From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 2 07:47:37 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:47:37 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday April 3rd - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019EBF47@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming Wednesday Wednesday - April 3rd, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Richard Shapiro, Master student under the supervision of Dr R. Funnell PhD, BME, McGill University Since Richard is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Richard feedback on his research studies. Title : Middle-ear Mechanics: Experimental Studies of Eardrum Vibrations Abstract: Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects. Early identification and diagnosis of hearing loss in infants is extremely important because even a mild uncorrected loss can negatively affect language and speech development, leading to subsequent educational and behavioural difficulties. However, the standard tools used for newborn hearing screening produce many false positives. This is primarily due to the presence of liquid in the middle ear, which is normal and transient. The overall goal of the research programme is to gain an improved understanding of tympanometry, a promising tool that relies on a combination of sounds and static pressurization to assess middle-ear function. In my master?s work, the gerbil eardrum is exposed in order to perform vibration measurements by means of laser Doppler vibrometry. I have developed a new acoustic coupler that reduces laser-beam reflections, provides a better view of the eardrum, and can be easily removed and replaced during experiments. The latter feature will allow for the investigation of the effects of the microbeads that are currently used as targets for the laser beam. In addition, I aim to explore the effectiveness of alternative reflective materials to replace the use of microbeads. I have also made a number of improvements to the mechanical and electrical components of an existing pressurization device. Enhancements to the coupler are currently being designed that will allow pressurized vibration measurements, comparable to tympanometry. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 2 11:11:02 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:11:02 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Special Seminar - April 18 - 2:00 pm - "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" In-Reply-To: <7766_1364911094_515AE3F6_7766_385_21_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBAE46D@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16A29A2712A6DE4CBB6D2188707397F1019A246D@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> <7766_1364911094_515AE3F6_7766_385_21_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBAE46D@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB67098@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 9:07 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Special Seminar - April 18 - 2:00 pm - "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" SPECIAL SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Thursday, April 18 - 2pm de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" Benoit Coulombe, PhD Director, Gene Transcription and Proteomics Laboratory Director, Proteomics Discovery Platform Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr?al (IRCM) Dr. Coulombe's research focuses on decrypting and reprogramming the chaperone code to cure degenerative diseases. He and his colleagues recently discovered that a novel family of methyltransferases preferentially targets molecular chaperones to regulate their activity (http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003210). Summary Methylation, or transfer of a single or multiple methyl groups (CH3), is one of many post-translational modifications that occur on proteins. Such modifications can, in turn, affect numerous aspects of a protein, notably cellular localization, turnover, activity, and molecular interactions. In addition to post-translational modifications, the structural organization of a protein or protein complex can also have a significant impact on its function and stability. A group of factors known as "molecular chaperones" aid newly synthesized proteins in reaching their native conformation or alternating between physiologically relevant states. We present here a new family of factors that promote methylation of chaperones and show that, at least in one case, this modification translates into a modulation in the activity of the substrate chaperone. Our results not only characterize the function of previously unknown gene products, uncover a new role for protein methylation as a regulatory pathway for chaperones, and define a novel regulatory mechanism for the chaperone VCP, whose deregulation is causative of neuromuscular diseases, but also suggest the existence of a post-translational modification code that regulates molecular chaperones. Further decrypting this "chaperone code" will help understanding how the functional organization of the proteome is orchestrated. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:58 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: TODAY'S Killam speaker **KILLAM LECTURE** Speaker: Max Riesenhuber http://riesenhuberlab.neuro.georgetown.edu/index Title: "Neural mechanisms of object recognition in cortex: About pipelines, phonemes, and flying crossbodies" Date: TODAY Time: 4 pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Center at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) directions http://neuromedia.mcgill.ca/mnibooking/facdirections/dgccdir.htm Abstract: Object recognition is a fundamental cognitive task that the brain performs countless times every day - such as right now when reading the words in this abstract. Yet, despite the apparent ease with which we see, object recognition is a very difficult computational problem. It is even more difficult from a biological perspective, since it involves several levels of understanding, from the level of cellular and biophysical mechanisms up to the level of brain systems and behavior. Remarkably, recent results covering areas as varied as face perception, reading, car categorization and auditory phoneme processing suggest an appealingly simple unified account of how our brains assign meaning to sensory stimuli, based on a "simple-to-complex" processing hierarchy that builds invariant feature representations which in turn form efficient representations for downstream modules tuned to different recognition tasks. I will review some of the experimental and computational evidence for this account. Then I will present new results demonstrating the computational power of the model for biologically-inspired machine vision, and show how this framework can serve to drive experiments probing categorization also in other sensory domains, providing evidence that the dorsal auditory stream performs automatic phoneme categorization and may be recruited to support speech decision tasks. Finally, I will present results that show that while the brain can recognize stimuli based on a single fast "feedforward" pass through the processing hierarchy, this feedforward pass is followed by re-entrant, feedback activity that limits throughput, causing the well-known "Attentional Blink" bottleneck. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Apr 3 07:34:01 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 11:34:01 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday April 3rd - 1 pm - Room 333 In-Reply-To: <11575_1364904596_515ACA94_11575_26_18_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019EBF47@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <11575_1364904596_515ACA94_11575_26_18_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019EBF47@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019EC4EE@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - April 3rd, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Richard Shapiro, Master student under the supervision of Dr R. Funnell PhD, BME, McGill University Since Richard is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Richard feedback on his research studies. Title : Middle-ear Mechanics: Experimental Studies of Eardrum Vibrations Abstract: Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects. Early identification and diagnosis of hearing loss in infants is extremely important because even a mild uncorrected loss can negatively affect language and speech development, leading to subsequent educational and behavioural difficulties. However, the standard tools used for newborn hearing screening produce many false positives. This is primarily due to the presence of liquid in the middle ear, which is normal and transient. The overall goal of the research programme is to gain an improved understanding of tympanometry, a promising tool that relies on a combination of sounds and static pressurization to assess middle-ear function. In my master?s work, the gerbil eardrum is exposed in order to perform vibration measurements by means of laser Doppler vibrometry. I have developed a new acoustic coupler that reduces laser-beam reflections, provides a better view of the eardrum, and can be easily removed and replaced during experiments. The latter feature will allow for the investigation of the effects of the microbeads that are currently used as targets for the laser beam. In addition, I aim to explore the effectiveness of alternative reflective materials to replace the use of microbeads. I have also made a number of improvements to the mechanical and electrical components of an existing pressurization device. Enhancements to the coupler are currently being designed that will allow pressurized vibration measurements, comparable to tympanometry. