Happy New Year! Hope your Holiday Season was enjoyable with... shortest month has the most grant deadlines. This is true... Notes from the Director’s Chair:

Happy New Year! Hope your Holiday Season was enjoyable with... shortest month has the most grant deadlines. This is true... Notes from the Director’s Chair:

Notes from the Director’s Chair:
Happy New Year! Hope your Holiday Season was enjoyable with family and friends. The
shortest month has the most grant deadlines. This is true if you are a principle investigator,
student or post-doctoral fellow. The first major deadline is for studentships and fellowships for
MHRC on Feb. 1st. Next important deadlines are the Cancer Research Society, Canadian
Institutes of Health Research, and MHRC operating grants. Good luck to all who are applying. I
have confidence that 2013 will be a good year for MICB.
Dr. McManus has been awarded a grant from Colon Cancer
Canada and Dr. Mai was awarded a grant from Movember
Global Action Network for her studies on prostate cancer.
Not to be left out, I was awarded a CCSRI Innovation grant
for work on chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Alexandra Kuzyk who was awarded a Nancie J. Mauro Scholarship in
Oncology Research, Sheu L. Lee Scholarship in Oncology Research, and E.I. Benjaminson
Memorial Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE Scholarship. These scholarships recognize an
outstanding graduate student conducting oncology research that shows the greatest promise as
a researcher.
The deadline for CancerCare Manitoba Foundation operating grants was January 23rd. We
received a record 19 applications. This indicates the degree of research undertaken at CCMB
and the need to maintain research funding for the future. Good luck to all who applied!
As many of you may know, Dr. Geoff Hicks’
laboratory has moved from MICB to the 6th floor of
the Basic Sciences Building at University of
Manitoba to be part of the Regenerative Medicine
program. He joins Dr. Afshin Raouf as MICB Senior
Scientist located on the 6th floor. This will allow Dr.
Hicks to direct this important program for the
University and CancerCare Manitoba. To fill the
laboratory space that was vacated, Dr. Etienne
Leygue will be moving his laboratory in February.
He will also become the Associate Director of
MICB.
Dr. Sachin Katyal will be establishing his research lab at MICB in March, coming to Winnipeg
from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. He will be located in Dr. Davie’s old lab
space on the 5th floor. Dr. Vanan will also be establishing his laboratory space in Dr. Eisenstat’s
MICB is supported by
old laboratory. He was awarded a St. Baldrick Foundation grant to start-up his laboratory
investigating pediatric brain tumours and improving tumour sensitivity to radiation therapy. It is
an exciting time as we renew the Institute after so many changes.
A panel of academic and industry speakers, including NGS platform manager Debbie Tsuyuki,
provided an overview of NGS, a more detailed look at instrumentation and consumables, and
hear directly from academics putting local NGS platforms to work. The workshop was open to
anyone who is interested in or is already using NGS in their research or diagnostic programs
and was well attended. There will be more talks and workshops in the future to ensure that we
will take advantage of the NGS technology.
Congratulations to Thomas Hack at CCMB who was awarded CIHR operating grant and a
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Research chair.
On January 28 Dr Jim Davie, Dr Kirk McManus, Dr Mojgan
Rastegar were the expert panelist on a CIHR Café Scientific
“NATURE AND NURTURE (NOT VERSUS): THE NEW
SCIENCE OF EPIGENETICS” at McNally Robinson. It was a
packed house and the presenters were well received.
Congratulations to all who participated in these public events.
The next Cell Biology Club will be on February 4th with a
special talk by Molly Pind on Bioinformatics, followed by Sara
Beiggi.
An Intermediate/Advanced Microscopy Workshop will be held
on June 10-19 in GCCRD. Training on spectral imaging and
SKY of mouse/human chromosomes, Multicolor banding
analysis of a single chromosome, Conventional 3D imaging,
Image quantitation of 2D and 3D fluorescent images, super resolution 3D imaging, interactive
image analysis. No application will be accepted after April 30, 2013. Early Bird Registration
March 31, 2013 : $1500 (Cdn). Registration deadline April 30, 2013 $1800 (Cdn). Cancellations
until April 30, 2013. Refund less a $500 administration fee. Please contact Dr Mai for more
information.
Publications:
Raouf A, Sun YJ. In vitro methods to culture primary human breast epithelial cells. Methods Mol
Biol. 2013;946:363-81
MICB is supported by
Qian D, Zhang B, He LR, Cai MY, Mai SJ, Liao YJ, Liu YH, Lin MC, Bian XW, Zeng YX, Huang
JJ, Kung HF, Xie D. The Telomere/Telomerase Binding Factor PinX1 is a New Target to
Improve the Radiotherapy Effect of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas. J Pathol. 2013 Jan
23. doi: 10.1002/path.4163. [Epub ahead of print]
Samassekou O, Hébert J, Mai S, Yan J. Nuclear remodeling of telomeres in chronic myeloid
leukemia. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2013 Jan 23.
Wark L, Novak D, Sabbaghian N, Amrein L, Jangamreddy JR, Cheang M, Pouchet C, Aloyz R,
Foulkes WD, Mai S, Tischkowitz M Heterozygous mutations in the PALB2 hereditary breast
cancer predisposition gene impact on the three-dimensional nuclear organization of patientderived cell lines. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2013 Jan 23. doi: 10.1002/gcc.22045.
He S, Khan DH, Winter S, Seiser C, Davie JR Dynamic distribution of HDAC1 and HDAC2
during mitosis: Association with F-actin. J Cell Physiol. 2012 Dec 31. doi: 10.1002/jcp.24311.
Hilliard P, Wang J, Nachtigal MW, Kardami E, Cattini PA. FGF-2 protects cardiomyocytes from
doxorubicin damage via protein kinase C-dependent effects on efflux transporters. Cardiovasc
Res. 2013 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Zourikian N, Blanchette V, Chan A, Elliott B, Israels SJ, Nilson J, Poon MC, Van Neste C,
Jarock C, McLimont M, Feldman BM Musculoskeletal health of subjects with hemophilia A
treated with tailored prophylaxis: Canadian Hemophilia Primary Prophylaxis (CHPS) Study. J
Thromb Haemost. 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1111/jth.12113. [Epub ahead of print]
Grant deadlines:
An online calendar has been set up with grant deadlines. Please follow the link at
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=manitobainstituteofcellbiology%40gmail.com&ctz
=America/Winnipeg or the new “Forms and Funding” button on www.micb.ca .
February 1 – CIHR Registration Deadline – Operating grants, Industry Partnered Collaborative
Research grants
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MICH LOI Ops grants
MICH Small grants (<$5k)
Stem Cell Network Impact Research, Drug Discovery and Public Outreach Awards
Canadian Diabetes Association Operating Grant
Canada-Israel Technology Innovation Co-operation
Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences Call for Nomination
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Operating Grant
Expression of Interest – Prostate Cancer Xenograft project
MICB is supported by
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Canadian Cancer Society Knowledge to Action
RFA – Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
FAAF CIHR Planning Grants & CIHR Knowledge Translation planning grants
FAAF – KRESCENT program New Investigator Award
February 3 – Lung Cancer Canada Gabriella Micallef Memorial Hope Award
February 4 – FAAF Cancer Research Society
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FAAF CIHR Dissemination Events (Winter 2013)
FAAF CIHR Science to Business
February 6 – ASH Research Training Award for fellows
February 8 - CCMF Infrastructure Grant
February 11 – Grand Challenges -- Saving Brains
February 12 – FAAF Mitacs Research Internships
♥ February 14 ♥ - FAAF CIHR Operating Grant, Industry-partnered collaborative research and
Catalyst Grant
February 15 – CIHR Planning grant (winter 2013) and Dissemination Events
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FAAF MHRC Operating Grant
FAAF MHRC Research Chair
FAAF MHRC Establishment Grant
Canadian Cancer Society Innovation grant (abstracts)
Canadian Hematology Society RK Smiley Research Grant
Margolese National Brain & Heart Disorders Prizes
CIHR Knowledge Translation Planning grant
Cancer Research Society Open Operating Grant (LOI was due Dec 1)
LOI – MICH Major Operating grant
CFI LOF-N Internal Deadline Faculty of Medicine
Prostate Cancer Canada Movember Discovery Grant Registration
Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health
KRESCENT new investigator award
February 18 – Cancer Research Society Special Ops Grant -- Pancreatic Cancer
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Leukemia Research Foundation Operating grant
MICB is supported by
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CIHR Betty Haven Prize for Knowledge Translation
February 19 – Lymphoma Research Foundation – Follicular Lymphoma Pathways, Mantle Cell
Lymphoma Development Grant & Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Collaborative Grant
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MITACs Accelerate Research Internship
CIHR Science to Business
February 22 - Riverview Health Centre Research Grant
February 28 – Movember Global Action plan – Unique Prostate Cancer Tumour Microarray
project
March 1 – CIHR Open Operating Grant
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Ulla Hedner Award for Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders
CIHR Health Researcher of the Year
CIHR Operating Grant Industry Partnered Collaborative Research
Novo-Nordisk Access to Insight – hemophilia and blood disorders
CIHR Catalyst Grant (Ethics)
ASH Research Awards
MHRC Establishment Grant
MHRC Research Chair
MHRC operating grant
University of Manitoba University Research Grants Program for established staff
Crohn’s and Colitis Innovation Research Award
March 4 – FAAF Canadian breast cancer foundation Prairies/NWT Research
- FAAF HSCF operating grant
MICB is supported by
Studentships and Fellowships
February 1 –
- CIHR POGO Master’s Award
- CIHR Fellowships
- Mackenzie King Scholarship
- MHRC Graduate Studentship
- MHRC PhD Dissertation Award
- MHRC Post-doctoral fellowship
- MICH travel grant
- MICH undergraduate summer studentship
- MICH undergraduate Aboriginal Summer Studentship
- MICH BSc Med Studentship
- MICH graduate studentship
February 13 – University of Manitoba Undergraduate Research Award summer studentship
February 15 – KRESCENT program Post-doctoral fellowship
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Post-doc research fellowship
- Canadian Blood Services Summer Internship
- CIHR Health Professional Student Resarch Award
- Canadian Thoracic Society Peter Macklem Fellowship
February 20 – University of Manitoba Student Travel Award
February 22 – ASH Hematology Opportunities for the next generation of scientists award
- University of Manitoba R.Samuel McLaughlin MMSF Research and Education
Fellowship
February 28 – Royal Bank Scholarship for Aboriginal students
March 1 – Novo-Nordisk Scholarship in hemophilia and bleeding disorders
- Scholarship/Fellowship to study in France
- Cancer Research Institute Student Training and research in tumour immunology
- Keystone symposia for early-career investigators from under-represented minorities
Please see Eilean for more details. If you are applying through the University, FAAF’s are due
with ORS at least 1-2 weeks before the deadline.
As always, have a great research month!
Spencer Gibson
Director - Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
MICB is supported by