The SCRC would like to congratulate Dr. Soheila Karimi on successfully receiving the 2015-2017 Craig H. Neilsen Foundation grant. This leading US spinal cord research foundation awarded Dr. Karimi US $300,000 for two years, the maximum recommended award. This is a highly competitive grant competition, particularly for researchers outside the US.
Her project title: Targeting CSPG signaling to enhance neural stem cell therapies in spinal cord injury.