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Faculty of Health Sciences Quarterly Research Recap: Q3 2024

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The Faculty of Health Sciences Quarterly Research Recap celebrates the remarkable funding success of our esteemed researchers and their dedicated teams between July and September 2024.

By: Mike Ayers

The Faculty of Health Sciences Quarterly Research Funding Recap is a comprehensive celebration of the remarkable funding success of the Faculty’s dedicated researchers and their innovative teams.

“Our research teams continue to demonstrate exceptional potential in securing critical funding across diverse medical and scientific domains. These investments underscore our commitment to groundbreaking research that has the potential to transform healthcare and scientific understanding,” says Jonathan Bramson, vice dean of Research for McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

Projects awarded funding that have started between July to September 2024 include:

  • SMART Clinical Trial. Funded by: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
    • Mark Loeb, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine – $6,196,870
  • Synthetic Biology Genome Project. Funded by: Genome Canada Multi.
    • Gerard Wright, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences – $2,220,667
  • Breast Cancer Data Transformation. Funded by: Canadian Cancer Society.
  • Metabolic and Inflammatory Pathway. Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  • Optimizing Recruitment Research. Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
    • Ada Tang, School of Rehabilitation Science – $286,504
  • Cognitive Decline After Stroke. Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  • SUNDANCE Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  • Geriatric Emergency Care. Funded by: Alzheimer Society of Canada.
    • Aaron Jones, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact – $196,923
  • Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment. Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  • Improving Outcomes. Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  • Derivation And External Validation of A Risk Prediction Model For Targeted Screening For High Blood Pressure In Children. Funded by: Kidney Foundation of Canada.
  • Understanding The Role Of Inhibin Beta C In Diabetic Kidney Disease. Funded by: Kidney Foundation of Canada.
  • Palliative Care Integration. Funded by: Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization.
  • Non-APL Adult AML Disease Research. Match funded by: Cancer Research Society + Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.
    • Mick Bhatia, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences – $99,275 + $99,275
  • Optimizing Health Information Systems. Funded by: Physicians Services Incorporated.
    • Henry Siu, Department of Family Medicine – $80,500
  • B Cells Research. Funded by: J P Bickell Foundation.
  • Substance Use and Mental Health Research. Funded by: Veterans Affairs Canada.
    • Margaret McKinnon, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences – $70,000
  • Mental Health Experiences Research. Funded by: Veterans Affairs Canada.
    • Margaret McKinnon, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences – $70,000
  • Brain Fog Research. Funded by: Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence.
    • Tara Packham, Department of Rehabilitation Science – $60,000
  • Generative AI in Brain Tumor Research. Funded by: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.
    • Jonathan Stokes, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences – $50,000
  • 5-MTP in Colitis Research. Funded by: Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.
    • Waliul Khan, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine – $50,000
  • Farncombe Innovation Grant for McMaster Trust. Funded by: Farncombe Family.
  • Serum Interleukin Research. Funded by: Farncombe Family.
    • Pedro Miguel Gomes da Silva Miranda, Department of Medicine – $50,000
  • Gut Function Research. Funded by: Farncombe Family.
  • Investigating Aggregates Research. Funded by: Platelet Disorder Support Association
  • FOOD-IBD Research. Funded by: Farncombe Family.
  • Celiac Disease Restoration Research. Funded by: Canadian Celiac Association.
  • Outcomes of the One-Day Living Kidney Donor Candidate Assessment Clinic. Funded by: Kidney Foundation of Canada.
  • Discharge from Acute Care Research. Funded by: Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation.
  • Skeletal Metastases. Funded by: Canadian Cancer Society.
  • Improving Patient Outcomes. Funded by: Canadian Cancer Society.
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