Above: WRHA chief operating officer Real Cloutier (from left), Rick Hansen Institute chief executive officer Bill Barrable and Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg chief operating officer Dana Erickson with the accreditation awards. (Reposted from WRHA Health Info News Aug. 10, 2016.) Region gets top marks for Spinal Cord Injury Program BY SUSIE STRACHAN Winnipeg Regional Health […]
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Congratulations to Dr. James Nagy on his success in the recently announced CIHR Project Grant opportunities. Dr. Nagy received funding for the following projects: Structural composition and regulation of electrical synapses in the CNS, $573,375 for 5 years Electrical synapses formed by connexin45 in mammalian CNS, $100,000 for 1 year
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The SCRC would like to congratulate Nagakannan Pandian on being the first recipient of the Research Manitoba/Will to Win PhD Graduate Studentship for his project entitled: “Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of cell death after spinal cord injury and aims to search for novel therapeutic approaches.” Mr. Nagakannan Pandian is a graduate student in Dr. Eftekharpour‘s […]
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The SCRC would like to congratulate Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour on successfully receiving a 2016-2018 Health Sciences Center Foundation grant ($70,000) for his project entitled: “Novel combinatorial approach for treatment of stroke: Inhibiting cell death and stimulating the stem cells repair capacity”
Read MoreResearch Manitoba Studentship awarded to: PhD Degree Nagakannan Pandian (Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour) Masters Degree Alisha Beaudoin (Dr. Kris Cowley/Dr. Brent Fedirchuk) Prabhpal Kaur Bhullar (Dr. Katinka Stecina) Elena Bilevicius (Dr. Jennifer Kornelsen) Tiffany Kolesar (Dr. Jennifer Kornelsen) Ghazaleh Shahriary (Dr. Soheila Karimi)
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Congratulations goes out to the following Manitoba Spinal Cord Injury Research Committee award recipients. Dr. Kristine Cowley Project: “Investigating the secondary health outcomes, health service use and costs in the cohort of Manitobans living with spinal cord injury.” Dr. Sari Hannila Project: “Evaluating the ability of Galunisertib to enhance axonal regeneration and reduce CSPG expression”. […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce this year’s recipient(s) of the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation – Nick Shepel Travel Award. Congratulations to Scott Dyck (Supervisor: Soheila Karimi) and Glen Sequiera (Supervisor: Sanjiv Dhingra) who were both selected to receive awards. This year’s recipients will receive up to $750 CDN each, to be used for reimbursement of […]
Read MoreCongratulations goes out to Dr. Kristine Cowley for her success in the 2015 Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant Award.
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Congratulations to Dr. Phillip Gardiner for his appointment to the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Canada. This committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors of Muscular Dystrophy Canada on research policy, communications, and funding.
Read MoreCongratulations goes out to the following in Dr. Soheila Karimi’s lab for their success in the 2015 Research Manitoba (& Competition Partners) Health Research Studentship Competition. Coordinated Studentship Awardees PhD – Arsalan Alizadeh and Scott Dyck MSc – Christopher Hart Coordinated Postdoctoral Fellowship Dr. Hardeep Kataria
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