DR. SOHEILA KARIMI

BSC, MSC, PHD Professor and Senior Scientist DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM, SPINAL CORD RESEARCH CENTER, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA,

MAX RADY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

BIO: Dr. Soheila Karimi is a Canadian-iranian neuroscientist and a full professor in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. She leads an internationally-recognized and well-funded research program in neuroscience and regenerative medicine that is directed towards therapeutic development for multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. She currently serves in the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience, the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Neurotrauma Society and the Executive Committee of the International Women in Multiple Sclerosis, and has been recognized for mentorship of young scientists.

MOST IMPORTANT CAREER LESSON: To believe in your power, think out of the box, be prepared to take risks and be persistent.