsycHealth Building
S P E A K E R
Dr. Renee Douville
<https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/biology/people/faculty-staff/renee-douville.html>
Associate Professor & Chancellors Research Chair, Department of Biology,
University of Winnipeg
Adjunct Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba
T O P I C
Life is a Mixtape: Endogenous retrovirus-K blends neurological disease and
immunity
A B S T R A C T
Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs) are genetic elements of viral origin found
within the human genome. Enhanced ERV expression has been associated with
several inflammatory diseases; yet the mechanism behind their induction is
poorly understood. ERVK is implicated in the neurological disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Our laboratory has shown that specific
inflammatory signals can promote the re-activation of dormant ERVK elements
within human astrocytes and neurons. Increased expression of ERVK relies on
inflammatory transcription factors binding to the viral promoter.
Inflammatory signals are also sufficient to promote viral polyprotein
cleavage, leading to the formation of functional viral proteins, such as the
integrase enzyme. ERVK integrase drives cellular DNA damage, as well as
inhibits innate immunity, revealing mechanisms by which ERVK contributes to
select disease processes. The findings generated from our research allows
for identification of novel therapeutic targets to control pathogenic ERVK
expression in inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease.
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Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour
Coordinator, Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
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Kelly Jorundson
Coordinator, Membership & Operations
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
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Hello everyone,
As part of our lead-up to Brain Awareness Week, I'm pleased to announce that
Neurocraft will be returning to Winnipeg this March. The exhibition will be
on display at the new C2 Centre for Craft from March 2nd to 31st.
The MNN, together with the Manitoba Craft Council and the University of
Manitoba, will be hosting an opening reception on Friday, March 2nd from 5-9
pm. You and your families are cordially invited to attend (if you're going
to the Jets game, drop by on your way to the rink!). Opening remarks will
be at 7 pm, followed by wine and cheese. The C2 Centre for Craft is located
at 329 Cumberland Avenue in downtown Winnipeg and there is plenty of parking
in the area. In addition to the Neurocraft show, you will also have the
opportunity to view the collection of the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library
and visit the new retail shop that is located in the C2 Centre.
If you missed the show last year, here is your chance to see it now. And if
you did see it last year, there will be several new pieces on display so I
hope that you will come out to see it again. The gallery will be open
Wednesday to Saturday from 12 to 4 pm.
For all you parents out there, we are also planning a children's craft
workshop that will be held at the C2 Centre on March 28th (during March
break). I will be sending out more information about that, and our full
schedule of Brain Awareness Week events in the next couple of weeks.
As always, thank you for your support of the MNN and our outreach programs.
Best wishes, Sari
Sari S. Hannila, PhD
Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network
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S E M I N A R & V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R S E R I E S
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE
(followed by neuroscience trainee lunch see below)
D AT E
Friday, February 9th, 2018
12:00 NOON*
S P E A K E R
Dr. Katalin Toth <https://cervo.ulaval.ca/en/katalin-toth>
Professor - Dept of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval
L O C AT I O N
071 Apotex Bldg.
T O P I C
Information coding and calcium dynamics in hippocampal mossy fibre terminals
*Trainee lunch to follow at 1pm in room SR415 KIAM Bldg. All trainees
invited to attend (including students, postdocs, and research associates)
A B S T R A C T
Neurons encode and transmit information in the frequency and temporal
precision of action potentials (APs) they discharge Presynaptic terminals
are key elements involved in the translation of electrical signals to
neurotransmitter release. The differential spatial assembly of a myriad of
voltage-gated channels, calcium buffers and calcium sensors confers specific
properties to presynaptic terminals.The dynamic modulation of
neurotransmitter release is thought to support the neuronal code used to
transfer information. We use electrophysiological measurements in acute
hippocampal slices with rapid presynaptic two-photon calcium imaging and
experimentally-constrained modelling to study the mechanism by which mossy
finer terminals in the hippocampus translate granule cell firing to
postsynaptic signals. Our aim is to elucidate how a mossy fiber boutons
integrate incoming bursts of action potentials to propagate information to
CA3 pyramidal neurones.
