Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience

News and Events

• Neuroscience 2009 - 39th SfN Annual Meeting,
  October 17-21, 2009 in Chicago, IL, USA.
  • 20 presentations from Winnipeg.
• WCSfN Special Awards at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium 2009.
  
• Brain Awareness Week April 8-9, 2009 --- Photos
  
• 2008 Grass Lecture: Dr. Jonathan Wolpaw, Oct. 27th.
  
• Sanofi - Aventis BioTalent Challenge winner 2008


• News Announcements
  • Events, Meetings & Seminars
• Grass Traveling Scientist Program Lecture

Information on the Winnipeg Chapter

• Bylaws
• Council Composition (38k PDF)
• Members 2009
• Membership Application and Renewal Form (46k PDF)
• Neuroscience Resources on the Internet
• Reports on Activities
  • WCSN Annual Report 2009 (63k PDF)
  • WCSN Annual Report 2008 (26k PDF)
• Research Groups
• Poster: WCSN Activities (833k PDF)
• Poster: WCSN BAW and Outreach Activities (1350k PDF)

Society for Neuroscience

• Society for Neuroscience - Parent Organization
• Brain Awareness Campaign
• Grass Traveling Scientist Program

Welcome to the Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience web site. This site is set up to inform members, potential members, and the general public about the neuroscience research underway here in Manitoba.

Purpose of the Winnipeg Chapter

• Advance the understanding of nervous systems by bringing together basic and clinical researchers of various backgrounds and by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological organization;
• Promote education in the Neurosciences;
• Inform the general public on the results and implications of current research in this area.

Your Membership Will Help Support

• Grass Travelling Scientist Program - lectures on a variety of topics in Neuroscience.
• Annual Neuroscience Poster Day (in conjunction with the Grass Lecture) - follows Society for Neuroscience Conference.
• Annual General Meeting (Fall).
• Brain Awareness Week (March) - neuroscience education at the public level.

Membership Benefits

• Network with colleagues, on the local as well as international level, by attending the symposia and special events presented throughout the year by the Winnipeg Chapter.
• Nominate speakers for the Grass Travelling Scientist Program and Brain Awareness Week.
• Nominate colleagues for the Society for Neuroscience Chapter Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Trainee Travel Awards.

Membership Application and Renewal Form (46k PDF)

WCSfN Administration Office
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Medicine
Spinal Cord Research Centre, SCRC
BMSB 436 - 745 Bannatyne Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9
Tel (204) 789-3761 Fax (204) 789-3930
E-mail office (at) sfn-manitoba.ca