September 2011 - Neuro-All - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Reminder tomorrow: MNN MEETING Dr. Brent Fedirchuk
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Dr. Brent Fedirchuk Associate Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba Friday, September 30th, 2011 9:00 - 10:00am PX 236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. Bannatyne Campus Topic: The facilitation of motor output by the regulation of spinal motoneuron excitability. Summary of Research: Dr. Brent Fedirchuk's Summary of Research: * Dr. Fedirchuk's research is aimed at determining the factors regulating the excitability of spinal neurons and determining how this regulation contributes to the production of useful motor output, such as locomotion. Using single-cell electrophysiological recording techniques coupled with experimental preparations able to exhibit complex motor activity, Dr. Fedirchuk and colleagues have been able to demonstrate a rapid and reversible enhancement of the excitability of spinal neurons from descending and intrinsic spinal systems. * Dr. Fedirchuk is a native Manitoban, and received a B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology from the University of Manitoba, followed by M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees working with Dr. Susan Shefchyk in the Department of Physiology (University of Manitoba). Dr. Fedirchuk then undertook postdoctoral training (CIHR Fellowship) with Dr. Hans Hultborn (Copenhagen) and Dr. Michael O'Donovan (NIH). Dr. Fedirchuk was recruited back to Winnipeg, initially as a Research Associate in Dr. Larry Jordan's laboratory, and subsequently as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Fedirchuk is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba. Location: PX236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. 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 T: 204.235.3939 f: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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Visiting Speaker - Dr. Jaideep Bains
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders Visiting Speaker: Dr. Jaideep Bains Dr. Jaideep Bains Professor, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Dept Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary Friday, Oct. 7th, 2011 12:00 NOON Theatre "C" BMSB Bannatyne Campus Topic: Synapses and the stress response. pic: Bio: PhD Queen's University 1997 Human Frontiers and Epilepsy Foundation of America Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 1997-2001 Currently: Professor, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary Member of CIHR Institute of Neuroscience Mental Health and Addiction Institute Advisory Board or more information For more information contact DND O_ce: (T) 235.3939 or (E) dnd(a)sbrc.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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Dr. Sean Mulligan Lecture - CANCELLED
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 20 Sep '11

20 Sep '11

Dear all, Please note that the Dr. Sean Mulligan's talk scheduled for Friday noon has been cancelled. Thank you. Kelly 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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Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar - Dr. Brent Fedirchuk Sept 30, 2011
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

I apologize for any duplicate emails. Please POST/CIRCULATE..... (Presented in co-operation with University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds) Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar: Dr. Brent Fedirchuk Associate Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba Friday, September 30th, 2011 9:00 - 10:00am PX 236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. Bannatyne Campus Topic: The facilitation of motor output by the regulation of spinal motoneuron excitability. Summary of Research: Dr. Brent Fedirchuk's Summary of Research: * Dr. Fedirchuk's research is aimed at determining the factors regulating the excitability of spinal neurons and determining how this regulation contributes to the production of useful motor output, such as locomotion. Using single-cell electrophysiological recording techniques coupled with experimental preparations able to exhibit complex motor activity, Dr. Fedirchuk and colleagues have been able to demonstrate a rapid and reversible enhancement of the excitability of spinal neurons from descending and intrinsic spinal systems. * Dr. Fedirchuk is a native Manitoban, and received a B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology from the University of Manitoba, followed by M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees working with Dr. Susan Shefchyk in the Department of Physiology (University of Manitoba). Dr. Fedirchuk then undertook postdoctoral training (CIHR Fellowship) with Dr. Hans Hultborn (Copenhagen) and Dr. Michael O'Donovan (NIH). Dr. Fedirchuk was recruited back to Winnipeg, initially as a Research Associate in Dr. Larry Jordan's laboratory, and subsequently as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Fedirchuk is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba. Location: PX236/238 Psychiatry Bldg. For more information, contact the MNN Office at (T) 235.3939 or email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca

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Public Lecture - Neuroscience Candidate - Dr. Jun-Feng Wang...October 3rd...
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

PUBLIC LECTURE: NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM CANDIDATE Dr. Jun-Feng Wang TOPIC: "Oxidative Stress in Bipolar Disorder: Implications for Mood Stabilizing Treatment" Monday, October 3, 2011 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Location: Psych Health Theatre - Room PX236/238 Jun-Feng Wang, M.D., Ph.D. - Associate Professor, BCMHARI, Dept. Psychiatry, UBC /sent on behalf of 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: dunton(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 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

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upcoming talks in September
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

I apologize for any duplicate emails. Please POST/CIRCULATE..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DND Visiting Speaker - Dr. Sean Mulligan DATE: Friday, September 23, 2011 TIME: 12:00 pm LOCATION: Room 431 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. (Physiology Conference Room) Dr. Sean Mulligan Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology University of Saskatchewan TOPIC: Functional optical imaging in free nerve endings: a pain in the dura. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PUBLIC LECTURE: NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM CANDIDATE Dr. Véronique André TOPIC: "Striatal Circuitry and Dopamine Modulation in Huntington's Disease" Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Location: Theatre C, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Dr. Véronique André, Associate Research Physiologist - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center - UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute For more information, contact Dr. Kevin Coombs Neuroscience Research Program, Faculty of Medicine at (204)789-3375 or kcoombs(a)cc.umanitoba.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everyone welcome! Friday September 30th, 2011 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm in P412 Duff Roblin Building Department of Psychology Colloquium "A cholinergic explanation of dense amnesia?" Mark G. Baxter Associate Professor Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Abstract: Episodic memory depends on a network of interconnected brain structures. Damage to either the fornix or mammillary bodies causes amnesia in both humans and nonhuman primates. We have found that the severity of amnesia after damage to either of these structures is modulated by prior loss of cholinergic projections to the inferotemporal cortex, the cortical region through which visual information reaches these structures. Macaque monkeys with cholinergic depletion of inferotemporal cortex had unimpaired episodic memory performance. However, these monkeys were substantially more impaired following additional lesions of either the fornix or the mammillary bodies than were monkeys with intact temporal cortical cholinergic input. Reversing the order of the lesions resulted in less severe amnesia, indicating that the presence of cholinergic projections to temporal cortex at the time of fornix or mammillary body damage facilitates recovery. These findings show that humans with loss of cortical cholinergic function, for example in Alzheimer's disease, may be less able to adapt to the impairments caused by neuronal damage within cortical and subcortical structures important for memory. Consequently, drugs that increase cortical cholinergic neurotransmission may slow disease progress by augmenting this adaptive process. Sponsors: Department of Psychology & Arts Endowment Fund Wine & Cheese to follow talk in the Psychology Lounge. Contact: Tammy L. Ivanco, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology P415 Duff Roblin Building, 190 Dysart Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, R3T-2N2 204-474-7375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 24.237.4092 Website: sfn-manitoba.ca

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