Dear Early-Mid career colleagues. I am extending this invitation that I sent to Canadian colleagues on behalf of CBRS. I included many of you in the email but may have missed some.

This invitation is for PIs only.

Thanks, Tabrez

---- Dear colleagues,

I hope you had a great summer. The Canadian Brain Research Strategy is ramping up our activities, and we warmly invite your participation.

I would like to invite you for a 90min Zoom meeting that will be held on Thursday October 26th, 12-1:30 pm PT / 3-4:30 pm ET.

CBRS Early & Mid-Career Researchers Meeting Time: Oct 26, 2023 12 – 1:30 pm PT / 3 – 4:30 pm ET

Join Zoom Meeting: https://mit.zoom.us/my/canadianbrain?pwd=dUxKYUwvTlBnYTVuZzhHZEJXZkVWQT09

Meeting ID: 514 713 8614 Passcode: 1530264

This virtual meeting will include brief presentations from Jennie Young (CBRS CEO), Derya Sargin, Caroline Menard, and myself (E-MCR representatives in CBRS Leadership) with three main objectives: 1.    Current state of the national research strategy, progress and future directions 2.    Getting your input on optimizing resources to build talent and research in Canada (via chat or live discussion) 3.    Joining in advocacy efforts led by Early- and Mid-Career Researchers

Our email list is not comprehensive. So, we encourage you to extend this invitation to all early- or mid-career colleagues; those within approximately 10 years since their faculty appointment are especially welcome!

For your immediate reference and insight into our recent activities, documents produced for politicians, and more, please visit https://bit.ly/CAN2023_CBRSUpdate.

I eagerly anticipate reconnecting with many of you soon, even if it's virtually this time around.

Sincerely, Tabrez J. Siddiqui (CBRS Steering Committee)

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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