Career Opportunities: Neuroscience Positions: https://can-acn.org/neuro-jobs/ Tenure track faculty positions in Clinical Neuropsychology and in Behavioural Neuroscience at Simon Fraser University. More information here
2025 endMS Summer School Save the Date! June 16-19, 2025 Theme: “The life cycle of technology for Multiple Sclerosis” Where: University of Alberta, Edmonton Applications: Call for applications will be announced mid-December For more info: endMS Summer School
Sharing opportunities to learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) research, to network, to attract and retain trainees in the field of MS related research.
October 2024 Issue #28
Funding/Award Opportunities: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Deadline to apply: October 30, 2024 ACTRIMS - Applications are open for the Annual Neurology Resident Summit in MS. Deadline to apply: November 1, 2024 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award Deadline to apply: December 1, 2024 ECTRIMS 2025 Fellowship Programme Deadline to apply: December 1, 2024
endMS Bits and Pieces Newsletter
2025-2026 endMS Scholar Program for Researchers in Training Stay tuned! Applications: Call for applications will be announced mid-December For more info: endMS SPRINT
The next issue of the endMS Bits and Pieces newsletter will be December, 2024. In the meantime, follow us @endMS and keep sending us your updates and any announcements. Looking forward to continuing to share network news and opportunities!
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endMS Network Trainee/Alumnae Publications, Awards and Presentations (alumnae are in bold) - Don't hesitate to send us your latest achievements! Chaves AR, Tremblay S, Pilutti L, Ploughman M. Lowered ratio of corticospinal excitation to inhibition predicts greater disability, poorer motor and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis. Heliyon. 2024 Aug 6;10(15):e35834. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35834. PMID: 39170378; PMCID: PMC11337054. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39170378/ Arthur R. Chaves, Thomas Edwards, Zain Awadia,Vanessa Morin, Lisa A.S. Walker, Jennifer L. Reed, Lara A. Pilutti, Physiological fitness in people with advanced multiple sclerosis,Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 91, 2024, 105854, ISSN 2211-0348,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2024.105854 Seyed Mojtaba Hossein, Shiva Nemati, Soheila Karimi-Abdolrezaee Astrocytes originated from neural stem cells drive the regenerative remodeling of pathologic CSPGs in spinal cord injury Volume 19, Issue 10p1451-1473October 08, 2024DOI:10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.08.007 Rochelle Y. Benoit, Jennifer L. Zagrodnik, Samantha J. Carew, Craig S. Moore; Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Decreases Inflammation and Differentially Impacts Phagocytosis and Cellular Metabolism in Mouse- and Human-derived Myeloid Cells. Immunohorizons1 September 2024; 8 (9): 652–667.https://doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.2400045 Buragadda S, Snow NJ, Gou APC, McShane JN, Newell CJ, Ploughman M. Incongruence between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Subjective Reports of Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis: A Focus on Sex Differences. Mult Scler Int. 2024 Apr 24;2024:6055245. doi: 10.1155/2024/6055245. PMID: 38721588; PMCID: PMC11074878. Karine Thai ,Alexandre Prat ,CNS therapeutics: Immune cells break the barriers.Sci. Transl. Med.15,eadh1150(2023).DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.adh1150