NMD4C Monthly Newsletter

Previous Issues of the NMD4C Newsletter

July 2024 Newsletter

In this edition, NMD4C and MDC announce dates for 2025 fellowship funding competition, the National Neuromuscular Lecture Series wraps up second year and a survey opportunity to inform outcome measures training in NMDs.

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June 2024 Newsletter

In this edition we share a recap of our first-ever annual Basic Research Summer School, network investigator Dr. Reshma Amin Leads a successful CIHR grant application, registration and Program and information from the Western Canadian Neuromuscular Conference,.

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May 2024 Newsletter

In this edition, the NMD4C receives the ‘Excellence in Service Delivery’ award from Muscular Dystrophy Canada, Dr. Cynthia Gagnon Receives Steinert Clinical Sciences Award at IDMC-14, and announces theIDMC-15 coming to Saguenay in 2026! And a date is set for English-language SMA outcome measures training session for physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

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April 2024 Newsletter

In this edition, we announce the mission and objectives for our new clinical trial network, share the results of the MDC Clinical & Translational Research Grants, recap the Quebec SMA outcome measure training session, and share a new “sharing session” for the physiatry community of practice.

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March 2024 Newsletter

In this edition, we announce the 2024 NMD4C early career award winners, share information on MICYRN’s $20 Million Grant from CIHR for a Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network, welcome two new staff members to the network, and an update from CNDR who appointed Dr. Hugh McMillan as their new Pediatric Lead Investigator.

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February 2024 Newsletter

In this edition, we announce the Recipients of the 2024 NMD4C and MDC neuromuscular fellowship funding competition, announce our plans for a community of practice for neuromuscular healthcare professionals, welcome two new staff members to the network, and continue to seek applications from grad students and postdocs for the NMD4C basic science summer school.

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January 2024 Newsletter

This January we launch the NMD4C basic science summer school applications, explore the pre-clinical science pillar of the NMD4C, send a final our call for nominations for our NMD4C Early-Career Awards, and share the exciting news of the new EJP-RD grant-funded PROMOT network from NMD4C steering committee members.

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December 2023 Newsletter

This December we launch a project to catalogue NMD basic science expertise in Canada, share a new early-career blog from postdoc Dr. Neena Lala-Tabbert, and continue our call for nominations for our NMD4C Early-Career Awards.

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November 2023 Newsletter

This November we launched the NMD4C Early-Career Awards, posted a network position for a clinical trials and community practice manager, are currently seeking trainee input for our basic research activities, and share a global update on the Duchenne drug vamorolone.

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October 2023 Newsletter

Explore the NMD4C’s three pillars of work for the new 5-Year CIHR network grant, application information for the annual NMD4C and MDC neuromuscular fellowship funding competition that is now open, and the new imPORTND training module, ‘Skills for Patient Oriented Research’.

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September 2023 Newsletter

Explore the NMD4C’s three pillars of work for the new 5-Year CIHR network grant, application information for the annual NMD4C and MDC neuromuscular fellowship funding competition that is now open, and the new imPORTND training module, ‘Skills for Patient Oriented Research’.

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July 2023 Newsletter

Read about the NMD4C’s new 5-Year Grant from CIHR-IMHA and matching funding from MDC, the training and support available from NMD4C and MDC for research teams to begin conduction patient-oriented research, the wrap-up of the first neuromuscular curriculum lecture series, and the dates for the annual neuromuscular fellowship funding competition.

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