[BIC-announce] Pathways and Connections: Dr. Alyson Fournier (Wed-April-18th at 5:30 pm; Thomson House, room 403)

[Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS]

Pathways and Connections

*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/>
series
will feature Dr. Alyson
Fournier<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/neuronal_survival/alyson_fournier/>
and
will be held **at Thomson House<http://pgss.mcgill.ca/MEMBERSHIP/index.html>
 (3650 McTavish <http://www.mcgill.ca/maps/?Building=188>, room 403)
starting at 5:30 pm **on Wednesday, April 18th.  *

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Dr. Alyson Fournier<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/neuronal_survival/alyson_fournier/>is
a biologist who conducts research into the mechanisms that inhibit
neuron regeneration following disease or injury.  She is currently an
Associate Professor in McGill University’s Department of Neurology and
Neurosurgery and currently holds a Tier II Canada Research Chair in
Regenerative Neuroscience<http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=964>.
 Dr. Fournier's lab at the Neuro <http://fournierlab.mcgill.ca/> is aimed
at identifying and targeting signalling pathways taken by inhibitors as
they converge and form blockages to neuron re-growth.  Dr. Fournier is also
studying the effects of myelin inhibitors on gene expression as a means of
identifying the genes involved in neuronal pathways. The aim of Dr.
Fournier's research program is to develop a better understanding of the
molecular components participating in neurite outgrowth and growth cone
collapse.  She is particularly interested in studying rho family GTPases
and their downstream effectors due to their effects on the actin
cytoskeleton.  A fuller understanding of the mechanism of outgrowth
inhibition will be used to develop strategies to promote regenerative
growth.



*Please note that space is limited: to **RSVP, or for more information,
please contact Zografos
<zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>Caramanos<zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca>
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*At the present time, two more sessions are planned for Spring-2012:*

1) Dr. Natasha Rajah<http://www.douglas.qc.ca/researcher/maria-natasha-rajah?locale=en>on
May 2nd, 5:30 pm, Thomson House, room 403.

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2) Dr. Phil Barker<http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/neuro_team/neuronal_survival/philip_barker/>on
May 23rd, 5:30 pm, Thomson House, room 403.

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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;  (fax) 514-398-2975
(e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca
(website) www.zcaramanos.com
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