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Reminder: Will to Win Spinal Cord Symposium Registration deadline Apr 26
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

------------------------------- Reminder: Registration deadline for the Will to Win Spinal Cord Symposium is Friday, April 26! Symposium details: May 13 & 14, 2013 Will To Win Spinal Cord Symposium in Honor of Dr. Larry Jordan "Spinal Motor Control: Neurons, Networks and Movement" Inn at the Forks, 75 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free parking available Registration and information http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/SCRC/symposium2013/ <http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/SCRC/symposium2013/> Organizers: Brian Schmidt, Dave McCrea (Manitoba), Robert Brownstone (Dalhousie), John Steeves (UBC) Questions? Contact: Sharon McCartney, sharon(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca, (204)789-3770 University of Manitoba, Spinal Cord Research Centre, Department of Physiology, 409-745 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 0J9

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Invitation from Drs. H. El-Gabalawy & D. Robinson
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

We recommend you attend the following ... This message is being sent to you on behalf of Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy and Dr. David Robinson Drs. Hani El-Gabalawy and David Robinson invite you to attend the 34th annual Metro Ogryzlo Memorial Lecture scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in the Frederic Gaspard Theatre of the Basic Medical Sciences Building at 8 – 9 a.m. This presentation will be linked to St. Boniface Hospital in room NG002, and via Manitoba TeleHealth to Victoria Hospital (4th floor CTU room), Grace Hospital (Lecture Room B), and Riverview Health Centre (Classroom B). Our dynamic and inspiring speaker, Dr. Esther M. Sternberg is internationally recognized for her discoveries in brain-immune interactions and the effects of the brain’s stress response on health and illness: the science of the mind-body connection. Physician and Medical Researcher, Dr. Sternberg’s discoveries have revealed a complicated working relationship between the senses, the emotions, and the immune system. She has found that “the brain’s hormonal response to stress plays a role in the body’s susceptibility to autoimmune inflammatory disease, and to how severe it becomes”. Dr. Sternberg received her MD and training in Rheumatology at McGill University. She was on faculty at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo, (1980-86); Senior Scientist in the National Institutes of Health in Maryland (1986-2012) and is Research Professor at American University in Washington, D.C. She recently joined the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine as the first Director of Research at the Integrative Medicine Center in Tucson. Author of numerous original scientific and review articles published in leading scientific journals including Nature Medicine, Science, New England Journal of Medicine, Scientific American, J. Clinical Investigation and Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sternberg is also a reviewer, editorial board member for many scientific journals, editor of several books, author of two best-selling popular books about her research “The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Heath” and “Emotions and Healing Spaces: the Science of Place and Well-being” and host of the PBS special “The Science of Healing”. The National Library of Medicine has named Dr. Sternberg one of 300 female physicians who have changed the face of medicine. Karen Kiel Communications and Special Events Officer Department of Internal Medicine GC430 - 820 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9 Phone: (204) 787-7882 Fax: (204) 787-4826 Email: kkiel(a)hsc.mb.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

