Health researchers from Ontario universities are receiving over $120 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This funding was part of a national announcement made May 7 by the federal Health Minister Tony Clement of $298 million for 764 projects across Canada.
The 301 funded research projects at the universities across the province will be carried out over periods of one to five years.
Here are some research projects funded at Toronto and Western Ontario universities:
- Dr. Terence Peters (University of Western Ontario) will develop an image-guidance system that will allow heart surgery to be less invasive.
- Dr. Michelle Keightley (University of Toronto) will examine changes in brain activity among children with sports-related concussions.
- Dr. Julang LI (University of Guelph) will look at how in vitro environment environment influences stem cell genome stability.
- Dr. Michael Lehman (University of Western Ontario) will study how exposure to hormones during fetal life alters brain circuitry and function, and may contribute to adult reproductive problems, including polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Dr. Manuel M Montero Odasso (University of Western Ontario) will measure the effect of high doses of vitamin D on muscle and mobility in frail older persons.
- Dr. Bonnie Stevens (University of Toronto) will investigate the best way to decrease pain suffered by hospitalized children.
- Dr. Lillian Sung (University of Toronto) will improve outcomes for children with leukemia by predicting their risk of infection.
- Dr. Linda Rabeneck (University of Toronto) and her team will provide the evidence on how best to implement currently available screening tests for colorectal cancer in Canada.
- Dr. Gabriel M Ronen (McMaster University) will explore a wide array of potential factors of outcome in children with epilepsy.
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Contact Information:
Dr. Terence Peters (University of Western Ontario)
519-663-5777x34159
tpeters@imaging.robarts.ca
Available anytime on May 7 and between 10:30 and 3pm on the 8th
English
Dr. Michelle Keightley (University of Toronto)
416-946-4004
michelle.keightley@utoronto.ca
English
Dr. Julang LI (University of Guelph)
jli@uoguelph.ca
Prefer to be reached by email
English
Dr. Michael Lehman (University of Western Ontario)
michael.lehman@schulich.uwo.ca
519-661-3014 (assistant)
English
Dr. Manuel M Montero Odasso (University of Western Ontario)
519-685-4292 ext.42369
manuel.monteroodasso@sjhc.london.on.ca
English
Dr. Bonnie Stevens (University of Toronto)
b.stevens@utoronto.ca
Available May 8th
English
Dr. Lillian Sung (University of Toronto)
416-813-5287
lillian.sung@sickkids.ca
English
Dr. Linda Rabeneck (University of Toronto)
416-480-4825
linda.rabeneck@sunnybrook.ca
English
Dr. Gabriel M Ronen (McMaster University)
905 5212100 extension 73392 (assistant)
roneng@mcmaster.ca
English
$120 Million Goes to Ontario Health Research
Health researchers from Ontario universities are receiving over $120 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This funding was part of a national announcement made May 7 by the federal Health Minister Tony Clement of $298 million for 764 projects across Canada.
The 301 funded research projects at the universities across the province will be carried out over periods of one to five years.
Here are some research projects funded at Eastern and Central Ontario universities:
- Dr. Lise Dubois (University of Ottawa) will assess the impact of television food advertising on child diet and obesity in Ontario and Quebec.
- Dr. Lucie Lévesque (Queen’s University) will create new evidence about the effectiveness of a community-wide intervention to enhance physical activity involvement in youth at high risk for obesity and inactivity.
- Dr. Pascal Poupart (University of Waterloo) will design an intelligent walker to help people maintain independent mobility.
- Dr. Kimberly Matheson (Carleton University) will examine the impact of everyday discrimination on people’s physiology and psychology.
- Dr. Lynne E. Leonard (University of Ottawa) will measure the effectiveness of harm reduction programs to prevent HIV and HCV transmission among people who smoke drugs.
- Dr. Rosemary J Jolly (Queen’s University) will target young males in rural South Africa to prevent HIV/AIDS and focus on gender-based violence and coercion, which is a key determinant.
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Contact Information:
Dr. Lise Dubois (University of Ottawa)
613-562-5398
lise.dubois@uottawa.ca
English and French
Dr. Lucie Lévesque (Queen’s University)
613-533-6000 Ext: 78164
lucie.levesque@queensu.ca
English and French
Dr. Pascal Poupart (University of Waterloo)
519-888-4567x36239
ppoupart@cs.uwaterloo.ca
English and French
Dr. Kimberly Matheson (Carleton University)
613-520-3570
Kim_Matheson@carleton.ca
English
Dr. Lynne E. Leonard (University of Ottawa)
613 - 562 - 5800 Ext. 8286
lleonard@uottawa.ca
Not available for follow up with media interviews
English
Dr. Rosemary J Jolly (Queen’s University)
001-613-533-2153
rosemaryjolly@cogeco.ca
English
$120 Million Goes to Ontario Health Research
Health researchers from Ontario universities are receiving over $120 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This funding was part of a national announcement made May 7 by the federal Health Minister Tony Clement of $298 million for 764 projects across Canada.
The 301 funded research projects at the universities across the province will be carried out over periods of one to five years.
Here are some research projects funded at Northern Ontario universities:
- Dr. Robert Leclair (Laurentian University) will investigate whether a non-conventional biomedical x-ray technology could become a tool to provide a quick initial diagnosis of breast biopsies.
- Dr. Rui Wang (Lakehead University) will look at how a lack of the enzyme named CSE can influence hypertension development in an individual.
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Contact Information:
Dr. Robert Leclair (Laurentian University)
705-675-1151 x. 4355
rleclair@laurentian.ca
English
Available on May 8
Dr. Rui Wang (Lakehead University)
807-343-8180
rwang@lakeheadu.ca
English
