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Meet One-on-One with MNN Visiting Speaker Dr. Alfonso Abizaid on Tuesday, Feb. 20th 2024
by Protiti Khan 13 Feb '24

13 Feb '24

Dear MNN Faculty Members: We are urgently looking for faculty members to meet with our visiting speaker Dr. Alfonso Abizaid during his trip to Winnipeg on Feb 20th, 2024 for approximately 45-15-minutes meetings before escorting him to his next destination on the Bannatyne campus. Please see the attached poster for details of Dr. Abizaid's bio and research. If you are interested in meeting with the speaker, please reach out to Dr. Mark Fry at Mark.Fry(a)umanitoba.ca right away. Thanks to all for your attention. King Regards, Protiti Ms. Protiti Khan, M.Sc. Program Lead Technician Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine University of Manitoba SR450-710 William Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3E 0Z3 Cell: (204)-599-8329 Office: (204)-318-2569 [Protiti.Khan@umanitoba.ca]Protiti.Khan@umanitoba.ca

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MNN Speaker - Dr. Henry Dunn, Neuroscience Grand Rounds - Discovery Neuroscience, February 16, 2024, 9 AM
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series Friday February 16, 2024 9:00 AM Psychiatry Bldg. 2nd Floor Rm PX236/238 SPEAKER: Henry A. Dunn , PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba "Trans-synaptic allosteric modulators of group III mGluRs in glutamatergic signalling and neurological disease" For bio, research profile & objectives, see attached. All are welcome to attend! This is a hybrid (in-person/virtual) seminar. However, in-person participation is encouraged. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83267302150 Meeting ID: 832 6730 2150 Passcode: 748222 To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mail list, click: <https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.umanitoba.ca/> https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.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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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity From Nei l Neary <neil.neary(a)ucalgary.ca <mailto:neil.neary@ucalgary.ca> > Cc: Jackie MacDiarmid <jackie.macdiarmid(a)ucalgary.ca <mailto:jackie.macdiarmid@ucalgary.ca> > Just connecting with you about the CNS program (https://www.albertaneuro.ca/funding-programs/canadian-neuroanalytics-schola rs-program/). My organization is the administrator of this program, which is new and honestly quite novel. We're looking to fund 20 postdocs over the next 4 years across Canada for $70k/yr for up to 2 years each to work in neuroscience teams applying the latest in AI and machine learning to neuroscience data. I've cc'ed in my colleague, Jackie MacDiarmid, who is the PM for this project. She can fill yourself or someone else on the team with all the relevant details. We'd love to see this promoted in the U of M data science community - selfishly, I'd really like to see Manitoba represented in this cohort! Neil Dr. Neil Neary, DC, MPH-HP (he/him) Executive Director Campus Alberta Neuroscience 780-863-2333 www.albertaneuro.ca <http://www.albertaneuro.ca/> @ABneurosci <https://twitter.com/ABneurosci>

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MNN Speaker - Dr. Henry Dunn, Neuroscience Grand Rounds - Discovery Neuroscience, February 16, 2024, 9 AM
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series Friday February 16, 2024 9:00 AM Psychiatry Bldg. 2nd Floor Rm PX236/238 SPEAKER: Henry A. Dunn , PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba "Trans-synaptic allosteric modulators of group III mGluRs in glutamatergic signalling and neurological disease" For bio, research profile & objectives, see attached. All are welcome to attend! This is a hybrid (in-person/virtual) seminar. However, in-person participation is encouraged. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83267302150 Meeting ID: 832 6730 2150 Passcode: 748222 To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mail list, click: <https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.umanitoba.ca/> https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.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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Visiting Speaker February 20, 2024- Dr. Alfonso Abizaid
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:00 PM BSMB THEATRE C, Bannatyne Campus Meet and Greet with Trainees (with Lunch) Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Room SR415 Please RSVP to Protiti.khan(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:Protiti.khan@umanitoba.ca> if you intend to come SPEAKER: Alfonso Abizaid, PhD Professor, Neuroscience Department, Carleton University "How ghrelin is a hormone that is important for coping with chronic stressors" For bio, research profile & objectives, see attached. All are welcome to attend! This is an in-person seminar. For more information, please contact Dr. Mark Fry (Host), mark.fry(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:mark.fry@umanitoba.ca> To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mail list, click: https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.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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College of Pharmacy Research Seminar Series: Dr. Benjamin Lindsey, Feb. 14th, 2024
by Protiti Khan 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Please see attached poster for details for the following lecture: Dr. Benjamin W. Lindsey, "Characterizing the process of successful spinal cord repair in the zebrafish model." Ms. Protiti Khan, M.Sc. Program Lead Technician Neuroscience Research Program Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine University of Manitoba SR450-710 William Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3E 0Z3 Cell: (204)-599-8329 Office: (204)-318-2569 [Protiti.Khan@umanitoba.ca]Protiti.Khan@umanitoba.ca