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Multi-user Brain Canada funding opportunity - please help
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Brain Canada will soon request applications for Platform Support Grants (PSGs) that are, "intended to contribute to the operating costs of national or regional research platforms that serve large numbers of researchers in the neurosciences". The draft request for applications for this initiative (www.braincanada.ca/files/Draft_RFA_for_PSGs_March_2013.pdf) makes it clear that it will be essential to improve, upgrade, link and coordinate existing infrastructure so that it works better and/or is more widely accessible, ultimately accelerating neuroscience research. The intention is to fund 10 grants at up to $1 million pa for 3 years. Interested stakeholders, including researchers and funding partners, met on April 12th and decided that the Manitoba neuroscience community is in a position of strength to be active in this competition. We intend to build an application that emphasizes our human brain imaging capabilities. We have a nationally distinct portfolio of human neuroimaging approaches, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), PET, CT, intraoperative MRI and soon combined PET/MRI. We also have a new complementary core with strength in small animal PET, MRI, CT, IVIS and 2-photon imaging, and numerous in vitro imaging capabilities spanning several department and institutes. Supporting all of these are core facilities in epigenetics, proteomics, experimental radiopharmacy and others. It will be our position that we can bind our imaging modalities together as a uniquely innovative offering of approaches to facilitate neuroscience research from bench to bedside. At least, this will be presented as a Provincial platform in neuroimaging, and it remains possible with further development that the application could be for a prairie-wide regional platform. The innovative and translational nature of the Kleysen Institute will be a cornerstone of this strategy. At this stage, it is imperative to get a strong sense of the potential users of this neuroimaging platform. I am therefore asking you to send me a short paragraph describing whether any of the imaging techniques mentioned above do or will serve your research interests, and how. Please add anything in particular you would need in terms of platform support to facilitate your work in these neuroimaging directions more efficiently. Would you use any of the techniques if you didn't have to operate the equipment yourself, but had an individual dedicated to its operation for researchers? Some have said that providing technical expertise would make for easier accessibility. Others have mentioned that employing a strong computational biologist would facilitate image analysis that would otherwise be next to impossible. Please be creative. This is your chance! You are not making any commitments and you need not be detailed. You may also speculate on how the platform might be useful to you even if you do not have concrete plans at this point. We are looking for as many responses as we can get and ultimately, the success of this effort is predicated on having the largest group of impacted users possible. Thank you for your attention. Please try to send a quick response to Nancy Klos at nancy.klos(a)ad.umanitoba.ca by Monday, April 22nd. If you are interested, see below for a sample response. Also, if you are interested in being part of this continuing dialogue and want to attend any future meetings to discuss this platform and the proposed Brain Canada submission, please let us know in your response. We would welcome your thoughts and input. Sincerely, Chris Anderson on behalf of several interested stakeholders Sample response: An example of a sufficient response at this stage would be: One of my research goals is to improve cerebral blood flow after brain injury. We use 2-photon imaging of brain slices to test neuron-astrocyte communication in neurovascular coupling. We plan to use this technique also in live animals in the small animal imaging core. Using discoveries about neurovascular coupling in vitro and in vivo, we would like to manipulate blood flow to improve regional brain metabolism after injury using PET in animals and eventually in humans. PET in animals and humans is an area of particular interest for me. There is much potential in using new PET probes to study different aspects of brain function. We have a unique capability to synthesize new PET probes and I am interested in having a radiochemist employed to link this expertise to research in PET imaging of brain function after injury. 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

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REVISED POSTING - MNN Seminar - Apr 26th - Dr. Mogjan Rastegar
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

please circulate the revised posting... Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series Friday, April 26th, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. | PX236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. Dr. Mojgan Rastegar <http://www.mich.ca/profiles.php?id=94> Assistant Professor - Regenerative Medicine Program University of Manitoba Topic: "Epigenetics and Neural Stem Cell Modeling of Neurological Disorders." Biosketch: Dr. Rastegar is an Assistant Professor at the Regenerative Medicine Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. She is currently a scientist member of Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH) and Molecular Genetics and Human Disease Group (MGHDG). Dr. Rastegar completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the "Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)", Belgium. She continued her research training in US and Canada. In Canada, Dr. Rastegar performed her postdoctoral training at the McGill Cancer Centre in Montreal and at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Rastegar is a widely recognized researcher in the field of epigenetics in brain development and neurological disorders. Her current research is focused on the role of MeCP2 as an epigenetic factor and modeling neurological diseases in brain-derived neural stem cells. Presented in co-operation with University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds. 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

