2006 AHFMR Personnel Award Offers - Complete Listing
CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR (NEW)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Jan Storek |
Medicine |
Medicine |
U of C |
Curability and Transferability of Allergic Disease with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
| Cory Toth |
Clinical Neurosciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
The Diabetic Brain - The RAGE of it All |
CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR (RENEWAL)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Darryl Adamko |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Viruses in Asthma Exacerbation: The Eosinophil-Virus Interaction |
| Po-Yin Cheung |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
The Use of Cardiovascular Support in Newborns with Hypoxia-Reoxygenation |
| Zelma Kiss |
Clinical Neurosciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
Mechanisms of Therapeutic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Movement Disorders |
| Bernard Thebaud |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Mechanisms Regulating Normal and Impaired Lung Alveolar Development-Implications for Chronic Lung Disease of the Newborn |
POPULATION HEALTH INVESTIGATOR (NEW)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Tanya Berry |
|
Physical Education and Recreation |
U of A |
Toward Successful Health Promotion: Understanding Persuasion |
| Greta Cummings |
|
Nursing |
U of A |
Program of Leadership Research in Nursing |
| Elijah Dixon |
Community Health Sciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
The Development of a Multi Method Template for Health Technology Assessment of Surgical Procedures: Application to the Case Study of Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastatic Disease |
| Carolyn Emery |
|
Kinesiology |
U of C |
The Effectiveness of a Prevention Strategy to Reduce Injury in Adolescent Soccer |
| Nicholas Holt |
|
Physical Education and Recreation |
U of A |
Enhancing Positive Youth Development Through Physical Activity and Sport |
POPULATION HEALTH INVESTIGATOR (RENEWAL)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Rhonda Rosychuk |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Biostatistical Techniques in Diagnostic Medicine and Disease Surveillance |
| Marcello Tonelli |
Medicine |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
The Role of Residence Location in the Care of Canadians with End-Stage Renal Disease |
SCHOLAR (NEW)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Michael Colicos |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
The Role of Neuroligin in Synaptic Remodeling of Neuronal Networks |
| Edan Foley |
Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Functional Genomic Analysis of Innate Immune Signaling |
| Roger Leng |
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Mechanisms of Pirh2 Negativity Regulates p53 and Potential Therapeutic Application |
| Patrick MacDonald |
Pharmacology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Pancreatic β-Cell Function and Insulin Secretion |
| Craig McCormick |
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Medicine |
U of C |
Molecular Mechanisms of Kaposi's Sarcoma Pathogenesis |
| Minh Dang Nguyen |
Clinical Neurosciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
Cytoskeleton and Integrity of CNS Neurons |
| Yan Shi |
Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Medicine |
U of C |
The Role of Immunoglobulin in Uric Acid Crystal Induced Immune Activation |
| Thomas Simmen |
Cell Biology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Novel Proteins Regulating Signaling of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and their Role in Apoptosis |
| David Wright |
Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science |
Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics |
U of A |
Regulation of 5'AMP Activated Protein Kinase in Adipose Tissue |
SCHOLAR (Clinical Investigator to Scholar)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Andrew Demchuk |
Clinical Neurosciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
VISION-2 |
| Derek Exner |
Cardiac Sciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
Randomized Trials to Optimize Outcomes with Device Therapy Post-Myocardial Infarction (REDINE-ICD) and in Patients with Heart Failure (INCREMENTAL) |
| Harissios Vliagoftis |
Medicine |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Role of Protease-Activated Receptor-2 (PAR-2) in Allergic Sensitization |
SENIOR SCHOLAR (NEW - Includes former AHFMR Medical Scholars)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Deborah Burshtyn |
Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Signaling and Dynamics |
| Christopher Power |
Medicine |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis |
| Lori West |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Investigation of Neonatal Tolerance Induced by ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation in a Murine Model |
SENIOR SCHOLAR (Scholar to Senior Scholar)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Jaideep Bains |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Plasticity in Stress Circuitry: A Role for Glial Cells in Helping Synapses Remember |
| Xing-Zhen Chen |
Physiology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Molecular Physiology of Polycystins and Fibrocystin, Products of Inherited Human Polycystic Kidney Disease Genes |
| Frederick Colbourne |
Psychology |
Science |
U of A |
An Evaluation of the Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Induced Hypothermia After Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats |
| Jens Coorssen |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Cholesterol is a Critical Component Mechanism of Ca2+- Triggered Membrane Fusion |
| Rebekah DeVinney |
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Medicine |
U of C |
Defining Virulence in Vibrio Parahaemolyticus |
| Jason Dyck |
Pediatrics |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Molecular Interactions Between Akt and AMPK Regulate Cardiac Energy Metabolism and Hypertrophic Growth |
| Monica Gorassini |
Biomedical Engineering |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Recovery of Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury |
| Michael Hendzel |
Oncology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation and Centromere Function |
| Ross Mitchell |
Radiology |
Medicine |
U of C |
A Fast, Accurate, Non-Invasive Test for Chemosensitivity in Oligodenroglial Brain Tumors |
| Carol Schuurmans |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Medicine |
U of C |
Transcriptional Control of Central Nervous System Development |
| Leonidas Spyracopoulos |
Biochemistry |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Mechanism of Protein Ubiquitination by Human Ubc13-UEV Protein Complexes |
| Donald Welsh |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Molecular Composition and Functional Role of Kir Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle |
SCIENTIST (NEW)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Derek McKay |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Mechanisms of Gut Pathophysiology: Bacterial and Cytokine Regulation of Epithelial Function |
SCIENTIST (Senior Scholar to Scientist)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| David Bennett |
. |
Rehabilitation Medicine |
U of A |
Neuronal Plasticity Following Chronic Spinal Cord Injury |
| Joseph Casey |
Physiology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Molecular Physiology of Bicarbonate Transport |
| James Cross |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Medicine |
U of C |
The Placenta in Development and Disease |
| Sandra Davidge |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Aging |
| May Ho |
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Medicine |
U of C |
Regulation of Endothelial Cell Responses by Plasmodium falciparum |
| Jonathan Lytton |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Medicine |
U of C |
Molecular Physiology of Sodium-Calcium Exchange |
| Stephen Robbins |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Medicine |
U of C |
Ephrin-Mediated Cellular Communication: A Role for Lipid Rafts |
SCIENTIST (RENEWAL)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Christopher Bleackley |
Biochemistry |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Induced Cell Death |
| Jos Eggermont |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Population Coding of Complex Sound in the Auditory Cortex of Normal and Partially Deaf Cats |
| Larry Fliegel |
Biochemistry |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Studies on the Na+/H+ Exchanger |
| Hanne Ostergaard |
Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Signals Controlling T Cell Development and Cytolytic Function |
| Arthur Prochazka |
Physiology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Sensory Control of Movement |
| Karl Riabowol |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Medicine |
U of C |
Biological Functions and Clinical Significance of the ING Tumour Suppressor Family |
| Keith Sharkey |
Physiology and Biophysics |
Medicine |
U of C |
Neuronal and Enteroendocrine Cell Plasticity in Colitis |
| Robert Sutherland |
Psychology & Neuroscience |
Arts & Science |
U of L |
Hippocampal Pathology: Cognitive Loss, Recovery, and Neurogenesis |
| Dennis Vance |
Biochemistry |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Phosphatidylcholine Metabolism & Function |
| Hans Vogel |
Biological Sciences |
Science |
U of C |
Towards Novel Antibiotics and Improved Innate Immunity; A Structural Biology Approach |
HEALTH SCHOLAR (NEW)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| No Awards |
HEALTH SCHOLAR (Population Health Investigator to Health Scholar)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Colleen Maxwell |
Community Health Sciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
Frailty, Inflammatory Mechanisms and Adverse Health Outcomes Among Vulnerable Seniors Residing in the Community |
| Cameron Wild |
Public Health Sciences |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Binge Drinking in the Transition to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study |
HEALTH SENIOR SCHOLAR
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Yutaka Yasui |
Public Health Sciences |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Statistical Methods for Biomarker Discovery Based on High-Dimensional Gene/Protein Expression Profiles |
HEALTH SENIOR SCHOLAR (Health Scholar to Health Senior Scholar)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| No Awards |
HEALTH SCIENTIST
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| No applications were submitted |
INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT GRANT
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Samuel Wiebe |
Clinical Neurosciences |
Medicine |
U of C |
Epilepsy Clinical Research Centre |
HEALTH INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT GRANT
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| No Awards |
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
(information on this category of award)
| CANDIDATE |
DEPARTMENT |
FACULTY |
INST. |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Diane Taylor |
Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Medicine & Dentistry |
U of A |
Genetic Studies Of Bacterial Plasmids, Antibiotic Resistance and Helicobacter pylori |
