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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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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!
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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
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💜 100 days left until Rare Disease Day 2026! #ERDERA is proud to stand with partners across Europe to turn visibility into action and ensure lived experience shapes research, care and policy.
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/ii7_OJg #eurordis
Unity in action: Rare Disease Day 2026 campaign launches with a renewed focus on equity - ERDERA
A global movement, coordinated by EURORDIS in partnership with 72 national alliances, amplifying representation and accelerate fair access to diagnosis, care and research.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Only 3 weeks to go!🚀 Join the 2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks, spotlighting global alignment on rare-disease data, diagnostics and CRNs.
📅 9–10 Dec 2025 (Hybrid)
🗣️ Programme: https://loom.ly/1fhf8zI
👉 Register: https://loom.ly/yceyPYw
#ERDERA
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 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Join the last #Myogenesis Discussion Group of the year!
Topic: #Neuronatin deficiency and muscle function with Dr. Jessica Braun, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sylow Lab, University of Copenhagen
Date: Nov 24, 2025
Time: 2–3 PM EST
Learn more: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/MDG_Nov2025

#RareDisease #MuscleResearch
Myogenesis Discussion Group | Neuronatin deficiency impairs soleus and cardiac muscle function in male and female mice - Events - NMD4C
Myogenesis Discussion Group: A seminar series on skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle research held on the last Monday of each month. Presenter: To register please email the event organizers Learn…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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📣 Register for the upcoming virtual AcadeMYO Winter School!
Perfect your skills in #myology, an exciting field in #neuromuscular science, with 60+ lectures and 3 live interactive sessions.
🗓 | Dates: 8–10 December, 2025

Register by 20 November, 2025
🔗 | neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/academ...
AcadeMYO Winter School ONLINE - Events - NMD4C
8 -10 DECEMBER 2025 | Join us for this unique opportunity to perfect your skills in myology, an increasingly exciting discipline dedicated to neuromuscular science! All professionals manifesting some ...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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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
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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✨ 💚 Discover practical “life hacks” from the #myotonicDystrophy community in our next Ask-the-Expert webinar! 🔗Register & learn new strategies with us: events.zoom.us/ev/AioUdcQWO...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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📣 Register for the upcoming virtual AcadeMYO Winter School!
Perfect your skills in #myology, an exciting field in #neuromuscular science, with 60+ lectures and 3 live interactive sessions.
🗓 | Dates: 8–10 December, 2025

Register by 20 November, 2025
🔗 | neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/academ...
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Ataxia Canada is accepting 2025-2026 grant applications, #Researchers with projects that help people with #ataxia, patients, caregivers or healthcare teams are encouraged to apply!
🔬 Learn More/Apply by Nov 30, 2025: neuromuscularnetwork.ca?p=202915
#NMD4C #NeuromuscularDisease #ResearchFunding #NMD
Ataxia Canada Research Funding (2025-2026) - Opportunities - NMD4C
Deadline: November 30, 2025 | Ataxia Canada is launching this competition to support innovative research that improves the lives of people with ataxia. Priority is given to projects with a final…
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Join us tomorrow for our #CoP Knowledge Exchange Session on "Acceptance of adaptive aids and equipment".
Speaker: Krista MacMillan
Date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET

Learn More & Register → neuromuscularnetwork.ca/event/knowle...

#neuromuscular #physiotherapists #occupationaltherapists
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Community of Practice - NMD4C: The Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada - NMD4C
The Community of Practice is open to all Canadian physiotherapists and occupational therapists who see neuromuscular patients.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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CIHR is hosting webinars to guide applicants & host institutions through the #REDI2025 Early Career Transition Award, covering eligibility, requirements & Q&A.

🏫 Host: EN/FR – Nov 12, 1:30 PM ET
🎓 Applicants: EN – Dec 1, 2:30 PM | FR – Dec 15, 1:30 PM ET
Register → neuromuscularnetwork.ca/REDI-2025
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Join us Nov 26–29 for Hope on the Horizon, a virtual series by Muscular Dystrophy Canada and #NMD4C.
Register to learn more about the latest treatments and trials for #DMD, #DM1, and #MG.
→ neuromuscularnetwork.ca/news/hope-on...

#neuromusculareducation #Duchenne #ClinicalTrial #Treatment
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Join us and Muscular Dystrophy Canada at our next CPD-accredited webinar!
Neuromuscular Mystery Case Rounds - A Backpacker’s Guide to Progressive Weakness.
#letstalkNMD

Speaker: Dr. Tefani Perera | Resident, University of Calgary
Date: Tue Dec 2, 2025
Time: 5:00pm ET
🔗 bit.ly/Dec2025Round

#NMD4C
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The November 2025 #NMD4C #Newsletter is here!
Explore the latest updates from across the neuromuscular network, including awards, webinars, research, and funding opportunities.

Read here → neuromuscularnetwork.ca/11-2025
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Deadline approaching! Apply for DDC’s Director of Research and Education role by Monday, 3rd November 2025.

Learn More: tinyurl.com/DDC-Research...

#NMD4C #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy #DMD #neuromusculardisease #NMD #RareDisease #ResearchLeadership #EducationStrategy #SeniorLeadership
nmd4c.ca Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada @nmd4c.ca · Oct 20
Are you passionate about advancing research, advocacy, and education for people affected by #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy?
Defeat Duchenne Canada, one of NMD4C’s valued collaborators, is hiring a Director of #Research and #Education to drive their strategy

Learn More ➤ tinyurl.com/DDC-Research...
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Advance your career in pediatric neuromuscular care!
Opportunities in Canada for #clinicians and #professors:
– Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders Physician – SickKids
– Toronto & Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – University of Toronto
Learn More & Apply Here: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/Opportunities
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Join the Myogenesis Discussion Group for an industry talk from Samar Rizvi (Aurora Scientific) on Instrumental Insights in Muscle Physiology Research!

Date: Oct 27, 2025
Time: 2–3pm ET
Learn More: neuromuscularnetwork.ca/MDG_Oct2025

#Myogenesis #MuscleResearch #MuscularDystrophy
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The #NMD4CAwards are back!
Recognizing excellence in #neuromuscular #research:
— Early Career Biomedical Researcher
— Early Career Clinical Researcher
— Publication of the Year

Open to NMD4C members. Apply by Jan 15, 2026

Learn more → zc.vg/nCAqV?m=0

#ClinicalResearch #BiomedicalResearch
Applications Now Open: NMD4C 2026 Awards
Nominate a colleague—or yourself—by January 15, 2025 for a chance to be celebrated at our 2026 Annual Meeting ahead of the 6th Western Canadian Neuromuscular Conference in Calgary.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Thinking about a career in academia? 🤔

Join us for Preparing for a Career as a #PrincipalInvestigator, a webinar and panel discussion on navigating the path to an academic position with insights from Drs. Marian Hettiaratchi, Michael Kallos, and Ian Tobias.

🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...
Preparing for a Career as a Principal Investigator
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Are you passionate about advancing research, advocacy, and education for people affected by #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy?
Defeat Duchenne Canada, one of NMD4C’s valued collaborators, is hiring a Director of #Research and #Education to drive their strategy

Learn More ➤ tinyurl.com/DDC-Research...
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM