Public Lecture
"Progress in Multiple Sclerosis Research: Preventing the Damage and Promoting Repair"
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Samuel Cohen Auditorium
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
351 Tache Avenue
Coffee Reception
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Atrium - Main Level
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
351 Tache Avenue
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Research Lecture
"Mechanisms of Tissue Injury and Repair in Multiple Sclerosis"
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Theatre B
Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Manitoba
Coffee Reception
2:00 - 2:30 PM
J.A. Hildes Concourse
Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Manitoba
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BIOSKETCH: Dr. Jack Antel is a clinical neurologist who coordinates the multiple sclerosis research and treatment programme
at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He is a Professor at McGill University where he has served as Chairman of the Department of
Neurology and Neurosurgery. He served as the director of the Canadian Institute of Health Research supported training programme in
Neuro-inflammation. Dr. Antel served as Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada from January
2004 - 2007 and is now the Scientific Director of the endMS Research and Training Network of the Canadian MS Society. Dr. Antel was
the recipient of the 2005 Dystel Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Academy of Neurology. Prior to his
work at McGill, Dr. Antel was Professor of Neurology at the University of Chicago. His interests include interactions between the immune
and central nervous systems and mechanisms of tissue repair as applied to multiple sclerosis.
All Are Welcome to Attend - Free Admission
For more information, please contact the WCSfN Adminstration Office.
See the poster for this event. (86 KB PDF)
Brain
Awareness
Week
is an international
Society for Neuroscience event,
and is coordinated locally by the
Winnipeg Chapter of the
Society for Neuroscience.
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