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Fri Apr 5 14:33:09 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:33:09 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2013_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Apr-8=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ommunications_Centre=3B_=22=22The_Brain_on_TED_-_2?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=22_--_Mr=2E_Benjamin_Elgie=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program* * * The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. Please join us for the next BIC Lecture of the season, which will be held in The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4)* *on *Monday, April the 8th, starting at 1:00 pm**.* ** *Given the lack of a speaker this week we will not have a BIC Lecture as such; rather, **Benjamin Elgie ** will once again be presenting several short TED videos related to the Brain . Depending on the amount of discussion that the videos generate, he will present Henry Makram's work on modelling "A Brain in a Supercomputer ", Gero Miesenb?ck's optogenetic work aimed at "Reengineering a Brain ", and Kwabena Boahen 's work on building a "Computer that Works like the Brain ".* Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-01: *Lactate Links Brain Energy Metabolism to Cerebral Blood Flow* -- Dr. Albert Gjedde 05) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 06) Mar-11: *Auditory-Motor Control of Singing* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 07) Mar-18: *The Brain on TED* -- Mr. Benjamin Elgie 08) Mar-25: *Glimpses Into Consciousness From the Ways We Lose It* -- Dr. George Kostopoulos ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 09) Apr-08: *The Brain on TED - 2* -- Mr. Benjamin Elgie ---) Apr-15: *No Lecture: Neuropsychology Day* ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be confirmed 11) May-06: *PET Imaging: Recent Research Highlights in Reconstruction and Analysis* -- Dr. Andrew Reader 12) May-13: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Aman Badhwar ---) May-20: *No Lecture: Victoria Day* 13) May-27: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Stephen Cunnane -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Apr 8 09:35:16 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:35:16 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday April 10th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019EE385@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - April 10th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Grant Ongo, Master student under the supervision of Dr D. Juncker PhD, BME, McGill University Since Grant is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Grant feedback on his research studies. Title : Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria for Point-of-Care Diagnostics Abstract: Hospital acquired bacterial infections are a growing problem in Canada and worldwide. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is currently one of the most problematic North American "superbugs". Infected patients are at risk of blood stream infections following surgery, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Current methods of diagnosing MRSA carriers involve swabbing the nasal cavity, culturing the sample, and detecting by agar plating or PCR. These methods, while sensitive and accurate, are time consuming (1-2 days) and have limited throughput. We are developing a rapid, low-cost, microfluidic sensor that can be used at the point-of-care to detect antibiotic resistant bacteria, specifically MRSA. I will present results from my masters research on developing a novel, proof of concept immunoassay to detect whole bacteria cells using E. coli K-12 and O157:H7 (pathogenic). Bacteriophage and antibodies are used to capture live bacteria cells. Using a biotinylated detection antibody and streptavidin conjugated to gold nanoparticles, a silver coating is catalyzed on bacteria cells using silver enhancement reagents. This allows individual bacteria to become easily detectable via dark-field microscopy. This is advantageous since there is potential to reduce or eliminate the need for pre-culturing samples, and allows single bacteria to be counted for improved sensitivity. Future work will entail improving sensitivity by means of increasing surface area interactions using microbeads, and integrating the assay into our autonomous microfluidic circuits. In the future, this sensor may reduce the spread hospital acquired infections through rapid, high throughput screening of patients. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Apr 8 10:13:14 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:13:14 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BTODAY=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_W?= =?iso-8859-1?q?inter-2013_Program_=28Mon-Apr-8=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22=22The_Brain?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_on_TED_-_2=22_--_Mr=2E_Benjamin_Elgie=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program* * * The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. Please join us for the next BIC Lecture of the season, which will be held in The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4)* *on *Monday, April the 8th, starting at 1:00 pm**.* ** *Given the lack of a speaker this week we will not have a BIC Lecture as such; rather, **Benjamin Elgie ** will once again be presenting several short TED videos related to the Brain . Depending on the amount of discussion that the videos generate, he will present Henry Makram's work on modelling "A Brain in a Supercomputer ", Gero Miesenb?ck's optogenetic work aimed at "Reengineering a Brain ", and Kwabena Boahen 's work on building a "Computer that Works like the Brain ".* Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-01: *Lactate Links Brain Energy Metabolism to Cerebral Blood Flow* -- Dr. Albert Gjedde 05) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 06) Mar-11: *Auditory-Motor Control of Singing* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 07) Mar-18: *The Brain on TED* -- Mr. Benjamin Elgie 08) Mar-25: *Glimpses Into Consciousness From the Ways We Lose It* -- Dr. George Kostopoulos ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 09) Apr-08: *The Brain on TED - 2* -- Mr. Benjamin Elgie ---) Apr-15: *No Lecture: Neuropsychology Day* ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be confirmed 11) May-06: *PET Imaging: Recent Research Highlights in Reconstruction and Analysis* -- Dr. Andrew Reader 12) May-13: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Aman Badhwar ---) May-20: *No Lecture: Victoria Day* 13) May-27: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Stephen Cunnane -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This bilingual event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! Check us out on Facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/events/513766348685798/ Comment les traumatismes cranioc?r?braux affectent le bon fonctionnement de notre cerveau? Qu?elles sont les options de traitements disponibles suite ? un traumatisme cranioc?r?bral? L'?ge est-il un facteur important pour ?tablir le pronostic d'une commotion c?r?brale? Joins-toi ? nous pour le 2e Caf? scientifique de Cerveau en t?te Montr?al 2013 o? des scientifiques et des cliniciens tels qu'?laine de Guise PhD, Miriam Beauchamp, PhD, David Mulder MD et Hugo Th?oret, PhD viendront discuter des cons?quences et des avenues th?rapeutiques envisageables suite ? une commotion c?r?brale ou ? un traumatisme cranioc?r?brale. Viens d?couvrir avec nous la neuroplasticit? et la r?silience du cerveau! Apr?s une br?ve discussion par chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront ? vos questions. 