Connecting StAKEHOLDERS TO MANITOBA NEUROSCIENTISTS!

Our members are experts in many different areas of neuroscience, and they would be delighted to speak to your school, business, community group, or charitable organization.

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Benedict Albensi, PhD

Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Manitoba Dementia Research Chair; Everett Chair
University of Manitoba & St. Boniface Hospital Research

“What leads to Memory Impairment and Dementia?”
“Using Electrical Stimulation for Treating Neurological Disorders”
“Does Head Trauma lead to Dementia?”

 

Dr. Bruce Bolster, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Winnipeg

“Decisions, decisions: How the brain controls attention, memory and decision making”

Dr. Christopher M. Anderson, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
University of Manitoba

“Neuroscience Research in Manitoba: An Overview”

Dr. Colin Kazina, MD

Neurosurgery Resident, Department of Surgery
University of Manitoba

“The biomechanical properties of the brain”


 

Dr. Demitre Serletis, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS, FACS

Neurosurgeon, Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery)
University of Manitoba

“Surgical Techniques for Epilepsy”

 

Dr. Stephanie Booth, DPhil

Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
University of Manitoba
Chief, Molecular PathoBiology, National Microbiology Laboratory
Public Health Agency of Canada

“Infectious proteins and the brain – mad cow disease”

“Neurodegenerative diseases”

 

Dr. Jim Clark, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Winnipeg

“The psychology of aging”

Dr. Marc Del Bigio, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology
University of Manitoba

“Cerebral palsy – brain damage associated with premature or complicated births”

“Brain damage associated with substance abuse: alcohol (including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) and solvent”

 


 

Dr. Michael Ellis, MD, FRCSC

Medical Director, Pan Am Concussion Program
Department of Neurosurgery, Pan Am Clinic, University of Manitoba

“Pan Am Concussion Program: re-defining concussion care, research and education in Manitoba”

“Sports-related Concussions”

Dr. Karen Ethans, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Manitoba

“Rehabilitation strategies for patients with spinal cord injury”

 

Dr. Sari S. Hannila, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
University of Manitoba

“There are olives in your brain: a journey through the anatomy of the nervous system”

“Rebuilding bridges: new advances in spinal cord injury research”

Dr. Douglas Hobson, MD

Neurologist, Movement Disorders Clinic
Deer Lodge Centre

“Movement disorders: Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease”


 

Dr. Soheila Karimi, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology,
Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Manitoba

“Promise of stem cell therapies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries”

“What it takes to repair an injured spinal cord”

Dr. Sachin Katyal, PhD

Assistant Professor and Senior Scientist, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
University of Manitoba and CancerCare Manitoba

“Dysregulation of Topoisomerase-1 (Top1) in neurodegenerative disease: a new paradigm for the treatment of malignant brain tumours?”

Dr. Tiina Kauppinen, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
University of Manitoba

“You are what you eat and what your mother ate – the effects of gestational diabetes on the offspring’s brain”

“Inflammation and the brain”

Dr. Ji Hyun Ko, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
University of Manitoba

“Diagnosis/Prognosis in Neurodegnerative Disorders using Brain Imaging”

 


 

Dr. Jennifer Kornelsen, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Manitoba

“Exploring the function of the brain using MRI”

 

Dr. Jonathan Marotta, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Perception and Action Laboratory
University of Manitoba

“Translating visual perceptions into action”

 

Dr. Melanie Martin, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of the Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Centre
Department of Physics, University of Winnipeg
Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba

“Uncovering the Mysteries of Disease Deep Inside the Living Brain”

 

Dr. Marcus Ng, MD, FRCPC, CSCN

Epileptologist
Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology), University of Manitoba

“Epilepsy and Dream Sleep”

 


 

Dr. Juan Pablo Appendino, MD

Paediatric Neurologist – Epileptologist
Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg

“Treating childhood epilepsy”

Dr. Jean A. Paterson, PhD

Senior Scholar, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
University of Manitoba

“Anatomy of the sound pathway”

 

Dr. Mojgan Rastegar, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
University of Manitoba

“The impact of environmental factors in brain disorders”

“The biological basis of neurodevelopmental disorders. What is the basis of common mental conditions?”

 

Dr. Joseph A. Silvaggio, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Manitoba

“Vascular disorders of the brain: stroke and aneurysm”


 

Dr. Louise R. Simard, PhD

Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
University of Manitoba

“The genetics and treatment of childhood neurodegenerative diseases”

Dr. Katinka Stecina, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Manitoba

“Neuroscience for coaches: neurons and posture and training”