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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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Public Lecture for Neuroscience Research Program Candidate - Dr. Tiina Kauppinen - Jan. 4/12
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

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

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Seminar - Dr. Brian Schmidt Dec 2 2011
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Seminar Series: Dr. Brian Schmidt Dr. Brian Schmidt Department of Internal Medicine University of Manitoba Friday, December 02, 2011 12:00 - 13:00 TOPIC: "Neurochemical activation of locomotor networks forty years later: Therapeutic standstill or up-and-running?" LOCATION: Samuel Cohen Auditorium St. Boniface Research Centre** **Video-linked to Pharmacology Library , Room A229 Chown Building, Bannatyne Campus 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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Reminder: MNN Seminar - Dr. Larry Jordan
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

PLEASE CIRCULATE: Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience presents..... Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting Friday, November 25th, 2011 9:00 - 10:00am Dr. Larry Jordan Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba Topic: Control of locomotion by a serotonergic pathway arising in the parapyramidal region of the medulla Location: PX236/238 PsychHealth, Bannatyne Campus Brief Bio: Born in Paris, Texas, in 1944, I grew up in Texarkana, Texas, the son of a bakery worker/farmer and a first grade teacher. I earned a B.A. degree in zoology at the University of Texas at Austin, and then entered graduate studies at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where I was supervised by William D. Willis, Jr., a student of John Eccles in Canberra, Australia, and a former President of the Society for Neuroscience. I moved to Winnipeg in 1970 to assume a post-doctoral position with Dr. John Phillis, also trained in Canberra, who was a pioneer in CNS neuropharmacology. John moved to Saskatoon to take up the position of Head of Physiology there, and I remained in Winnipeg, supported by a Medical Research Council Scholarship. Since that time I was able to participate in the creation of the Winnipeg Spinal Cord Research Centre (http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/), with funding from the Health Sciences Centre Research Foundation, the annual Will-to-Win Golf Tournament (2012 will be its 29th year!), the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the International Human Frontier Science Program, the Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health. I was the PI in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Group on Spinal Cord Functional Systems for a number of years. I initiated the formation of the Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, and I served two terms as Head of the Department of Physiology at the University of Manitoba (1992-2001). My research has focused on the neural control of locomotion, with progress along three major lines of investigation: (1) identification of the brain areas and neural pathways responsible for providing descending messages for the initiation of locomotion, (2) the study of spinal cord neurons that control locomotion at the spinal level and (3) discovery of new physiological properties of spinal motoneurons and interneurons that are central to their recruitment during locomotion. I am currently focusing on a descending pathway from a discrete serotonergic nucleus in the medulla that is involved in the initiation of locomotion and in control of inter- and intralimb coordination, and I am doing experiments to evaluate the potential of these neurons to restore coordinated locomotor movements after transplantation into the spinal cord of paraplegic rats. For more information on Dr. Jordan's research, visit his website at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/physiology/contacts/jordan.html 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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by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

The Thirteenth Annual Norman Hill Lecture December 2, 2011 8:00 am to 9:00 am Theatre PX236/238, PsycHealth 771 Bannatyne Avenue This Year's Guest Speaker: Rajiv Midha, MD, MSc, FRCSC Professor and Deputy Head in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Calgary Presenting: "Experimental and Clinical Advances in Nerve Repair" Refreshments 9:00 am to 10:00 am at The Joe Doupe Concourse (the east side of Theatre A on the 2nd Floor, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg) This Lecture is open to everyone. For further details contact: Karla Patterson at 787-7265 Karla Patterson Program Administrator Postgraduate Training Program SECTION OF NEUROSURGERY University of Manitoba GB134 - 820 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg MB R3A 1R9 PH#: (204) 787-7265 FAX#: (204) 787-3851 E-MAIL: kpatterson(a)exchange.hsc.mb.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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MNN Seminar Notice - Dr. Larry Jordan
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Please see attached poster missed from earlier email PLEASE CIRCULATE: Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience presents..... Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting Friday, November 25th, 2011 9:00 - 10:00am Dr. Larry Jordan Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba Topic: Control of locomotion by a serotonergic pathway arising in the parapyramidal region of the medulla Location: PX236/238 PsychHealth, Bannatyne Campus For more information on Dr. Jordan's research, visit his website at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/physiology/contacts/jordan.html 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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MNN Seminar: Dr. Larry Jordan this Friday
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

