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Seminar - Holger Wille Thurs. Aug. 24/2017 @ 9:30am
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Everyone is invited! SEMINARS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY Thursday, August 24, 2017 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Room 540, Basic Medical Sciences Building cid:1__=09BB0B16DFDFD3C78f9e8a93df93@hc-sc.gc.caHolger Wille, PhD <https://www.ualberta.ca/biochemistry/people/faculty/holger-wille> Associate Professor, University of Alberta Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases Edmonton, Alberta "The structure of the infectious prion protein: Insights from cryo EM, X-ray fiber diffraction and molecular modeling" /sent on behalf of Stephanie Booth Stephanie.Booth(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca Kelly Jorundson Coordinator, Membership & Operations Manitoba Neuroscience Network Email: <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca> kjorund(a)sbrc.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 This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image007.png@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image009.jpg@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image010.png@01D29326.7E26D480

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Dept. Physiology & Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Division Visiting Scientist Lecture - Dr. Jeremy Chopek - Sept. 15, 2017
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 15 Aug '17

15 Aug '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /sent on behalf of Sharon McCartney Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology Division of Neuroscience and Spinal Cord Injury Visiting Scientist Lecture Friday, September 15th, 2017| Noon-1:00 pm Physiology Seminar Room 431, Basic Medical Sciences Building Dr. Jeremy Chopek, PhD Dalhousie University Department of Medical Neuroscience Halifax, Nova Scotia TOPIC: Dissecting Chx10 brainstem and V3 spinal microcircuits involved in movement initiation and production, one cell at a time. All are welcome to attend Research Profile: Dr. Jeremy Chopek received his MSc (2009) in Kinesiology and PhD (2014) in the Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba under the supervision of Dr. Phillip Gardiner, in the Spinal Cord Research Centre. His work examined how motor circuits were affected following spinal cord injury and exercise by examining alterations in motoneuron biophysical properties, stretch reflexes, gene expression and sensitivity to pharmacological agents. Currently, he is a post-doctoral fellow at Dalhousie University (2014-), Department of Medical Neuroscience working with both Dr. Zhang and Dr. Brownstone at University College London. His work has began to characterize and understand microcircuit formation in both the medulla reticular formation, a centre vital for the initiation of movement and the lumbar spinal cord, the area in which movement is produced. To achieve this, he uses a combination of transgenic mouse lines, optogenetic or photo-manipulation of single cell or whole cell populations, in-vitro electrophysiology, viral tracers and 2P and confocal microscopy. To date, he has subdivided the chx10 neuronal population in the brainstem into two distinct cell populations based on their morphology, biophysical properties, connectivity and projection patterns. In addition, he has also found a novel connectivity pattern of the spinal V3 interneuron population, which in addition to forming commissural connections also synapse locally with ipsilateral motoneurons. For more information please contact Dr. Brent Fedirchuk, 204-789-3762 or Sharon McCartney, sharon(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image002.png@01D3023A.04946870 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image004.jpg@01D3023A.04946870 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image005.png@01D3023A.04946870

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Seminar - Dr. G. Schmitt-ULMS Aug 14th
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 /sent on behalf of Stephanie Booth Everyone is invited…. DATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2017 TIME: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. LOCATION : Room 540, Basic Medical Sciences Building Gerold Schmitt-Ulms_06-06-2016 <http://tanz.med.utoronto.ca/profile/gerold-schmitt-ulms> DR. GEROLD SCHMITT-ULMS Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine University of Toronto Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases Krembil Discovery Centre Toronto, Ontario “Why do vertebrates produce a protein notorious for turning their brains into sponges?” For more information, please contact: Stephanie Booth Stephanie_booth(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca T: 204.789.6031 ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image007.png@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image009.jpg@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image010.png@01D29326.7E26D480

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VICTOR HAVLICEK MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP
by MNN Networking 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

The Manitoba Neuroscience Network is pleased to announce that DR. DAVID AMARAL is the winner of the 2018/19 VICTOR HAVLICEK MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP. Dr. Amaral was nominated by Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui from the Kleysen Institute Neuroscience Program and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Beneto Foundation Chair and Director of Research at the MIND Institute, University of California, Davis. He will be invited to visit Manitoba to interact with scientists and trainees at some point between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. You may learn more about Dr. Amaral here: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/ourteam/faculty/amaral.html We thank all applicants and the members of the Neurosciences Awards Committee for the time required to carefully consider all applications. This is a biannual award. The next call for applications will be May 1, 2019. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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Upcoming talks: Dr. Allen Chan/Nafisa Jadavji/Erin Mazerolle
by Manitoba Neuroscience Network 31 Jul '17