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Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 10:03 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Special Seminar - May 1: The role of astrocytes in neurodegeneration (Serge Przedborski) SPECIAL SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 1 at 1:45 pm de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI "The role of astrocytes in neurodegeneration" Serge Przedborski Page and William Black Professor of Neurology Co-Director, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease Departments of Neurology, Pathology, and Cell Biology College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York, NY Dr. Serge Przedborski has pioneered the investigation of molecular mechanisms of neuronal death in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease (PD) and in the mutant superoxide dismutase model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 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Juncker PhD, BME, McGill University Since Grant is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Grant feedback on his research studies. Title : Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria for Point-of-Care Diagnostics Abstract: Hospital acquired bacterial infections are a growing problem in Canada and worldwide. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is currently one of the most problematic North American "superbugs". Infected patients are at risk of blood stream infections following surgery, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Current methods of diagnosing MRSA carriers involve swabbing the nasal cavity, culturing the sample, and detecting by agar plating or PCR. These methods, while sensitive and accurate, are time consuming (1-2 days) and have limited throughput. We are developing a rapid, low-cost, microfluidic sensor that can be used at the point-of-care to detect antibiotic resistant bacteria, specifically MRSA. I will present results from my masters research on developing a novel, proof of concept immunoassay to detect whole bacteria cells using E. coli K-12 and O157:H7 (pathogenic). Bacteriophage and antibodies are used to capture live bacteria cells. Using a biotinylated detection antibody and streptavidin conjugated to gold nanoparticles, a silver coating is catalyzed on bacteria cells using silver enhancement reagents. This allows individual bacteria to become easily detectable via dark-field microscopy. This is advantageous since there is potential to reduce or eliminate the need for pre-culturing samples, and allows single bacteria to be counted for improved sensitivity. Future work will entail improving sensitivity by means of increasing surface area interactions using microbeads, and integrating the assay into our autonomous microfluidic circuits. In the future, this sensor may reduce the spread hospital acquired infections through rapid, high throughput screening of patients. 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URL: From Jean-Francois.Malouin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Wed Apr 10 09:21:05 2013 From: Jean-Francois.Malouin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Jean-Francois Malouin (malin@bic.mni.mcgill.ca)) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:21:05 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] (forw) Neurosurgical Research Day Message-ID: <20130410132105.GA27488@bic.mni.mcgill.ca> Originally from Jennifer Chew. jf -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Chew, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:15 AM To: bic-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Subject: FW: Neurosurgical Research Day PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 3:37 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Neurosurgical Research Day ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????? ? ? ? Neurosurgical Research Day ?Department of Neurosurgery ? ? ? ? The Department of Neurosurgery is organizing its annual Research Day at the Montreal Neurological Hospital - Institute on Friday, June 7th, 2013 in the DeGrandpr? Communication Centre. ? Our guest speaker will be Dr Michael Tymianski, Senior Scientist Division of Fundamental Neurobiology - Toronto Western Research Institute. ? His talk is entitled "From bench to bedside: development of PSD95 inhibitors for the treatment of Iatrogenic and community acquired Stroke." ? All are invited to present. ? Please submit your abstract(s) to luisa.birri at mcgill.ca by April 30th, 2013 ? Do not forget there are 3 prizes for the best presentations(students, residents & fellows) ? There will be a social gathering in the evening at the Sheraton Centre and the invitations will be sent to you at a later date. ? ? ? PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ABSTRACTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ? ? ? ? L uisa Birri Ms Luisa Birri Administrative Assistant & Coordinator Neurosurgery Training Program Department of Neurosurgery McGill University tel: (514) 398-1935 fax:(514) 398-2811 email: luisa.birri at mcgill.ca ? ----- End forwarded message ----- From kdudek at cim.mcgill.ca Wed Apr 10 13:13:51 2013 From: kdudek at cim.mcgill.ca (Krys Dudek) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:13:51 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] CREATE-MIA Seminar: Dr. Terry Peters Message-ID: <47023F66-3D01-4176-BF55-5A3FB8ADF530@cim.mcgill.ca> All are welcome! "Image-guided interventions ? From Brain to Heart" Speaker: Dr. Terry Peters, Robarts Research Institute, Western University Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm Date: Monday, April 15, 2013 Location: Centre for Intelligent Machines, MC437 Abstract: Robarts? Image-guided intervention laboratory at Western seeks to develop methods that assist surgeons to access surgical targets, while subjecting the patient to minimal trauma. Projects within the lab range from image-guided Neurosurgery, Spinal interventions, Abdominal and Thoracic procedures, and repair inside the beating heart. The underlying technology supporting all of these procedures comprises image registration, image segmentation, instrument tracking and visualization. This talk will describe projects related to epilepsy and cardiac surgery. In epilepsy, one of the major limitations is the inability of imaging to currently precisely identify specific foci or pathways whose ablation or resection could alleviate symptoms. To address this problem, we are exploiting our ability to perform quantitative imaging sequences at multiple field strengths, and to register these images with post-operative histology of resected tissue, to attempt to create the linkage between signatures from specific pulse sequences and histological appearances. The ultimate goal of this work is more precisely identify specific surgical targets on imaging to facilitate a truly minimally-invasive approach to the treatment of epilepsy. For cardiac surgery, we are addressing a common problem of mitral valve regurgitation, caused by a leaflet in the mitral valve apparatus that has lost its connection to the papillary muscles through ruptured cordae tendenae. Our approach to this problem is to provide an augmented reality environment to assist the surgeon to access the damaged valve via a repair instrument introduced into the beating heart. We have demonstrated that the use of such image guidance can dramatically increase the speed and safety of the procedure, compared to the current standard of care. Biography: Dr. Terry Peters is a Scientist in the Imaging Research Laboratories at the Robarts Research Institute (RRI), London, ON, Canada, and Professor in the Departments of Medical Imaging and Medical Biophysics at Western University Ontario, Canada, as well as a member of the Graduate Programs in Neurosciences and Biomedical Engineering. He is also an adjunct Professor at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Peters received his graduate training at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in Electrical Engineering, under the direction of Professor Richard Bates. His PhD work dealt with fundamental issues in Computed Tomography image reconstruction, and resulted in a seminal paper on the topic in 1971, just prior to the beginning of CT?s commercial development and worldwide application. For the past 30 years, his research has built on this foundation, focusing on the application of computational hardware and software advances to medical imaging modalities in surgery and therapy. Starting in 1978 at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), Dr. Peters? lab pioneered many of the image-guidance techniques and applications for image-guided neurosurgery. In 1997, Dr. Peters was recruited by the Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario, London Canada, to establish a focus of image-guided surgery and therapy within the Robarts Imaging Research Laboratories. His lab has expanded over the past thirteen years to encompass image-guided procedures of the heart, brain and abdomen. Dr. Peters has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, a similar number of abstracts, and has delivered over 180 invited presentations. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine; the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine, the MICCAI Society, and the Institute of Physics. He has been an executive member of the board of the MICCAI society, as well as its treasurer. He has mentored over 80 trainees at the Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels. He received the Dean?s Award for Research Excellence at Western University in 2011, and the Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research from Western in 2012. _________________________________________________________ Krys (Christine) Dudek Program Administrator, NSERC CREATE Program for Medical Image Analysis Centre for Intelligent Machines 3480 University Street McConnell Engineering Building, Room 410 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7 kdudek at cim.mcgill.ca www.cim.mcgill.ca/create-mia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Le R?seau neuro?thique de Montr?al The Montr?al Neuroethics Network ? ?- SPECIAL SEMINAR - =========================== Mona Gupta, MD PhD (Universit? de Montr?al, Canada)? ??Monday,?April 22,?12:00 noon -?1:00pm Lundi le 22 avril, 12h00 - 13h00 Title/titre: ?"Ethics and Evidence in Psychiatry" =========================== Location: Room/Salle Andr? Barbeau,?Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr?al (IRCM) 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest =========================== Pease see attached poster for details. Veuillez consulter les affiches ci-jointes pour de plus amples renseignements. ? =========================== All are welcome but please note that there is a required reading list for this seminar and limited spaces. Please RSVP by April 19th at emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca to receive the readings. ? Tous sont les bienvenus mais veuillez noter qu'il y a des lectures obligatoires pour ce s?minaire ainsi qu'un nombre de places limit?. SVP r?servez d'ici le 19 avril aupr?s emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca afin de vous inscrire et de recevoir les articles ? lire. ? The Montreal Neuroethics Network promotes neuroethics training, education and dialogue by exposing various audiences to neuroethics issues; fostering collaboration and mutual learning; and ensure Montreal's leadership in addressing ethical and social issues in neuroscience and healthcare delivery through inter-institutional collaborations.? For additional information, please contact Dr. Eric Racine at: Neuroethics Research Unit Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr?al Tel: (514) 987-5723 Email: neuroethics at ircm.qc.ca ? Le R?seau neuro?thique de Montr?al promeut la formation, l'?ducation et le dialogue neuro?thiques en exposant divers publics aux enjeux neuro?thiques; en facilitant les collaborations et les apprentissages mutuels afin de d?velopper le leadership ? Montr?al pour aborder les questions ?thiques et sociales associ?es aux neurosciences et aux soins de sant? dans un contexte de collaboration interinstitutionnelle.? ? Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec ?ric Racine Unit? de recherche en neuro?thique Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr?al T?l. : (514) 987-5723 Courriel : neuroethics at ircm.qc.ca ? ? ? ----------------------------- Emily Bell, PhD Researcher, Neuroethics Research Unit, Executive Director, Montreal Neuroethics Network, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) Part-Time Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University 110, avenue des Pins Ouest Montr?al, Qc H2W 1R7 (514) 987-5500 ext: 3327 emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca ? From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 11 10:45:58 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:45:58 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Lecture By Dr. Ronald C. Petersen M.D., PH.D - Future of Alzheimer's Disease Research: In-Reply-To: References: <8ca69fa57f304549bf30753aec989b6b@EXHUB2010-2.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB67C8F@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer From: Pedro Rosa-Neto [mailto:info.mcsa=mcgill.ca at mail124.us2.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of Pedro Rosa-Neto Sent: 10 avril 2013 13:28 To: Tayna Bardati Subject: Lecture By Dr. Ronald C. Petersen M.D., PH.D - Future of Alzheimer's Disease Research: View this email in your browser WHAT: Future of Alzheimer's Disease Research: US National Plan and New Criteria for AD BY: Dr. Ronald C. Petersen M.D., Ph.D. WHEN: This lecture will be held on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Douglas Mental Health University Institute 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun QC H4H 1R2 * Pavilion Douglas Hall. For more information: silvana.aguzzi at mcgill.ca Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., is the chair of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care and Services for the National Alzheimer's Project Act by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. He is also on the National Advisory Council on Aging and is one of the most influential clinician scientists (neurologist) in the field of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Petersen consolidated the concept of Mild Cognitive Impairment among many other contributions and conducts groundbreaking clinical research in the field of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. He holds the Cora Kanow Professorship in Alzheimer's Disease Research, as Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator. Dr. Petersen is a recipient of the 2004 MetLife Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease, the 2004 and the 2005 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's and Related Disorders of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Petersen will discuss the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the context of the new NIA-AA diagnostic criteria. He will highlight the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of dementias in their early stages as well as provide an overview of novel therapeutic interventions. QUOI: L'Avenir de la Recherche sur la Maladie D'Alzheimer: Plan National Am?ricain et Nouveaux Crit?res pour la Maladie D'Alzheimer PAR: Dr Ronald C. Petersen M.D., Ph.D. QUAND: Le vendredi 19 avril 2013 d?s 11 h. O?: Institut universitaire en sant? mentale Douglas 6875, boulevard LaSalle, Verdun QC H4H 1R2 * Pavillon Douglas Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., occupe le poste de pr?sident du Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care and Services for the National Alzheimer's Project Act by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services aux ?tats-Unis. Il fait aussi partie du National Advisory Council on Aging et est un des plus influent clinicien-chercheur (neurologue) dans le domaine de la maladie d'Alzheimer. Le Dr Petersen a consolid? le concept de d?ficit cognitif l?ger parmi plusieurs autres contributions de m?me qu'il m?ne des projets de recherche innovateurs dans le domaine de la maladie d'Alzheimer et la d?mence. Il d?tient le titre de professeur de Cora Kanow de la recherche sur la maladie d'Alzheimer ainsi que celui de chercheur ?minent de la clinique Mayo. Le Dr Petersen a ?t? r?cipendaire en 2004 du prix MetLife pour la recherche m?dicale sur la maladie d'Alzheimer, en 2004 et 2005 il a re?u de l'American Academy of Neurology le prix Potamkin pour la recherche sur la maladie de Pick. Le Dr Petersen fera une pr?sentation sur le diagnostic de d?ficit cognitif l?ger (DCL) et soulignera l'importance quant ? la distinction entre les divers types de d?mence qui peuvent appara?tre avec l'?ge. 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It is forbidden to copy or modify this email without the author's consent. The Douglas is not responsible for the content of personal messages. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Apr 17 10:17:40 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:17:40 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: [TODAY] Reminder: Neuro Film Series presents 'Hilary and Jackie' - Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 pm In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Neuro Film Series presents ?*Hilary and Jackie**?* on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:30 pm in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. ** * ***** *?**Hilary and Jackie **?** *is the tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pr?, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pr?-Finz. Based on Hilary du Pr??s book ?A Genius in the Family?, the movie chronicles the rise to fame and physical decline of Jacqueline du Pr?. Jackie is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, which first manifests as dementia, and later results in complete paralysis. ?*Hilary and Jackie**?*is an extraordinary film about riding the tiger of genius, and how that cuts through conventional rules and invests the rider with special license.