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Canadian network connecting clinicians, scientists, patients, and industry to improve neuromuscular disease outcomes. Funded through CIHR-IMHA and Muscular Dystrophy Canada Visit us at: https://neuromuscularnetwork.ca/
If you are a WMS member and want to help shape the scientific programme for #WMS2026, we're inviting you to be an abstract reviewer.
We'll provide a virtual briefing on 15 April, and the reviewing window is open from 17 to 29 April.
To get involved, contact our Abstract Manager: buff.ly/PqhH8kZ.
Massimo Pandolfo and Stefano Stifani
Congratulations to researchers Stefano Stifani and Massimo Pandolfo, who have been awarded US$250,000 by the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance for their project studying how #microglia contribute to neuroinflammation in Friedreich’s #ataxia.
www.curefa.org/funded-grant...
If you're a rare disease methodologist, investigator, or trainee, join us on Mar 11 at 1pm EST for a Rare Methods Workshop on Expert Elicitation in Rare Disease Research.
We hope to see you there! Register today: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#RareDisease #ClinicalResearch #ResearchWorkshop
Mitacs and Stem Cell Network Industry-Based Internship Program 2026-2027
⏰ Final call for the SCN–Mitacs Industry-Based Internship Program!
This internship provides hands-on experience in #RegenMed, connecting trainees with CDN companies and academic labs. 🔬
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/mitacs-and-stem-cell-network-industry-based-internship-program-2026-2027/
🌍 Rare disease data exists, but isn’t always usable — scattered across registries, biobanks, and studies in different formats and languages. 🚀 More #ResearchPower means turning complex data into insights that drive progress worldwide. 👉 Find out how: https://loom.ly/_JM9nYw #RareDiseaseDay
We’re excited to share that the 2nd cycle of our #CollaborativeResearch Training Award is now open! This $2,000 award supports trainees visiting neuromuscular labs across Canada to build skills and advance #NMD research.
🔗 | Apply by June 15, 2026: neuromuscularnetwork.ca?p=204498
🚨 Last call for applications!
Whether you’re passionate about supporting early career researchers or advancing training initiatives, join us and help shape the development and implementation of our training programs.
Learn more. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/about-us/committees/
🌍For #RareDiseaseDay, we’re shining a light on the forces that drive progress in rare disease research. Training and education empower researchers, clinicians, and patient communities to accelerate research, improve diagnosis, and deliver better care.💚Learn more at #ERDERA: https://loom.ly/_JM9nYw
📣 That’s a wrap on our Careers Beyond Academia: Clinical Research session!
Huge thanks to Sonam Dubey and Ben Wang for sharing their career journeys and insights 🩺✨
🎥 Missed it? Watch the full recording on SCN’s YouTube channel: youtu.be/XyD_VEDm8Mw @medicinebydesign.bsky.social
We’re excited to share that the 2nd cycle of our #CollaborativeResearch Training Award is now open! This $2,000 award supports trainees visiting neuromuscular labs across Canada to build skills and advance #NMD research.
🔗 | Apply by June 15, 2026: neuromuscularnetwork.ca?p=204498
Join #NMD4C and MDC at our next CPD-accredited webinar chaired by Drs Aaron Izenberg, Christen Shoesmith & Shafina Sachedina at 5pm on March 3rd 2026.
#letstalkNMD
Speaker: Dr. Joaquin Machado
🔗 | Register and learn more here: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/cpd-ac...
Join us and MDC today at our CPD-accredited webinar on Charcot Marie Tooth Disease: Clinical and Research Updates, taking place on February 17th 2026 at 5pm ET.
#letstalkNMD.
Register and learn more here: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/cpd-ac...
The @uottawa.ca is recruiting a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in #neuromuscular disease and related cardiac disorders.
Deadline to apply: April 4, 2026
🔗 | Learn More: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/opportunity/...
#NeuromuscularResearch #ClinicalResearch #Canada #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs
Careers Beyond Academia
🚨 Last chance to register!
Hosted by SCN and @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, our Careers Beyond Academia seminar series continues on Feb 18, 2026, featuring Sonam Dubey and Ben Wang, with a focus on #ClinicalResearch 🩺
Register here. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/careers-beyond-academia/
Join #NMD4C and Muscular Dystrophy Canada at our next CPD-accredited webinar chaired by Alberto Aleman at 5pm on Feb 17th 2026.
