endMS Bits and Pieces Newsletter
2024 endMS Summer School participants Seid Mussa Ahmed, University of British Columbia Jennifer Auvergnon Université de Montréal Hamidreza Barzegarpoor, Memorial University of Newfoundland Nesrine Belhamiti, Université Laval Hannah Bernstein, McGill University Erin Evans, University of British Columbia Sahar Farhangi, University of British Columbia Hande Halilibrahimoglu, McGill University Mada Hashem, University of Calgary Sydney Hillier, Memorial University of Newfoundland Vina Li, Queen's University at Kingston Julia Ludgate, University of Ottawa Daniel Morelli, University of Western Ontario Aidan Peters, University of Ottawa Atefeh Rayatpour, University of Calgary Marta Ruiz-Algueró, University of British Columbia Mira Safa, University of Manitoba Tayma Shaaban, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Katie Souter, University of Alberta Doriana Taccardi, Queen's University Cassandra Thompson, Memorial University of Newfoundland Henry Wang, Governors of the University of Alberta
Sharing opportunities to learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) research, to network, to attract and retain trainees in the field of MS related research.
May is MS Awareness Month May 2024 - Issue #25
2024-2025 incoming SPRINTers Kevin Champagne-Jorgensen, University of Toronto Aysika Das, Memorial University of Newfoundland Reda Fazazi, CHU de Quebec, Université Laval Tamanna Islam, University of Ottawa Tatiana MacKeigan, University of British Columbia Jake Neufeld, University of Saskatchewan Bozena Szulc, University of Alberta Lies Van Horebeek, University of British Columbia Paul Yoo, The Hospital for Sick Children
Exciting News Alert! Thrilled to unveil our new incoming endMS SPRINTers and the endMS Summer School trainee participants! Let's shower them with applause and extend the warmest of welcome! hashtag
The 2024 endMS Summer School is quickly approaching! The members of the University of Manitoba and Manitoba Multiple Sclerosis Research Centre are very excited to host the 2024 endMS Summer School in Winnipeg, from June 10-13, 2024. Visit the Summer School page for more info on the program, including a welcome message from the co-hosts Drs. Soheila Karimi and Chase Figley We also look forward to seeing our returning 2023-2024 endMS SPRINTers at the Summer School! They will presenting on their yearlong SPRINT team projects: Rochelle Benoit, Memorial University of Newfoundland Katherine Cardwell, University of Ottawa Mona Hejazi, Memorial University of Newfoundland Leah Shan Hohman, University of British Columbia Megan Krysak, Université de Montréal Ateyeh Soroush, University of Calgary Risavarshni Thevakumaran, McGill University Darrin Wijeyaratnam, University of Ottawa Kaihim Wong, University of Manitoba
Funding Opportunity Applications for the McDonald Fellowships - The McDonald Fellowship enables early career MS researchers from low- and middle-income countries to work in a research institution outside of their own country. Please visit the MSIF website to learn more about the McDonald Fellowship eligibility and application requirements. Interested applicants can apply through the application website. Applications close June 30, 2024. Congratulations to everyone who was awarded: MS Canada's endMS Postdoctoral Fellowships MS Canada's endMS Doctoral Studentships
endMS Network Trainee/Alumnae Publications, Awards, Presentations, and Achievements (trainee/alumnae are in bold) - Send us trainee/alumnae achievements! SPRINT team publication: “A rapid review of differences in cerebrospinal neurofilament light levels in clinical subtypes of progressive multiple sclerosis”, by Haritha Desu, Katherine M Sawicka, Emily Wuerch, Vanessa Kitchin and Jacqueline A Quandt*. Front. Neurol. 15:1382468.doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1382468 Angela A. Wang et al.,"B cell depletion with anti-CD20 promotes neuroprotection in a BAFF-dependent manner in mice and humans."Sci. Transl. Med.16,eadi0295(2024).DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.adi0295 Welcome to our new trainee representative on the endMS Education and Training Committee: Alexandra Jackson and many thanks to our outgoing trainee rep: Jessica Allanach, for her important contributions!
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