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MNN Seminar - Apr 26th - Dr. Mogjan Rastegar
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series Friday, April 26th, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. | PX236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. Dr. Mogjan Rastegar <http://www.mich.ca/profiles.php?id=94> Assistant Professor - Regenerative Medicine Program University of Manitoba Topic: "Epigenetics and Neural Stem Cell Modeling of Neurological Disorders." Biosketch: Dr. Rastegar is an Assistant Professor at the Regenerative Medicine Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. She is currently a scientist member of Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH) and Molecular Genetics and Human Disease Group (MGHDG). Dr. Rastegar completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the "Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)", Belgium. She continued her research training in US and Canada. In Canada, Dr. Rastegar performed her postdoctoral training at the McGill Cancer Centre in Montreal and at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Rastegar is a widely recognized researcher in the field of epigenetics in brain development and neurological disorders. Her current research is focused on the role of MeCP2 as an epigenetic factor and modeling neurological diseases in brain-derived neural stem cells. Presented in co-operation with University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds. 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

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Will to Win Spinal Cord Symposium, May 13 & 14, 2013
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

You are invited to attend the Will to Win Spinal Cord Symposium and Banquet, May 13 & 14, 2013 (Hosted by the Spinal Cord Research Centre) May 13 & 14, 2013 Will To Win Spinal Cord Symposium "Spinal Motor Control: Neurons, Networks and Movement" Inn at the Forks, 75 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Two full days of lectures highlighting the latest advances in spinal cord motor control and restoration of function) Monday, May 13, 2013 Banquet in honor of Dr. Larry Jordan's contributions to spinal cord research Qualico Family Centre, Assiniboine Park (by duck pond) Cocktails 6:00pm, Dinner 7:00pm Register Online Now! Deadline APRIL 26, 2013 (seating is limited so register early) To register visit http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/SCRC/symposium2013/ <http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/SCRC/symposium2013/> Symposium announcement is attached. Please post. Organizers: Brian Schmidt, Dave McCrea (Manitoba), Robert Brownstone (Dalhousie), John Steeves (UBC) Questions? Contact: Sharon McCartney, sharon(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca, (204)789-3770 University of Manitoba, Spinal Cord Research Centre, Department of Physiology, 409-745 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 0J9 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 Meeting 2013
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

As announced in the Fall, the Manitoba Neuroscience Network 2013 annual scientific meeting will be held on JUNE 10, 2013. The meeting website, registration and abstract submission will open April 3. You will receive a meeting announcement that day with all the information you will need. Don't forget to renew your Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience membership for 2013 (www.sfn-manitoba.ca) to take advantage of reduced rates. For now, here are some important details: MEETING DATE: JUNE 10, 2013 MEETING LOCATION: RADISSON WINNIPEG DOWNTOWN 288 Portage Avenue 11th and 13th Floor conference area with outdoor terrace ABSTRACT DEADLINE: MAY 10, 2013 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 3, 2013 THEMES: Sensory and Motor Systems; Development and Disorders of the CNS PARTNERS: This is a joint meeting between the MNN and the Manitoba-Ontario endMS Research and Training Centre of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada SPONSORS: The primary sponsor is the Manitoba Health Research Council. THANK YOU! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D. President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience MNN Meeting Chair Gilbert Kirouac, Ph.D. MNN Program Chair wcsn(a)sbrc.ca

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2013 Nick Shepel Student Travel Award
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

