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WCSN group dinner at Society for Neuroscience meeting, San Diego
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Open invitation to anyone attending Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (Nov 13-17, 2010) in San Diego, CA. The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience would like to host a dinner for all Winnipeg attendees on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 (location: TBA). In past years, there have been an average of 20-25 attendees from Winnipeg. If you are able to join us for dinner, please RSVP to the Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience at wcsn(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:wcsn@sbrc.ca> or contact myself at canderson(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:canderson@sbrc.ca> . After we assess the interest levels we will arrange for something and send out an email to let you know about the details. /sent on behalf of Chris Anderson, President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Associate Professor Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 7Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>

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Research Lecture - Dr. Vera Bril
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

The Winnipeg Chapter Society of Neuroscience would like to make you aware of the following upcoming neuro-related research lecture. Research Lecture: Dr. Vera Bril Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Room 500 John Buhler Research Cetnre, Brodie Centre <http://www.umanitoba.ca/maps/bannatyne/index.shtml#building> Vera Bril, BSc, FRCPC, MD <http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=636> Clinical Studies Resource Centre Member Division of Clinical Investigation & Human Physiology Toronto General Research Institute (TGRI) TOPIC: Diagnosis of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in 2010 co-hosted by: - Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba - Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Research Centre View online: http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=900&too=200&eve=501&id=45574&_wo… For more information, contact: Kelly Jorundson Pharmacology & Therap. kjorund(a)cc.umanitoba.ca <mailto:kjorund@cc.umanitoba.ca> Phone: (204) 235-3939 Fax: (204) 237-4092 Related Links (Internal): * Manitoba Institute of Child Health <http://mich.ca/> * Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders <http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd> * University Health Network, Toronto <http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=636> /sent on behalf of Dr. Chris Anderson President Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 7Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>

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MNN Seminar -Dr. J. Nagy - location change
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 22 Oct '10

22 Oct '10

Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar - Dr. Jim Nagy Date: Friday, October 29, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Location: THEATRE C , Bannatyne Campus **note room change** Dr. Jim Nagy Professor Department of Physiology University of Manitoba TOPIC: Neuroanatomy, structural composition and regulation of electrical synapses in the mammalian central nervous system. Dr. James I. Nagy's Summary of Research: Identification of gap junction proteins, connexins, expressed by astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and neurons in the central nervous system. Analysis of the regulation of glial gap junctional communication and the contribution of glial gap junctions to neural injury and to neuroprotection in animal models of stroke. Elucidation of the role of neuronal gap junctions in electrical synaptic transmission and inter-neuronal communication in the adult central nervous system in normal and disease conditions. Studies on the developmental regulation of neuronal connexins and the contribution of inter-neuronal gap junctions to neuronal development in mammalian CNS. Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience <http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/> R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 7Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>

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"Alberta cognitive neuroscientist looking for collaboration"
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

My name is Brea Chouinard and I am currently a PhD student at the University of Alberta (U of A). I am interested in neuroplasticity and the implications for speech and language therapies. Specifically, for my doctoral research I am going to be investigating a computer program developed around the principles of neuroplasticity and its effects on the language of typically aging adults and people with aphasia. A large part of this project entails functional and structural imaging. I will be collaborating with a speech and language therapist in Winnipeg and ideally, we would like all participants to undergo the same structural and neuroimaging assessment protocols. As such, I would like to know how to go about liaising with Magnetic Resonance Imaging at St. Boniface Hospital. My supervisor re: neuroimaging here at the U of A is Dr. Jacqueline Cummine (PhD Cognitive Neuroscience). We would like to begin the process of affiliating with your institution so that we can use your 1.5 Tesla research MRI for our data gathering. Would you please let me know of how to begin these procedures? If I need to be redirected or if there is someone more appropriate to contact with this request, that information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time. Regards, Brea Ch Speech-Language Pathologist 780-885-2732 breachouinard(a)hotmail.com /sent on behalf of Chris Anderson President - Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Associate Professor - Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 7Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca

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Public Lecture for Neuroscience Research Program Candidate - October 25, 2010
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience would like to let you know of the following upcoming seminar…….. Neuroscience Research Program Public Lecture: Dr. Adrianna Mendrek TOPIC: "Psychoses, brain and gender” Monday, October 25, 2010 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Theatre B, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Adrianna Mendrek, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Centre de recherche Fernand-Sequin, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, QC Everyone is welcome to attend! For more information, contact Dr. Xin-Min Li, Neuroscience Research Program, Faculty of Medicine at (204)977-5633 or xinmin_li(a)umanitoba.ca Sent on behalf of/ Xin-Min Li, MD., Ph.D., FRCPC Director, International Medical Graduate Programs Professor of Psychiatry and Ruth Hurd Research Chair Director of Neuroscience Research Program Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba S203-750 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2 Canada Phone (204)977-5633/789-3616 Fax (204)789-3911 Phone (204)787-7431 (clinic) Fax (204)787-4879 (clinic) Email xinmin_li(a)umanitoba.ca

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Introducing NEW Manitoba Neuroscience Seminars
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience <http://sfn-manitoba.ca/> is pleased to introduce the new Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series. Eight seminars are planned. They will be held the last Friday of each month, October thru May, during the second hour of Clinical Neuroscience Rounds. The Manitoba Neuroscience Network represents neuroscientists from several campuses, seminars will therefore be distributed among the Bannatyne, St. Boniface and Fort Garry campuses, although most will be at Bannatyne. The spirit of our effort is to try to bring people together once a month. Therefore, we encourage you to travel to the site of each seminar. However, seminars at St. Boniface and Fort Garry will be video-linked to Bannatyne for those who cannot travel. Please find attached the seminar schedule for 2010/2011. We will circulate separate notices for each event as we approach each one. The first speaker is Dr. Jim Nagy, October 29, 2010 at 9am in room PX236/238 Psych Health Bldg., Bannatyne Campus. Please see the second attachment and post in your area to advertise. Thanks for your support. Chris Anderson President - Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Assoc Professor - Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>

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upcoming neuroscience talks
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience would like to make you are of the following neuroscience-related talks: DR. SERGIO PELLIS, author of The Playful Brain Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge Thursday, October 21, 2010 TOPIC: Play and the Development of a Socially Competent Brain Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: The University of Manitoba, Buller 306 Friday, October 22, 2010 Play and its Evolution: A Comparative Perspective TOPIC: THE PUZZLE OF PLAY Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: The University of Winnipeg, Manitoba Hall, Theatre A - 4M31 Everyone is welcome to attend Co-hosted by The University of Winnipeg, Department of Biology, and The University of Manitoba, Department of Biological Sciences Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 7Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca>

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Upcoming Neuroscience Lecture
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Dear All, The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience <http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/> would like to make you aware of the following upcoming neuroscience presentation..... The Centre for Research & Treatment of Atherosclerosis Seminar Series: Dr. Richard Bazinet Date: Friday, October 1, 2010 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: A229 Chown Bldg.** (**This event will be video-linked to St. Boniface Campus - Room R1002, St. Boniface Research Centre) Dr. Richard Bazinet <http://www.utoronto.ca/nutrisci/faculty/Bazinet/> Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto TOPIC: Maintaining brain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations: Uptake and Metabolism. Dr. Bazinet's Biosketch: Dr. Bazinet received his BSc from the University of Western Ontario and completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Cunnane at the University of Toronto in 2003. Dr. Bazinet then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Stanley Rapoport's Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section at the National Institute on Aging where he examined the brain arachidonic acid cascade as a target of drugs used to treat bipolar disorder. Dr. Bazinet joined the University of Toronto in 2006, where he is currently an assistant professor. Dr. Bazinet is also the 2008 recipient of the Early Career Award from the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids as well as the 2010 recipient of the Jordi Folch-Pi award from the American Society for Neurochemistry. Dr. Bazinet sits on several editorial boards and is an Associate Editor for Senior Associate Editor of Lipids and in 2010 he became the Editor-in-Chief of Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. The goal of Dr. Bazinet's research program is to identify the mechanisms that regulate brain lipid uptake and metabolism (signaling) and to identify the role of brain lipid metabolism in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Bazinet's group uses a combination of molecular biology, biochemistry and using kinetic approaches. Sponsored by: MERCK For more information: Dr. Grant Hatch Director, Centre for Research & Treatment of Atherosclerosis Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine University of Manitoba Tel: 204.789.3405 Email: hatchgm(a)cc.umanitoba.ca visit our website at: www.umanitoba.ca/centres/crta <http://www.umanitoba.ca/centres/crta> Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Visit our website: http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/ WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca

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Dr. Albert Jin - Research talk
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

September 20, 2010 Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists, The WCSN would like to inform you of the following upcoming neuroscience research talk.... Date: Friday, September 24, 2010 Dr. Albert Jin Assistant Professor of Medicine (Neurology) and of Anatomy and Cell Biology Queen's University Kingston, Ontario Location: PX236 / 238, PsycHealth Building, Health Sciences Centre Time: 9:00 - 9:45 am Title: "What's New in Hyper acute Stroke?" This is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada . For more information please contact Marie Field at 787-8624 or email mfield(a)hsc.mb.ca <mailto:mfield@hsc.mb.ca> WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:wcsn@sbrc.ca>

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by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

September 17, 2010 Dear Manitoba Neuroscientists, The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is committed to improving the public's understanding of the brain and nervous system. We are currently in the process of designing a program of outreach activities that will maximize the value of the contributions we make. This includes formulating a plan for our participation in the International Brain Awareness Week. My feeling is that the best way to proceed is to assemble a committee of a few dedicated individuals who believe strongly in community outreach. The objective of that committee will be to formulate a cohesive outreach plan. All ideas are on the table and innovation is encouraged. If you have a strong belief in cultivating stronger public knowledge of neuroscience and possibly making a difference in the lives of young people, please contact me at canderson(a)sbrc.ca . I cannot do this on my own and would appreciate you all giving this some strong thought. Thank you. Sincerely, Chris M. Anderson, PhD President, Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience WCSN Office is located at R4046 St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn(a)sbrc.ca <mailto:wcsn@sbrc.ca>

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