February 2020 - Neuro-All - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Request for volunteers - Neuroscience for Kids
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 28 Feb '20

28 Feb '20

Hello everyone, PIs, please forward this email to your trainees if they are not on the MNN mailing list. These volunteering opportunities are intended for students and postdocs, but if you are out shopping with your family while the events are going on, I encourage you to drop by, check things out, and give your kids the chance to participate in the activities. To our MNN trainees, this is your chance to share your love of neuroscience with kids of all ages! We are looking for volunteers to help out with the outreach events that will be held March 14 and 21 during Brain Awareness Week. Read on to find out how you can take part! At these events you will be working alongside other student volunteers from Let's Talk Science to lead a variety of neuroscience-themed activities. There will be five different activities available: 1. Brain hats - help the kids colour and assemble their own paper brain hat while explaining how different functions are localized to specific parts of the brain. 2. Protect that brain! - a variation on the classic egg drop challenge, only here we're pretending that the egg is the brain. Help the kids use different materials to create a protective shell for their "brain" and then drop it to see if it works! You can explain how the skull protects the brain, why it's important to protect our brain from impact, and how concussions occur. 3. Make your own neuron - for the neurobiologists! Help the kids make neurons out of pipe cleaners - complete with soma, dendrites, and axon. You can explain what these structures do and how neurons communicate with each other through synapses. 4. Memory match game - this will be mainly for younger kids. They will have to match pictures from a series of cards and you get to hand out candy when they get it right! You can explain how memory works and how the brain helps us to remember things, learn new skills and improve those skills with practice. 5. Play-Doh brains - help the kids to sculpt a brain out of Play-Doh using a model as a guide. You can highlight the different lobes and other anatomical features of the CNS, and their functions. There will also be colouring and activity pages at each station and you can help the kids with those as well. Here's how to sign up: 1. For the event at the Outlet Collection on March 14, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zpCTtHpbmveNt8vE_Dc8t0vEU3pA0oADtU66 bSZ0HJc/edit#gid=0 For the event at Garden City on March 21, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HhoYtQSv3vHQyOLEzIH2iOHsuk0gslKM1dUe Acd8dco/edit#gid=0 2. Choose your activity and time slot. The first two shifts are 2 hours long and the last shift of the day is 3 hours long. You may sign up for more than one shift and you can also participate in different activities on the same day. 3. Enter your name in the corresponding blue slot(s) on the spreadsheet. These slots have been reserved for MNN volunteers. 4. Immediately after you have signed up, please confirm your participation by emailing me at outreach(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:outreach@manitobaneuroscience.ca> . This will give me the contact information that I will need to communicate with you directly as we get closer to the event. Please include the dates, activities, and shifts that you have signed up for, whether you're from U of M or U of W, and your position (undergrad, grad, postdoc). For the latter two, please include the name of your supervisor as well. This process is first come, first served, so sign up ASAP to reserve your spot. If you see that your preferred activity or time has been taken, please DO NOT erase someone else's name or write your name in random places on the spreadsheet. Send me an email and indicate your preferences and I will look into creating additional spots. I cannot guarantee that everyone who is interested will be able to participate but I will do my best. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. These events promise to be a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing you there! Best wishes, Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network Associate Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science University of Manitoba

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Brain Awareness Week 2020
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Hello everyone, On behalf of the MNN, I am pleased to announce our schedule of upcoming events for Brain Awareness Week 2020. They will include talks by two outstanding visiting speakers, a Café Scientifique on Parkinsons disease, and the 6th Annual Winnipeg Brain Bee. New for this year, we have partnered with the University of Manitoba chapter of Lets Talk Science to host two public outreach events featuring free neuroscience activities for kids. Students and postdocs will have the opportunity to volunteer for these events and the sign-up information will be sent out tomorrow, so keep an eye on your inbox! Thank you for your support of the MNN and our outreach program. We look forward to celebrating Brain Awareness Week with you! Best wishes, Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network Associate Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science University of Manitoba

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MNN / BAW Visiting Speaker Dr. Tuan Trang March 17th, 2020
by Kelly Jorundson 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

[cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00] B R A I N A W A R E N E S S W E E K V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R 2020/BAW D AT E Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | 12 PM LO C AT I O N Theatre C | Basic Medical Sciences Building | Bannatyne *Followed by a trainee lunch in room SR415 Kleysen Bldg. S P E A K E R Dr. Tuan Trang Associate Professor | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Cumming School of Medicine | University of Calgary T O P I C Microglia and pannexin1: a cellular Rubik's cube B I O Dr. Tuan Trang is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research is directed towards unlocking the mysteries of chronic pain, and how to better treat it. By understanding the cellular and molecular causes of chronic pain, his goal is to develop better pain therapies and to improve the safety of opioid drugs. Dr. Trang has received Young Investigator Awards from CIHR, the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, and Canadian Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He has also gained international recognition from the American Pain Society, Rita Allen Foundation, and the International Narcotics Research Conference. Dr. Trang leads the Alberta Pain Research Network, University of Calgary Spinal Cord and Pain NeuroTeam, and Chairs the Scientific Program Committee for the Canadian Pain Society. A B S T R AC T Opioid analgesics are an essential class of drugs for treating pain. The increasing use of opioids is concerning and has contributed to a striking rise in opioid related deaths. Adverse opioid side effects are increasingly linked to activity of microglia, which are immune cells that reside in the central nervous system. This presentation will focus on the interplay between microglia and opioids, as well as the emerging sexual dimorphic role of microglia in chronic pain. We are beginning to unlocked pieces of the cellular puzzle that will allow us to better understand the inner workings of microglia. O B J E C T I V E S 1. Understand the importance of microglia in chronic pain 2. Define how sex differences contribute to chronic pain 3. Learn how opioids modulate microglia activity and its implications for use of opioid medications. /sent on behalf of Tabrez Siddiqui Chair, MNN Visiting Speaker/Seminar Series Email: Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca<mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca> Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA ****************************************** [cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710]<http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> [cid:image007.png@01D29326.7E26D480]<https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> [cid:image009.jpg@01D29326.7E26D480] <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> [cid:image010.png@01D29326.7E26D480] <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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REMINDER: MNN Seminar - Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 9am | Px236/238 PsycHealth Bldg
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 21 Feb '20

21 Feb '20

S E M I N A R & V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R S E R I E S For more information, contact the MNN office @ 204.235.3939 Tabrez Siddiqui Chair, MNN Seminar Series E: Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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MNN Seminar - Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 9am | Px236/238 PsycHealth Bldg
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

S E M I N A R & V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R S E R I E S For more information, contact the MNN office @ 204.235.3939 Tabrez Siddiqui Chair, MNN Seminar Series E: Tabrez.siddiqui(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:Tabrez.siddiqui@umanitoba.ca> ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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Mark your Calendars! Brain Awareness Week Speaker - Dr. Tuan Trang Mar 17th @ 12noon Theatre C
by Kelly Jorundson 11 Feb '20

11 Feb '20

[cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00] B R A I N A W A R E N E S S W E E K V I S I T I N G S P E A K E R DAT E Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | 12 PM LOCAT I O N Theatre C | Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. | Bannatyne Campus ***Trainee lunch to follow in room SR415 Kleysen Bldg., Health Sciences Centre S P E A K E R Dr. Tuan Trang Associate Professor | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Cumming School of Medicine | University of Calgary T O P I C Microglia and pannexin1: a cellular Rubik's cube B I O Dr. Tuan Trang is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research is directed towards unlocking the mysteries of chronic pain, and how to better treat it. By understanding the cellular and molecular causes of chronic pain, his goal is to develop better pain therapies and to improve the safety of opioid drugs. Dr. Trang has received Young Investigator Awards from CIHR, the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, and Canadian Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He has also gained international recognition from the American Pain Society, Rita Allen Foundation, and the International Narcotics Research Conference. Dr. Trang leads the Alberta Pain Research Network, University of Calgary Spinal Cord and Pain NeuroTeam, and Chairs the Scientific Program Committee for the Canadian Pain Society. Kelly Jorundson Executive Assistant Manitoba Neuroscience Network Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca<mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca> Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA ****************************************** [cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710]<http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> [cid:image007.png@01D29326.7E26D480]<https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> [cid:image009.jpg@01D29326.7E26D480] <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> [cid:image010.png@01D29326.7E26D480] <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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REMINDER: EDGE OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE: Dr. Todd Constable MONDAY, February 10, 2020
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

/sent on behalf of Dr. Ji Hyun Ko from the Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science | Neuroscience Research Program

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Edge of Science and Medicine Visiting Speaker Series: Brian MacVicar, March 16th
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

/sent on behalf of Dr. Tiina Kauppinen from the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics | Neuroscience Research Program

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