Congratulations to our 2026 Collaborative Research Training Award Recipients!!!
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 NMD4C Collaborative Research Training Awards, which supports Canadian trainees in their efforts to advance neuromuscular disease research while strengthening national collaboration among neuromuscular research laboratories.
Congratulations to the following awardees:
Wanda Dupebe, PhD Candidate
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Home Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Philippe Leduc-Gaudet
Host Supervisor: Dr. Martine Tetreault
Host Institutuion: CRCHUM
Dr. Emma Sutton, Postdoctoral Fellow
The Ottawa Hospital Research institute (OHRI)
Home Supervisor: Dr. Rashmi Kothary
Host Supervisor: Dr. Craig Campbell
Host Institutuion: uWestern Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dr. Pauline Garcia, Postdoctoral Fellow
CHU Sainte-Justine
Home Supervisor: Dr. Nicolas Dumont
Host Supervisor: Dr. Marie-Claude Sincennes
Host Institutuion: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Dr. Mansoore Gholizade, MSc Candidate
Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN)
Home Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Gagnon
Host Supervisor: Dr. Hanns Lochmuller
Host Institutuion: CHEO Research Institute
These talented early career scientists will be using their award to visit other Canadian neuromuscular laboratories, gaining hands-on experience and fostering collaboration within the NMD research community.
NMD4C gratefully acknowledges the reviewers of the second annual Collaborative Training Award competition: Dr. Gerald Pfeffer, Dr. Silvia Pozzi, and Dr. Élise Duchesne.
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