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March 2026 Issue #38
Manitoba MS Research Centre: Foreseeing the unseen, the path to G35.1 March 17, 2026 12:00 pm (CST) Presenter: Dr. Ali Manouchehrinia Zoom Meeting ID: 67932416786 (948309) NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS : Exploring the Role of EBV in Multiple Sclerosis Presenter: Dr. Simon Thebault Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 8:30am – 9:30am (EST) De Grandpre Communications Centre, at the neuro or via this Zoom link Meeting ID: 830 4546 8370, Passcode: 903304 For more information please contact: n-ns@mcgill.ca Rehabilitation in MS (RiMS) Call for Abstracts at the 31st annual RiMS Conference. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work and contribute to advancing rehabilitation in MS and related disorders. Closing Abstract Submission March 27th 2026
Thank you to everyone who applied to the 2026 endMS Summer School and 2026-2027 endMS Scholar Program for Researchers IN Training (SPRINT) competitions! Wishing all the very best to all! Notifications will be distributed mid-April.
Announcement of the funding decisions for the 2026-2027 Annual Research Competition. To view the funding decision, refer to MS Canada’s Funding Announcements web page. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to Alexandra Jackson (SPRINT alumni) on successfully defending her PhD on January 12 while also celebrating the arrival of her new baby—an extraordinary moment of both academic and personal achievement.
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Students and postdoctoral researchers. NSERC offers scholarships and awards for every stage of study, from undergraduate to postdoctoral. More details can be found here
endMS Network Trainee/Alumnae Publications, Awards, Presentations, and Achievements (trainee/alumnae are in bold) - Send us trainee/alumnae achievements Peters, A.L., Chaves, A.R.,Pourlotfi, S., Ludgate, J., Tremblay, S., Walker, L.A.S., & Pilutti, LA. Patient-Reported Cognition in Relation to Objective Neuropsychological Outcomes in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Manuscript in preparation, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, January 2026. Mohamed Reda Fazazi; Manu Rangachari. (2026). The CNS meninges and the synovial joint: Parallel immunological structures in autoimmune disease.BioEssays, 48(2), e70118. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.70118 Thomas Edwards; Arthur Chaves; Zain Awadia; Lara A. Pilutti; Julia Ludgate; et al. (2026). Cardiorespiratory response to different aerobic exercise intensities in people with advanced multiple sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 108, 107065.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2026.107065 Tamanna Islam; Jason A. Berard; Lisa A. S. Walker. (2026). Perceived cognitive fatigability in multiple sclerosis: Input from people with lived experience on unmet needs.Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2026.10531
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme Application deadline: April 15 2026
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Postdoctoral fellows H.L. Holmes Scholarship Application deadline: March 20 2026
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