Presented in conjunction with the Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/ & University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds..

Everyone is invited to attend:

Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar:

Dr. Ben Albensi http://www.sbrc.ca/content/blogcategory/102/149/

Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 Time: 9:00am

Location: Samuel Cohen Auditorium, SBRC Campus **

**Video-linked to Bannatyne Campus (Theatre B)

TOPIC: Neurostimulation in Epilepsy and Beyond

Dr. Ben Albensi Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Manitoba &

Everett Endowment Fund Chair Principal Investigator - Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface Research Centre

Summary of Research: Dr. Albensi's lab is focused on understanding hippocampal dysfunction. Situated deep in the temporal lobe of the human brain, lays the hippocampal formation, a network of circuits unlike any other structure in the nervous system. The hippocampus is the site of many disease processes, but there are two diseases that stand out; those being Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. To this end, he has investigated the biological basis of memory impairment and alterations in neuronal excitability (eg., seizures) in the hippocampus caused by calcium overload and alterations in NF-kB signaling. He has developed several animal models to explore both novel mechanisms and novel therapies for treatment of those diseases. His methods include, electrophysiology, calcium imaging, behavioral tests, MRI, and standard cell and molecular assays. His seminar will focus on novel therapies, such as neurostimulation, for treating epilepsy and other disorders.

***Don't forget to register for the Manitoba Neuroscience Network's 2nd Annual Meeting http://www.sbrc.ca/mnn2011 to be held on Monday, June 13, 2011. To learn more about this exciting meeting, visit the conference website at

www.sbrc.ca/mnn2011

Kelly Jorundson

Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience

R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA

Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: wcsn@sbrc.ca

Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca