Hello everyone,

At this time, I would like to extend my deepest thanks to all of the volunteers who made our Brain Awareness Week events such a success this year.  By sharing their time and expertise, these individuals have made tremendous contributions to the MNN’s mission of advancing public awareness of neuroscience in our community.

I would especially like to acknowledge Crystal Acosta, PhD student with Drs. Hope and Chris Anderson, who has worked tirelessly to promote and document every one of our events on social media.  As a result of her efforts and enthusiasm, our message has reached more people than ever before.  Thank you Crystal!

Here are the faculty and trainees who contributed to this year’s events:

Winnipeg Brain Bee

Faculty – Dr. Barb Shay

                   Dr. Katinka Stecina

                   Dr. Soheila Karimi

                   Dr. Jun-Feng Wang

                   Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui

                   Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch

Trainees – Crystal Acosta (Anderson lab)

                      Scott Dyck (Karimi lab)

                      Chris Hart (Karimi lab)

                      Dr. Sarah Chen (Stecina lab)

                      Shreya Dhume (Siddiqui lab)

                      Benyamin Karimi (Siddiqui lab)

                      Cristen Hamed (MPT student)

                      Carly McLeod (MPT student)

                      Randi Marshall (MPT student)

Café Scientifique

Moderator – Dr. Tom Klonisch

Panelists – Dr. Tamra Ogilvie

                       Dr. Sachin Katyal

                       Dr. Marshall Pitz

Neurocraft panel discussion (in partnership with the Manitoba Craft Council)

Panelists – Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui

                       Dr. Melanie Martin

                       Dr. Mike Jackson

Thank you once again to everyone who took part, and to all of you for supporting the MNN and our outreach activities.  We look forward to making our events even bigger and better next year!

Best wishes, Sari

Sari S. Hannila, PhD

Director of Outreach, Manitoba Neuroscience Network