* *** **** Neuro host, Zografos 'Aki' Caramanos is a Research Assistant and PhD Student in Dr. Douglas Arnold's brain imaging lab at The Neuro where he makes use of magnetic resonance imaging data in order to better understand the relationship between neuropathology and disability in people living with multiple sclerosis. Hana Salaheddine, a person living with multiple sclerosis will answer questions about the disease following the film. In addition, Zografos Caramanos will offer comments and invite discussion about the film. **** **** Discover Science at the movies on *April 17, 6:30 pm* at the Neuro Film Series!**** **** Neuro Movie Nights are free and snacks can be purchased (including wraps and popcorn)!**** **** All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre.**** **** For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca**** **** We look forward to seeing you there!**** **** [image: cid:image002.gif at 01CD1BC1.1FBA3EF0]**** **** **** Le prochain film des soir?es cin?ma du Neuro, *Hilary and Jackie*, sera pr?sent? le mercredi 17 avril 2013 ? 18 h 30 ? l?amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins. **** ** ** *Hilary and Jackie* relate l?histoire tragique de la c?l?bre violoncelliste classique Jacqueline du Pr?, du point de vue de sa s?ur, la fl?tiste Hilary du Pr?-Finz. Inspir? du livre d?Hilary du Pr?, *A Genius in the Family* (Un g?nie dans la famille), le film d?crit l?ascension fulgurante et le d?clin physique de Jacqueline du Pr?. Apr?s avoir re?u un diagnostic de scl?rose en plaques, qui se manifeste d?abord comme de la d?mence, Jackie souffrira plus tard de paralysie totale. *Hilary and Jackie* est un film extraordinaire sur ce que signifie se laisser porter par le g?nie et de quelle fa?on cela passe outre aux r?gles courantes et conf?re des licences sp?ciales.**** ** ** L?animateur de la pr?sentation est Zografos ? Aki ? Caramanos, adjoint ? la recherche et ?tudiant au doctorat au laboratoire d?imagerie c?r?brale du DrDouglas Arnold au Neuro. Il a recours ? des donn?es d?imagerie par r?sonance magn?tique pour mieux comprendre la relation entre la neuropathologie et l?incapacit? chez les personnes atteintes de scl?rose en plaques. Hana Salaheddine, qui vie avec cette maladie, r?pondra aux questions apr?s le film. De plus, Zografos Caramanos formulera des commentaires et animera la discussion au sujet du film.**** **** D?couvrez la science par le septi?me art le *17 avril ? 18 h 30 *dans le cadre des Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro!**** **** L?entr?e aux Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro est gratuite. On peut se procurer des grignotines (notamment des sandwichs roul?s et du ma?s souffl?)!**** **** Tous les films sont projet?s ? l?amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins de l?Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, 3801, rue University.**** **** Pour tout renseignement : debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca ou 514-398-6047 ou http://neuroevents.mcgill.ca/fr/**** **** -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This experimental paradigm is very different from the stimuli traditionnaly used in fMRI, and opens us fascinating possibilities (see a recent example). We are very lucky to have Pr. Tohka to guide us through the technical details involved in this type of work, in our usual small and friendly MBI meeting. Date: Friday, April 19th, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. Venue: CRIUGM - 4545 Queen-Mary, Montreal Room E-1910 Title: Analysis methods for functional brain imaging under naturalistic stimulation Summary: In this talk, I will describe alternatives to analyze functional brain imaging data acquired under naturalistic stimulation conditions with an emphasis on fMRI during movie watching. In the traditional functional neuroimaging with highly artificial stimulus/task paradigms, the statistical data-analysis can be based on detecting brain areas in which the temporal signal coincides with the simple and known stimulus. Although the detailed mathematics involved in this process are complicated, the process itself is conceptually simple and the analysis results cannot be assumed and alternate data-analysis methods have to be adopted. I will describe our experiences in developing and using inte-subject correlation analysis and its extensions as well as machine learning based stimulus decoding methods for the task. Pierre Bellec, PhD Researcher / Chercheur, Research Centre of the Montreal Geriatric Institute Professeur adjoint sous octroi, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research University of Montreal, Qu?bec, Canada 1 514 340 3540 #3367 http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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OPT-OUT Click the link to remove this e-mail address from MathWorks commercial electronic mailing list. http://click.em.mathworks.com/?qs=6d20fdccc45813e46a03b60450fa6524689b1ec88e47c387f4515859826dc158420e17787347e657 The MathWorks, Inc. - 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, MA 01760 - 508-647-7000 From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 18 09:51:28 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:51:28 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: TODAY - Special Seminar - April 18 - 2:00 pm - "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" In-Reply-To: <30200_1366287081_516FE2E9_30200_74_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB56D4@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16A29A2712A6DE4CBB6D2188707397F1019B4F66@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> <30200_1366287081_516FE2E9_30200_74_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB56D4@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB68441@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:10 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: TODAY - Special Seminar - April 18 - 2:00 pm - "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" SPECIAL SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Thursday, April 18 - 2pm de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI "Exploring the molecular basis of degenerative disorders using functional proteomics" Benoit Coulombe, PhD Director, Gene Transcription and Proteomics Laboratory Director, Proteomics Discovery Platform Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr?al (IRCM) Dr. Coulombe's research focuses on decrypting and reprogramming the chaperone code to cure degenerative diseases. He and his colleagues recently discovered that a novel family of methyltransferases preferentially targets molecular chaperones to regulate their activity (http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003210). Summary Methylation, or transfer of a single or multiple methyl groups (CH3), is one of many post-translational modifications that occur on proteins. Such modifications can, in turn, affect numerous aspects of a protein, notably cellular localization, turnover, activity, and molecular interactions. In addition to post-translational modifications, the structural organization of a protein or protein complex can also have a significant impact on its function and stability. A group of factors known as "molecular chaperones" aid newly synthesized proteins in reaching their native conformation or alternating between physiologically relevant states. We present here a new family of factors that promote methylation of chaperones and show that, at least in one case, this modification translates into a modulation in the activity of the substrate chaperone. Our results not only characterize the function of previously unknown gene products, uncover a new role for protein methylation as a regulatory pathway for chaperones, and define a novel regulatory mechanism for the chaperone VCP, whose deregulation is causative of neuromuscular diseases, but also suggest the existence of a post-translational modification code that regulates molecular chaperones. Further decrypting this "chaperone code" will help understanding how the functional organization of the proteome is orchestrated. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 18 10:11:20 2013 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:11:20 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Subjects wanted for MEG study References: <32413_1366211295_516EBADF_32413_91_1_F2F128B2C8A3AD44BE284F46CB665E586ED1E2@EXMBX2010-2.