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The SCRC congratulates Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour on his successful 2010 Cervical Spine Research Society research grant application. Dr. Eftekharpour has been awarded CSRS funding for his project, “Investigation of the neuroprotective effects of thioredoxin for the treatment of spinal cord injury.”

The SCRC congratulates Drs. David McCrea and James Nagy on their recent success in the 2010 CIHR operating grants competition. Dr. McCrea will receive a CIHR grant of $755,200 over 5 years for his project, Organization and reflex control of spinal locomotor networks. Dr. Nagy’s project, Structural composition and regulation of neuronal gap junctions in […]

The Canadian Paraplegic Association (MB) has awarded Dr. Kristine Cowley the 2009 CPA Merit Award for her “dedication, commitment and tireless efforts in improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities.” Congratulations Kris! See the full story on page 7 of CPA Manitoba’s August 2009 issue of ParaTracks. http://www.cpamanitoba.ca/pdf/paratracks/2009_summer_paratracks_en.pdf (See http://www.cpamanitoba.ca/paratrackspdf.htm for past issues.) […]

The Spinal Cord Research Centre extends heartfelt congratulations to four of its trainees whose efforts were recognized at the Exercise Physiologists of Western Canada (EPOWC) conference, held at the University of Manitoba last week. Awards were given out to trainees for their research and communication skills. The following is the list of winners from the […]

DND Graduate Students awarded Student Fellowships by local Alzheimer’s Society PhD student Mr. Waylon Hunt (Supervisor: Dr. Chris Anderson) and M.Sc. student Ms. Solmaz Nafez (Supervisor: Dr. Ben Albensi) have been awarded “Alzheimer Society, Manitoba Chapter – Graduate Student Fellowships“. In addition to a cash prize of $3,000 each, they have been invited to attend […]

  People with Alzheimer’s disease could soon benefit from new treatments, according to a researcher who was in Regina on Monday.      Dr. Gordon Glazner, who was in town to speak at a  fundraising luncheon hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, said “there’s 15 or 20 drugs now that are in testing phases.”   […]

Phillip Gardiner, Director of the Health Leisure & Human Performance Research Institute at the University of Manitoba, has received the 2007 Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Honour Award. Gardiner is a tier 1 CIHR Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity & Health Studies, and the Associate Dean – Research for the Faculty of Kinesiology […]

Fifteen staff members of the University of Manitoba were recognized for their outstanding community involvement through Outreach Awards at a reception on Nov. 21, 2007. This year, recipients include people who help immigrants adjust to life in Canada, educate the public about brain injury, promote Aboriginal literature, work with the institutionalized elderly, inner-city poor and […]

Here is a collection of older news items that we have not migrated to our new WordPress blog. 2007-May-02 WCSN sponsors 3 awards at MSSS 2007-Apr-03 Drs. Ben Albensi and Derrick Oliver receive NSERC Equipment Award 2007-Feb-02 Harper announces $30 million for spinal cord injuries network 2007-Feb-01 SCRC Journal Club 2007 Schedule now on-line 2006-Dec-11 […]