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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Soheila Karimi has received a 2017 Merit Award for her contribution in the past year to Research/Scholarly work, teaching and service (combination) from the University of Manitoba and UMFA. We offer our congratulations to Dr. Karimi and we thank all those who have supported her. More information, including […]

Honoring 34 years of Will-to-Win Classic golf tournament donor support for spinal cord injury research at the Spinal Cord Research Centre The Participants in the annual Will-to-Win Classic Golf Tournament have generated financial support for research at the Spinal Cord Research Centre at the University of Manitoba since 1984. This continuous support has been instrumental […]

May is MS Awareness Month in Canada. One of the SCRC’s researchers, Dr. Soheila Karimi, is featured in a Winnipeg Free Press article today: “U of M researchers battle MS from new angle.” Be sure to read up on her lab’s compelling research in fighting MS and promoting myelin repair.

The SCRC wishes to congratulate Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour and Dr. Soheila Karimi on being awarded a three-year grant from the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. Their project, “Targeting excessive lysosomal activity for prevention of cell death and enhanced tissue preservation after spinal cord injury”, was accepted for funding by the foundation last week. […]

The SCRC would like to congratulate Dr. Soheila Karimi on her success in obtaining a five-year CIHR Project Grant. CIHR Project Grant: “Novel therapies to augment neurological benefits of cellular therapies for traumatic spinal cord injury” Amount: $1,059,525 Duration: 5 years (2018-2023)

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 […]

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. […]

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!