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <530B742E110D2443BB82CB2299F049392132ED18@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Greetings, Dr. Janine Mendola is looking for participants for an MEG study on binocular vision. We are particularly interested in the neural dynamics of binocular rivalry, a phenomenon that can occur when the inputs of the eyes are more than slightly different. In this instance, our conscious perception switches from one eye's image to the other, without fusing. The experiment consists of two sessions: one MEG session with a task, and one follow-up session to collect an anatomical image of your brain via MRI. Compensation for each session is $70. We are looking for healthy subjects of 18 - 35 years who meet the following eligibility criteria: 1) No permanent retainers 2) If you have piercings, jewelry must be removed before recording 3) Normal or corrected-to-normal vision 4) No glasses; contact lenses only 5) If you have tattoos, please give information of location 6) If you have dental fillings, we may have to do a brief test in the MEG chamber to determine eligibility If you're interested and think you are eligible, please email me at: jeremy.fesi at mail.mcgill.ca Thanks very much! Sincerely, Jeremy D. Fesi, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow McGill Vision Research Department of Ophthalmology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca Mon Apr 22 10:47:34 2013 From: jung.e.han at mail.mcgill.ca (Jung Eun Han) Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:34 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?windows-1252?q?BAM_2013_Scientific_Caf=E9_on_Con?= =?windows-1252?q?cussions?= In-Reply-To: References: <12366_1365452318_5163261E_12366_34_1_B8429E1A7ADC354E82EB210DC415DB1E10B45F03@EXMBX2010-5.campus.MCGILL.CA>, Message-ID: How do head injuries affect our brain functioning? What treatment options are available for brain injuries? Is age an important factor when it comes to prognosis of concussion? Join us for our second Brain Awareness Montreal Scientific Caf? of 2013 where expert scientists and cliniciansMiriam Beauchamp, PhD, Elaine de Guise, PhD, David Mulder, MD and Hugo Th?oret, PhD will discuss consequences and treatments for concussion and other brain injuries as well as resilience of our brain. After a brief discussion by each speaker, they will answer questions from the public. Join us on Wednesday, April 24th, at 6:30 PM at Caf? Campus (57 Prince Arthur Est, Montreal) for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment. This bilingual event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! Check us out on Facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/events/513766348685798/ Comment les traumatismes cranioc?r?braux affectent le bon fonctionnement de notre cerveau? Qu?elles sont les options de traitements disponibles suite ? un traumatisme cranioc?r?bral? L'?ge est-il un facteur important pour ?tablir le pronostic d'une commotion c?r?brale? Joins-toi ? nous pour le 2e Caf? scientifique de Cerveau en t?te Montr?al 2013 o? des scientifiques et des cliniciens tels qu'?laine de Guise PhD, Miriam Beauchamp, PhD, David Mulder MD et Hugo Th?oret, PhD viendront discuter des cons?quences et des avenues th?rapeutiques envisageables suite ? une commotion c?r?brale ou ? un traumatisme cranioc?r?brale. Viens d?couvrir avec nous la neuroplasticit? et la r?silience du cerveau! Apr?s une br?ve discussion par chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront ? vos questions. Rejoignez-nous mercredi le 24 Avril, ? 18 :30 ? Caf? Campus (57 Prince Arthur Est, Montreal) pour une soir?e divertissante et enrichissante. Cet ?v?nement bilingue est gratuit. Tout le monde est la bienvenue! Rafra?chissements et musique en direct seront au rendez-vous! Suivez nous sur Facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/events/513766348685798/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 8:53 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Special Seminar - May 1: The role of astrocytes in neurodegeneration (Serge Przedborski) SPECIAL SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 1 at 1:45 pm de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI "The role of astrocytes in neurodegeneration" Serge Przedborski Page and William Black Professor of Neurology Co-Director, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease Departments of Neurology, Pathology, and Cell Biology College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York, NY Dr. Serge Przedborski has pioneered the investigation of molecular mechanisms of neuronal death in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease (PD) and in the mutant superoxide dismutase model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 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Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Angela Broccoli, Mrs. Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 11:34 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - Dr. Seung-Jae Lee Dear Colleagues: The Killam speaker this week will be?Dr. Seung-Jae Lee. Seung-Jae is at Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. His laboratory uses molecular, cellular and transgenic approaches to address mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD).?Seung-Jae has focused on understanding the role of alpha-synuclein, a key protein in PD. In particular, Seung-Jae was the first to show that, despite its presumed cytosolic localization, alpha-synuclein is secreted by neurons. This idea has gained enormous momentum recently with work showing that alpha-synuclein may propagate from neuron-to neuron in the brain, in ?a manner akin to prion disease. I hope you will join us for his seminar entitled: "Extracellular Alpha-Synuclein: Unusual Suspect of Lewy Body Diseases" Best wishes, Ted Fon Below are selected recent publications: Neuron-released oligomeric ?-synuclein?is an endogenous agonist of TLR2 for paracrine activation of microglia. Kim C, Ho DH, Suk JE, You S, Michael S, Kang J, Joong Lee S, Masliah E, Hwang D, Lee HJ,?Lee SJ. Nat Commun. 2013;4:1562 ? Antibody-aided clearance of extracellular ?-synuclein?prevents cell-to-cell aggregate transmission. Bae EJ, Lee HJ, Rockenstein E, Ho DH, Park EB, Yang NY, Desplats P, Masliah E,?Lee SJ. J Neurosci. 2012 Sep 26;32(39):13454-69. Lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promotes seeding-capable oligomer formation and cell-to-cell transfer of ?-synuclein. Bae EJ, Ho DH, Park E, Jung JW, Cho K, Hong JH, Lee HJ, Kim KP,?Lee SJ. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2013 Mar 1;18(7):770-83 ? Direct transfer of alpha-synuclein?from neuron to astroglia causes inflammatory responses in synucleinopathies. Lee HJ, Suk JE, Patrick C, Bae EJ, Cho JH, Rho S, Hwang D, Masliah E,?Lee SJ. J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 19;285(12):9262-72 ? Inclusion formation and neuronal cell death through neuron-to-neuron transmission of alpha-synuclein. Desplats P, Lee HJ, Bae EJ, Patrick C, Rockenstein E, Crews L, Spencer B, Masliah E,?Lee SJ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 4;106(31):13010-5. Intravesicular localization and exocytosis of alpha-synuclein?and its aggregates. Lee HJ, Patel S,?Lee SJ. J Neurosci. 2005 Jun 22;25(25):6016-24 Clearance of alpha-synuclein?oligomeric intermediates via the lysosomal degradation pathway. Lee HJ, Khoshaghideh F, Patel S,?Lee SJ. J Neurosci. 2004 Feb 25;24(8):1888-96 From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 23 09:52:57 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:52:57 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Spring Fling 2013 Today In-Reply-To: <26099_1366723226_51768A9A_26099_41_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB624A@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <26099_1366723226_51768A9A_26099_41_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB624A@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB698D8@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer -----Original Message----- From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:20 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Re: [NEURO] Spring Fling 2013 Today ***REMINDER*** SPRING FLING 2013 Date: TODAY Time: 11:45 am Place: Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre Light Refreshments --------------------------------------------------- Ms. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Street, Room 636 Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 T: 514-398-1903 F: 514-398-8248 enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca www.mni.mcgill.