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Visit of Dr. Valerie Sim | October 12-13
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /sent on behalf of Dr. Stephanie Booth Dear all, Dr Sim is available to meet with scientists the afternoon of October 12th or the morning of October 13th contact me at stephanie.booth(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca or 204 789 6031 if you are interested. Stephanie Booth Stephanie.Booth(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca --------------------------------------------------- DR. VALERIE SIM Associate Professor AHFMR Clinical Investigator Department of Medicine Division of Neurology Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases University of Alberta “Targeting prion disease with "3C" combination therapy” Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Room 540B, Basic Medical Sciences Dr. Valerie Sim self-identifies as a scientist who practices medicine to support her music habit. By day she is a prion scientist at the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta and a clinical neurologist consultant for rapidly progressive dementia cases locally and throughout Canada. By night she is a violinist and fiddler. After her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Calgary and her neurology residency at University of Ottawa, Dr. Sim completed a post-doctoral fellowship in prion disease research at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH, Montana, under the supervision of Dr. Byron Caughey. She joined the University of Alberta Division of Neurology in 2009 and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in July, 2016. In her research lab, Dr. Sim grows prion-infected brain slices in a dish in order to ask: 1) how a prion's size and shape can influence patterns of disease and risks of transmission; and 2) how targeting multiple steps along the disease pathway might produce more effective treatments. >From protein biochemistry to animal treatment experiments, her research publications have received international media attention. She also promotes science communication, and regularly presents the science of prion disease to diverse communities across Alberta, Canada. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image002.png@01D202CE.2E79ABD0 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D202CE.2E79ABD0 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D202CE.2E79ABD0

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Brain Canada Neuroimaging Platform Mini-Symposium - OCTOBER 14th
by Kae Normandeau 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

We invite you to 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, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ravi Menon. Title: Neuroimaging approaches in research: Role of the Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform for experimental design and analysis. Date: October 14th, 2016 Time: 1-5pm Location: Apotex Centre, Room 071 (750 McDermot Avenue) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ravi Menon, Canada Research Chair in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biosketch: Dr. Ravi Menon is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Professor of Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Physics and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario, where he is also a member of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience and the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering and Director of Western's Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping. He holds a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Alberta (1990), a M.Sc.(A) in Medical Physics from McGill University and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from the University of British Columbia. He did his postdoctoral work in the world-renowned laboratory of Dr. Kamil Ugurbil at the University of Minnesota. He serves on numerous advisory boards, including 7 years on the Canada Gairdner Foundation and recently completed a term on the Science Advisory Council of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He served for 7 years (the last 4 as Chair) on the Institute Advisory Board of the Institute for Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction of the CIHR. He is also one of Canada's two scientific advisory board members on the International Traumatic Brain Injury Research EU-NIH-CIHR consortium. He has held grants from a broad spectrum of agencies; CIHR, NSERC, NIH, McDonnell-Pew, Human Frontiers, ORDCF, CFI, OIT, ORF and an Ontario-NCE. He was in the first round of recipients of a Premiers Research Excellence Awrd, a Canada Research Chair and an Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award. He received a CIHR Foundation Award in 2016. His publication record in top-tier journals also reflects this broad scope, from fundamental imaging mechanism papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, to neuroscience papers in Science, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron and Current Biology or invited reviews in Trends and Current Opinion in Neurobiology. In 2015, he was elected as a Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Registration for the mini-symposium is open! Space is limited - Register soon! Click here to register for the mini-symposium<https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1Wz9Wpgzp8ejnAcqpD9_AG_jxK8Vmg46paRqnsr…> Please do not hesitate to email Nasir Uddin, uddinmn(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:uddinmn@umanitoba.ca>, if you have any questions, comments, or would like to get involved. Best, Kae Normandeau Platform Facilitator Brain Canada Manitoba T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kae.normandeau@umanitoba.ca>

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Manitoa Neuroscience Network 2016/2017 Speaker Seminar Series
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /sent on behalf of Dr. Stephanie Booth Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Room 540B, Basic Medical Sciences DR. VALERIE SIM Associate Professor Division of Neurology Department of Medicine Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases University of Alberta “Targeting prion disease with "3C" combination therapy” Bio: Dr. Valerie Sim self-identifies as a scientist who practices medicine to support her music habit. By day she is a prion scientist at the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta and a clinical neurologist consultant for rapidly progressive dementia cases locally and throughout Canada. By night she is a violinist and fiddler. After her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Calgary and her neurology residency at University of Ottawa, Dr. Sim completed a post-doctoral fellowship in prion disease research at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH, Montana, under the supervision of Dr. Byron Caughey. She joined the University of Alberta Division of Neurology in 2009 and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in July, 2016. In her research lab, Dr. Sim grows prion-infected brain slices in a dish in order to ask: 1) how a prion’s size and shape can influence patterns of disease and risks of transmission; and 2) how targeting multiple steps along the disease pathway might produce more effective treatments. From protein biochemistry to animal treatment experiments, her research publications have received international media attention. She also promotes science communication, and regularly presents the science of prion disease to diverse communities across Alberta, Canada. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D209A6.D29C3780 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image003.png@01D209A6.D29C3780 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D209A6.D29C3780 Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders Albrechtsen Research Centre, St. Boniface Hospital & Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 | Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR Kelly.Jorundson(a)umanitoba.ca

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Complete Schedule - Manitoba Neuroscience Network | 2016/2017 Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series
by Kelly Jorundson 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Dear all, Please find attached a copy of the 2016/2017 schedule for the Manitoba Neuroscience Network Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series. Regards, Eftekhar /Sent on behalf of Eftekhar Eftekharpour 789-3214 eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)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 Series } Friday, Sept 30 | Dr. Brian Lithgow
by Kelly Jorundson 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

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 Date Friday, September 30th, 2016 9:00am Location PX236/238 PsychHealth Building Speaker Dr. Brian Lithgow Topic: Quantitative Depressive phase separation of Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Dr. Brian Lithgow Senior Research Fellow - Alfred Hospital Adjunct Associate Professor - Monash Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre Adjunct Professor - University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre Head of Research - Neural Diagnostics Ltd., Chief Scientific Officer -Neurovest Ltd /On behalf of Eftekhar Eftekharpour (eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca) ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092

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MNN Seminar Series } Friday, Sept 30 | Dr. Brian Lithgow
by Kelly Jorundson 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

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 Date Friday, September 30th, 2016 9:00am Location PX236/238 PsychHealth Building Speaker Dr. Brian Lithgow Topic: Quantitative Depressive phase separation of Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Dr. Brian Lithgow Senior Research Fellow - Alfred Hospital Adjunct Associate Professor - Monash Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre Adjunct Professor - University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre Head of Research - Neural Diagnostics Ltd., Chief Scientific Officer -Neurovest Ltd /On behalf of Eftekhar Eftekharpour (eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca) ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> Kelly Jorundson Manitoba Neuroscience Network R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092

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Brain Canada Neuroimaging Platform Mini-Symposium - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
by Kae Normandeau 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

We invite you to 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, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ravi Menon. Title: Neuroimaging approaches in research: Role of the Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform for experimental design and analysis. Date: October 14th, 2016 Time: 1-5pm Location: Apotex Centre, Room 071 (750 McDermot Avenue) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ravi Menon, Canada Research Chair in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biosketch: Dr. Ravi Menon is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Professor of Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Physics and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario, where he is also a member of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience and the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering and Director of Western's Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping. He holds a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Alberta (1990), a M.Sc.(A) in Medical Physics from McGill University and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from the University of British Columbia. He did his postdoctoral work in the world-renowned laboratory of Dr. Kamil Ugurbil at the University of Minnesota. He serves on numerous advisory boards, including 7 years on the Canada Gairdner Foundation and recently completed a term on the Science Advisory Council of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He served for 7 years (the last 4 as Chair) on the Institute Advisory Board of the Institute for Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction of the CIHR. He is also one of Canada's two scientific advisory board members on the International Traumatic Brain Injury Research EU-NIH-CIHR consortium. He has held grants from a broad spectrum of agencies; CIHR, NSERC, NIH, McDonnell-Pew, Human Frontiers, ORDCF, CFI, OIT, ORF and an Ontario-NCE. He was in the first round of recipients of a Premiers Research Excellence Awrd, a Canada Research Chair and an Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award. He received a CIHR Foundation Award in 2016. His publication record in top-tier journals also reflects this broad scope, from fundamental imaging mechanism papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, to neuroscience papers in Science, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron and Current Biology or invited reviews in Trends and Current Opinion in Neurobiology. In 2015, he was elected as a Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Registration for the mini-symposium is now open! Space is limited - Register soon! Click here to register for the mini-symposium<https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1Wz9Wpgzp8ejnAcqpD9_AG_jxK8Vmg46paRqnsr…> Please do not hesitate to email Nasir Uddin, uddinmn(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:uddinmn@umanitoba.ca>, if you have any questions, comments, or would like to get involved. Best, Kae Normandeau Platform Facilitator Brain Canada Manitoba T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kae.normandeau@umanitoba.ca>

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Manitoba Neuroscience Invited Speaker Series. Request for Nomination
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '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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Brain Canada Neuroimaging Platform Mini-Symposium - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
by Kae Normandeau 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

We invite you to 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, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ravi Menon. Title: Neuroimaging approaches in research: Role of the Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform for experimental design and analysis. Date: October 14th, 2016 Time: 1-5pm Location: Apotex Centre, Room 071 (750 McDermot Avenue) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ravi Menon, Canada Research Chair in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biosketch: Dr. Ravi Menon is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Professor of Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Physics and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario, where he is also a member of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience and the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering and Director of Western's Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping. He holds a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Alberta (1990), a M.Sc.(A) in Medical Physics from McGill University and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from the University of British Columbia. He did his postdoctoral work in the world-renowned laboratory of Dr. Kamil Ugurbil at the University of Minnesota. He serves on numerous advisory boards, including 7 years on the Canada Gairdner Foundation and recently completed a term on the Science Advisory Council of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He served for 7 years (the last 4 as Chair) on the Institute Advisory Board of the Institute for Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction of the CIHR. He is also one of Canada's two scientific advisory board members on the International Traumatic Brain Injury Research EU-NIH-CIHR consortium. He has held grants from a broad spectrum of agencies; CIHR, NSERC, NIH, McDonnell-Pew, Human Frontiers, ORDCF, CFI, OIT, ORF and an Ontario-NCE. He was in the first round of recipients of a Premiers Research Excellence Awrd, a Canada Research Chair and an Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award. He received a CIHR Foundation Award in 2016. His publication record in top-tier journals also reflects this broad scope, from fundamental imaging mechanism papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, to neuroscience papers in Science, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron and Current Biology or invited reviews in Trends and Current Opinion in Neurobiology. In 2015, he was elected as a Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Registration for the mini-symposium is now open! Space is limited - Register soon! Click here to register for the mini-symposium<https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1Wz9Wpgzp8ejnAcqpD9_AG_jxK8Vmg46paRqnsr…> Please do not hesitate to email Nasir Uddin, uddinmn(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:uddinmn@umanitoba.ca>, if you have any questions, comments, or would like to get involved. Best, Kae Normandeau Platform Facilitator Brain Canada Manitoba T: 204.318.2569 E: kae.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca

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2017 MNN Meeting Chair
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Dear Neuroscientists, The success of MNN outreach and networking activities depends on dedicated volunteers for each event. We are currently looking for a faculty volunteer to chair the 2017 annual MNN scientific meeting. Most logistical meeting planning can be handled by others, leaving the chair to focus on developing a rich program for faculty, trainees and professions, as he or she sees fit. If you are interested in being the 2017 meeting chair, please reply to this email. As always, thank you for supporting the Manitoba Neuroscience Network. Chris Anderson MNN President ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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