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Supervisors are invited to submit kudos items to highlight the accomplishments of trainees at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Please submit a maximum of 75 words to: ricommunications@muhc.mcgill.ca

To find out more about training at the RI-MUHC, visit our Training section and the series of features, Focus on Our Trainees.
 

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Four RI-MUHC grad students land top federal funding

Four RI-MUHC grad students land top federal funding
Four graduate students from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) are among the 16 from McGill to win 2019 Vanier Scholarships.

Emily MacLean, François Le Mauff, Mathieu Mancini, Rose Mbaye Ndage, Marija Landekic, Morgan Gold, Alonso Lira, Ellen Heirwegh, Georgia Stavrakis

Emily MacLean, François Le Mauff, Mathieu Mancini, Rose Mbaye Ndage, Marija Landekic, Morgan Gold, Alonso Lira, Ellen Heirwegh, Georgia Stavrakis
Congratulations to all the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program (IDIGH) trainees who presented their work at the annual IDIGH Research Day on April 19!

Sabrina Bergeron, Matthew Dankner, Anna De Polo, Caitlin Fierheller, Ansley Gnanapragasam, Wajih Jawhar, Julien Mégrouréche, Haley Patrick, Philip Pisano

Sabrina Bergeron, Matthew Dankner, Anna De Polo, Caitlin Fierheller, Ansley Gnanapragasam, Wajih Jawhar, Julien Mégrouréche, Haley Patrick, Philip Pisano
Congratulations to all the Cancer Research Program (CRP) trainees who gave stimulating presentations at the fourth annual CRP Day at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre...

Zeinab Sharifi

Zeinab Sharifi
Congratulations to Zeinab Sharifi, who rose to the 3-Minute Thesis challenge and advanced to the regional level with her first-prize placement at McGill!

Erin Goddard, PhD, Kashif Khan, Julien Mégrourèche, Catherine Pan, Palina Piankova and Surashri Shinde

Erin Goddard, PhD, Kashif Khan, Julien Mégrourèche, Catherine Pan, Palina Piankova and Surashri Shinde
Congratulations to six trainees from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) who participated in the Cooperathon open innovation challenge...

Eva Kaufmann, DVM, PhD

Eva Kaufmann, DVM, PhD
Eva Kaufmann is the winner of the August 2018 Relève étoile Jacques-Genest award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé. She is the lead author on a study...

Angela Filipe, PhD

Angela Filipe, PhD
Angela Filipe is the winner of the July 2018 Relève étoile Paul-Gérin-Lajoie from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Societé et culture...

Nafiseh (Nadia) Naderi, MD

Nafiseh (Nadia) Naderi, MD
After completing a medical degree in Iran, Dr. Nafiseh Naderi joined Dr. Bourbeau’s team as a master’s student with a clinical project on long-term azithromycin therapy...

Yousof Mostafavi PourManshadi, MD, M.Sc.

Yousof Mostafavi PourManshadi, MD, M.Sc.
After completing a medical degree in Iran, Dr. Yousof Mostafavi earned a CIHR-Quebec Respiratory Health Training scholarship in 2016-2017 and a McGill Entrance...

Mohamed Nazhat Al Yafi, MD, and Noémie Joannette-Lafrance

Mohamed Nazhat Al Yafi, MD, and Noémie Joannette-Lafrance
Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Nazhat Al Yafi and Noémie Joannette-Lafrance, whose interuniversity team placed first of six in the 2018 final presentations...

Surashri Shinde-Jadhav

Surashri Shinde-Jadhav
Congratulations to Surashri Shinde-Jadhav, whose presentation earned the People’s Choice award in the finals of the seventh annual McGill University...

Nowrin Hoque and Jaryd Sullivan

Nowrin Hoque and Jaryd Sullivan
Congratulations to two students in Dr. Behr’s lab who earned Cystic Fibrosis Canada studentships in the same competition! Nowrin Hoque previously worked in Dr. Dao Nguyen’s laboratory...

Rosalie Ponte, PhD

Rosalie Ponte, PhD
Studying immune privilege and persistence of HIV despite therapy, Dr. Rosalie Ponte has established two collaborations and published two articles as first author...

Jeffrey Downey

Jeffrey Downey
Congratulations to Jeffrey Downey, first author of an article selected for an MUHC press release! Read about this work, which involves development...

Congratulations to our trainees distinguished in the 2016-2017 RI-MUHC Annual Report!

Congratulations to our trainees distinguished in the 2016-2017 RI-MUHC Annual Report!
Trainees selected for “Focus on Our Trainees” (pp. 16-17):
Students Renata Bahous (supervisor: Dr. Rima Rozen), Claire Gizowski (supervisor: Dr. Charles Bourque), Kashif Khan (supervisor: Dr....

Justin Drager, MD

Justin Drager, MD
During his residency in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Justin Drager completed his M.Sc. examining the use of hypoxia mimicking agents for bone tissue engineering...

Dongsic Choi, PhD

Dongsic Choi, PhD
Dr. Dongsic Choi’s postdoctoral work is on the role of oncogenes in brain tumours. He has established several important technologies in...

Mohammadali Almasieh, PhD

Mohammadali Almasieh, PhD
Dr. Mohammadali Almasieh’s research focuses on the mechanisms behind axon degeneration. His work has uncovered some of the molecular mechanisms that...

Adamo Donovan

Adamo Donovan
With his research focus on in vivo diaphragm morphology and function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Adamo Donovan earned an...

Nida Haider

Nida Haider
Nida Haider was awarded an FRQS doctoral scholarship and RI-MUHC studentships to study the role of adaptor proteins in obesity and diabetes...

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