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MNN Annual Meeting - June 04, 2024 - Hold the date
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Dear members of the Manitoba Neuroscience Community, I am excited to announce that the 2024 MNN Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Please save the date in your calendars. Additional information will be provided in due course. For this year's meeting, Fuat Balci will serve as the Chair. Should you be interested in assisting with the organization of the meeting, please do not hesitate to contact him. Best regards, Tabrez Siddiqui President, Manitoba Neuroscience Network -------------------------- Tabrez J. Siddiqui, PhD Associate Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. Principal Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. Principal Investigator, PrairieNeuro Research Centre, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Health Sciences Centre. SR422-710 William Avenue, Winnipeg R3E 0Z3, Manitoba, Canada. Phone: 1. 204.318.2564

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Reminder: MNN Speaker, Neuroscience Grand Rounds - Discovery Neuroscience, January 19, 2024, 9 AM
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

MNN Seminar & Visiting Speaker Series Friday January 19, 2024 9:00 AM Psychiatry Bldg. 2nd Floor Rm PX236/238 SPEAKER: Dr. Zahra Moussavi Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier I, University of Manitoba, Biomedical Engineering "rTMS efficacy as a treatment of Alzheimer's" For bio, research profile & objectives, see attached. All are welcome to attend! This is a hybrid (in-person/virtual) seminar. However, in-person participation is encouraged. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83267302150 Meeting ID: 832 6730 2150 Passcode: 748222 To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mail list, click: <https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.umanitoba.ca/> https://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman3/lists/neuro-all.lists.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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2024 Brain Awareness Week - Volunteer Recruitment
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Dear Neuroscientist colleagues, The Manitoba Neuroscience Network Outreach Committee will be organizing the annual 2024 BrainBee competition together with activities for the 2024 Brain Awareness Week. We are looking for labs to help out with the following events. **** NOTE: Graduate students and Postdocs who volunteer for any of the below calls will receive recognition on their co-curricular experiences record (CCR)***: Brain Bee competition: Saturday, March 9, 2024, 9-3pm We need junior graduate students to help with the Brain Bee competition who will serve as scorekeepers and photographers for the competition, and escort the participants around the campus. Graduate students can also organize and/or participate in the lab demonstrations if their PI decides to open the lab up for lab tours and demonstrations for the competition's students. We invite lab PIs and faculty members to organize lab tours and demonstrations for the students and we also need judges. Judges are responsible for leading the preliminary round of the competition, and this will involve a two-hour time commitment in the morning. Lab tours and demonstrations are held in the afternoon and are typically 30- 45 minutes in length (for each group). Past Brain Bees have featured microscopy and neurophysiology demonstrations, and we welcome any new ideas that you may have. KABAM ! during the first 2 weeks of March, daytime (about 2-3 hrs) MNN is happy to announce the first ever "Kids Art for Brain Awareness Manitoba! (KABAM!)". We are inviting Manitoba students in grades 4-6 to create and share their best brain-themed artistic creations. We need enthusiastic junior graduate students (with encouragement from their supportive PIs) to be neuroscience ambassadors at 3-5 local schools. This job will involve a brief visit to a local elementary school to talk to students in grade 4-6 classes for 5-10 minutes about neuroscience and invite the class to participate in KABAM. Public Outreach Evenings - during the first 2 weeks of March, 6-7:30pm We invite postdocs and senior graduate students (with their PI's approval) to hone their scientific communication and public speaking skills by delivering a 15-20 minute talk about their neuroscience research to a public audience. The goal for these public lectures is for students and trainees to use their growing expertise to engage with the public about neuroscience and how it relates to some common health topics. Potential neuroscience research themes for this year's talks include, but are not limited to: Head Games: The Complex World of Concussions and Brain Injuries MS in Focus: A Manitoba Perspective on Multiple Sclerosis Aging Brains: The Battle Against Neurodegenerative Diseases" Neurodivergent Narratives: Celebrating Brain Diversity If your lab has other ideas for a theme, let us know and we will work with you. We want to recruit three presenters per topic(each presentation lasting about 15 min), followed by a round table discussion and Q&A for another 30-45 min, for 1.5 hour total. MNN has been working on securing venues for these: public libraries and a brewery. Exact dates and venues to be finalized with presenters' input. Anyone who wishes to volunteer can contact me directly by e-mail and I will be happy to answer any questions Katinka.Stecina(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:Katinka.Stecina@umanitoba.ca> . Thank you for your ongoing support of the MNN Outreach program! ~on behalf of the MNN Outreach Committee~ ****************************************** <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 International Master's Degree in Neuroscience
by Chris Anderson 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Dear Neuroscience Community, As you may be aware, the UM Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is planning to propose a new Master's degree in Neuroscience, starting in the Fall of 2025. Although by necessity, this is a Pharmacology initiative, the intent is to reach across department, college and faculty borders to involve and benefit as many faculty throughout the neuroscience community as possible. This Master's degree will be different than anything offered now in the biomedical sciences. We are not in a strong position at this time to offer an interdisciplinary graduate program in neuroscience that is thesis based and could compete with our existing department-based programs. Instead, we intend to build a complementary program that attracts a broader cohort of potential applicants than our current MSc programs, and produces a pipeline of Master's graduates in neuroscience who are highly-qualified to enter our PhD programs. The plan will leverage a burgeoning international partnership between the University of Manitoba and the University of Strasbourg. The degree will be a Dual International Master's in Neuroscience, with recognition from both institutions. The goal is to admit up to 12 Manitoba-based students and 12 Strasbourg-based student per year (24 total per year). The 2-year program of study will be highly course-based for the first 18-months and will not require a primary student-advisor relationship or financial support to qualify for admission; however, there will also be intensive focus on research skills, with a 1st year (terms 1 and 2) full lab course in experimental neuroscience, term 3 in-lab experimental neuroscience experiential learning, and a final 6-month final research project akin to a European-style MSc thesis project. The program will include international learner mobility and all the inherent benefits therein; MB-based students will complete their project in Strasbourg while Strasbourg-based students will complete their project in host labs in Manitoba. Building a course-based advanced degree in our research-intensive model is challenging. Simply out, there is a lot of teaching required. Having a partner helps this cause immensely. Strasbourg faculty will cover at least 50% of the teaching required. Our contribution will be covered by leveraging existing courses and creating some new ones. I'm very thankful that there has been strong interdisciplinary collaboration within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences over the past several months. Together, we will contribute 14 courses, spanning 46.5 credit hours and 5 departments or colleges. Manitoba-source course material will be taught in-person to local students in the mornings, while Strasbourg-based students participate live and remotely in the later afternoon, their time. Conversely, Strasbourg-based material will be taught to their students in the French afternoon, reaching our students remotely and live in the mornings Winnipeg time. I emphasize that this will be a stronger program if we involve the broad neuroscience community in Manitoba. Although the initial courses have been set, there will always be opportunities to add new ideas to the curriculum. New ideas are thus always welcome for discussion. We will also need a lot of help training Manitoba-based students in experimental neuroscience - both in the first-year lab course and in term 3 experiential in-lab training - and hosting Strasbourg-based project students who have already completed extensive lab training in France. The following is a list of ways you could get involved if you so desire. * Lead/develop the 6-credit hour laboratory course in experimental neuroscience (delivered in Rady teaching lab in BMSB) * Lead a 3-hour laboratory module for experimental neuroscience students (with TA assistance) * Accept MB-based students for in-lab experiential training * Host well-trained France-based students for 6-month thesis projects * Develop and teach new courses in neurosciences If you have any questions about this program proposal or would like to be involved, please reach out to chris.anderson(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:chris.anderson@umanitoba.ca>. Thank you!

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