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SUMMARY:BE-STEMM Seminar: Myelin Damage and Repair: Insights from toxicity-induced demyelination in murine models
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our final seminar of 2024. \nDecember 18\, 4pm ET \nTitle: Myelin Damage and Repair: Insights from toxicity-induced demyelination in murine models\nDr. Olamide Adebiyi DVM\, PhD\nAssistant Professor of Neuroscience\, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences\, University of Saskatchewan. \n  \nBio: \nOlamide is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. She holds a DVM and PhD from the University of Ibadan\, Nigeria. She was a Fulbright Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University (2019)\, USA\, and BrainsCAN Tier I postdoctoral fellow at Western University (2022-2024)\, London\, ON. \nHer research focuses on understanding how myelin integrity is disrupted in heavy metal-induced neurotoxicity and neurodegenerative diseases\, to identify novel therapies for remyelination and repair. She has presented at international conferences\, and received several awards\, including the Young Investigator Education Enhancement Award from the American Society of Neurochemistry\, and have numerous peer-reviewed publications. \nShe is an affiliate of the African Academy of Sciences\, a representative for the IBRO Early Career Committee\, and lead an advocacy group\, Made4More\, promoting neuroscience research among underrepresented groups. \nOutside of work\, she enjoys sightseeing\, hiking\, and traveling. \nAbstract: \nMyelin is the fatty substance that surrounds neurons and speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses. It is also critical to metabolic support and signal conduction in neurons. Oligodendrocytes are glial cells of the central nervous system essential for myelin synthesis. When myelin is damaged and not replaced by oligodendrocyte-producing cells\, this results in demyelinating lesions around axons leading to neurodegeneration and impairments in sensory\, motor\, and cognitive functions. Currently\, there is no cure for demyelinating diseases. \nThis talk will focus on the effects of Vanadium\, a metal released during oil exploration and mining\, on myelin integrity in various brain regions and its effects on cognition and motor functions. I will highlight the mechanisms behind this metal-induced myelin damage and introduce a novel approach using genetically modified proteins activated by synthetic drugs to stimulate repair. \nOur findings identify factors that increase the risk of developing demyelinating and suggest that neuronal activity promotes remyelination by accelerating oligodendrocyte precursor cell proliferation and differentiation following demyelination. \n——————– \nOur monthly online seminar series\, features STEMM scholarship from across disciplines\, aimed at a general STEMM audience. \nAll are welcome! \n\n4pm ET\nThird Wednesday of every month\nOctober 2024 through May 2025.\n\nRegister once and we will remind you each month. \n \nWatch this space for seminar speaker announcements! \n\nJanuary 15\nFebruary 19\nMarch 19\nApril 16\nMay 21\n\n\nThe CBSN/RCSN gratefully acknowledges the University of Toronto Scarborough and its support as the Network Host Institution\, and the Academic Program Committee of the Network for the BE-STEMM Seminar Series.
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/be-stemm-seminar-myelin-damage-and-repair-insights-from-toxicity-induced-demyelination-in-murine-models/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BE-STEMM Seminar
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