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MNN meeting registration and abstract submission open
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Dear all, Just a reminder that the Manitoba Neuroscience Network 5th Scientific Meeting <http://www.cvent.com/events/manitoba-neuroscience-network-5th-scientifi c-meeting/event-summary-8cc014a519d94b6581106f4dcc891cda.aspx?p=10> will be held on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Downtown, Winnipeg. The meeting content will centre on, synaptic plasticity, neural networks, epigenetic and genetic modeling of CNS disorders, and neural repair and regeneration. There will be participation by principal investigators, trainees and invited speakers. There will also be a poster competition for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Registration and Abstract Submission NOW OPEN. Abstract Deadline - Friday May 1, 2015 5:00pm For more information on the meeting, please visit the meeting website: www.sbrc.ca/mnn2015 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

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FIRST BRAIN BEE
by Chris Anderson 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Brain Awareness Week is now in the books for 2015. Last week the Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience hosted a successful visit from a Canada Excellence Research Chair and presented a very well-received and well-attended Café Scientifique on concussion/brain injury. On Saturday, we finished the week by presenting the first ever Manitoba Brain Bee. Manitoba high school students performed well and a winner was declared. We are excited to grow this event over the next several years as a tool for grass-roots neuroscience outreach in our local communities. This event included talks and demonstrations and was a challenge to organize and execute. I am especially grateful to the following people for making it a success: Dr. Sari Hannila Dr. Melanie Martin Dr. Barb Shay Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch Dr. Katinka Stecina Dr. Sarah Chen (Stecina Lab) Crystal Acosta (Anderson Lab) Scott Dyck (Karimi Lab) Thanks to all!! Check www.sfn-manitoba.ca<http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca> soon for photos of all events. Chris ********************* Chris Anderson, PhD SFN Winnipeg President

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MNN Seminar - Fri Mar 27 @ 9am - Dr. Donald Miller
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Manitoba Neuroscience Network 2014/2015 Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series Date: Friday, March 27th 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: PX236/238 PsycHealth Bldg., Bannatyne Campus Donald Miller, PhD Professor, Neuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Health Sciences Centre & University of Manitoba Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba Topic: Medicating the brain: Potential routes for drug passage through the blood-brain barrier. My research interests are in understanding the cellular factors that control blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability under both normal and pathophysiological conditions. Utilizing both cell culture and whole animal models, my laboratory examines various transport processes within the brain microvessel endothelial cells for moving drugs and solutes into and out of the brain. One area of research interest is in drug efflux transporter localization and expression in the brain endothelial cells, and how modulation of transporter activity influences drug delivery to the brain. My laboratory is also actively pursuing alternative routes for drug delivery across the BBB including transient modulation of BBB permeability and the use of magnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery to the brain. Website: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/pharmacolog y/faculty_members/1908.html 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

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Reminder of talks at noon and 6:30 today
by Chris Anderson 16 Mar '15

16 Mar '15

One last reminder that Dr. Matthew Farrer will be speaking today at noon in the Frederic Gaspard Theatre. Dr. Farrer is a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurogenetics and Translational Neurosciences. He will also be giving a public lecture tonight at 6:30 in the same theatre. All are encourage to attend. Chris Anderson Winnpeg, Chapter, Society for Neuroscience

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Important events MARCH 16 - please try to attend
by Chris Anderson 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is proud to present an ambitious series of events for International Brain Awareness Week, March 16-20. Success will depend on the levels of participation from our members and non-member scientists. In particular we would like to draw your attention to the visit by Canada Excellence Research Chair, Dr. Matthew Farrer, from the University of British Columbia next week. Please do all you can to attend and encourage your trainees to attend the following events on MONDAY MARCH 16: MARCH 16 - Scientific Lecture Frederic Gaspard Theatre, 12 noon "Parkinson Disease: Mapping a path for molecular neuroscience" MARCH 16 - Student Lunch with Dr. Farrer Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Room SR415, 1:00 pm MARCH 16 - Public Lecture Frederic Gaspard Theatre, 6:30 pm "Neurogenetics and neurodegeneration" Thank you for helping to make these events a success. If you have any questions, please contact Kae Normandeau at Kaeleen.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kaeleen.normandeau@umanitoba.ca>. Sari Hannila Outreach Director Chris Anderson Chapter President

