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Research Seminar - Dr. Sean Mulligan
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

Everyone is invited... Hosted by the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders at St. Boniface Hospital Research Invited Speaker: Dr. Sean Mulligan Friday, February 17th, 2012 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Physiology Conference Room 431 BMSB Bannatyne Campus Dr. Sean Mulligan Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Saskatchewan Topic: Functional Optical Imaging in Free Nerve Endings: A Pain in the Dura. Research Interests: Pain sensitivity within the skull is restricted to the intracranial meninges, the system of membranes that envelops the brain. Afferent thinly myelinated A -fibres and unmyelin-ated C-fibres that originate from the trigeminal ganglion densely innervate the meninges, in particular the cranial dura mater. It is widely recognized that activation or sensitization of these dural nociceptive afferents is responsible for the genesis of migraine headaches. However, any details of the pathophysiological mecha-nisms involved are largely speculative and remain to be discovered. Identification of the underlying mechanisms of activation of dural nociceptors may have important implications for understanding and mitigating the pathogenesis of migraine headaches. We have developed a novel en bloc dural-skull preparation that allows us for the first time to apply optical imaging techniques to directly study with high resolution the free nerve endings and terminals of the nociceptive fibres that terminate in the dura mater. The objective of our research is to gain insight into the neurophysiol-ogy of peripheral pain activation to better understand the patho-physiological processes that occur during migraine headache. It is our hope that this will lead to new peripheral drug targets and offer additional therapeutic treatments for this devastating illness. detection. Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 F: 204.237.4092 website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca

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"Edge of Science" Grand Rounds
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

See attached.....Everyone is invited..... "Edge of Science" Grand Rounds Genetic Models of Human Disease Seminars Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 Time: 12:00 1:00 pm Location: Basic Medical Sciences Building Theatre (C) Dr Jasna Kriz Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Faculty of Medicine Laval University TOPIC: "Development of Model Systems for Live Imaging of Neuroinflammation and Brain Responses to Injuries and Neurodegeneration" Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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CIHR Café Scientifiques, February 7, 2012, 7:00 pm
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

The CIHR Café Scientifiques brings together experts with non-researchers in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about important health questions. The presenters at the next CIHR Cafe Scientifiques will be: Dr. Soheila Karimi, Assistant Professor, Physiology Principal Investigator, Regenerative Medicine Program and Spinal Cord Research Centre; Scientist, Manitoba Institute of Child Health; University of Manitoba Dr. Kristine Cowley, Research Associate Spinal Cord Research Centre University of Manitoba Dr. Larry Jordan, Professor & Principal Investigator Spinal Cord Research Centre University of Manitoba Topic: "Renewing Hope for Spinal Cord Injury" Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 7:00 pm McNally Robinson, Grant Park 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg Poster attached All are welcome to attend! **Please RSVP: research_communications(a)umanitoba.ca or 204.474.9020 Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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Your input is important and appreciated
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

Dear Neuroscientists, For the last 2 years, we have held an annual meeting of the Manitoba Neuroscience Network with the objective of forming a neuroscience community and getting better acquainted personally and scientifically. As we plan the 2012 conference, we can either maintain the basic meeting framework largely as it has been the first two years, or we can choose a more ambitious plan that will likely, if well attended, more strongly benefit the community-building process. Please click on the following link (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RK6LJ8M) to answer ONE question that will help organizers plan the 2012 MNN Conference. IF you have additional comments about the meeting, please email mnn(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:mnn@sbrc.ca> . Thank you. Chris Anderson President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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2012 Manitoba Neuroscience Annual Meeting
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists, We are now in the process of planning the 2012 Manitoba Neuroscience Annual Meeting. A date will be announced soon. I have planned the last 2 meeting programs myself and I am looking for fresh insight this year. I have received passing suggestions ranging from keeping the meeting format essentially the same, to changing to a trainee-centered event, to holding the meeting every 2 years for lack of new content, to having it planned as an overnight retreat to facilitate evening socialization. I want this to be the best event possible. I am therefore soliciting meeting format and location suggestions from potential participants. Please take a few moments to consider what you would like to see at the next MNN annual meeting. What would benefit us all from a community-building and collaboration standpoint? I am happy to take all suggestions but please get them to me as soon as you can. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Manitoba Principal Investigator, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research Center President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network T: 204.235.3946 │ F: 204.237.4092 │ E: canderson(a)sbrc.ca

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Research Seminar: Dr. Sari Hannila
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Hosted by Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Dr. Sari S. Hannila Assistant Professor Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science University of Manitoba TOPIC: "Downregulation of Smad2 by secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor enhances axonal regeneration in the CNS". Friday, January 20, 2012 12:00 - 13:00 Pharmacology Library Room A229 Chown Building Video-linked to St. Boniface Research Centre Room R1002 Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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Research Seminar - Friday, Jan 13, 2011
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar - DR. PAUL FERNYHOUGH Date: Friday, January 13, 2012 Time: 12:00 PM Location: A229 Chown Building** http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=900&too=200&dat=1/13/2012&sta=0&… Dr. Paul Fernyhough Director of Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders Professor - Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics & Physiology University of Manitoba Topic: "MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION IN NEURONS IN DIABETES" ** Videolinked to St. Boniface Research Centre R1002 Research Focus: Diabetic and Peripheral Neuropathies: Diabetic neuropathies are the Cinderella of neurological diseases. The WHO informs us that by 2025 there will be 300 million sufferers from diabetes worldwide - a figure approximately equal to the population of the USA. Currently close to 50% diabetic patients develop some form of peripheral nerve disease, which can lead to loss of protective sensation and limb amputation. The incidence is expected to rise 10-fold in the next 10 years in First Nations peoples of Canada. There is no treatment. My group is, therefore studying pathogenetic mechanisms and potential drug targets. Key approaches involve identification of the cellular transduction of damage signals (neurotrophic deficits, oxidative stress, glucose stress, mitochondrial dysfunction) and failure of cellular protective mechanisms. Techniques: cell culture, confocal microscopy, fluorescence imaging, neuronal plasmid transfection, general biochemistry and pharmacology. Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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Brain Awareness Week - 2012
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists, Brain Awareness Week is coming March 12-18, 2012. This year our feature event will be a scientific visit and public presentation by Dr. Adrian Owen from the University of Western Ontario on March 15 and 16. Dr. Owen was recently recruited to Canada from Cambridge University as a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging. He is coming at the invitation of the Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience, the Faculty of Medicine and the President of the University of Manitoba. Dr. Owen's itinerary will include a minisymposium on cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging, to showcase work being done in Manitoba, as well as an open scientific seminar and an evening public lecture. I encourage all Manitoba neuroscientists to demonstrate the vibrancy of our research and clinical neuroscience communities by participating in the activities surrounding Dr. Owen's visit. If you would like to meet with Dr. Owen, participate as a speaker in the minisymposium (other than those already contacted), or if you have a specific idea for inclusion on his itinerary, please contact me at canderson(a)sbrc.ca. Thank you! Sincerely, Chris /sent on behalf of Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Manitoba Principal Investigator, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research Center President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network T: 204.235.3946 │ F: 204.237.4092 │ E: canderson(a)sbrc.ca

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Travel funding opportunity
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

Trouble viewing this email? Read it online <http://secure.campaigner.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?PbSx--BLNM-pbYAS8> <http://secure.campaigner.com/accountsmedia/13/139715/cihr.jpg> Le français suit * Please forward to all interested * CIHR’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) - 2012 Travel Awards 2012 Travel Awards Through the Institute Community Support (ICS) Program <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkZ-pbYAS3> , CIHR-INMHA is launching 2012 Travel Awards <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFka-pbYAS0> for trainees (post-doctoral fellows), new investigators and knowledge users to attend the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Clinical Trials Network Steering Committee Meeting on April 17-18, 2012, taking place at J.W. Marriott Atlanta Buckhead in Atlanta Georgia. In addition, applicants are encouraged to attend the Pre-ASAM Blending and Dissemination Meeting on April 19, 2012, taking place at The Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. INMHA will offer travel awards to a maximum amount up to $2,500 per award, to cover costs of travel, per diem for meals and accommodation to attend these meetings. For more information on the meetings <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkb-pbYAS1> please visit the NIDA website. For information on the Clinical Trials Network <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkc-pbYAS2> please visit the NIDA website. Please visit the CIHR-INMHA website for more information http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36096.html <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFki-pbYAS8> February 24, 2012: Full applications must be submitted by this date. ******************** * S’il vous plaît, faire suivre à toutes les personnes intéressées * Institut des neurosciences, de la santé mentale et des toxicomanies (INSMT) - Bourses de voyage 2012 Bourses de voyage 2012 Par l’entremise du Programme d’appui communautaire des instituts <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFke-pbYAS4> (PACI), L'INSMT des IRSC accordera des bourses de voyage 2012 <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkf-pbYAS5> aux stagiaires (boursiers postdoctoraux), aux nouveaux chercheurs et aux utilisateurs de connaissances pour assister à la réunion du comité directeur du Réseau d'essais cliniques du National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), qui se déroulera les 17 et 18 avril 2012, à l'hôtel J.W. Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, à Atlanta (Géorgie). De plus, on encourage les candidats à assister à la rencontre d'échange et de dissémination préalable à la réunion de l'ASAM, le 19 avril 2012, à l'hôtel The Hilton Atlanta, à Atlanta (Géorgie). L'INSMT accordera des bourses de voyage d'une valeur maximale de 2 500 $ par bourse pour couvrir les frais de déplacement, l'indemnité de repas quotidienne et l'hébergement. De plus amples renseignements sur les réunions <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkg-pbYAS6> (en anglais seulement) sont affichés sur le site Web du NIDA. Pour obtenir de l'information sur le Réseau d'essais cliniques <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFkh-pbYAS7> (en anglais seulement) consultez le site Web du NIDA. Pour plus d'informations, visiter IRSC-INSMT http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36096.html <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?PbSx-PFki-pbYAS8> 24 février 2012 : Les demandes détaillées doivent être envoyées au plus tard à cette date Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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Lecture reminder..
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

PUBLIC LECTURE: NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM CANDIDATE Dr. Tiina M. Kauppinen TOPIC: "Microglial Modulation as a Therapeutic Approach in CNS Diseases/Disorders" Wednesday, January 4, 2012 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. Location: Theatre "B" Basic Medical Sciences Dr. Tiina M. Kauppinen: Adjunct Assistant Professor at Department of Neurology University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Principal Investigator at Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at San Francisco Staff Research Associate IV at Northern California Institute of Research and Education (NCIRE), San Francisco Everyone welcome! For more information, contact Dr. Kevin Coombs, Neuroscience Research Program, and Faculty of Medicine at (204)789-3375 or kcoombs(a)cc.umanitoba.ca /sent on behalf of Carla Carla Dunton Office Assistant Office of the Associate Dean (Research) Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba Room A108 Chown Bldg, 753 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Phone: (204) 789-3375 Fax: (204) 789-3942 Email: carla.dunton(a)med.umanitoba.ca This email and/or any document in this transmission is intended for the address(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately. Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital Research & Pharmacology & Therapeutics,University of Manitoba R4046 - 351 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 FAx: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.sbrc.ca/dnd

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