January 25, 2019
UBC researchers have been awarded $20.3m for 31 projects at the university and its affiliated health authority research centres through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's (CIHR) latest Project Grant competition.
A total of $275m was awarded nationally to support 371 research grants and an additional 18 bridge grants that will enable Canadian researchers to study the full spectrum of health issues affecting the lives of Canadians. In addition, 14 priority announcement bridge grants were funded for a total amount of $1,400,000.
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RESEARCH GRANTS
31 projects at UBC and our affiliated health authority research centres received $20.3m in research grant funding:
- Avina-Zubieta, Juan A; Esdaile, John M
Risk of Retinal Toxicity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis on Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Therapy
$707,625 - Bansback, Nicholas; Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia
Network Meta-Analysis of Opioid Agonist Treatments for street opioid users
$145,350 - Beristain, Alexander G
Cellular dynamics at the maternal-placental interface
$619,650 - Brown, Carolyn J
Functional characterization of genomic DNA elements regulating epigenetic silencing
$971,550 - Brunham, Liam R; Pimstone, Simon
Improving the identification and treatment of young adults with heart disease: the Study to Avoid cardioVascular Events in British Columbia (SAVE BC)
$654,075 - Conibear, Elizabeth
Regulating the dynamic cycling of palmitate on proteins
$745,875 - Conway, Edward M
Characterization of a novel cofactor for tissue factor (TF) that enhances its pro-thrombotic and pro-inflammatory activities
$826,200 - Cote, Hélène
The BCC3 cohort: Cellular aging in women living with HIV
$822,375 - Devlin, Angela M
Maternal Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 intake During Pregnancy and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Offspring
$485,775 - Floresco, Stanley
Prefrontal-subcortical network mechanisms underlying risky decision making.
$940,950 - Garnis, Cathie
Blood based biomarker for the early detection of recurrent head and neck cancer
$539,324 - Hanley, Gillian
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention
$302,176 - Howe, Leann
Regulation of chromatin structure on transcribed genes and newly replicated DNA
$535,500 - Hunt, Michael
Linking biomechanical and imaging outcomes to better understand the effects of running on knee joint health
$677,025 - Karsan, Aly
Hematopoietic stem cell aging
$914,175 - Kopp, Janel
Role of inflammation during the genesis of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
$1,090,125 - Lalji, Fawziah
Population-based study to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic use for primary care in British Columbia and Ontario using administrative data
$374,851 - Lin, Kuo-Shyan
Cleavable linkers to reduce kidney uptake of peptide radiopharmaceuticals
$772,650 - Manges, Amee
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for intestinal decolonization of multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogens
$566,100 - Mcneil, Ryan; Boyd, Jade
Housing and overdose risk environments: A community-based participatory research study
$650,632 - Plewes, Katherine; Dondorp, Arjen
Evaluating the renoprotective effect of acetaminophen in pediatric severe falciparum malaria: A randomized controlled trial
$971,551 - Rahmim, Arman
Quantitative PSMA Targeted Imaging of Prostate Cancer Patients
$631,124 - Reiner, Neil
Novel Mechanisms of Leishmania Pathogenesis
$730,575 - Renner, Regina; Henry, Bonnie; Wagner, Marie-Soleil
The Canadian Surgical and Medical Abortion Provider Survey (CAPS)
$407,780 - Staples, John
Motor vehicle crash risk after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: A population-based evaluation
$180,000 - Teves, Sheila
Transcriptional memory and plasticity in embryonic stem cells
$852,975 - Wang, Yuzhuo
Function and therapeutic potential of SUV420H2 in neuroendocrine prostate cancer
$956,250 - Warburton, Darren; Hare, Jan
Engaging Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Enhance Health and Wellness
$707,625 - Winstanley, Catharine
Risky decision making as a cause, consequence and treatment target for addiction.
$971,550 - Zhang, Wei
Improving Health Economic Evaluation: Better Measures of Work Productivity Losses due to Illness in Canada
$436,048
Priority announcement bridge grant
- Wang, Rizhi; Grynpas, Marc
Bone hypermineralization in older men and women and its impact on hip fragility
$100,000