Yearly Archives: 2013

Congratulations to the Team of Irv Applebaum, Thomas McIlwham, Corey Gifford, and team captain Dan Caron, the 2013 Will-to-Win Champions. Please see our Will-to-Win pages for information and photos on past winners, sponsors and awardees, and check back later for more photos from last week’s event. Since 1984, the Will-to-Win Classic Golf Tournament has raised […]

Manitoba Neuroscience Network 4th Annual Scientific Meeting June 10, 2013 Thank you to all who attended the 4th annual Manitoba Neuroscience Network meeting and made it a success. There was a poster competition held at the meeting and we would like to congratulate the winners and runners-up. In the Graduate Student Category, the winner is […]

Canadian astronaut and CIHR VP for Public, Government and Institute Affairs, Dr. Robert Thirsk, recently asked the SCRC’s Dr. Phillip Gardiner to write about the neurological changes that occur with increased physical exercise. Here is what Phil had to say: Physical activity and neurons  

May 13 & 14, 2013 Inn at the Forks Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Participants David Bennett University of Alberta Marc Binder Washington University Robert Burke NIH (Emeritus) Trevor Drew University of Montreal Réjean Dubuc UQAM, Montreal Eftekhar Eftekharpour University of Manitoba Karim Fouad University of Alberta Alain Frigon University of Sherbrooke Monica Gorassini University of Alberta […]

Dr. Kristine Cowley has been awarded a one-year 2012 Manitoba Medical Services Foundation Operating Grant for her project entitled “Stance and stand-training for therapeutic benefit and functional recovery after spinal cord injury.” Congratulations, Kris! Update – Apr. 25: Kris was interviewed by Breakfast TV which aired on Wednesday, April 24. Take a look at the […]