MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:45 AM
Apotex Centre Room 050
Meet and Greet with Trainees (with refreshments)
Monday, January 30, 2023
1:00 PM (Following Edge of Science Seminar)
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Room SR415
SPEAKER:
Dr. Kathrin Meyer
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Department of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Gene Therapy
"Bench-to-Bedside Stories: In Vitro Modelling and Therapeutic Development
for Neurological Disorders"
For bio, research profile & objectives see attached.
All are welcome to attend!
This is an in-person seminar but a Zoom link is available on request for
those who can't make it.
For more information, please contact Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui,
<mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca
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A message form Dr. Chris Anderson:
The MNN was founded as a networking and outreach vehicle for Manitoba
neuroscientists who would be largely disconnected from one another
otherwise. Over the years, together we have forged a vibrant and consistent
membership base, built a strong seminar and visiting speaker program, held
10 well-attended scientific meetings since 2011, funded awards for
speakerships and trainee travel, developed a robust, award-winning outreach
and advocacy program, and more. Your membership in the organization and
consistent willingness to volunteer your time and passion for neuroscience
has made this all possible. As we emerge from the restricted activities of
the pandemic, the MNN is committed to re-invigorating its suite of
activities, including a 2023 scientific meeting in June.
As we begin this process, it is a perfect time for new ideas and directions
to take root and flourish moving forward. With that in mind I intend to step
aside as the MNN/Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience President and
create opportunities for new leaders to take the MNN to the next levels. Dr.
Sari Hannila will also step down as Director of Outreach. Both of us have
significant leadership responsibilities at the University of Manitoba and/or
affiliated institutes and will not be able to dedicate the time to the MNN
that its members deserve. I hope youll read Dr. Hannilas message to the
MNN community below. Both of us are committed to ensuring new leaders are
chosen, and that there is a full slate of MNN activities in place for the
rest of the academic year so we dont leave a vacuum when we depart. Dr.
Hannila will both stay on until the end of April. I will stay as long as
needed for an efficient handover.
The process of choosing leaders is set by the by-laws of the Winnipeg
Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. There will be nominations and an
election process for the council, consisting of the President, Secretary,
Treasurer and 6 elected councilors (normally, basic science, clinical
councilor, Fort Garry Councilor, Bannatyne Councilor, UW Councilor, Student
Councilor). A process for this will be established soon and communicated to
members. Please start to consider whether you might like to serve in one of
these roles.
I want to thank the many, many volunteers who have made the network a
vibrant group. Current team members to thank include Sari Hannila, Kelly
Jorundson, Kae Normandeau, Protiti Khan, Paul Fernyhough, Mike Jackson and
Tabrez Siddiqui but I also want to thank all the previous poster judges,
meeting chairs, social media content providers, website planners, awards
committee members, Brain Bee volunteers, seminar series coordinators,
visiting speakers, café scientifique panel members, public speaker bureau
members, school science fair judges and others I might have missed for
exceptional contributions. I also want to thank the many sponsors of our
annual scientific meeting over the years, as well as the legacies of Nancy
Hettie Clark and Viktor Havlicek.
Lastly, none of the outreach activities MNN leads would be possible without
our membership and associated dues. If you have overlooked becoming a member
or renewing a previous membership, please visit
https://manitobaneuroscience.ca/join/ to help us build our base to the
highest level ever and become eligible to vote in elections.
Thank you!
Chris
A message form Dr. Sari Hannila:
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to inform you that I will be stepping down as Director of
Outreach for the MNN. I was recently appointed Deputy Director of the
Interdisciplinary Health Program in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and
due to the demands of this new position, I will not have time to give the
outreach program the attention it deserves.
I will be staying on as Director through April, 2023 to oversee our upcoming
outreach activities such as the Winnipeg Brain Bee and Brain Awareness Week.
In the spirit of creating a more egalitarian governance structure for the
MNN, I propose that an Outreach committee (perhaps 2-4 individuals) be
formed to take over coordination of the Winnipeg Brain Bee, and any other
public outreach events. The Brain Bee is of particular importance, as it is
part of a national organization, and our most successful program. On that
note, planning for the 2023 Winnipeg Brain Bee is already underway, and I
would like to identify interested individuals ASAP so that we can work
together and have a seamless transition. If you are interested in this or
any other aspect of outreach, please contact me and I will be happy to
discuss it with you. I will be available for consultation with the Outreach
committee on an ad hoc basis, and I will continue to be involved in our
events as a participant.
I am very proud of what we have achieved since the MNN outreach program
started in 2014, and I would like to thank everyone who has volunteered for
an outreach event, as none of this would have been possible without your
participation. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the
Manitoba neuroscience community in this way, and I look forward to seeing
what the future holds for us.
All the best, Sari
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The 2022/23 MNN Seminar and Visiting Speaker Series continues its focus on
both local and visiting neuroscientists. Dr. Kathrin Meyer will joining us
from The Ohio State University next week (hosted by Dr. Paul Marcogliese). A
reminder with details will be sent later this week. We also have a local
speaker (Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour) this Friday, January 27. This will be an
IN-PERSON seminar, presented in hybrid format. A Zoom link is available for
anyone who wishes to attend but cannot come in-person. You will be placed in
a waiting room and admitted to the seminar just before it begins.
MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Friday January 27, 2023
9:00 AM
Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Manitoba
"Oxidative Stress in Neurodegeneration: New Concepts in an Old Case"
PRESENTED AT: University of Manitoba, Apotex 050
HYBRID LINK: Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85952605794
Meeting ID: 678 2369 4464
Passcode: 057251
For bio, research profile & objectives, see attached.
For more information, please contact Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui,
<mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca
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MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:45 AM
Apotex Centre Room 050
Meet and Greet with Trainees (with refreshments)
Monday, January 30, 2023
1:00 PM (After the Edge of Science seminar)
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Room SR415
SPEAKER:
Dr. Kathrin Meyer
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Department of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Gene Therapy
"Bench-to-Bedside Stories: In Vitro Modelling and Therapeutic Development
for Neurological Disorders"
For bio, research profile & objectives see attached.
All are welcome to attend!
This is an in-person seminar but a Zoom link is available on request to
those who cannot make it.
Dr. Paul Marcogliese is the host. Please contact Dr. Marcogliese
(paul.marcogliese(a)umanitoba.ca) if you wish to meet Dr. Meyer.
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MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:45 AM
Apotex Centre Room 050
Meet and Greet with Trainees (with refreshments)
Monday, January 30, 2023
1:00 PM (After the Edge of Science seminar)
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Room SR415
SPEAKER:
Dr. Kathrin Meyer
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Department of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Gene Therapy
"Bench-to-Bedside Stories: In Vitro Modelling and Therapeutic Development
for Neurological Disorders"
For bio, research profile & objectives see attached.
All are welcome to attend!
This is an in-person seminar but a Zoom link is available on request to
those who cannot make it.
For more information, please contact Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui,
<mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca
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