Narjes Shahsavani, MSc

Narjes Shahsavani is a master's graduate from Karimi's laboratory. She obtained her BSc and MSc degrees from Isfahan University and Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, respectively, in Iran. In January 2018, Narjes joined Karimi’s laboratory as a M.Sc. student. Narjes has been successful in obtaining Will-to-Win/Manitoba Paraplegic Foundation studentship and  Manitoba Graduate Fellowship. Narjes leads an important project in Karimi's lab that investigates the role of Neuregulin-1 in neuronal injury and regeneration after traumatic spinal cord injury. Narjes' work was selected for a podium presentation at the 2019 Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Meeting in Vancouver. Narjes has contributed to several publications, and received the Dean of Medicine Poster Prize and travel award during Manitoba Poster Competition in 2021. Narjes graduated in the summer of 2021