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FW: UM Cafe Scientifique - Call for Proposals
by Sari Hannila 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Hello everyone, We're looking forward to seeing all of you at our Brain Awareness Week events next week! One of the events is the Café Scientifique on concussions, which we have co-sponsored with the Office of the VP Research. As you will recall, the Winnipeg Chapter of SFN has committed to co-sponsoring a neuroscience-themed Café Scientifique for the next several years. Many of you will have received this email today requesting proposals for the coming year's sessions, and so, if you have an idea for a future Café Scientifique, please send it to me so that we may consider it for submission. Please keep in mind that the deadline is April 15th. Best wishes, 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 University of Manitoba [UM-logo-col-horz-Health-Sciences-right] 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)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sari.Hannila@med.umanitoba.ca> ________________________________ From: med-academics-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [med-academics-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] on behalf of Research Medicine [resmed(a)umanitoba.ca] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 4:02 PM To: 'med-academics(a)ms.umanitoba.ca' Subject: UM Cafe Scientifique - Call for Proposals The following is being sent on behalf of Dr. Peter Nickerson, Associate Dean (Research), College of Medicine – Faculty of Health Sciences. Office of the Associate Dean (Research) College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba [cid:image002.jpg@01CF6E8C.C8C0A960] Room A108 Chown Bldg. 753 McDermot Ave, Wpg, MB R3E 0T6 T: 204-789-3375 F: 204-789-3942 E: resmed(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:resmed@umanitoba.ca> W: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/research/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Janine Harasymchuk <Janine.Harasymchuk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Janine.Harasymchuk@umanitoba.ca>> Date: March 9, 2015 at 15:49:02 CDT Subject: [Adr-rlo] UM Cafe Scientifique - Call for Proposals ADRs/RLOs, Please see attached call for proposals for circulation to your areas. Thanks, Janine Janine Harasymchuk Client Relations Coordinator, Office of the VP (Research & International) Editor, ResearchLIFE<http://umanitoba.ca/research/research_life.html> MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE University of Manitoba Unit 200-137 Innovation Drive Winnipeg, MB R3T 5Y3 Phone: (204) 474-7300 Cell: (204) 799-4802 Janine.Harasymchuk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Janine.Harasymchuk@umanitoba.ca> umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research> Twitter…. @um_research This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies.

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Funding Opportunity - : RBC-Brain Canada Research Partnership in Mental Health - Call for Applications
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

Please see below funding opportunity.... RBC - Brain Canada Research Partnership in Mental Health Services for Children and Youth Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) Request for Applications (RFA) Brain Canada, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is pleased to announce a research partnership in mental health services for children and youth, through the Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) program. The RBC – Brain Canada Research Partnership will support a multi-investigator three-year research project focused on improved delivery of mental health services through the identification and validation of innovative interventions and practices that are cost-effective, and delivered at the right place and time to support both affected individuals and their families. Notably, the funded project will involve a continuing collaboration between researchers, policy-makers, service providers, and those affected by child and youth mental health issues. The collaboration will jointly identify the research questions to be studied, be engaged in the research project itself, and cooperate in the dissemination of the projects' findings to influence policy and practice. A total of $910,000 will be awarded to one team over two or three years of funding. Deadline for Receipt of Letters of Intent: 16.00 EST, April 3, 2015 Click here<http://braincanada.ca/en/MIRI> for full competition details and timelines. For more information about any of our programs, please contact programs(a)braincanada.ca ________________________________ Subscribe<https://braincanada.smartsimple.ca/s_signup.jsp?token=XVtQC1oGYFBYQBdQXxJUQ…> to our mailing list or unsubscribe<https://braincanada.smartsimple.ca/s_signup.jsp?token=XVtQC1oGYFBYQBZZXxJUQ…> from our email list at any time. 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

