The success of the 2024 endMS Summer School is the result of the hard work of many committed individuals. A grateful acknowledgement goes out to the hosts, organizers, the speakers, moderators, mentors, panelists, trainee volunteers, as well as to the individuals living with MS who so generously agreed to share their time and experiences with us.
We also sincerely thank the following individuals. Without you all, this program would not have been possible.
2024 endMS Summer School Planning Committee:
Dr. Soheila Karimi, Co-Host, University of Manitoba
Dr. Chase Figley, Co-Host, University of Manitoba
Dr. Kaarina Kowalec, University of Manitoba
Dr. Jennifer Kornelsen, University of Manitoba
Dr. Galen Wright, University of Manitoba
Dr. Elisabet Jakova, University of Manitoba
Dr. Shiva Nemati, endMS Summer School Coordinator
Teresa Figley, endMS Summer School Coordinator
2024 endMS Education and Training Committee:
Dr. Christina Wolfson (Chair) endMS Program Director, McGill University
Dr. Nathalie Arbour, Co-Director, Université de Montréal
Dr. Marcia Finlayson, Co-Director, Queen’s University
Dr. Chase Figley, Co-Host, University of Manitoba
Dr. Charity Evans, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Nader Ghasemlou, Queen’s University
Alexandra Jackson, Queen's University
Dr. Soheila Karimi, Co-Host, University of Manitoa
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt, University of British Columbia
Dr. George Robertson, Dalhousie University
Dr. Lisa Walker, University of Ottawa
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program Manager
2024 endMS SPRINT Committee:
Dr. Marcia Finlayson (Chair) Queen’s University
Dr. Marjan Gharagozloo, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Sarah Morrow, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Simon Thebault, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Christina Wolfson, McGill University
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program
2024 endMS Peer Review Committee:
Dr. Nathalie Arbour (Chair) Université de Montréal
Dr. Tania Bruno, Toronto University
Dr. Sarah Donkers, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Rashmi Kothary, Ottawa University
Dr. George Robertson, Dalhousie University
Dr. Christina Wolfson, McGill University
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program
2024 endMS Summer School Review Committee:
Dr. Soheila Karimi, (Co-Chair) University of Manitoba
Dr. Chase Figley, (Co-Chair) University of Manitoba
Dr. Lindsay Berrigan, St. Francis Xavier University
Dr. Nader Ghasemlou, Queen's University
Dr. Deepak Kaushik, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Cornelia Laule, University of British Columbia
Dr. Chantel Mayo, University of Manitoba
Dr. Miceline Mésidor, Université de Montréal
Dr. Jennifer McCombe, University of Alberta
Dr. Valerie Verge, University of Saskatchewan
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program
endMS Summer School Personnel/Volunteers
Taylor Evans, Volunteer
Teresa Figley, endMS Summer School Coordinator
Elisabet Jakova, Volunteer
Shiva Nemati, endMS Summer School Coordinator
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS Program Manager
Cate Vercaigne, Volunteer
endMS National Training Program
The endMS National Training Program is an initiative of the endMS Network aimed to enhance knowledge and skills relevant to MS research, foster opportunities to conduct MS research in Canada and increase the intent amongst trainees to pursue MS research for the long term.
Special Acknowledgement
The endMS Summer School and endMS Scholar Program for Researchers IN Training (SPRINT) are part of the endMS National Training Program which is funded via a directed grant by MS Canada.
Special acknowledgment and thank you also go out to:
The University of Manitoba
for hosting the 2024 endMS Summer School
A special thank you also goes to the Raifta Shwedyk Bursary Fund, which made a donation toward the endMS National Training Program to sponsor three student trainees attending the endMS Summer School from the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan.