Bio:
Katalin Tóth earned her PhD in 1995 from the Eötvös Loránd University in
Budapest, Hungary, under the supervision of Tamás F. Freund, after
completing an undergraduate degree in Biology. She then spent the next 2
years as postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Richard Miles at the
Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and studied the properties of synaptic
interactions between connected pairs of neurons. She moved to the National
Institutes of Health in the USA where she worked with Chris J. McBain on the
plastic properties of hippocampal networks. She established her laboratory
in 2000 at Laval University where she is currently a Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Her research is focused on
presynaptic release mechanisms and information processing at hippocampal
mossy fibres.
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Coordinator, Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
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Coordinator, Membership & Operations
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
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Dear Dementia Research Community:
For those of you interested in nutrition and dementia, there are two upcoming events that I would like to bring to your attention:
The 2018 NIH Alzheimer's Research Summit <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2BQVye5&d=DwMFaQ…> is being held March 1-2 in Bethesda, Maryland. There are several interesting sessions, but one in particular, “Understanding the Impact of the Environment to Advance Disease Prevention” involves our professional interest area (PIA) Co-Chair, Prof Martha Clare Morris representing nutrition science. We encourage you to add to this discussion that will shape the research agenda in our field.
The ILSA Europe Symposium - Nutrition for the Ageing Brain: Moving Towards Clinical Applications <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2EAZnH4&d=DwMFaQ…> is being held August 30-31 in Madrid, Spain. Translating knowledge about nutrition and diet to human clinical conditions remains an important challenge. This symposium will specifically focus on clinical aspects and novel strategies developed to determine whether diet and nutrients have efficacy in individuals affected by dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions.
I encourage you to re-send this message to any email distribution lists you may have. For more information call one of my cell phones below. Thank you,
With kind regards,
Benedict C. Albensi, PhD, BCMAS, CRQM
Communications Chair for Nutrition, Metabolism, & Dementia PIA Executive Committee
ISTAART- Alzheimer’s Association, USA
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Kelly Jorundson
Coordinator, Membership & Operations
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
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S E M I N A R & V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R S E R I E S
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE
(followed by neuroscience trainee lunch see below)
D AT E
Friday, February 9th, 2018
12:00 NOON*
S P E A K E R
Dr. Katalin Toth <https://cervo.ulaval.ca/en/katalin-toth>
Professor - Dept of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval
L O C AT I O N
071 Apotex Bldg.
T O P I C
Information coding and calcium dynamics in hippocampal mossy fibre terminals
*Trainee lunch to follow at 1pm in room SR415 KIAM Bldg. (All
neuroscience-related trainees invited to attend (including students,
postdocs, and research associates)
A B S T R A C T
Neurons encode and transmit information in the frequency and temporal
precision of action potentials (APs) they discharge Presynaptic terminals
are key elements involved in the translation of electrical signals to
neurotransmitter release. The differential spatial assembly of a myriad of
voltage-gated channels, calcium buffers and calcium sensors confers specific
properties to presynaptic terminals.The dynamic modulation of
neurotransmitter release is thought to support the neuronal code used to
transfer information. We use electrophysiological measurements in acute
hippocampal slices with rapid presynaptic two-photon calcium imaging and
experimentally-constrained modelling to study the mechanism by which mossy
finer terminals in the hippocampus translate granule cell firing to
postsynaptic signals. Our aim is to elucidate how a mossy fiber boutons
integrate incoming bursts of action potentials to propagate information to
CA3 pyramidal neurones.
Bio:
Katalin Tóth earned her PhD in 1995 from the Eötvös Loránd University in
Budapest, Hungary, under the supervision of Tamás F. Freund, after
completing an undergraduate degree in Biology. She then spent the next 2
years as postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Richard Miles at the
Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and studied the properties of synaptic
interactions between connected pairs of neurons. She moved to the National
Institutes of Health in the USA where she worked with Chris J. McBain on the
plastic properties of hippocampal networks. She established her laboratory
in 2000 at Laval University where she is currently a Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Her research is focused on
presynaptic release mechanisms and information processing at hippocampal
mossy fibres.
/sent on behalf of
Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour
Coordinator, Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
E: Eftekhar.Eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca
Kelly Jorundson
Coordinator, Membership & Operations
Manitoba Neuroscience Network
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
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