Congratulations to Dr. Julio Montaner on his recent Knowledge Synthesis Grant – Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS grant titled “Drug law enforcement and HIV among people who use injection drugs: a systematic review”.
And congratulations also to the following trainees supervised by our faculty members on receiving awards from CIHR
Elaine Fuertes
Supervisor: Dr. Chris Carlston
Project Title: The association between traffic-related air pollution, childhood allergic rhinitis and genetic variability
Award: 2012 Doctoral Award – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Yu Yao
Supervisor: Dr. Ted Steiner
Project Title: Define the role of regulatory T cells in modulating inflammasome activity
Award: Doctoral Award – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Kimberly Girling
Supervisor: Dr. Yu Tian Wang
Project Title: Role of PTEN nuclear translocation in NMDAR-mediated exciotoxic neuronal death in Huntington’s Disease
Award: Doctoral Research Award – Priority Announcement: Huntington Disease
Ellen Meng Lu
Supervisor: Dr. Helen Tremlett
Project Title: Perinatal outcomes in multiple sclerosis
Award: Doctoral Research Award – Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research – Biostatistics
Bradley Kwon
Supervisor: Drs. Don Sin and Pearce Wilcox
Project Title: Identification of novel plasma biomarkers to predict treatment response in acute exacerbations of cystic fibrosis.
Award: FHP Health Professional Awards – Fellowships
Thalia Field
Supervisor: Dr. Oscar Benavente
Project Title: Effect of blood pressure variability on severity of cerebral small vessel disease and cognition in the SPS3 Study
Award: FHP Health Professional Awards – Fellowships
Lindsay Richardson
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Kerr
Project Title: The drug use- and HIV-related health impacts of increasing labour market participation for marginalized, HIV-positive people who use illicit drugs
Award: Fellowship – Priority Announcement: Health Services/Population Health HIV/AIDS Research