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Manitoba Neuroscience Invited Speaker Series. Request for Nomination
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /On behalf of Eftekhar Eftekharpour Dear Colleagues, I am writing to request nomination for our 2016-2017 MNN invited speaker series. Over the last few years, the MNN has actively invited more than 30 national and international distinguished speakers to come to Winnipeg and interact with our scientific community. This has been achieved through a close interaction between the MNN, Kleysen Neuroscience group and the Saint Boniface Hospital. This has been a real opportunity for our Neuroscientists to interact with the speakers and establish successful collaborative projects. Many of these speakers visited our city for the first time and were quite impressed with the quality, quantity and the depth of neuroscience research at U of M. I am writing to request your help in inviting world class scientists for this year. I would like to extent this invitation to all aspects of Neuroscience research and therefore would need your input. Please send me name, email, and a line or two for the impact they have had in your field of interest. Looking forward to your emails. Regards Eftekhar (eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca) ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> Kae Normandeau Administrative Manager, Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca

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FW: Neuroscience Graduate Course Offerings - Fundamentals of Neuroscience I & II
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Good afternoon, all; Please review the below email and attachment. Kae Normandeau Administrative Manager, Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> From: Brent Fedirchuk [mailto:Brent.Fedirchuk@umanitoba.ca] Sent: June-09-16 10:03 AM To: Karen Donald; Gail McIndless; Manitoba Neuroscience Network; Sharon McCartney; Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience; Judith Olfert Subject: Neuroscience Graduate Course Offerings - Fundamentals of Neuroscience I & II Hello, Please see the attached notice announcing the offering of the two 3 credit hour IMed "Fundamentals of Neuroscience" graduate courses (IMed 7101 & IMed 7102) for the upcoming fall 2016 and winter 2017 terms (respectively). Would you please distribute this notice to graduate students and their supervisors (and post)? Thank you! Brent ====================================== Brent Fedirchuk, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba 745 Bannatyne Avenue; Rm 410 BMSB Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 CANADA tel (204) 789-3762 (sorry, no voice mail) fax (204) 789-3934 www.scrc.umanitoba.ca <http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/> ======================================

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MNN Local speaker series: Volunteer Speakers needed
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /Sent on behalf of Eftekhar Eftekharpour Dear Neuroscientists, Over the last few years, the Manitoba Neuroscience Network and their Clinicians counterparts have held monthly joint meetings and the basic scientists have showcased the basic science for their clinician colleagues. This has been eagerly received by the clinicians and has provided an opportunity for the basic scientists to discuss their research with a clinical audience. This year, I am writing cordially to you all to see if you may want to share your science with the rest of us. These monthly talks are held last Friday of the month (9:00-10:00am) in Rm PX236/238, Psych Health Bldg., Bannatyne Campus. The following dates are currently available. Please kindly reply with 2 or 3 possible dates. Sep 30 Oct 28 Nov 25 Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 31 May 26 I am looking forward to your replies. Regards E. Eftekharpour **************************************************************************** **** Eftekhar Eftekharpour, BSc, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator Regen. Med. Group & Spinal Cord Res. Centre Department of Physiology and Physiopathology 631-BMSB, 745 Bannatyne Ave Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0J9 Canada Tel:(204)-789-3214 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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NEW course! IMED7004 Human Brain Imaging Methods: Fall 2016 term
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Dear students, A new course is running this September 2016. Registration opens on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 for all Fall Term graduate courses. This course should be available to register via Aurora Student by the next two weeks. Thanks. Jen University of Manitoba Graduate Course Announcement (2016-2017) Human Brain Imaging Methods (IMED 7004) This is a 1.5 credit hour course held on the Bannatyne Campus (Sep. 8, 2016 - Oct. 27, 2016). It will be of particular interest to graduate students whose research is in neuroscience. This course will provide an overview of the in vivo brain imaging methods and how imaging data are analysed (e.g., MRI, PET, EEG). Students will have opportunity to perform hands-on practice in computer labs with sample data. The course has 2 components: 1. Lectures that will provide a systematic survey of different brain imaging modalities, and 2. Computer Laboratory sessions in which students will perform computer analysis using real brain imaging data. For more information contact: Dr. Ji Hyun Ko (Course Director) Dept. of Human Anatomy & Cell Science ji.ko(a)umanitoba.ca 204-318-2566 Kelly Jorundson MNN Networking Assistant T: 204.235.393 F: 204.237.4092 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image002.png@01D16D79.A2025FB0 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D16D79.A2025FB0 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D16D79.A2025FB0

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SAVE THE DATE - Brain Canada Neuroimaging Platform Mini-Symposium
by Kae Normandeau 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Neuroimaging approaches in research. Role of the Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform for experimental design and analysis. Please join us to learn about the neuroimaging capabilities in Manitoba and if they could be of use to you at the upcoming Brain Canada Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform Mini-Symposium. The recently established Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform is designed to be a central resource for MR an PET imaging sequence design, standardization, and analysis. It is intended to serve investigators engaged in animal and human research, helping to facilitate translation between them. Please do not hesitate to email at uddinmn(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:uddinmn@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions, comments, or would like to get involved. Registration for the mini-symposium opens soon! [cid:image001.jpg@01D1DC28.E1CE47D0] Kae Normandeau Administrative Manager, Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca

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Outreach opportunity - presentation at Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba annual meeting
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Good afternoon everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the MNN Annual Meeting yesterday. As Ben mentioned, our outreach activities have gone extremely well this year, and I have another opportunity to share with you. We received this email from the Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba on Tuesday through the MNN Speaker's Bureau. They are requesting speakers for their annual education conference, which will take place April 21-23, 2017. As you will see, they have mentioned some individuals by name, and we have already contacted them, but they have also requested other speakers for the topics that are listed below. This is a great opportunity to connect with the regulatory body of a growing allied health profession in our province, and I hope you will consider taking part. If you are interested, please contact me or Kae Normandeau (just to inform us so that we can keep track of our activities for the annual report), and then feel free to contact Tricia directly to arrange your participation. As always, thank you for your support of the MNN and our outreach programs. Best wishes for a summer that contains equal parts sun and productivity! Sari From: Tricia Weidenbacher <tweid(a)mtam.mb.ca> Date: 06-14-2016 8:43 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Kae Normandeau <kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: 'MNN Speaker Bureau' Hello Kaeleen, I am contacting you on behalf of the Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba. MTAM is a not-for-profit organization that provides the massage therapy profession with a self-regulating body to ensure the highest standards of massage training and practice, and provide protection for the public. One of the ways we accomplish this is by holding an annual Spring Education Conference. This conference provides a means for our members to achieve some of their mandatory continuing competency credits every year. There is a growing need for evidence based education as it relates to the field of manual therapy. Topics of interest to our members would be: * The placebo effect * Treatment of chronic pain * Neural and fascial relationships * Posture * Repetitive strain disorders * Acupuncture * Psychological effects of chronic pain and their impact on treatment * The role of manual therapy in the rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries I am interested in contacting Dr. Barbara Shay, Dr. Karen Ethans and Dr. Katinka Stecina to see if they have presentations that they could offer on any of these topics. I would also be appreciate if you could make recommendations of other speakers who could present information on the above topics. Our next conference is scheduled for April 21-23, 2017 in Winnipeg at the Victoria Inn and Conference Centre. We are looking for presenters who would be able to do 1-2 hour presentations on any of the 3 days of the conference. Our education sessions are held at various times between the hours of 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Dr. Shay, Dr. Ethans and Dr. Stecina may contact me directly if they are interested in discussing the possibility of presenting at our conference. I welcome any other suggestions for speakers that you may have and am open to hearing options for other topics that they feel may be relevant to our members. Thank you for your assistance. Warm regards, Tricia Weidenbacher, RMT Education Coordinator Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba Inc. 304-428 Portage Avenue | Winnipeg, MB R3C 0E2 Office: 204.927.7976 | Toll-Free: 1-866-605-1433 | Fax: 204.927.7978 www.mtam.mb.ca <https://owa.ad.umanitoba.ca/owa/redir.aspx?REF=L_4J8nE_N4NINRc6OZvrLJgMAtXv E7AdRq8DU96lEwAr2eYvH5bTCAFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm10YW0ubWIuY2E.> cid:image004.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00

