Sharing opportunities to learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) research, to network, to attract and retain trainees in the field of MS related research.
September 2025 Issue #33
Funding/Award Opportunities: MS Canada's 2026-2027 Annual Research Competition Researchers and trainees in the field of MS are invited to submit applications through ProposalCentral by October 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. MS Canada Research Funding Opportunities: 1. Discovery Research Grants 2. Catalyst Research Grants 3. endMS Personnel Awards(Doctoral Studentships / Postdoctoral Fellowships) Current endMS Doctoral Studentship and Postdoctoral Fellowship awardees can renew their award through submission of a Progress Report by Nov 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. Please direct all inquiries to ms.grants@mscanada.ca. NSERC - Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Research Award Programs Application Deadline: October 17 For information: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp
endMS Bits and Pieces Newsletter
endMS SPRINT Team Projects - Lay Summaries The 2024-2025 SPRINT teams' lay summaries can be viewed HERE Here are the titles of their year long interdisciplinary projects: 1. What’s New in the 2024 MS Diagnosis Guidelines—and Why It Matters 2. Limited care options for men living with MS: a call to action 3. Epstein–Barr Virus and MS: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Implications, and Emerging Interventions
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Upcoming Events, Announcements and Educational Opportunities:
CAPS (Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars) Appreciation Week September 16-19, 2025 - https://capsacpp.ca/events/postdoc-appreciation-week/ ECTRIMS 2025 – September 24-26 The Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS registration –is OPEN here: https://ectrims.eu/ectrims2025-registration/ Canadian Neurological Sciences Postdoctoral Seminar Series (CNS-PDS) - October 2, 2025 @ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT Pedro Henrique Gonçalves Guedes– University of Saskatchewan Richard Gao– Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems - November 6, 2025 @ 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT Andrew Vo– The Neuro, McGill University Amr Eed– Western University Registration and more info: https://can-acn.org/cns-pds/ MS Xchange - Save the Date - Friday, November 7th, 2025 in Montreal, QC For any questions about the event, contact: Kata Endrodi: katalin.endrodi@mcgill.ca Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (ACTRIMS) Forum Feb 5 - 7, 2026 Registration is open: https://www.forum.actrims.org/register Educational Grants & Travel Awards to attend: https://www.forum.actrims.org/grants-awards
J. Brown; K. B. Knox; L. Thorpe; L. Herter; M. Nablia Ashraf; M. Levin; I. Poliakov. (2025). Multiple sclerosis and medical assistance in dying: A qualitative exploration of patient and family-centered care.University of Regina, Executive Summary Report HERE. The project was supported by trainee Mir Nabila Ashraf and Benjamin Beck-McKenzie. For further information or trainee information about upcoming projects contact Janine Brown at Janine.Brown@uregina.ca
Publications (trainees/alumnae are in bold)
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The next issue of the endMS Bits and Pieces newsletter will be in October 2025. In the meantime, follow us on X or Bluesky @endMS and email us your announcements and achievements.
Please share this newsletter with trainees interested in MS related research. To share opportunures, trainee updates, to be added/ removed from the endMS Training Program's distribution list email Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS Program Manager: anik.schoenfeldt@affiliate.mcgill.ca More info: endmstrainingprogram.ca
G. Kasheke; B. Hendy; G. Dorighello; N. Uccelli; JD. Gothié; R. Novorolsky; M. Oulton; J. Asainayagam; A. Makarov; K. Fraser; V. Vuligonda; M. Sanders; T. Kennedy; G. Robertson. (2024). Selective retinoid X receptor agonism promotes functional recovery and myelin repair in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 12, Article 197. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-024-01904-x C. Thompson; S. Loshi; S. Carew; T. Berry; M. Parsons; J. Antel; C. Moore. (2025). MiR-146b-5p decreases cytokine release from astrocytes and preserves oligodendrocyte progenitor cell complexity during inflammation. European Journal of Neuroscience, Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70248 A. Manouchehrinia; K. Fitzgerald; A. Salter; R.A. Marrie; L. Alfredsson; C. Bernstein; J. Bolton; G. Cutter; J. Fisk; L. Graff; C. Hitchon; J. Hillert; I. Kockum; Y. Lu; F. Lublin; K. McKay; T. Olsson; S. Patten; A. Patki; H. Riel; K. Shchetynsky; P. Stridh; H. Tiwari; J. Wolinsky; K. Kowalec. (2025). Depression Polygenicity and Disease Activity and Disability Worsening in Multiple Sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. Online ahead of print.https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.70020
Publications (trainees/alumnae are in bold) - Continued
Career Opportunities Internal Medicine - Associate/Full Professor - WAUGH FAMILY CHAIR IN MS: https://universityaffairs.ca/jobs/job-preview.php?job_id=68948 Neuroscience Positions: https://can-acn.org/neuro-jobs/ Women in STEM Job Board: https://canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/
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