Lab News: Celebrating Our Achievers!

May 2025

New Postdoctoral Fellow: Majid Joins the Team!

We are excited to welcome Dr. Majid Ghareghani, who joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow in May 2025. Majid will study cellular senescence in oligodendrocyte precursor cells and neural stem cells. His research focuses on how senescence in these cell types impairs remyelination.

April 2025

Elham Awarded MS Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Elham Prandavar, who will be joining our team as an MS Canada Postdoctoral Fellow! This highly competitive fellowship is awarded by MS Canada to support promising researchers conducting innovative studies aimed at understanding and finding solutions for multiple sclerosis. Elham will be focusing on the role of telomer shortening in remyelination.

Mahdi Receives University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA)

Kudos to Mahdi on receiving the University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA)! The UTEA program provides undergraduate students with valuable opportunities to gain hands-on research experience.

Joy Earns CIHR Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) for Black Students

We are proud to announce that Joy has been awarded the CIHR Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) for Black Students.

Mridula Selected for Immunology Summer Student Research Program (ISSRP)

Congratulations to Mridula for her acceptance into the Immunology Summer Student Research Program (ISSRP) at the University of Toronto.