Seminars & Events

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
"TIME TO SPARCL(1) – THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION"
Speaker: Rita Sattler, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Translational Neuroscience
David and Weezie Reese Chair for
Neurodegeneration Research
Co-Director, ASU-BNI Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program in Neuroscience
Director, BNI Research Education Programs
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link
Hosted by Dr. Max Rousseaux 

Learning Objectives:

1. Importance of synaptic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases 

2.Role of astrocytes in synapse health and disease

3. Utilization of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) culture models for studying neurodegenerative diseases
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
"HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS"
Speaker: Harry Atkins, MD
Senior Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Physician, Transplant and Cell Therapy Program,
The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, Clinical Hematology
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

MS Mingle Series

Hosted by Dr. Guilia Fadda 

Learning Objectives:

1.Be aware of the evolution in the use of HSCT for MS.

2.Become familiar with the mechanism of action of HSCT for MS.

3. Understand the clinical application of HSCT for treatment of patients with MS.

Please note that OHRI seminars are open to all members of OHRI and partner institutions. Members of the general public are asked to contact the communications office (jganton@ohri.ca) for more information about the research presented at OHRI seminars.