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2005 AHFMR Personnel Award Offers - Complete Listing

CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Philip Barber

Clinical Neurosciences

Medicine

U of C

Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging (MRMI) of the Early Endothelial Inflammatory Response in Focal Ischemia

Ordan Lehmann

Ophthalmology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Segmental Duplication and Deletion of Genes Involved in Optic Nerve Head Development and Function

Richard Leigh

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

The Role of the Bronchial Epithelium in Airway Remodeling

Robert Myers

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

Noninvasive Prediction of Hepatic Fibrosis Using Serum Markers in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Anthony Reiman

Oncology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Inhibition of RHAMM as a Treatment Strategy in Multiple Myeloma

Philip Tibbo

Psychiatry

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

HIgh Field Strength Proton-MRS Investigation of in Vivo Brain Glutamate and its Modulation with Pharmacotherapy in First Episodes Schizophrenia

Ban Chi-Ho Tsui

Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Optimizing Needle Placement for Regional Anesthesia Utilizing a Combination of Electrical Stimulation and Ultrasound Imaging

 

POPULATION HEALTH INVESTIGATOR

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Geoff Ball

Pediatrics

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Improving Health Outcomes in Overweight Children with a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes: One-on-One Coaching vs Group-Based Counseling

Igor Burstyn

Public Health Sciences

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Development and Application in Alberta of New Exposure Assessment Methods for Environmental Epidemiology

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

Chronic Kidney Disease Among Aboriginal People in Alberta: Prevalence and Access to Care

Padmaja Kaul

Medicine

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

International Differences in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Comparison of Practice Patterns in Canada and the US

Kathryn King

 

Nursing

U of C

Using Decision-Tree Modeling to Examine How Ethnocultural Affiliation and Gender Influence CVD Risk Management Behaviour

Colleen Norris

Nursing

Nursing

U of A

Gender Differences in Health Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease: A Multidimensional Approach

Johanne Paradis

Linguistics

Arts

U of A

Detecting the Differences between Second Language Acquisition and Specific Language Impairment

Suzanne Tough

Pediatrics

Medicine

U of C

Optimizing Child Development: The Role of Risk Factors and Interventions

Sunita Vohra

Pediatrics

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Evidence-Based Medicine and Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Opportunity for N-of-1 Trials

Catherine Worthington

Social Work

Social Work

U of C

Advancing HIV Services Research: Expanding Andersen's Health Services Utilization Framework

 

SCHOLARSHIP

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Paul Beck

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

Assessing the Role of Fas and Fas Ligand in Intestinal Inflammation and Homeostasis

Steven Boyd

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering

U of C

In Vivo Longitudinal Micro-Architectural Assessment and Prediction of Bone Health in Osteoporosis

David Hansen

Biological Sciences

Science

U of C

Regulation of the Balance Between Stem Cell Self Renewal and Differentiation

Christopher Hunter

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering

U of C

Tissue Engineering of the Intervertebral Disc

Jean-Michel Le Melledo

Psychiatry

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Major Depression, Cardiovascular Risk, and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

Daniel Muruve

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

The Molecular Basis of the Innate Response to Viral Vectors

Robert Newton

Cell Biology & Anatomy

Medicine

U of C

Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid-Dependent Repression in Airway Epithelial Cells: The Role of Glucocorticoid-Inducible Genes

Richard Thompson

Biomedical Engineering

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Development of Magnetic Resonance for Pediatric Cardiovascular Imaging

 

HEALTH – SCHOLAR

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Finlay McAlister

Medicine

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

The Prevention and Treatment of Vascular Disease: A Program of Research Designed to Enhance Evidence-based Practice

 

HEALTH – SENIOR SCHOLAR

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Kim Raine

Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science

Agriculture, Forestry, & Home Economics

U of A

An Ecological Perspective on the Promotion of Healthy Weights

 

HEALTH – SCIENTIST

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Keumhee Carriere

Mathematical & Statistical Sciences

Science

U of A

Statistics for Population Health Research: Estimating Provider and Small Area Variations without Selection Bias

 

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Todd Anderson

Medicine

Medicine

U of C

The Prognostic Significance of Endothelial Dysfunction in Humans

Susan Andrew

Medical Genetics

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Genomic Instability and Human Disease

Michele Barry

Medical Microbiology & Immunology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Poxvirus Anti-Apoptotic Strategies

Christian Beaulieu

Biomedical Engineering

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neurological Disorders

Gordon Francis

Medicine

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

High Density Lipoprotein Formation:  Metabolism and Disease Prevention

Richard Frayne

Radiology

Medicine

U of C

Magnetic Resonance-Derived Tissue Markers in Human Acute Ischemic Stroke:  Enhancing Our Understanding of the Therapeutic Tissue Window

Jonathan Lakey

Surgery

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Maximizing Clinical Islet Transplant Success by Optimizing Isolations

Peter Light

Pharmacology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

The Roles and Regulation of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Ischemic Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

Andrew MacMillan

Biochemistry

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Structural and Functional Characterization of Splicesome Assembly and Activation

Marc Poulin

Physiology & Biophysics

Medicine

U of C

Effects of Age on Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation in Women

Peter Silverstone

Psychiatry

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Brain Activation in Bipolar and Unipolar Depression

Peter Tieleman

Biological Sciences

Science

U of C

Computational Studies of Biological Membranes

Zhixiang Wang

Cell Biology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Regulation of EGFR-Mediated Signal Transduction and Endocytosis

 

SCIENTIST

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Sui R. (Wayne) Chen

Physiology & Biophysics

Medicine

U of C

Molecular Basis of Ryanodine Receptor-Associated Cardiac Arrhythmia and Sudden Death

Tom Hobman

Cell Biology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

1.  RNA Interference and Cell Cycle Regulation  2.  Virus-Host Interactions

Paul Kubes

Physiology & Biophysics

Medicine

U of C

Toll-Like Receptors and Leukocyte Endothelial Cell Interactions

Gary Lopaschuk

Pediatrics

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Energy Substrate Metabolism in the Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Heart

Quentin Pittman

Physiology & Biophysics

Medicine

U of C

Neuroimmune Regulation

Richard Schulz

Pediatrics

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Pathobiology of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Heart

Michael Wheeler

Medicine

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Molecular and Cellular Processes that Control Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion:  Identification of Potential Therapeutic Targets and Diabetes

Voon Wee Yong

Oncology

Medicine

U of C

Matrix Metalloproteinases and Regeneration in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis

James Young

Physiology

Medicine & Dentistry

U of A

Structure and Function of Nucleoside Transport Proteins

Douglas Zochodne

Clinical Neurosciences

Medicine

U of C

Sensory Neurons, Insulin and Experimental Diabetes

 

INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT GRANT AWARD

CANDIDATE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

INST.

PROJECT TITLE

Gregory Cairncross

Clinical Neuorsciences

Medicine

U of C

Integrative Brain Tumor Research Centre

Jeffery Dunn

Radiology

Medicine

U of C

Establishment of a Centre for the Study of Oxygen and Angiogenesis in Neurological Disorders

Rajiv Midha

Clinical Neurosciences

Medicine

U of C

Strategies to Enhance Peripheral Nerve Regeneration