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MNN Speaker Series Lecture - Friday Feb 27th @ 9am
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Everyone is invited! Manitoba Neuroscience Network 2014/2015 Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series DATE: Friday, February 27th, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: PX236/238 PsycHealth Bldg., Bannatyne Campus Sachin Katyal, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba; Senior Scientist, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, CancerCare Manitoba Topic: Understanding DNA repair biology in the development of novel cancer chemotherapeutic strategies: neurodevelopment applied to neuro-oncology Research: Modulating DNA damage repair pathways in the treatment of malignant brain tumours My research aims to identify ways to dysregulate cellular DNA repair pathways in tumours and improve therapeutic success. In this regard, DNA damage repair pathways are an ideal target; first, to minimize tumour cell therapeutic resistance and second, to specifically kill cancer cells by lowering the radio- and chemotherapeutic threshold of tumour cell genotoxicity by inhibiting redundant DNA repair pathways. We use genetic and biochemical approaches: 1. to determine how DNA repair pathways co-ordinately affect neurodevelopment, 2. to investigate how DNA repair deficiency contributes to neurodegeneration and, 3. to selectively target DNA repair pathways in neural/brain tumour cell and animal lines to enhance cellular sensitization to radio- and chemotherapeutic drugs. My work will serve to expand our knowledge of DNA repair neurobiology and translate this data into tangible next-generation cancer treatment paradigms that augment therapeutic efficacy with improved patient quality-of-life. Web Addresses: https://www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/manitoba_institute_cell_biology/MICB /Scientists/Katyal.html https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/pharmacology/faculty_membe rs/8300.html 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

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Manitoba Neuroscience Network Scientific Meeting now
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Soheila Karimi, the chair of 2015 MNN Scientific Meeting Dear Neuroscience community, Since 2010, the Manitoba Neuroscience Network held annual scientific meetings of neuroscience faculty and trainees. These gatherings have been received with tremendous enthusiasm, attracting around 150 attendees each year. We are pleased to build on this success by holding a 5th annual meeting in 2015. The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (WCSN), under the leadership of Dr. Chris Anderson, actively promotes neuroscience research, education and outreach in Manitoba. The Manitoba Neuroscience network represents the cornerstone approach of the WCSN to encourage communication, cooperation and collaboration among Manitoba's broad basic and clinical neuroscience research community. In 2015, the meeting content will center on, synaptic plasticity, neural networks, epigenetic and genetic modeling of CNS disorders, and neural repair and regeneration. There will be participation by Manitoba principal investigators and invited speakers. There will also be a poster competition for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to show case the research done in neuroscience labs in Manitoba. Please register for and attend the event to maximize your awareness of the research quality and opportunities in your community in an atmosphere designed to encourage social interaction. Deadline for abstract submission is May 1st, 2015. Please follow the link to view the program, register for the event and submit an abstract. www.sbrc.ca/mnn2015 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 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

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Society for Neuroscience: Winnipeg Chapter 2015 membership drive
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists: We are beginning our 2015 membership drive for the Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. You are receiving this message because you were a 2014 member or because we have identified you as someone who may benefit from being a member. WHAT DOES OUR SFN CHAPTER DO? The SFN Winnipeg Chapter is focused on building neuroscience research networking opportunities and public outreach. Your membership dues help to support the Manitoba Neuroscience Network activities (visiting speaker/seminar series and post-event socials) and outreach events, including the Manitoba Brain Bee, awards for the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium, neuroscience-related Cafe Scientifiques and the Art of Neuroscience program. Your active membership also gets you reduced rates for the 2015 Manitoba Neuroscience Network Symposium in June. We hope you will consider becoming or remaining an active member. WHAT ARE THE FEES FOR MEMBERSHIP? FACULTY, PROFESSIONALS $60.00 POSTDOCS, RESIDENTS, TECHNICIANS, RESEARCH ASSOCIATES $30.00 ALL-INCLUSIVE LAB RATE $100.00 HOW CAN MEMBERSHIP FEES BE PAID? We have created an all-inclusive lab rate, which has been a popular option. Individual membership fees can also be paid. Fees can be paid by credit card, cheque or University of Manitoba FOP. Please visit this link and join/renew today: http://sfn-manitoba.ca/application/ /sent on behalf of 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

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