Arsalan Alizadeh, Ph.D. student in Dr. Soheila Karimi‘s lab, has received the Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences that is awarded to top research trainees/residents who work on demyelinating conditions. The award is valued at $3000, to be spent on research in this area. On behalf of Dr. Karimi […]
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Dr. Phillip Gardiner and Sharon McCartney wish to thank all SCRC personnel for participating in the Strategic Plan retreat held in May at FortWhyte Alive. All of your hard work was compiled by Joanne Hamilton and Sharon into our strategic plan report. This report will be submitted to Dr. Peter Cattini, Dean Postl and Dr. […]
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The SCRC wishes to congratulate its current director, Dr. Phillip Gardiner, on his appointment as Chair of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Dr. Gardiner succeeds Dr. Ken Hastings, of McGill’s Dept. of Neurology and Neurosurgery, in that role. Best of luck to you, Dr. Gardiner!
Read MoreSCRC neuroscience student Katrina Armstrong had an opportunity at the Neuroscience 2017 meeting in Washington, DC, to meet world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Eric Kandel. Seen here, Dr. Kandel checks out Ms Armstrong’s muscles. The annual Society for Neuroscience meetings are a wonderful opportunity for neuroscience researchers from around the world to meet and share their research […]
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Work from Karimi’s laboratory on spinal cord injury therapeutics was featured on RadioCanada, ICI Manitoba. We have identified the potential treatment for promoting repair and functional recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/le-6-a-9/segments/entrevue/46893/jean-eric-ghia-eprouvettes-hommes-recherche
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(Reprinted from ResearchLIFE, Summer 2017 issue, page 9.) Spinal Cord Research Centre BY SHARON CHISVIN “YOU CANNOT FIX SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.” THAT MANTRA, INDIRECTLY HANDED DOWN from Dr. Larry Jordan, founder of Winnipeg’s Spinal Cord Research Centre (SCRC) to its current director, Dr. Phillip Gardiner, informs […]
Read MoreThe Manitoba Neuroscience Network is pleased to announce the winners of the Nancy Hettie Clark Travel Awards for 2017/2018. We thank all applicants and the members of the Neurosciences Awards Committee for the time required to carefully consider all applications. Awards have been offered to: Hardeep Kataria, Postdoctoral Fellow Arsalan Alizadeh, Graduate Student Tiffany Kolesar, […]
Read MoreThe Manitoba Neuroscience Network and Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience are pleased to announce this year’s recipient(s) of the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation – Nick Shepel Travel Award. Congratulations to Arsalan Alizadeh (Supervisor: Soheila Karimi) and Nagakannan Pandian (Supervisor: Eftekhar Eftekharpour) who were both selected to receive awards. This year’s recipients will receive up to […]
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Dr. Soheila Karimi‘s lab has had a busy spring and summer this year, garnering a number of important awards in the process. The SCRC wishes to extend heartfelt congratulations to: Scott Dyck: recipient of the 2017 Research Manitoba/Will to Win PhD Graduate Studentship Arsalan Alizadeh: recipient of the 2017 Drewry Award for Excellence of […]
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Manitoba Neuroscience Network 7th Scientific Meeting June 16, 2017 Dear colleagues, Thank you for your support and participation in the 7th MNN annual meeting held at the Radisson on the 16th of June. We have received positive reviews of the meeting and by all measures, the event was a success. All talks, including those by […]
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