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Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada
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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/
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🔴 | 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
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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
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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🚨 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/
Careers Beyond Academia
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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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
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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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
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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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...
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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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
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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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
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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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
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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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/...
Neuromuscular/EMG Fellowship Program: The Ottawa Hospital – University of Ottawa - Opportunities - NMD4C
Application Deadline on May 31st, 2026 | The Ottawa Hospital NeuroMuscular Centre is accepting applications for 1 or 2 year funded Neuromuscular / Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG) fellowships, to begin…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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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
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19th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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February 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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⏳ 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
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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🔴 | 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
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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📢 #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.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🔴 | 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
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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📢 #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.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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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
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🎉 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
January 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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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/...
Neuromuscular/EMG Fellowship Program: The Ottawa Hospital – University of Ottawa - Opportunities - NMD4C
Application Deadline on May 31st, 2026 | The Ottawa Hospital NeuroMuscular Centre is accepting applications for 1 or 2 year funded Neuromuscular / Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG) fellowships, to begin…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Happy New Year!
As we get the new year started, we’ve got three NMD4C deadlines you won’t want to miss that are all closing next week. Learn more & apply: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/news/2026-nm...
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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The December NMD4C Newsletter is here and we’re wrapping up 2025 with plenty to share, from new training opportunities to network updates and community news across the Canadian neuromuscular community!
Read more → zc.vg/LUFW5?m=0
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Tomorrow is the day! Today is your last chance to register for our final CPD-accredited Neuromuscular Mystery Case Rounds of the year. hashtag#letsTalkNMD
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/Dec2025Rounds
nmd4c.ca Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada @nmd4c.ca · Nov 17
Join us and Muscular Dystrophy Canada at our next CPD-accredited webinar!
Speaker: Dr. Tefani Perera | Resident, University of Calgary
Date: Tue Dec 2, 2025
Time: 5:00pm ET
Register Here: bit.ly/Dec2025Rounds

#Neuromuscular Mystery Case Rounds #letstalkNMD
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Final chance to register for the 2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks! 📩
Join the global rare disease community this December, in Germany or online. 🌐
Co-organised by ERDERA, RDI and IRDiRC.
✍🏼 Programme & registration: https://loom.ly/1fhf8zI
#RareDiseases #ClinicalResearch
2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks: Connected for impact - ERDERA
ERDERA – the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance – is pleased to announce the upcoming 2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) for Rare Diseases, co-organised in collaboration with …
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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Hosted by SCN and @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, our Careers Beyond Academia seminar series continues on December 10, 2025, with a focus on Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, an essential area where science meets innovation. 💡

Register here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...
Careers Beyond Academia
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The 100-day countdown to #RareDiseaseDay begins!
Meet Mak, Linges, Micah, Ayça & Burak, our heroes showing what life is like for the 300M people living with a rare disease.

Full video 🎥 youtu.be/7J1oTfoIOGw

Let’s bring about equity in more ways than even we can imagine!

#ShareYourColours
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📣 Join our webinar on the 2026 Joint Transnational Call!
ERDERA’s new call will focus on solving unsolved rare disease cases through variant validation and advanced technologies.
🔸Info: https://lnkd.in/erMJCeGn
🔸Register to the webinar: https://loom.ly/d45a8o8
#ERDERA
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM