2011/11/11-14 World Congress on Huntington’s Disease

The World Congress on Huntington’s Disease is being held in Melbourne, Australia September 11th–14th, 2011. Earlybird registration deadline is Friday, April 29th.

Michael Hayden is 2011 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award Recipient

After becoming a Member of the Order of Canada last November, Dr. Michael Hayden is now the sole Canadian-based researcher honoured with a 2011 award from the Gairdner Foundation.

2011/03/16-18 – Frontiers in Neuroscience symposium at U of Calgary

The University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, in partnership with The Gairdner Foundation is hosting a two and a half day symposium: Frontiers in Neuroscience.  

Video postcard from CHDI conference

A video postcard from Charles Sabine at CHDI’s 5th Annual Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics Conference (February 2010.)  It includes interviews with researchers, including Canada’s Dr. Ray Truant and the Europeans responsible for the promising Huntexil research. Sabine also emphasizes the importance of taking part in clinical trials as a method to accelerate the discovery of treatments.  Further [...]

2010/11/11-13 – Edmonton – HSC National Conference

As the recent weather reminds us, November and the National Conference are quickly approaching.  If you have an interest in attending, but are feeling nervous, get in touch with Karl or others in the chapter.  Many from the chapter will be attending, so you will be in friendly company.  Register as soon as possible.  Registration information is [...]

2010/04/30 Telus World of Science Body Worlds & The Brain exhibit

Telus World of Science (formerly the Science Centre) has a new exhibit Body Worlds & The Brain opening on April 30.

2010/11/11-13 HSC National Conference

Registration for the National Conference is being accepted by the Huntington Society of Canada national office until July 16th. The conference will be held November 11-13, 2010 in Edmonton.

World Congress on HD documents online

If you missed the WCHD, you may be interested in the following online documents: Agenda From Clinical Genetics: An International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Medicine.  Volume 76 Issue S1 (September 2009)  Special Issue: Abstracts for the 2009 World Congress on Huntington’s Disease, 12-15 September 2009, Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Edited by Michael R. Hayden.  John [...]