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 23 13:48:20 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:48:20 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Neuro Film Series presents 'A Matter of Life and Death' - Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm In-Reply-To: <26946_1366738748_5176C73C_26946_324_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB646F@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16A29A2712A6DE4CBB6D2188707397F1019B8D18@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> <26946_1366738748_5176C73C_26946_324_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB646F@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB69BCC@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:39 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Neuro Film Series presents 'A Matter of Life and Death' - Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm The Neuro Film Series will end the season with "A Matter of Life and Death" on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 6:30 pm in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) is a romantic fantasy film created by the British writing-directing-producing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring and Raymond Massey. Set in England during the Second World War, the film is about a young British airman, who under the earthly pretext of a brain illness, has his life put on trial by a heavenly tribunal. This celestial court is set up to judge the case while the airman, played by David Niven hangs in limbo between a Technicolor earth and a monochrome heaven. Our host, Diane Broadbent Friedman, a nurse practitioner with a focus on neurological disorders, describes the film as "a complex neurological study of a psychologically normal man who believes that a heavenly tribunal has sentenced him to death." Diane Broadbent Friedman is the author of "A Matter of Life and Death: The Brain Revealed by the Mind of Michael Powell". Diane Broadbent Friedman will lead a discussion, invite comments and answer questions following the films close. Discover Science at the movies on May 16, 6:30 pm at the Neuro Film Series! Neuro Movie Nights are free and snacks can be purchased (including wraps and popcorn)! All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047 or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you there! [cid:image002.gif at 01CD1BC1.1FBA3EF0] La saison des soir?es cin?ma du Neuro prend fin avec la pr?sentation du film A Matter of Life and Death (Une question de vie ou de mort) le jeudi 16 mai 2013, ? 18 h 30 ? l'amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) est une fantaisie romantique du tandem britannique - sc?narisation, r?alisation, production - de Michael Powell et Emeric Pressburger qui met en vedette David Niven, Roger Livesey, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring et Raymond Massey. Se d?roulant en Angleterre durant la Deuxi?me Guerre mondiale, le film raconte l'histoire d'un jeune aviateur anglais qui, apr?s avoir tromp? la mort, voit un tribunal de l'au-del? statuer sur sa vie, sous le pr?texte d'une maladie neurologique. Le statut incertain de l'aviateur, jou? par David Niven, fait l'objet d'allers-retours incessants entre le monde des vivants, montr? en Technicolor, et un au-del? montr? en monochrome. L'animatrice de la soir?e est Diane Broadbent Friedman, une infirmi?re praticienne qui s'int?resse aux troubles neurologiques. Elle d?crit le film comme ? une ?tude neurologique complexe d'un homme psychologiquement normal qui croit avoir ?t? condamn? ? mourir par un tribunal de l'au-del? ?. Auteure de A Matter of Life and Death: The Brain Revealed by the Mind of Michael Powell, Diane Broadbent Friedman dirigera la discussion qui suivra la pr?sentation du film. D?couvrez la science par le septi?me art le 16 mai ? 18 h 30 dans le cadre des Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro! L'entr?e aux Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro est gratuite. On peut se procurer des grignotines (notamment des sandwichs roul?s et du ma?s souffl?)! Tous les films sont projet?s ? l'amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins de l'Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, 3801, rue University. 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JENNIFER From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:19 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Special Seminar - Hosted by the Graduate Students ****S P E C I A L? S E M I N A R**** DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY McGill University STUDENT INVITED SPEAKER Dr.? Kenneth Yamada Chief, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology NIDCR, National Institute of Health Washington DC, USA Title Cell - Matrix Dynamics in Cell Migration and Morphogenesis ??????????????? ?????? ?????Time 11:30 am ??????????????? ??????????? Date Wednesday, May 1, 2013 ??????????????? ?????????? Place Lecture Room 2/36 Strathcona Anatomy Building, 3640 University Street. McGill University, Montreal Hosted by:?? The Graduate Students (Ten minutes prior to the seminar Refreshments and tea will be served outside the seminar room) Supported by:? Carl Zeiss Canada Inc. Information: 514-398-6354/6398 Prabha Ramamurthy Administrative Coordinator to the Chair Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada.? H3A 0C7 Tel: 514-398-6354 Fax: 514-398-5047 From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 25 10:23:48 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:23:48 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Neurosurgical Research Day In-Reply-To: <26670_1366812772_5177E864_26670_165_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB6E65@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <26670_1366812772_5177E864_26670_165_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB6E65@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB69D9A@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:09 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Neurosurgical Research Day ? Neurosurgical Research Day ?Department of Neurosurgery ? ? ? ??????????? ??????? ??????????????? ? ? The Department of Neurosurgery is organizing its annual Research Day at the Montreal Neurological Hospital - Institute on Friday, June 7th, 2013 in the DeGrandpr? Communication Centre. ? Our guest speaker will be Dr Michael Tymianski, Senior Scientist Division of Fundamental Neurobiology - Toronto Western Research Institute. ? His talk is entitled "From bench to bedside: development of PSD95 inhibitors for the treatment of Iatrogenic and community acquired Stroke." ? All are invited to present. ? Please submit your abstract(s) to luisa.birri at mcgill.ca by April 30th, 2013 ? Do not forget there are 3 prizes for the best presentations (students, residents & fellows) ? There will be a social gathering in the evening at the Sheraton Centre and the invitations will be sent to you at a later date. ? ? ? PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ABSTRACTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? L uisa Birri Ms Luisa Birri Administrative Assistant & Coordinator Neurosurgery Training Program Department of Neurosurgery McGill University tel: (514) 398-1935 fax:(514) 398-2811 email: luisa.birri at mcgill.ca ? From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 25 10:29:27 2013 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:29:27 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Post-doc position (Paris, France) Message-ID: <530B742E110D2443BB82CB2299F049392133774A@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Postdoctoral Fellowship On Early Functional Networks In The Human Infant Brain Using EEG Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position supervised by Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz to study the organization of the early functional networks in the human infant brain and their relation to high-level cognitive processes (e.g. consciousness) using EEG. The postdoc will analyze resting EEG and ERPs experiments in pre and post-terms infants. The aim of the research is to characterize the early functional networks and how they are shaped by the external world. Can we relate the rapid changes of the EEG during this period to the maturation of specific circuits, such as the maturation of the external layers of the cortex, or of the inhibitory interneurons? The team is part of INSERM ?Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit' (http://www.unicog.org/, director : Stanislas Dehaene) at NeuroSpin (http://www-dsv.cea.fr/en/institutes/institute-of-biomedical-imaging-i2bm/departments/neurospin-neurospin, director: Denis LeBihan) in the greater Paris region. NeuroSpin is a newly opened outstanding interdisciplinary research environment that houses several research laboratories and combines expertise in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, magneto-electrophysiology, high field MR imaging and imaging data analysis. Applicants should have a MD or a PhD degree in Neuroscience, Psychology, or in Mathematics, Physics. Prior experience with EEG/MEG analysis or signal processing is valued. Salary will be commensurate with experience within the salary scale of the French public research organisations. The position is funded for one to three years, and can start from spring 2013. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For best consideration, please electronically submit a CV with a description of education, research experience and computer expertise, and two references to ghislaine.dehaene at cea.fr ----------------------- Sylvain Baillet, PhD MNI Killam Scholar & Director, MEG Research Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering neuroSPEED lab MEG @ McGill Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:05 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Muscular Dystrophy Walk on May 11, 2013 To raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Walk on May 11, 2013 in Montreal, there will be a Bake Sale on May 2, 2013 at 12:00pm in the Jeanne Timmins Foyer. There will be a great selection of baked goods and samosas for sale, so come and enjoy while raising funds for a good cause. Thank you for your support. Naomi Shalit B.Sc. 