Mohamad Khazaei, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

DLK1-expressing neural progenitor cells promote tissue repair and functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury
Stem Cells Translational Medicine · 2025
How can clinical safety and efficacy concerns in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury be overcome?
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy · 2023

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Decoding Molecular Programs for Circuit-Specific Integration of Transplanted Neurons in Traumatic Brain Injury
BRAIN · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

DLK1-expressing neural progenitor cells promote tissue repair and functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury

Nader Hejrati, Zijian Lou, Sogolie Kouhzaei, Oliver R. Zhang, Jian Wang, Mohamad Khazaei, Michael George Fehlings

Stem Cells Translational Medicine20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szaf014 PMID: 40448964

02

How can clinical safety and efficacy concerns in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury be overcome?

Nader Hejrati, Raymond Wong, Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Michael George Fehlings

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy202320 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2023.2245321 PMID: 37545020

Decoding Molecular Programs for Circuit-Specific Integration of Transplanted Neurons in Traumatic Brain Injury

Principal investigatorBRAIN2026Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

Principal investigators: Khazaei, Mohamad

Keywords: Injury; Brain Injury

$100,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Fehlings

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Khazaei, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "DLK1-expressing neural progenitor cells promote tissue repair and functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your BRAIN-funded project "Decoding Molecular Programs for Circuit-Specific Integration of Transplanted Neurons in Traumatic Brain Injury" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]