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NEW TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDS for meetings in 2017 and 2018
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 01 Mar '17

01 Mar '17

The MNN is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the NANCY HETTIE CLARK TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDS. In 1983, The University of Manitoba received $5,000 from the estate of Nancy Hettie Clark. Unspent allocations from this fund have grown to allow creation of a capital fund, from which the annual interest will be used to create sustainable yearly trainee travel awards. The travel awards will be given to successful candidates presenting a lecture or poster at an international or national neuroscience conference/workshop. The goal is to enrich the neuroscience training experience and support opportunities to network within the wider neuroscience community. Applications are now being accepted until MAY 1, 2017 for conferences taking place between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018. There will normally be at least 2 awards of $700 each, annually. The intent is for one award to go to a Ph.D. student and the other to a postdoctoral fellow, although awards in any trainee category can be made based on the quality and availability of applicants. A complete application package consists of the following, sent by email to networking(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:networking@manitobaneuroscience.ca> by May 1: * A graduate level academic transcript (students only) * Current curriculum vitae (CV) * Two-page (maximum) description of the research presented, the proposed conference and the type of presentation * Support letter from the primary research advisor with: (a) a merit assessment of the candidate and project; and (b) confirmation that there is a commitment to cover all eligible travel expenses less the award value Confirmation that the abstract is accepted and will be presented will also be required when it becomes available. Awards may be combined with other travel awards up to but not exceeding the total cost of travel to the chosen conference/workshop. Recipients must claim all eligible travel costs in accordance with the appropriate policies and procedures of the University of Manitoba. Eligible trainees are considered to be either Ph.D. students or postdoctoral fellows enrolled in or appointed at the University of Manitoba. Student candidates must be enrolled as full-time Ph.D. students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba, and have a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.5 or greater. Postdoctoral fellow candidates must be within the first five years their doctoral degree and have full-time appointments at the University of Manitoba or an affiliated hospital or institute. Research Associates are not eligible. Candidates must demonstrate excellent research performance and potential in a neurosciences-related discipline. Candidates must also demonstrate they will disseminate research results that reflect a high-quality contribution by The University of Manitoba. We hope you find these new opportunities helpful and exciting. If there are any questions, you may respond Dr. Chris Anderson at networking(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:networking@manitobaneuroscience.ca> or chris.anderson(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:chris.anderson@umanitoba.ca> . Thank you. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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New episode of "Qu'est-ce qu'on cherche?" with Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 25 Feb '17

25 Feb '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Hello everyone, As many of you know, Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia has been highlighting local researchers on his Ici Radio Canada show Des éprouvettes et des hommes for the last several years, and he has now moved on to television! Check out the latest episode of his new feature "Quest-ce qu'on cherche?, which aired February 23rd on the Ici Radio Canada TV program Téléjournal. In this segment, he visited the lab of MNN member Dr. Paul Fernyhough to discuss diabetic neuropathy. Do you have exciting new findings that you would like to share with the public? Contact Jean-Eric to inquire about being his next guest! https://www.facebook.com/icimanitoba/videos/10154521472633195/ <https://www.facebook.com/icimanitoba/videos/10154521472633195/> ICI Manitoba - Aujourd'hui dans la rubrique « Qu'est ce... | Facebook www.facebook.com Aujourd'hui dans la rubrique « Qu'est ce qu'on cherche », Jean-Eric Ghia nous emmène au Centre de recherche de Saint-Boniface pour nous faire découvrir... Please join me in congratulating Jean-Eric on his success and for the great efforts that he has made to promote science in the Francophone community! Best wishes, Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network cid:image004.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00

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Meetings with CERC Dr. Luda Diatchenko
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Hello everyone, The MNN is pleased to be hosting Dr. Luda Diatchenko from McGill University as our featured speaker for Brain Awareness Week 2017. Dr. Diatchenko holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Human Pain Genetics, and she has made significant contributions to our understanding of how human genetic variability influences pain sensitivity and chronic pain states. Her work incorporates molecular, genetic, and psychological methods, and one of the primary goals of her research is to develop individualized treatments for pain. Dr. Diatchenko will be giving her talk on Monday, March 13th, at 12:00 pm in Theatre B. She is also available for one-on-one meetings during the day, including a breakfast meeting at 8 am. To request a meeting, please email Kae Normandeau: Kae.Normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca If you have any interest in the pain field, this is a great opportunity to speak to one of its leaders. Best wishes, Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network cid:image004.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00

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FW: MNN Seminar - Friday, Feb. 24 @ 9am | Dr. Stephanie Booth
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

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 D AT E Friday, February 24, 2017 9:00AM LO C AT I O N PX236/238 PsychHealth Building S P E A K E R Dr. Stephanie Booth Adjunct Professor - Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba Chief - Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada Topic: Untangling the brains neurodegenerative transcriptional response in presymptomatic prion disease ABSTRACT Neurite degeneration represents a common characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases including those caused by prions. In fact, in mouse models the loss of dendritic spines and reduction in neurite outgrowth is one of the earliest pathological changes observed in vivo. However, the underlying mechanisms that regulate these processes remain elusive. By harnessing laser capture microdissection to specifically isolate neuronal cell bodies from the hippocampus we were able to identify genes and miRNAs miRs) that are induced during preclinical prion disease. A functional genomics approach in primary hippocampal neurons suggests that these miRs regulate degeneration of neurites in these cells. Targeted transcriptional profiling has great potential to identify both therapeutic targets for patients with prion disease, as well as early markers of prion infection that may be translatable to other neurodegenerative diseases. /sent on behalf of Eftekhar Eftekhapour Coordinator, Seminar & Visiting Speaker Program Manitoba Neuroscience Network Email: networking(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:networking@manitobaneuroscience.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 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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Presenting - Neurocraft!
by outreach＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 17 Feb '17

17 Feb '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Hello everyone, The MNN, together with the Manitoba Craft Council, is thrilled to announce that our Neurocraft art exhibition will be on view March 3rd to 31st in the John Buhler Research Centre Atrium at the University of Manitobas Bannatyne campus! Please join us for the opening reception, which will be held Friday, March 3rd, from 7-10 pm in the JBRC Atrium. There will be free food, a cash bar, beautiful art to see, and lots of interesting people to meet! Spouses, children, and friends are all welcome! If you are on Facebook, you can find the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/213429172459233/ . Please feel free to invite people! Follow us on Twitter (@manitobaneuro) and Instagram (@manitobaneuroscience) for updates on Neurocraft, and stay tuned for more news about our upcoming Brain Awareness Week events, including a special lecture by Canada Excellence Research Chair Dr. Luda Diatchenko, a panel discussion at the Winnipeg Free Press Café, and a craft workshop with one of our Neurocraft artists! As always, thank you for your support of the MNN and our outreach initiatives. Best wishes, Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network cid:image004.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

There will be a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium at the Canad Inns at HSC from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm on Friday, February 24, 2017. Registration is free, but we ask that attendees please RSVP to research(a)hsc.mb.ca <mailto:research@hsc.mb.ca> if they plan to attend or if they have any questions. ****************************************** <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 Visiting Speaker - Dr. James Eubanks Friday Feb 10th
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series Friday, February 10, 2017 12:00 NOON. Apotex Theatre 071, Bannatyne Campus Dr. James Eubanks Senior Scientist - Krembil Research Institute Professor - Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Enhancing Excitation To Combat Lost Silencing: Therapeutic Considerations For Rett Syndrome ***FOLLOWED BY A "NEUROSCIENCE TRAINEE LUNCH" IN SR415 Kleysen Bldg. BIO: The primary interests of my group relate to defining how the absence of either methyl DNA binding factor MeCP2, or more recently CDKL5, affects normal brain function and/or alters the normal progression of brain development, and to identifying strategies that can be used to correct the observed alterations. Our work encompasses generating novel transgenic mouse lines that can be used to address questions relating to our focus, to testing novel pharmacological agents in established models of Rett syndrome as part of translational efforts. We are well positioned to assess therapeutically meaningful endpoints for the translational studies, and have the skills needed to identify key deficits that can then be subsequently targeted. It is our intention to identify novel strategies that can someday be employed to treat patients with Rett syndrome, with the ultimate goal being condition correction. Our current investigations span several research disciplines, including cell biology, pharmacology, electrophysiology, molecular genetics, animal behavior, and live cell imaging. /sent on behalf of Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour Coordinator - MNN Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series Program eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:eftekhar.eftekharpour@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 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting - Save the Date
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

We're pleased to announce that the 2017 Manitoba Neuroscience Meeting will be held on June 16, 2017 at the Radisson Downtown Winnipeg. Please see the attached announcement and distribute widely. The conference website, along with abstract submission and meeting registration will open in March. Thank you! ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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Reminder - Public lecture this evening....
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Public Seminar: What Can Brain Imaging Tell Us About Dementia? Presented by leading radiologist Dr. Marco Essig MD, PhD, FRCPC Thursday, January 26 7 - 8:30 pm Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium St-Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre Brain imaging can be used to detect changes related to mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia. Come to hear how information learned from brain imaging can assist in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia. https://7258.thankyou4caring.org/pages/january-education-2017 Space is limited! Register online at alzheimer.mb.ca For more information: Call 204-943-6622 or email alzmb(a)alzheimer.mb.ca <mailto:alzmb@alzheimer.mb.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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FW: MNN Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series - Dr. Chase Figley Jan 27 @ 9am
by networking＠manitobaneuroscience.ca 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series Friday, January 27th, 2017 9:00 a.m. PX236/238 PsychHealth Bldg., Bannatyne Campus Dr. Chase Figley Assistant Professor - Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba Principal Investigator - Neuroscience Research Program Core Member - Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Manitoba Adjunct Assistant Professor - Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba Adjunt Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba Adjunct Research Scientist - Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University What's new in human neuro-imaging? Recent advances in MRI acquisition, analysis, and applications BIO: Chase Figley is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Manitoba and a Principal Investigator within the Neurosci-ence Research Program at the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine. In addition, he also holds adjunct appoint-ments in Biomedical Engineering (University of Manitoba), Diagnostic Imaging (Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre), and the Department of Psycho-logical & Brain Sciences (Johns Hopkins University). Before moving to Winnipeg in September 2013, he completed a BSc (Honors) in Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan (2001-2005), a PhD in Neuroscience at Queen's University (2005-2010), and a CIHR-sponsored Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University (2010-2013). The ongoing research in his lab is primarily focused on developing and applying advanced neuroimaging methods - e.g., functional MRI (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), myelin water imaging (MWI), and voxel based morphometry (VBM) - to study brain structure and function in both healthy and clinical populations. ABSTRACT: Despite major advances in our ability to characterize white matter microstructure with novel acquisition methods like diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and Myelin Water Imaging (MWI), these improvements have not yet translated into better diagnostic or prognostic capabilities in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or other white matter disorders. In other words, more sophisticated data acquisition methods alone have not overcome the well-known "clinico-radiological paradox" (i.e., where imaging biomarkers such as lesion count, lesion volume, etc. do not accurately or reliably predict patients' clinical outcomes). Fortunately, our knowledge about how the brain is organized into large-scale functional networks offers a number of clues about how these problems might be dealt with using more sophisticated data analysis approaches. In this talk, I will briefly discuss the organization and topology of these networks in order to suggest that the locations of white matter lesions - as opposed to the total number or overall volume, per se - are likely what underlie specific functional deficits. I will then proceed to describe two new data analysis approaches that my lab has been working on to: 1) ascribe local white matter changes to specific functional brain networks, and 2) detect and measure local white matter changes along white matter tracts. Finally, I will close by presenting a few recent examples of how these methods have already been used to study structure-function relationships throughout the brain, and how white matter alterations in these regions are correlated with individual differences in body composition and other neuroimaging biomarkers in MS. /sent on behalf of Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour Coordinator - MNN Visiting Speaker & Seminar Series Program eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:eftekhar.eftekharpour@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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