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Killlam and Bio-X lecture - April 29 & 30, 2013 In-Reply-To: <23273_1366808756_5177D8B4_23273_45_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB65F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16A29A2712A6DE4CBB6D2188707397F1019B93F8@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> <23273_1366808756_5177D8B4_23273_45_6_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BBB65F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB69E4C@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 9:05 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] POSTPONED - Dorothy J. Killlam and Bio-X lecture - April 29 & 30, 2013 Dear colleagues, We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Dorothy J Killam and Bio-X lectures (April 29 & 30) to have been given by Dr. Carla Shatz are postponed. We will communicate with you at a later time with particulars of a new date for these important and stimulating lectures. Regards, Phil Barker & Rod McInnes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Apr 25 11:41:36 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:41:36 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_Prochain_s=C3=A9minaire_de_l=27UNF?= =?utf-8?q?_/_Next_UNF_Seminar_-_Imagerie_du_cancer_chez_le_petit_animal?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB69E68@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:43 AM To: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF Seminar Titre?:????????????????????????????????? Imagerie du cancer chez le petit animal Conf?rencier?:???????????????????? Martin Lepage, Ph.D. ??????????????????????????????????????????? D?partement de m?decine nucl?aire et radiobiologie ??????????????????????????????????????????? Universit? de Sherbrooke Date?:?????????????????????????????????? Jeudi le 2 mai 2013 Heure?:???????????????????????????????? 12h00 Lieu?:?????????????????????????????????? Amphith??tre Le Groupe Maurice ??????????????????????????????????????????? CRIUGM, 4545 Queen-Mary, Montr?al. --------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ?QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al Adresse postale: 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 Adresse civique: 4545, chemin Queen-Mary, 7e ?tage, pi?ce M7832, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.:????? (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.:? (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF:? www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 30 09:56:29 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:29 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - April 30, 2013 Imaging Epilepsy Syndromes: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen MRI? Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB6A0EF@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. Jennifer ------ Forwarded Message From: Neurology - Neurosurgery Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:25:51 +0000 To: Subject: FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:16 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY Killam Lecture Speaker: Matthias Johannes Koepp, MD, PhD Department of Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy UCL Institute of Neurology London, United Kingdom Title: Imaging Epilepsy Syndromes: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen MRI? Date: TODAY Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre ------------------------------------------------------ Dear Colleagues: The Killam speaker this week will be Dr. Matthias Koepp, MD PhD. Matthias J. Koepp is Professor of Neurology at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Professor Koepp's research focuses on structural and functional brain imaging of epilepsy using MRI and PET. His work on pharmacological PET imaging are among the most important in the field of epilepsy. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers. His most recent publications relate to in vivo imaging of brain connectivity. Professor Koepp is a clinician-scientist and distinguished teacher whose dedication to research has led to important observations and novel views about functional aspects and metabolic biomarkers of epilepsy. His work, at the forefront of brain imaging, is imaginative and provides new insights into the neurobiology of epilepsy. I hope you will join us for his seminar entitled: "Imaging Epilepsy Syndromes: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen MRI? " Andrea Bernasconi Selected recent publications O'Muircheartaigh J, Vollmar C, Barker GJ, Kumari V, Symms MR, Thompson P, Duncan JS, Koepp MJ, Richardson MP. Brain. 2012 Dec; 135(Pt 12):3635-44. Vollmar C, O'Muircheartaigh J, Symms MR, et al. Altered microstructural connectivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: The missing link. Neurology 2012. O'Muircheartaigh J, Vollmar C, Barker GJ, Kumari V, Symms MR, Thompson P, Duncan JS, Koepp MJ, Richardson MP. Brain. 2012 Dec; 135(Pt 12):3635-44. Stretton J, Winston G, Sidhu M, et al. Neural correlates of working memory in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy--an fMRI study. Neuroimage 2012;60:1696-1703. Vollmar C, O'Muircheartaigh J, Barker GJ, et al. Motor system hyperconnectivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a cognitive functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Brain 2011;134:1710-1719. O'Muircheartaigh J, Vollmar C, Barker GJ, et al. Focal structural changes and cognitive dysfunction in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Neurology 2011;76:34-40. Yogarajah M, Focke NK, Bonelli SB, et al. The structural plasticity of white matter networks following anterior temporal lobe resection. Brain 2010;133:2348-2364. Bonelli SB, Powell RH, Yogarajah M, et al. Imaging memory in temporal lobe epilepsy: predicting the effects of temporal lobe resection. Brain 2010;133:1186-1199. Ms. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Street, Room 636 Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 T: 514-398-1903 F: 514-398-8248 enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca www.mni.mcgill.ca ------ End of Forwarded Message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Tue Apr 30 14:32:39 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:32:39 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday May 1st - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019F4549@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - May 1st , at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. Ahmad Haidar Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellow. Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montr?al (IRCM) Title: External Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes: Modelling and Control Abstract: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease caused by an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells and is currently treated with life-long insulin-replacement therapy. Current treatment strategies do not achieve glycemic targets in most patients and glucose control remains problematic. An artificial pancreas is a long-awaited goal for diabetes and its development was recently triggered by advances in continuous glucose monitoring and insulin infusion pumps. In this talk, a novel bi-hormonal artificial pancreas system that delivers insulin and glucagon subcutaneously based on real-time glucose sensor readings as guided by a mathematical dosing algorithm will be presented. The algorithm is based on fuzzy-supervised model predictive controller combined with extended Kalman filtering and a set of heuristic rules. The artificial pancreas system was compared with conventional pump therapy in 15 adult patients utilizing a 15hrs randomized crossover trial. The artificial pancreas system significantly improved glucose control and reduced the risk of hypoglycemia. Clinical trials are an integral part of the development process but are time-consuming, resource demanding, and costly. Pre?clinical testing in a computer-simulation environment accelerates development and facilitates optimization of dosing algorithms. In this talk, a novel fully probabilistic method to generate stochastic virtual patients for the assessment of control algorithms will be presented. The method adopts a non-linear physiologically-motivated time-varying model of glucose regulation and uses Bayesian inference and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to estimate individual parameters. The method performs one?to?one mapping of individual experimental data into stochastic virtual patients in a process termed ?stochastic e-cloning?. The talk will be concluded with an overview of future work in the field of artificial pancreas systems. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: