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The Karimi Lab Funding and Awards

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Karimi's Lab Research Funding Research Awards to Trainees and Staff in Karimi's Laboratory
Operating and Infrastructural funds

2024-2027      MS Society of Canada ($200,000)
2024-2029      CIHR Project Grant ($1,143,067)
2023-2028      CIHR Project Grant ($1,136,025)
2024-2027      IGNITE Grant ($1,050,000)
2020-2023      MS Society of Canada ($399,400)

2018-2025      CIHR Project Grant ($1,082,000)

2018-2021      Wings for Life (Euro 300,000)

2017-2020      MS Society of Canada ($358,000)

2014-2020      CIHR Project Grant ($705,500)

2018-2019      Canadian Paraplegic Association
                    (Manitoba) ($50,000)

2017-2019      Paralyzed Veterans of America           (USD 150,000)

2012-2019      NSERC Discovery ($198,000)

2016-2017      Canadian Paraplegic Association
                    (Manitoba) ($50,000)
 
2015-2017      Craig Neilsen Foundation
                    (USD 300,000)
 
2014-2015      Canadian Paraplegic Association
                    (Manitoba) ($50,000)
 
2012-2013      Canadian Paraplegic Association
                    (Manitoba) ($50,000)
 
2012-2013      Children's Hospital Research Institute of
                     Manitoba ($40,000)

2012-2014      Health Sciences Center Foundation
                     ($70,000)  

2012-2013      University Research Grant Program
                      ($7500)  

2012              Canada Foundation for Innovation-
                     Leaders Opportunity Fund ($329,000)

2012-2019      CFI- Infrastructural Funds ($47,000)

2012-2013      Thorlakson Foundation

2011-2012      Children's Hospital Research Institute of
                     Manitoba ($40,000)

2010-2013      Manitoba Health Research Council
                    ($100,000)

2010-2012      The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
                     (USD 250,000)

2010-2012      The Christopher and Dana Reeve
                     Foundation  (USD 150,000)

2010-2011      Manitoba Medical Services Foundation
                     ($20,000)

2010-2011      University Research Grant Program
                    ($7500)		   Studentships/Fellowships

        
Elisabet Jakova: Stem Cell Network/ Multiple Sclerosis Canada Fellowship (2024-2026, $100,000)
Amir Ziaee: MS Canada Doctoral Studentship, (2023-2025, $44,000)
Taylor Evans: University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2024-2025, $14,000)
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2023-2024, $14,000)Amir Ziaee: Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, (2023-2025, $36,000, declined)
Amir Ziaee: Research Manitoba Doctoral Studentship (2023-2024, $17,850, declined)
Haley McIver: University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2023-2024, $14,000)
Ashan Weebedda: BSc Med Summer Studentship (2023-2024, $15,000)
Shraman Jana: MITACS Globalink Internship (2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Individual Trainee Grant, Wings for Life Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, Austria, ($100,000, 2022-2024).
Astrid Bravo Jimenez: Research Manitoba Masters Studentship, (2022-2023, $17,800)
Amir Ziaee: Research Manitoba Masters Studentship, (2022-2023, $12,000)
Amir Ziaee: University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2021-2022, $14,000)
Astrid Bravo Jimenez: MITACS Graduate Studentship (2021-2022, $15,000)

        Maryn Woo: Undergraduate Research Award, Univ. of Manitoba ($7,000, May-Aug 2022)
Harini Gopalakrishnanz: MITACS Internship Scholarship ($7,000, June-Sep 2022)
Maria Del Toro Zechinelli: MITACS Internship Scholarship ($7,000, July-Oct 2021)
Rachel Wang: BSc Med Summer Studentship (2021-2022, $15,000)
Khashayar Akbari: MSRP Summer studentship (2021-2022, $15,000)
Narjes Shahsavani: Will-to-Win/Manitoba Paraplegic Foundation Studentship (2020-2021, $10,000)
Ben Borys: MSRP Summer studentship (2020, $7,500)
 Mojtaba Hosseini: Will-to-Win/Manitoba Paraplegic Foundation Studentship (2019-2021, $20,000)
Mojtaba Hosseini: University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2019-2020, $14,000)
Mojtaba Hosseini: International Graduate Student Scholarship ($6,100, 2019)
Jessica Franco Aguado: MITACS Internship Scholarship ($7,000, May-August 2019)
Narjes Shahsavani: Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (2018-2020, $30,000)
Narjes Shahsavani: International Graduate Student Scholarship ($5400, 2018)
Khashayar Akbari: NSERC Undergraduate Summer Studentship (2018, $4500)
Graham McLeod: BSc Med Summer Studentship ($15,000, 2017-2018)
Christopher Hart: Research Manitoba Doctoral Studentship, (2015-2017, $35,700)
Scott Dyck: Research Manitoba and Manitoba Paraplegic Foundation Doctoral Studentship, (2017-2019, $50,000)
Matthew Buchok: Med II Summer Studentship ($7,500, 2017)
Ghazaleh Shahriary: Research Manitoba Masters Studentship, (2016-2018, $35,700)
Ghazaleh Shahriary: International Graduate Student Scholarship ($5400, 2018)
Hardeep Kataria: Research Manitoba Postdoctoral Fellowship, (2015-2017, $74,000)
Christopher Hart: NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Studentship (2015, $17,500)
Scott Dyck: Research Manitoba Doctoral Studentship, (2015-2017, $35,700)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Research Manitoba Doctoral Studentship, (2015-2017, $35,700)
Arsalan Alizadeh: International Graduate Student Scholarship ($4,000, 2015-2016)
Arsalan Alizadeh: International Graduate Student Scholarship (2014-2015, $4,000)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Research Manitoba Master’s Studentship, (2013-2015, $35,700)
Scott Dyck: NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Studentship (2013, $17,500)- Declined to receive RM award
Scott Dyck: Research Manitoba Master’s Studentship, (2013-2015, $35,700)
Arsalan Alizadeh: International Graduate Entrance Scholarship (2012-2013, $4,000)


 

Research Awards and Distinctions

Mojtaba Hosseini: Major Neurobiology Award, Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Winnipeg ($1000, 2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Graduate Student Excellence Award, University of Manitoba ($1000, 2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: HSGSA Top poster Award, University of Manitoba ($200, 2023)
Amir Ziaee: Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies Top Poster Award, University of Manitoba ($200, 2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Major Neurobiology Award, Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Winnipeg ($1000, 2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Award, University of Manitoba ($5000, 2023)
Amir Ziaee: Poster Prize, Manitoba Neuroscience Network Research Meeting (2023)
Astrid Bravo: The Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund in Multiple Sclerosis, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba ($3000, 2023)
Astrid Bravo: Poster Prize, Manitoba Neuroscience Network Research Meeting (2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Larry Jordan Award of Excellence in Neurophysiology, University of Manitoba ($1,500, 2022)
Amir Ziaee: The Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund in Multiple Sclerosis, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba ($3000, 2022)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Poster Prize, the 2022 Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Meeting ($600, 2022)
Amir Ziaee: Poster Prize, the 2022 Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Meeting ($600, 2022)
Rachel Wang: The Morris Newman Memorial Award for BSc Med Project, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (2022)
Khashayar Akbari: BSc Med Award for Excellence in Basic Sciences with Potential for Commercial Applications, University of Manitoba (2022)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Winner of TMM2021 Abstract Competition Award, Stem Cell Network
Narjes Shahsavani: Poster Award, Manitoba Poster Competition, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba (June 2021)
Mojtaba Hosseini: The Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Manitoba, (January 2021), $3000
Ben Borys: Best Basic Science Research, Med Summer research Program, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (2020)
Hardeep Kataria: Poster Award, the 6th Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Research Meeting, Vancouver, BC (April 2019)
Christopher Hart: Larry Jordan Award of Excellence in Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, U of M (December 2019, $1050)
Christopher Hart: The Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Manitoba, (January 2019), $3000
Christopher Hart: Gairdner Student Award presented to the top five students in the Canadian Student Health Research Forum to attend Gairdner Symposium (2018)
Christopher Hart: CIHR Gold Poster Award, Canadian Student Health Research Forum, Winnipeg (June 2018), $500
Christopher Hart: Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies Poster Award, Manitoba Health Research Forum, Winnipeg, $500
Graham McLeod: Travel Award to represent the BSc Med program at National Student Research Forum - Galveston, Texas (2018)
Graham McLeod: Best BSc Med Interim report award, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (2018)
Graham McLeod: Award for Excellence in Basic Sciences with Potential for commercial application, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (2018)
Graham McLeod: Award for Outstanding BSc Med Presentation, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (2018)
Arsalan Alizadeh: The Hilary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Fund in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Manitoba, (January 2018), $3000
Matthew Buchok: Med II Project Award, University of Manitoba (September 2017)
Arsalan Alizadeh: The Drewry Award for Excellence of Research in the Health Sciences (June 2017), $2000
Arsalan Alizadeh: Gairdner Student Award presented to the top three students in the Canadian Student Health Research Forum to attend Gairdner Symposium and Gala in Toronto in Oct 2017, Winnipeg (June 2017)
Arsalan Alizadeh:  Major Award: The Diagnostic Services Manitoba Award for Excellence in Translational Research (June 2017), $1000
Arsalan Alizadeh: Dean of Medicine Poster Award, Manitoba Health Research Forum, Winnipeg (June 2017), $200
Arsalan Alizadeh: CIHR Gold Poster Award, Canadian Student Health Research Forum, Winnipeg (June 2017), $500
Chris Hart: Nick Shepel Poster Award, Manitoba Neuroscience Meeting, June 2017 ($200)
Scott Dyck: the LSAM Most Promising Student Award, Life Science Association of Manitoba (Feb 2017)
Ryan Henrie: Outstanding Poster Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, (Texas, USA, April 2017)
Ghazaleh Shahriary: Gold Medal Poster Prize at CHRIM Research Day (October 2016, $200)
Santhosh Kalivalappil: Bronze Medal Poster Prize at CHRIM Research Day (October 2016)
Ryan Henrie: Schom Travel Award/Galveston Travel Award (to represent the program internationally), National Student Research Forum - Galveston, Texas (Sept 2016)
Ryan Henrie: ADE & Co. Award for Excellence in Basic Sciences with Potential for commercial application, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (August, 2016)
Shekoofeh Saboktakin Rizi: Research award for best MedII project, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (August, 2016)
Ryan Henrie: Best BSc Med Interim report award, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, (August 2016)
Ryan Henrie: Best Summer Student Presentation, Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Manitoba (August, 2016)
Scott Dyck: Poster Prize, the 6th Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting, (June 2016, $100)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Larry Jordan Award of Excellence in Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, U of M (December 2015, $1050)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Silver Medal Poster Prize at CHRIM's Research Day (October 2015)   
Scott Dyck: Major Student Research Award, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, (June 2015, $1000)
Scott Dyck: Gold Medal in Manitoba Student Research Poster Competition, (June  2015, $200)
Scott Dyck: Silver Medal in CIHR Student Poster Competition, (June 2015- $200)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Poster Prize, the 5th Manitoba Neuroscience Network Meeting, (June 2015, $100)
Scott Dyck: Larry Jordan Award of Excellence in Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, U of M (December 2014, $1050)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Selected for Edge of Science Presentation, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, U of M (December 2014)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Gold Medal Poster Prize at MICH Research Day (October 2014, $200)
Scott Dyck: Honorable mention for poster presented at MICH Research Day (October 2014)
Arsalan Alizadeh: 2nd place in Regenerative Medicine Trainees 3M Thesis, ($200, 2014)
Scott Dyck: Edge of Science Award, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, U of M (December 2013, $450)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Top 10 poster MICH Research Day, Honorable Mention (October 2013)
Scott Dyck: Top 10 poster MICH Research Day, Honorable Mention, (October 2013)



Travel Award


Amir Ziaee: Ed Kroeger Travel Award, $2,500 (2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Manitoba Medical College Foundation Travel Award, $625 (2023)
Amir Ziaee: MS Canada Travel Award, $1,100 (2023)
Amir Ziaee: Nick Shepel Neuroscience Travel Award, $1000 (2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Nick Shepel Neuroscience Travel Award, $1000 (2023)
Astrid Bravo: IBRO Travel Award to attend the 2023 Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, $750 (2023)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Canadian Stem Cell Network to attend the 2022 International Neurotrauma Symposium in Berlin, Germany, $2500 (2022)
Mojtaba Hosseini, IBRO Award, The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (2021)
Mojtaba Hosseini: Trainee and Diversity Award, National Neurotrauma Society (2021)
Narjes Shahsavani: Trainee and Diversity Award, National Neurotrauma Society (2021)
Narjes Shahsavani, IBRO Award, The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (2021)

         Arsalan Alizadeh: IBRO Travel Award to attend the 2018 Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, $750
Hardeep Kataria: CHRIM Travel Award to attend the International Neurotrauma Symposium, Toronto, CA, $1250
Christopher Hart: Edge of Science Travel Award, University of Manitoba, $750
Christopher Hart: The International Symposium on Neural Regeneration Pacific Grove, CA, USD 500
Scott Dyck: The International Symposium on Neural Regeneration   Pacific Grove, CA, USD 500
Christopher Hart: CHRIM Travel Award to attend the International Symposium for Neural Regeneration Pacific Grove, CA, 2017, $1250
Hardeep Kataria: Manitoba Neuroscience Nancy Hettie Clark Travel Award (July 2017, $700)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Manitoba Neuroscience Nancy Hettie Clark Travel Award (July 2017, $700)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Nick Shepel Neuroscience Travel Award (July 2017, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: Manitoba Medical College Foundation Travel Award (June 2017, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: CHRIM Travel Award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego, CA (November 2016, $1250)
Scott Dyck: Nick Shepel Travel Award, (April 2016- $750)
Chris Hart: FGS travel award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago (Oct 2015, $750)
Scott Dyck: Manitoba Medical Services Foundation travel award (June 2015- $500)
Scott Dyck: UMGSA Travel award to attend  the 2015 Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Meeting in Banff (June 2015, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: UMGSA Travelaward to attend  the 2015 Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Meeting in Banff (June 2015, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: MICH Travel Award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, DC (November 2014, $1250)
Scott Dyck: FGS travel award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, DC (November 2014, $750)
Arsalan Alizadeh: FGS travel award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, DC (November 2014, $1250)
Scott Dyck: Canadian Association of Neuroscience Travel Award to attend the 8th annual meeting of CAN in Montreal (May 2014, $500)
Scott Dyck: UMGSA Travel Award to attend  the 8th Canadian Association for Neuroscience in Montreal (May 2014, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: UMGSA Travel Award to attend  the 8th Canadian Association for Neuroscience in Montreal (May 2014, $500)
Arsalan Alizadeh: FGS travel award to attend the 8th Canadian Association for Neuroscience in Montreal (March 2014, $750)
Scott Dyck: MICH Travel Award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego, CA (November 2013, $1000)
Scott Dyck: FGS travel award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego, CA (November 2013, $750)
Scott Dyck: UMGSA Travel Award to attend the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego, CA (November 2013, $500)