Canadian Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's program Recipients

Five School of Medical Sciences students (in both the Neuroscience and Interdisciplinary programs) are recipients of the 2026-2027 Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program awards (CGRS M). The CGRS M is a scholarship in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Recipients of these awards receive $27,000 over 12 months to help develop their research and training skills.

Kaylee Reid (CIHR)
Title: Bringing focus to the invisible injury: Defining a role for microbleeds and microglia in mild brain injury.
Supervisor: Brian Christie & Patrick Nahirney

Sema Abu Shamleh (CIHR)
Title: Double Jeopardy: Evaluating hippocampal circuit and behavioural changes in the brain following prenatal ethanol exposure and mild traumatic brain injury.
Supervisor: Brian R. Christie

Emma Skaug (CIHR)
Title: Does Functional Hypothalamic Menstrual Dysregulation alter Cerebrovascular Endothelial Function and Cognitive Performance in a Visual Spatial Learning Task?
Supervisor: Brian Christie, Kurt Smith, Trent Stellingwerf

Mia Till (NSERC)
Title: The Impact of Repetitive Mild Shearing Forces to the Brain on NMDA Receptor Expression.
Supervisor: Brian Christie

Isabella Tucci (CIHR)
Title: The Intersection of Menopause and Concussion History: Neuroimaging and Cognitive Correlates of Brain Health in Postmenopausal Women.
Supervisors: Brian Christie and Jodie Gawryluk

CGRS M Recipients(left-right: Kaylee Reid, Isabella Tucci, Emma Skaug, Sema Abu Shamleh)

CGRS M Recipient(Mia Till)