/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Spinal cord researchers to receive prestigious award/

TORONTO, Nov. 4, 2014 /CNW/ - Media are invited to attend the 13^th Annual Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research. During this event, scientists, researchers and health professionals will gather to recognize two researchers whose outstanding contributions are advancing research in the field of spinal cord injury. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in collaboration with the Barbara Turnbull Foundation and Brain Canada, will make the announcement.

This presentation will occur during the 13^th Annual Charles H. Tator-Barbara Turnbull Lectureship Series in Spinal Cord Injury.

Who:	Dr. Nathalie Gendron, Assistant Director, CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
	Ms. Inez Jabalpurwala, President and CEO, Brain Canada
	Ms. Barbara Turnbull, President, The Barbara Turnbull Foundation
	2013 and 2014 Award recipients
When:	2:20 pm to 3:20 pm
	Friday, November 7, 2014

(Media can also participate in the 13^th Annual Charles H. Tator-Barbara Turnbull Lectureship Series in Spinal Cord Injury from 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm)

Where:	89, Chestnut Street
	University of Toronto
	Colony Ballroom East, 2^nd Floor
	Toronto, Ontario * Wheelchair Accessible

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SOURCE: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

For media assistance contact: CIHR Media Relations, 613-941-4563