Turns out development of human cerebral cortex is unlike any animal ever described! Latest work from Sonia Nan Kim (Sonia N. Kim) and twitterless Vinay Viswanadham Peter J Park lab, using clonal mutations and cell types sampled across human cortex. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… A thread.

A huge thanks to Research Manitoba for their generous funding! 🙌 Your support is a game-changer for our research efforts and brings us one step closer to meaningful breakthroughs for Manitobans. We're excited to make a difference together! 🌟 U of M Rady Faculty uManitoba Research Biochemistry & Medical Genetics UofM

I finally made this piece, "hippocampe neuronal" (neuronal seahorse). 16 #neurons cut out of Padauk, oak, poplar and maple wood. #sciart #neuroX #biology

Dear high school students/teachers in MB! Are you a student or know of a student interested in neuroscience? Then join us for the Winnipeg Brain Bee University of Manitoba March 9, 2024! For more information and FREE registration please see: brainbee.ca/local-bees/win… Manitoba Neuroscience Network #MbEd

Excited to have received a collaborative RFHS Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund Grant with Robert Beattie and Paul Marcogliese to study genetic modifiers of Huntington disease at the single cell level! Grateful for the invaluable support from The Winnipeg Foundation and U of M Rady Faculty

🚨We are hiring a tenure-track/tenured assistant/associate professor!🚨 Join us in BMG! Preference will be given to individuals working in any field related to Cancer Biology. Review of applications starts March 31, 2024 universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?jo…

Big news!! Our paper about astrocyte NMDA receptors is out in Nature Communications! rdcu.be/dzcE9 This team effort was spearheaded by Noushin Ahmadpour Meher Kantroo Thanks to the Reviewers for suggesting "mechanism" experiments that took this story to the next level!

Another free event for Brain Awareness in March!

Proud PI Alert🚨 Congrats to Nick Leclerc for receiving a prestigious U of M Rady Faculty graduate studentship! Also a huge congrats to other Biochemistry & Medical Genetics UofM grad students Danielle Marie and Samah Ahmed 🇸🇩🇨🇦 for also receiving a studentship! University of Manitoba #studentship bit.ly/RFHSstudentship

Come to chat about research progress- related to MS Canada organized by Manitoba Neuroscience Network here in WPG

Congratulations to Lisa Wei of Vincent Massey Collegiate for winning the 2024 Winnipeg Brain Bee! Lisa will represent Winnipeg in the Canadian National Brain Bee in May! Congratulations also to Tongle Chen (2nd) of Goose Lake High and Saira Thomas (3rd) of St. Johns Ravencourt!

An exciting faculty position is open University of Manitoba in our dept! State-of-the-art infrastructure, great colleagues, and a family-friendly city await you. Explore the heart of the continent with us! youtube.com/watch?v=_0Rzu2… #AcademicCareers #WomenInAcademia #womeninscience

KABAM 2024 is off to a great start thanks to Theresa, Muniza, and Sanjana who inspired the next generation of neuroscientists at Sister MacNamara School! Looking forward to our next classroom visit to West St. Paul led by our Outreach Team!

So incredibly proud of our Winnipeg #BrainBee champion, Lisa Wei, who just won the National Canadian Brain Bee CAN ACN! Congrats Lisa and thank you to all the organizers, teachers, & students for putting on such an inspiring event. Manitoba Neuroscience Network University of Manitoba CIHR ICVMC - Wpg

The 2024 MNN Research Symposium was a resounding success with ~180 Manitoban neuroscientists gathered for the latest in cutting-edge 🧠 research. Special thanks to our amazing sponsors, and Brain Canada Viviane Poupon for joining us to discuss the future of Canadian neuroscience.

Incredibly proud of Mikaela Perron receiving this Student Fellowship from Brain Canada and @huntingtonsc. Well deserved and excited to have her join the lab!

Congrats Nick! It is so well deserved, and I am very proud of your success!

Late to the party, but incredibly honoured to be selected as a #BrainCanada #FutureLeader!🎉🙌 Proud to be part of this amazing group of scientists from across 🇨🇦, and extra excited to see University of Manitoba science well represented! Huge congrats to all! #ScienceInCanada Manitoba Neuroscience Network

Lisa’s amazing success on the international stage is a true testament to her hard work, dedication, and outstanding support from her teachers! So proud of all she’s accomplished! #winnipeg #manitoba University of Manitoba #BrainBee ICVMC - Wpg Manitoba Neuroscience Network Pembina Trails SD🧠🐝🏆

Manitoba’s Lisa Wei and Robert Beattie featured on CTV News after Lisa’s phenomenal success at the International Brain Bee! winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?c…