The success of the 2023 endMS Summer School is the result of the hard work of many committed individuals. A grateful acknowledgement goes out to the organizers, the speakers, moderators, mentors and 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.
2023 endMS Summer School Planning Committee:
Dr. Manu Rangachari, Co-Host, Université Laval
Dr. Luc Vallières, Co-Host, Université Laval
Dr. Philippe Beauchemin, Université Laval
Dr. Jessica Deslauriers, Université Laval
Dr. Anne-Marie Trudelle, Université Laval
Dr. Steve Lacroix, Université Laval
Dr. Caroline Ménard, Université Laval
Dr. Julia Hernandez-Rapp, endMS Summer School Coordinator
2023 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
Jessica Allanach, University of British Columbia
Dr. Charity Evans, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Nader Ghasemlou, Queen’s University
Dr. Jacqueline Quandt, University of British Columbia
Dr. Manu Rangachari, Co-Host, Université Laval
Dr. George Robertson, Dalhousie University
Dr. Lisa Walker, University of Ottawa
Dr. Luc Vallières, Co-Host, Université Laval
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program Manager
Dr. Julia Hernandez-Rapp, endMS Summer School Coordinator
2023 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
2023 endMS Peer Review Committee:
Dr. Nathalie Arbour (Chair) Université de Montréal
Dr. Sarah Donkers, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Jodie Gawryluk, University of Victoria
Dr. Soheila Karimi, University of Manitoba
Dr. George Robertson, Dalhousie University
Dr. Christina Wolfson, McGill University
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program
2023 endMS Summer School Review Committee:
Dr. Lisa Walker (Chair) University of Ottawa
Dr. Lindsay Berrigan, St. Francis Xavier University
Dr. Gauruv Bose, University of Ottawa
Dr. David Gosselin, Université Laval
Dr. Kaarina Kowalec, University of Manitoba
Dr. Jennifer McCombe, University of Alberta
Dr. Craig Moore, Memorial University
Dr. Corree Laule, University of British Columbia
Dr. Valerie Verge, University of Saskatchewan
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS National Training Program
endMS Summer School Personnel/Volunteers
Dr. Julia Hernandez-Rapp, endMS Summer School Coordinator
Anne-Marie Goulet, Université Laval
Josée Pepin, Université Laval
Maxime Teixeira (CRCHUQ-UL Workshop)
Louis-Charles Béland (CRCHUQ-UL Workshop)
Vincent Desrosiers (CRCHUQ-UL Workshop)
Anik Schoenfeldt, endMS Program Manager
A special thank you also goes to the Raifta Shwedyk Bursary Fund, which made a donation toward the endMS National Training Program to sponsor two student trainees attending the endMS Summer School from the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan.
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:
Université Laval
for hosting the 2023 endMS Summer School