Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. His lab is also affiliated with the Spinal Cord Research Centre and Aging Center. Dr. Eftekharpour is a Cellular Neurobiologist with an interest in molecular biology, biochemistry and subcellular neuroimaging. Dr. Eftekharpour holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences and a master’s degree in Histology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. He completed his PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology, at University of Saskatchewan. His post-doctoral training at the Toronto Western Research Institute, focused on cellular and molecular changes in spinal cord injury and models of central nervous system demyelination. His research has enhanced our knowledge on the potential therapeutic capacity of neural stem cells for structural and functional repair of the Central Nervous System. His independent research at University of Manitoba, Canada, started in 2014, focusing on molecular mechanisms that regulate neuronal autophagy and apoptosis. Using molecular assays and imaging tools, his research has uncovered new concepts in the structure and function of lysosomes and nuclei in the context of in vitro and in vivo models of neurodegeneration. These discoveries are currently used for translational research in the fields of neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases.