Rand Askalan MD, PhD, FRCPC, Department of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Assistant Professor Paediatrics, University of Toronto will give a seminar entitled "Neuroprotection for the Ischemic Developing Brain: can we do better?" on Wednesday, July 3 at 2:00 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "B". Dr. Askalan is a paediatric neurologist at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She has a long-standing interest in the consequences and treatment of cerebral ischemia in infancy and combines her clinical duties with basic science investigations of the mechanisms of cell death in the neonatal brain. Her talk will describe some of her exciting recent findings in the lab and place them into a clinical context for improved treatment of stroke in newborns. Everyone is welcome.