31 Jul '17

cid:image001.jpg@01D158FE.B69B8D00 Everyone is invited! DR. ALLEN CHAN Research Presentation Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm BMSB Theatre C "Mesoscale functional neuroimaging: Insights into cortical dynamics and neuropsychiatric disorders in mouse models" Teaching Presentation Friday, August 04, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm Apotex Centre 164 "Voltage-gated calcium channels: therapeutic targets for treatment of cardiovascular disease and beyond" DR. NAFISA M. JADAVJI Research Presentation Tuesday, August 08, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm BMSB Theatre C "The Aging Brain" Teaching Presentation Wednesday, August 09, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm Apotex Centre 164 "Impact of homocysteine on brain function" DR. ERIN MAZEROLLE Research Presentation Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm BMSB Theatre C Neurovascular underpinnings of functional brain connectivity and neurological disease: an MRI perspective Teaching Presentation Friday, August 11, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm Apotex Centre 164 "Introduction to MRI and fMRI for pharmacology For more information, please contact: Karen Donald/Pharmacology Tel. 204-789-3553 karen.donald(a)umanitoba.ca Kelly Jorundson Coordinator, Membership & Operations Manitoba Neuroscience Network Email: <mailto:kjorund@sbrc.ca> kjorund(a)sbrc.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 This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> cid:image003.jpg@01D159B3.9F0B9710 <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> cid:image007.png@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> cid:image009.jpg@01D29326.7E26D480 <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro> cid:image010.png@01D29326.7E26D480

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2017 MNN Nancy Hettie Clark Travel Award Recipients
by MNN Networking 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

The Manitoba Neuroscience Network is pleased to announce the winners of the Nancy Hettie Clark Travel Awards for 2017/2018. We thank all applicants and the members of the Neurosciences Awards Committee for the time required to carefully consider all applications. Awards have been offered to: RECIPIENT CATEGORY----________ Hardeep Kataria Postdoctoral Fellow Arsalan Alizadeh Graduate Student Tiffany Kolesar Graduate Student Congratulations to the winners. Applications for 2018/19 conferences will be accepted starting May 1, 2018. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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Nick Shepel Travel Award - 2017 Competition Results
by Kelly Jorundson 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

I am pleased to announce this year's recipient(s) of the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation - Nick Shepel Travel Award. Congratulations to Arsalan Alizadeh (Supervisor: Soheila Karimi) and Nagakannan Pandiani (Supervisor: Eftekhar Eftekharpour) who were both selected to receive awards. This year's recipients will receive up to $500 CDN each, to be used for reimbursement of eligible travel expenses as identified in their applications. (as per SBH travel policies). /sent on behalf of Dr. Paul Fernyhough Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba Director, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.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 This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies.

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Reminder: Nick Shepel Trainee Travel Award - Deadline June 30th
by Kelly Jorundson 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Nick Shepel Neuroscience Trainee Travel Award Application deadline: June 30th, 2017 The fund was established by the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, to honor Nick Shepel who was an outstanding researcher, friend and leader. Nick was a true inspiration to his laboratory partners and brought fire, humor, and a desire to always excel. His insistence to always try better has had a permanent effect on his lab mates and peers. Nick led by example and taught that detailed preparation and execution of experiments ensured reliable results. Purpose: The purpose of this fund shall be to recognize a young investigator (specifically in the neuroscience area) by providing an annual award(s) to support travel costs associated with the applicant's attendance at an upcoming national/international conference where the applicant is presenting a poster or oral presentation. This year, the value of the award may range from $300-600. Eligibility: At the time of application - · Students must be registered as a full-time graduate student at a Manitoba university. · A student admitted under the "Provisional Status" may not receive the award during the provisional period. · Amount of award(s) may vary each year. · Students must be giving a poster or oral presentation at an upcoming scientific meeting (national/international) Submission Instructions: A complete application consists of the following: · Introductory letter describing meeting · Copy of abstract · Curriculum vitae · Current GPA, transcripts not needed · Proposed budget of travel costs · Submit your completed application materials to: Paul Fernyhough Director - Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 How to apply for reimbursement: Reimbursement will be done in accordance with St. Boniface Hospital travel policies. Only original receipts will be accepted. Copies may be accepted only where proof of submission to another agency is provided. Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.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 This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies.

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MNN 2017 Meeting - Winners of the poster competition
by MNN Networking 20 Jun '17

20 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, Thank you for your support and participation in the 7th MNN annual meeting held at the Radisson on the 16th of June. We have received positive reviews of the meeting and by all measures, the event was a success. All talks, including those by the keynote speakers, Drs. Jeff Lichtman and Jitender Sareen, were well received. Many of you also enjoyed and found value in the special session "Science and Society: collaborating for change". This was our attempt to connect neuroscientists to the community. We would like to thank all speakers, session chairs, keynote speakers, poster presenters, volunteers, sponsors and all participants. The MNN poster session was especially engaging and the judging was tightly competitive. Congratulations to all the poster winners. Poster winners are listed below. Nick Shepel poster prizes (students) 1st Place ($400) - Pandian Nagakannan 2nd Place ($200) - Christopher Hart Thermo Fisher Scientific poster prizes (PDFs/RAs) 1st Place ($200) - Reiko Roppongi 2nd Place ($200) - Shahia Shojaei Honourable mentions Students Arsalan Alizadeh Shreya Dhume Abbas Rezaeian Mehrabadi Chetan Patil Kevin Solar Shubhamsingh Tanwar Albert Yeung PDFs/RAs Harish Gangadharappa, Hardeep Kataria, Ping Lu Gurjit Nagra Award winners will be contacted by MNN in the coming days. We look forward to the 8th MNN Scientific Meeting next year. Sincerely, Tabrez J. Siddiqui (meeting chair of the 7th MNN Scientific Meeting) Chris Anderson (President of the Manitoba Neuroscience Network)

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Registration deadline EXTENDED
by MNN Networking 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Hello Neuroscientists, The registration process for the 2017 meeting is progressing well overall. However, there have been some points of confusion associated with the new website. We do not want to leave out anyone who wishes to attend the meeting. Therefore, we will extend the registration deadline to Thursday June 8 at the end of the day. Here are some FAQ's that we hope will address some of the issues we've heard about. Please email info(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:info@manitobaneuroscience.ca> if you are still having problems and we will make sure you are taken care of. WHAT ARE THE REGISTRATION RATES? Like previous years, there are 2 rate categories - one for SFN Winnipeg Chapter members and one for non-members. Non-member rates are $180 for faculty, $140 for postdocs/technicians/research associates, and $100 for all students. SFN Chapter rates are 50% off non-member rates in each category - $90, $70 and $50, respectively. HOW DO I REGISTER AS AN SFN CHAPTER MEMBER? If you wish to register for the MNN meeting as an SFN Chapter member, first become a 2017 member by visiting https://manitobaneuroscience.ca/sfn-chapter-membership/become-a-sfn-chapter- member/. You will create a membership account, from which you will have access to reduce meeting registrations rates. There are 3 types of memberships - Regular (faculty), Associate (postdocs, technicians, research associates, emeritus faculty) and Student. You may purchase an individual membership in the appropriate category. Faculty lab heads may also use a special all-inclusive lab rate that would allow each lab member to become a member for one price. If you elect to use this rate, lab heads should choose 'Regular' membership and then choose 'All-inclusive' in the next section. You will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses for each lab member. Each person will then receive an email with a coupon code he or she can use to create a membership account and become a member without further charge. The lab head can manage lab members (add/delete) at any time from his or her membership account. WHY DO I SEE ONLY ONE REGISTRATION RATE WHEN I LOGIN AS AN SFN CHAPTER MEMBER? Once you have become a 2017 SFN Winnipeg Chapter member, you can choose to register for the MNN meeting using member rates. You will be asked to login to your membership account. You will then see only one option for registering. If you are a Regular member, you will see $90; if you are an Associate member, you will see $70; and if you are a Student member, you will see $50. These are the rates corresponding to your membership level and are the lowest possible rates. CAN PI'S REGISTER AN ENTIRE LAB IN A SINGLE TRANSACTION? No, but please read to the end. The current system will not allow this. Each attendee must register individually. He or she can choose to register as an SFN Chapter member or non-member. Individual registrations allow the MNN to accurately understand who is attending the meeting. One potential problem with this is that lab trainees and staff must wait for lab heads to become SFN Chapter members before they can qualify for the all-inclusive lab rate plan, create a membership account and register at reduced rates. This is one reason the registration deadline is being extended. If lab heads wish their staff and/or trainees to register as members and want to use the all-inclusive membership rate, they are advised to complete the membership process as soon as possible in order to allow time for their lab personnel to complete registration. ****IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND CANNOT OR WILL NOT NEGOTIATE THIS PROCESS, please email us at info(a)manitobaneuroscience.ca <mailto:info@manitobaneuroscience.ca> and we will do all we can to manually register you and your lab. We want all who want to attend to be able to come. WILL THE SYSTEM BE CHANGED FOR FUTURE YEARS? We are accumulating feedback and will use it to make selected adjustments to the process for future years. For example, we may be able to develop a system that would allow a lab head to register his or her personnel in a single transaction from the SFN Chapter membership area of the website. Please don't hesitate to send us your feedback. The goal is to develop a system that works for everyone. We think the new system works but we are sure it can be improved and want to do so. WHY ARE THE RATES HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR? You may have noticed that prices are higher than last year. Last year, we were not able to cover meeting costs with registrations that were paid. Meeting costs include facilities fees, poster boards, several food offerings all day, plenary speakers, poster awards and more. The rates were set this year to ensure we cover those costs. Our goal is to plan a meeting that encourages networking and dissemination of excellent science. A strategic decision was taken some time ago that we could best accomplish this with an offsite meeting. The trade-off is that this costs more than a meeting held at one of our campuses. We will continue to assess the cost and benefit of holding offsite meetings. If the cost outweighs the benefit, a venue change will be considered for future meetings. ****************************************** <http://www.manitobaneuroscience.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/manitobaneuroscience/?fref=ts> <https://www.instagram.com/manitobaneuroscience/> <https://twitter.com/manitobaneuro>

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