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TODAY! *Trainee Lunch* with Dr. Sam Gandy | June 14th @ 12 noo
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 NEUROSCIENCE TRAINEE LUNCH with Dr. Sam Gandy, Mount Sinai Centre, NY Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Time: 12:00 Noon Location: SR415, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine Sam Gandy, M.D., Ph.D. Mount Sinai Endowed Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research Professor of Neurology and of Psychiatry Director, Mount Sinai Center for Cognitive Health (CCH) Director, NFL Neurological Center (NFLNC) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York NY 10029 James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx NY 10468 Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, is Mount Sinai Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in New York City, and Chairman Emeritus of the National Medical and Scientific Advisory Council of the Alzheimer's Association. Dr. Gandy is an international expert in the metabolism of the sticky substance called amyloid that clogs the brain in patients with Alzheimer's. In 1989, Gandy and his team discovered the first drugs that could lower formation of amyloid. Dr. Gandy has written more than 150 original papers, chapters and reviews on this topic. Dr. Gandy has received continuous NIH funding for his research on amyloid metabolism since 1986. Dr. Gandy is a member of the Faculty of 1000 Biology and serves as a Consulting Editor for The Journal of Clinical Investigation. He also serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards for the journals Public Library of Science-Medicine (PLoSM), Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Current Alzheimer Research. He is Associate Editor of the journals Molecular Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. From 1996-2006, Dr Gandy was Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories/Wellcome Trust Annual Summer Course on the Neurobiology of Human Neurological Disorders. In 2000, he became chief organizer for the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories Bi-Annual Winter Biotechnology Conference on Therapeutic Opportunities in Neurodegenerative Diseases and continues in that role until 2010. Dr. Gandy has appeared numerous times on television and in print, including: . Jim Lehrer Newshour <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec06/alzheimers_07-26.html> . The CBS Early Show <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/07/earlyshow/health/main621456.shtml ?source=search_story> . NBC Nightly News <http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/25913158#25913158> . ABC News On Call <http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7344258> In May 2009, Dr. Gandy was featured with other prominent research scientists as GQ's "Rockstars of Science". View the PDF <http://www.mountsinai.org/vgn_lnk/Regular%20Content/File/Faculty%20Profile% 20Pdfs/RockstarsGQ.pdf> . In addition, Dr. Gandy has spoken before Congress on several occasions (Click to view the PDF of transcript of 5/3/05 <http://www.mountsinai.org/vgn_lnk/Regular%20Content/File/Faculty%20Profile% 20Pdfs/Sam%20Gandy%20Statement%20to%20Congress%205_3_05.pdf> , PDF of transcript of 3/20/07 <http://www.mountsinai.org/vgn_lnk/Regular%20Content/File/Faculty%20Profile% 20Pdfs/Sam%20Gandy%20Statement%20to%20Congress%203_20_07.pdf> ) Dr. Gandy received both his MD and PhD at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a residency in Neurology at Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Gandy completed postdoctoral training at The Rockefeller University, where, in 1991, he was appointed assistant professor in the laboratory of Paul Greengard, 2000 Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. From 1992-1997, Gandy was Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Cornell University Medical College. From 1997-2001, he was Professor of Psychiatry and of Cell Biology at New York University and The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. From 2001-2007, he served as Paul C. Brucker, M.D., Professor of Neuroscience at Jefferson Medical College and Founding Director of the Farber Institute for Neurosciences. In 2007, he assumed his current post as Mount Sinai Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. - See more at: http://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/samuel-e-gandy#sthash.YOyaY8Bs.dpuf Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image003.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0

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Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Manitoba Neuroscience Network 6th Scientific Meeting Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium, St. Boniface Hospital, Albrechtsen Research Centre June 14th - 7pm Public Lecture <https://custom.cvent.com/D6D14F6DF8C04F9BB93989CA25898095/files/eb8e318ec23 64684a59f662abb1b6a7d.pdf> (poster) Dr. Sam Gandy, Mount Sinai Centre <http://icahn.mssm.edu/profiles/samuel-e-gandy> "Getting Ahead of Dementia: Translating Lifelong Compliance into Good Late Life Health" June 15th - Scientific Meeting Register at www.sbrc.ca/mnn2016 (There will be a limited number of ON SITE registrations also available) <https://custom.cvent.com/D6D14F6DF8C04F9BB93989CA25898095/files/5b8f4a3cb1f 94ee0944fd7b69f879972.pdf> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD COMPLETE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM /sent on behalf of Ben Albensi, Meeting Chair Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image003.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0

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Neuroimaging Platform open house - THIS FRIDAY June 10th 2-4pm
by Kae Normandeau 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

The Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform was recently established with funding from Brain Canada. The Platform is designed to be a central resource for MR an PET imaging sequence design, standardization and analysis. It is intended to serve investigators engaged in animal AND human research, helping to facilitate translation between them. Please consider joining platform members at an open house event on June 10 at HSC in MS795. You are encouraged to come and learn how the platform might serve your research interests. Primary members of the Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform include: Dr. Md Nasir Uddin, Staff Scientist & Brain Canada Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform Coordinator Ms. Kae Normandeau, Brain Canada Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform Facilitator Dr. Marco Essig, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology Dr. Chase Figley, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology Dr. Jennifer Kornelsen, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology Dr. Melanie Martin, Director of the Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Centre, Department of Radiology Dr. Ji Hyun Ko, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science Dr. Chris Anderson, Professor and Director, Neuroscience Research Program (Brain Canada grant PI) [cid:image001.jpg@01D1ACF7.512B5930] Kae Normandeau Administrative Manager, Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine T: 204.318.2569 E: kaeleen.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kaeleen.normandeau@umanitoba.ca>

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FW: Workshop on Small Animal MR and Hybrid PET/MR Imaging
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /sent on behalf of Melanie Martin Director, MRM Centre Chancellor's Research Chair and Professor, Physics, University of Winnipeg 204-786-9442 Assistant Professor, Radiology, University of Manitoba, 204-789-3472 Chair, Division of Physics in Medicine and Biology, Canadian Association of Physicists -- Workshop on Small Animal MR and Hybrid PET/MR Imaging WHEN: Monday, June 20, 2016 WHERE: 750 McDermot Ave, University of Manitoba (071 Apotex Building) WEBSITE: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/imaging-workshop/ Do you work with animals, small materials or tissue samples? Have you ever considered incorporating non-invasive imaging into your practice/research? Do you know what capabilities Manitoba has to offer for non-invasive imaging of small samples? On June 20, 2016 there will be a full day Workshop on Small Animal MR and Hybrid PET/MR Imaging. NSERC-Prairies will be talking about academic-industry partnerships, and World-experts on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, positron emission tomography (PET) and hybrid PET/MR imaging (including users of the local Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Centre), will be showcasing their research. Please join us to learn more about MR imaging and hybrid PET/MR imaging capabilities in Manitoba and if they could be of use to you. Registration is FREE and includes lunch and coffee breaks, followed by an evening of wine and cheese. During this time you’ll have an opportunity to meet the speakers and ask questions. For more information about the workshop and where to register, please visit: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/imaging-workshop/ To view a copy of the full schedule, see attached. For any other questions or inquiries, please contact Andrea Wiebe at (204)786-9852, or via email: an.wiebe(a)uwinnipeg.ca. Or Melanie Martin at (204)786-9442, m.martin(a)uwinnipeg.ca. Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image003.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D1BBEC.B64842C0 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D1BBEC.B64842C0

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