PLEASE CIRCULATE: Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience presents..... Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting Friday, November 25th, 2011 9:00 - 10:00am Dr. Larry Jordan Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba Topic: Control of locomotion by a serotonergic pathway arising in the parapyramidal region of the medulla Location: PX236/238 PsychHealth, Bannatyne Campus For more information on Dr. Jordan's research, visit his website at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/physiology/contacts/jordan.html Poster to follow shortly.... 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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Reminder: Research Seminar Friday Nov 4 12:00 noon
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Everyone is invited.... Seminar Series Dr. Julia Rempel Director, Liver Research Program Assistant Professor, Dept Medicine/Immunology University of Manitoba "Hepatitis C virus and interferon treatment induced neuropsychiatric disorders" Friday, November 04 12:00 - 13:00 Pharmacology Library - Room A229 Chown Building ** **Video-linked to St. Boniface Research Centre Room R1002 Bio: Dr. Julia Rempel received her PhD at The University of Manitoba in the Department of Immunology in 1999 (Kent HayGlass supervisor). She did her post-doctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, examining how viruses can cause disease through activating deleterious pro-inflammatory immune responses in mouse models of encephalitis. During this time, reports emerged suggesting that despite a high burden of infectious disease within Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal ancestry allowed for more effective clearance of hepatitis C virus infection. Intrigued, she returned to Manitoba in 2002 as a member of the Section of Hepatology to study the interaction of Aboriginal immunity and hepatitis C infection. Her laboratory (dubbed the OOH-QUIN Immunology Laboratory, OOH-QUIN means liver in Cree and Oji-cree) has been/is at the forefront in unveiling how immune genetics and function influences disease outcomes in Aboriginal populations. She has received national grants from CIHR and the Canadian Liver Foundation, as well as local and pharmaceutical funding. The trainees within her laboratory have also received numerous awards and fellowships. In addition to scientific publications, she has made extensive contributions to knowledge translation within the Aboriginal community, including the production of a research video in Oji-cree. Abstract of Research Interests: The cornerstones of Dr. Rempel's research program are innate immunity, liver disease, and Aboriginal health. The primary focus of her laboratory has been exploring immune processes in the enhanced ability of Aboriginal people's to spontaneously clear hepatitis C virus relative to other peoples. With a combination of genetic and cell behavior assays, her research team found that immune cells from Aboriginal peoples have a greater genetic tendency to pro-inflammatory immunity and a reduced susceptibility to hepatitis C virus protein deregulation relative to Caucasian population controls. These ongoing studies involve Aboriginal communities, as well as partners from the University of Manitoba, the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) and inner city clinics. Clinical studies in collaboration with the Section of Hepatology and Viral Hepatitis Investigation Unit continue to evaluate immune responses of Aboriginal and Caucasian patients undergoing treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection. As part of these studies, they are considering the potential of baseline immunity to predict therapeutic clearance and neuropsychiatric side effects. More recently, her team has been concerned with the negative consequences of a highly pro-inflammatory immune environment within the Aboriginal population. To this end, they are working with the Pediatric Diabetes Unit to examine immunopathogenesis in type 2 diabetes of Aboriginal youth. 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 Seminars Series - 2011/2012
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience presents2012 Schedule (Presented in co-operation with University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds ) Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series - 2011/2012 **All seminars are held last Friday of each month 9:00 - 10:00 am Rm PX236/238 Psych Health Bldg, Bannatyne Campus** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- Date Speaker September 30, 2011 Dr. Brent Fedirchuk Associate Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba October 28, 2011 Dr. Mark Fry Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences University of Manitoba November 25, 2011 Dr. Larry Jordon Professor, Department of Physiology University of Manitoba January 27, 2012 Dr. Xin-Min Li Medical Director, IMG Program Professor, Department of Psychiatry University of Manitoba February 24, 2012 Dr. Sari Hannila Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Sciences, University of Manitoba March 30, 2012 Dr. Gordon Glazner Associate Professor - Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba ril 27, 2012 OPEN May 25, 2012 Dr. Jiming Kong Associate Professor - Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Sciences, University of Manitoba For more information contact the MNN office mnn(a)sbrc.ca or (T) 235.3939 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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