Visiting Scientist Awards - September 2008 Competition
The AHFMR Visiting Scientist program brings excellent Alberta-based scientists together with expertise not currently available in provincial institutions. The program's objective is to promote the development of collaborative research and knowledge exchange between the applicant and the host scientist with the expectation of long-term research benefits as a result. The AHFMR Visiting Scientist grant is a peer-reviewed, competitive award.
AHFMR is pleased to announce the successful applications for the Visiting Scientist award as listed below. Letters of Award will be sent out the week of December 8, 2008
Additional information on the Visiting Scientist awards can be found here.
Visiting Scientist To Alberta
| Applicant: |
Dr. George Harauz Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology University of Guelph |
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| Host: |
Dr. Peter Tieleman Department of Biological Sciences University of Calgary |
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| Title: | Molecular Modelling and Dynamics of Myelin Basic Protein in the Myelin Membrane | |
| Funding: | $ 3,620 |
Visiting Scientist from Alberta
| Applicant: | Dr. Pierre-Yves von der Weid Departments of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary | |
| Host: | Dr. David Zawieja Department of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine Texas A & M University | |
| Title: | Relationship Between Membrane Potential and Calcium Regulation During Lymphatic Vessel Distension | |
| Funding: | $ 13,600 |