[BIC-announce] FW: [REMINDER] Pathways and Connections: Dr. Edward Fon (Wed-Feb-6th at 5:30 pm; Montreal Neurological Institute, room 124)

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms.
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 9:07 AM
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Subject: [REMINDER] Pathways and Connections: Dr. Edward Fon (Wed-Feb-6th at 5:30 pm; Montreal Neurological Institute, room 124)

Pathways and Connections<http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/continuing/events/pathways>

How does one become a successful neuroscientist?  This informal seminar series will try to answer this question through a series of conversations with some of the most successful neuroscientists in the world: researchers who are affiliated with McGill University<http://www.mcgill.ca/>'s  Integrated Program in Neuroscience<http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/> or former McGill Neuroscience Alumni who are now in the non-academic world.   This will be your chance to talk to them about the circuitous pathways and the important, but often serendipitous, connections that led them to where they are now.

The next session of the Pathways and Connections<http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/continuing/events/pathways/> Discussion Series will feature Dr. Edward Fon<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/neuronal_survival/edward_fon/> starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 6th in room 124 of the Montreal Neurological Institute (3801 University Street<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/patients/maps/>) .

Dr. Fon<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/neuronal_survival/edward_fon/> is a neurologist and scientist at the Neuro who serves as the Director of the McGill Parkinson Program (a National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence).  His research focuses on the molecular events leading to the degeneration of dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease. In the past decade, several genes have been identified that cause some forms of the disease. He is particularly interested in how these genes come together and interact to cause Parkinson's disease. His work focuses on one of these genes, Parkin, which functions as a key enzyme in the main protein degradation pathway in the cell. This pathway utilizes ubiquitin, a protein that can mark target proteins for degradation.  Dr. Fon's Lab<http://edwardfon.lab.mcgill.ca/en/> works on understanding the various functions of ubiquitin in the nervous system and on how defects in parkin could lead to Parkinson's disease. This work could provide important clues about the mechanisms of dopamine neuron death in Parkinson's disease and potentially lead to innovative new therapeutic strategies.

Please note that space is limited: to RSVP, or for more information, please contact Zografos <mailto:zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca> Caramanos<mailto:zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>.



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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<tel:514-299-8160>;  (fax) 514-398-2975<tel:514-398-2975>
(e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca<mailto:zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>
(web)  Google-scholar<http://scholar.google.ca/citations?sortby=pubdate&hl=en&user=BcVBulQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works>   www.zcaramanos.com<http://www.zcaramanos.com/>


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