Register Here: bit.ly/CMTUpdates
Speakers:
Rami Massie: Update on CMT1A: Clinical trials & genetic therapies
Rita Horvath: #CMT: Clinical & Research Updates
#letstalkNMD
Join us and Muscular Dystrophy Canada at our upcoming CPD-accredited webinar, on #DMD in the New Steroid Age: Practical Considerations" taking place on April 7, 2026 at 5pm ET.
🔗 | Register here: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/17-02-...
#NMD4C #letstalkNMD #duchenne #steriod #neuromuscular
NMD4C is proud to celebrate two of our network's Investigators, Dr James Dowling and Dr Laura McAdam who have been awarded research grants through the recently announced 2025 @Defeat Duchenne Canada (DDC) funding program!
🔗 | Learn more about their work: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/news/2025-de...
Our #NMD4C February 2026 newsletter is now available!
This months edition features new employment, funding and training opportunities, major community milestones, upcoming webinars, events, news and the latest research from across the Canadian neuromuscular network
🔗 | Read it here → zc.vg/EmdGo?m=0
The University of Ottawa is recruiting a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in #neuromuscular disease and related cardiac disorders.
Deadline to apply: April 4, 2026
🔗 | Learn More: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/opportunity/...
#NeuromuscularResearch #ClinicalResearch #Canada #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs
Join us and Muscular Dystrophy Canada at our next CPD-accredited webinar on February 17th 2026 at 5pm ET
Speakers:
Rami Massie: Update on CMT1A: Clinical trials & genetic therapies
Rita Horvath: #CMT: Clinical & Research Updates
Register Here: bit.ly/CMTUpdates
#NMD4C #Neuromuscular #letstalkNMD
The Ottawa Hospital NeuroMuscular Centre is accepting candidates for 1‑ or 2‑year funded Neuromuscular/Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG) fellowships beginning in July 2027.
🔗 Apply by May 31, 2026: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/opportunity/...
Upcoming deadlines tomorrow, Feb 6: abstracts submission and application for travel awards for the CAN meeting
can-acn.org/meeting-2026/
Date limite demain le 6 fev pour soumission de résumés et demandes de bourses de voyage
can-acn.org/fr/congres-2...
⏳ 20 days left to apply! Pre-proposal deadline for the ERDERA 2026 Joint Transnational Call: 📅 12 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 14:00 CET
Theme: Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non-genetic diseases. 👉 Access the full details and criteria: https://loom.ly/YzdmNGY #ERDERA #RareDiseases #ResearchFunding
🔴 | Important Update: The application deadlines for the 2026 #NMD4C Awards and the #BSTC have been extended to Jan 23, 2026. The deadline for the Basic Research Summer School remains Jan 27, 2026
Learn more and apply: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/news/2026-nm...
#fellows #graduatestudent #researcher
📢 #Participants Needed 📢
If you or a loved one has #SpinalMuscularAtrophy, we’d love to know what you think about gene therapy, prenatal testing, and family planning.
Get more info & complete the survey @ redcap.link/SMAperspecti...
**Please consider sharing with others in your #SMA community.
🔴 | Important Update: The application deadlines for the 2026 #NMD4C Awards and the #BSTC have been extended to Jan 23, 2026. The deadline for the Basic Research Summer School remains Jan 27, 2026
Learn more and apply: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/news/2026-nm...
#fellows #graduatestudent #researcher
📢 #Participants Needed 📢
If you or a loved one has #SpinalMuscularAtrophy, we’d love to know what you think about gene therapy, prenatal testing, and family planning.
Get more info & complete the survey @ redcap.link/SMAperspecti...
**Please consider sharing with others in your #SMA community.
Our January 2026 #NMD4C Newsletter is here!
We’re kicking off the year with new research, opportunities, events, and updates from across the Canadian #neuromuscular community.
🔴 | Read our newsletter → neuromuscularnetwork.ca/january-2026...
#NMD #RareDisease #Research #Canada
🎉 Announcing the 2026 #Neuromuscular Postdoctoral Fellowship Funding Recipients!
With MDC, we’re proud to support two early‑career scientists advancing #NMD research: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/2026fellows
🔴| Dr. Haley Geertsma, CHEO Research Institute
🔴| Dr. Isabelle Demers, Université de Sherbrooke