2013 Nick Shepel Student Travel Award Competition deadline: May 10th, 2013 The Nick Shepel Student Travel Award was established by the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital Research to honor Nick Shepel who was an outstanding researcher, friend and leader. Nick was a true inspiration to his lab partners and brought fire, humor, and a desire to always do better. His insistence to always try better will have a permanent effect on his lab mates. Nick led by example and taught that detailed preparation and execution of experiments ensured reliable results. Purpose: The purpose of this fund shall be to recognize a young investigator (graduate student within the Faculty of Medicine - University of Manitoba) by providing an annual award (valued at up to $1,000) to support travel costs associated with the applicant's attendance at a national/international conference where the applicant is presenting a poster or oral presentation. Eligibility: At the time of application, students must be registered in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. 1. "Registered" includes being accepted by the major department of study, admitted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, or eligible to register in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. 2. A student admitted under the "Provisional Status" may not receive the award during the provisional period. 3. Only one award will be given per competition (valued at up to $1,000). 4. Students must be giving a poster or oral presentation at an upcoming scientific meeting (national/international) Submission Instructions: A complete application consists of the following: 1. Introductory letter describing meeting 2. Copy of abstract 3. Curriculum vitae 4. Current GPA, transcripts not needed 5. Proposed budget of travel costs 6. Submit your completed application materials to: Dr. Paul Fernyhough Director - Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 How to apply for reimbursement: Reimbursement will be done in accordance with St. Boniface Hospital travel policies. Only original receipts will be accepted. Copies may be accepted only where proof of submission to another agency is provided. For more information, contact: Kelly Jorundson, Administrative Manager Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders R4046-351 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 E: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca> T:204.235.3939 F: 204.237.4092 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

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REMINDER: TOMORROW - MNN Seminar - Dr. Xin-Min Li Friday Mar 22 | 9am
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Manitoba Neuroscience Network - Seminar Series Friday, March 22nd, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. Dr. Xin-Min Li <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/psychiatry/research/ab out_xin-min_li.html> Professor - Department of Psychiatry University of Manitoba TOPIC: "Depression: from clinical guidelines to neurobiology." Location: PX236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. Biosketch: Dr. Xin-Min Li is a Professor and Ruth Hurd Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Assistant Dean of the International Graduate Program at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Li is currently the Director of the Neuroscience Research Program at the Faculty of Medicine, and holds a cross appointment in the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science. Dr. Li received his M.D. and PhD in Physiology at Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences in Changchun, China and completed his residency in Psychiatry at University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Li completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Saskatchewan and at Harvard University. Dr. Li began his academic career at University of Saskatchewan as Assistant Professor (1992) and was Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Unit prior to moving to University of Manitoba in 2007. Dr. Li's research interests are primarily biological psychiatry. His research uses animal models to examine the role of white matter and neurodegeneration in mood disorders and schizophrenia using cellular, molecular, microMRI imaging, and behavioural assessment techniques. He also studies the mechanisms of treatment in psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on the neuroprotective effects of antidepressants and atypical antipsychotics. His work includes research collaborations in North America and China. Dr. Li has received research support from Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF), Alzheimer's Society of Canada, Schizophrenia Societies, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Li has a successful track record in developing successful strategic research partnerships and spearheaded the development of the highly successful Schizophrenia Research Program Partnership and the Anxiety and Depression Research Initiative. For more information, contact the MNN Office at (T) 235.3939 or email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca Presented in co-operation with University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds Kelly Jorundson Executive Assistant 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 Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca

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Pharmacology Seminar Friday Mar 15 @ 12:00 noon
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar Series Date: Friday, March 15, 2013. Time: 12:00 Noon Location: Samuel Cohen Auditorium, St. Boniface Research Centre** **Video-conferenced to Bannatyne Campus (A229 Chown Bldg.) Dr. Wafa Kammouni Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba Topic "Exploring oxidative stress induced by rabies virus in dorsal root ganglia." Dr. Wafa Kammouni is a Research Associate in the Department of Internal Medicine under the supervision of Dr. Alan Jackson. He is studying rabies virus interactions with dorsal root ganglia. He has developed primary cultures of dorsal root ganglia since they are permissive to infection and resistant to apoptosis. He has also studied oxidative stress-induced by rabies virus infection in vitro. By applying immunofluorescence techniques and western blotting Dr. Kammouni pointed out that oxidative stress response occurs in cultured dorsal root ganglia, that this phenomenon is controlled by anti-oxidants and that there is increased amount of nuclear factor kB (NF-kB) without an increase in the activity leading to a possible defect in anti-oxidant response. For more information: Dr. Ben Albensi Seminar Series Coordinator e: balbensi(a)sbrc.ca t: 204.235.3939 Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research & Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue 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 OR www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/units/pharmacology

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