The SCRC extends its congratulations to Dr. Soheila Karimi on being elected by the neuroscience community to serve on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience. This is a 3 year term starting June 1st. Dr. Karimi is very excited and honored to be nominated and elected by her Canadian peers. We […]
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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. […]
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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)
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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, […]
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