NSERC and CIHR are pleased to announce the results of the 2008 competition for Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP).
The CHRP program received 100 applications requesting $14.6 million in year one. Of these, the 34 applications listed below were selected for funding, representing a success rate of 34 per cent and an average annual award of $127,058.
Name Department Institution |
Project Title Co-applicants Collaborators |
Program Term Awarded |
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Amsden, Brian
Department of Chemical Engineering Queen’s University |
Promotion of cartilage-to-cartilage healing
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $61,590 CIHR $61,590 NSERC |
Amyot, Daniel School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa |
Performance management at the point of care: secure data delivery to drive clinical decision making processes for hospital quality control
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $60,250 CIHR $60,250 NSERC |
Anglin, Carolyn Department of Civil Engineering University of Calgary |
Medical imaging of knee kinematics after joint replacement
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $47,925 CIHR $47,925 NSERC |
Anis, Hanan School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa |
Development of a fiber optic-based exoscope for the in-vivo study of spinal cord disorders
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $67,750 CIHR $67,750 NSERC |
Bachvarov, Dimcho Département de médecine Université Laval |
Comprehensive screening for novel epigenetic targets in advanced ovarian cancer by functional epigenomics
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $123,000 NSERC |
Bedell, Barry Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery McGill University |
New molecular magnetic resonance imaging (mMRI) contrast agents for imaging of Cathepsin B
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $69,500 CIHR $69,500 NSERC |
Bryman, Douglas Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of British Columbia |
New detectors for positron emission tomography
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $135,500 CIHR $135,500 NSERC |
Campbell, Melanie Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Waterloo |
Localizing light in the eye for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $69,412 CIHR $69,411 NSERC |
Cramb, David Department of Chemistry University of Calgary |
Pain relief: receptor dynamics at the single molecule level
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $60,500 CIHR $60,500 NSERC |
Doran, Diane Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto |
Integration of bio-physiological information with a point-of-care decision support system for safer patient care
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $72,500 CIHR – Inst.itute of Aging $72,500 NSERC |
Dowling, Patricia Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences University of Saskatchewan |
Synchrotron microanalysis of gallium as a potential therapy for antimicrobial resistant urinary tract infections
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $56,135 CIHR $56,134 NSERC |
Dumont, Guy Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of British Columbia |
Closed-loop control of anesthesia
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $71,650 CIHR $71,650 NSERC |
Evans, Greg Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry University of Toronto |
Development of a novel technology for in-vitro assessment of exposure to fine and ultrafine particulate matter
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $62,003 CIHR $62,004 NSERC |
Hunter, Christopher Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering University of Calgary |
Regenerative therapy for the intervertebral disc
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $62,050 CIHR $62,050 NSERC |
Hunter, Judith Department of Physical Therapy University of Toronto |
Novel tool to evaluate integrative somatosensory processing in people with central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $65,215 CIHR $65,215 NSERC |
Jervis, Eric Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo |
In vitro characterization of human brain tumor "stem" cells: A lineage centric approach to phenotype characterization using multi-generation live cell imaging and tracking
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $58,550 CIHR $58,550 NSERC |
Juurlink, Bernhard Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Saskatchewan |
Discovery and characterization of plant-based Phase 2 protein inducers
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $75,260 CIHR $75,260 NSERC |
Laverty, Sheila Faculté de médecine vétérinaire Université de Montréal |
Production et implantation de substituts du LCA chez le chien
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $117,134 NSERC |
Lerouge, Sophie Département de génie mécanique École de technologie supérieure |
Novel plasma polymerised coatings for vascular implants
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $78,800 CIHR $78,800 NSERC |
Leroux, Jean-Christophe
Faculté de pharmacie Université de Montréal |
Fabrication of dispersed drug nanocrystals by femtosecond laser ablation in water
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $69,000 CIHR $69,000 NSERC |
Luyt, Leonard Department of Chemistry The University of Western Ontario |
Development of GLP-1 receptor probes for imaging changes in beta cell mass
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $64,050 CIHR $64,050 NSERC |
Mandelis, Andreas Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto |
Development of a sensitive noninvasive biothermophotonic device for blood glucose monitoring in diabetic patients
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $48,250 CIHR $48,250 NSERC |
Omanovic, Sasha Department of Chemical Engineering McGill University |
Enhancement of biocompatibility of coronary stents by surface immobilization of fibronectin and controlled tailoring of protein-cell interactions
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $92,440 CIHR $92,441 NSERC |
Patel, Rajnikant Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Western Ontario |
An optimal planning strategy for robot-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $66,681 CIHR $66,682 NSERC |
Piret, James Michael Smith Laboratories The University of British Columbia |
Engineered advances for clinical applications of gene therapy
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $87,003 CIHR $87,003 NSERC |
Sayari, Abdelhamid Department of Chemistry University of Ottawa |
Novel CO2 absorbents for anaesthesia delivery apparatus
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $68,000 CIHR $68,000 NSERC |
Schrader, John The Biomedical Research Centre The University of British Columbia |
Microfluidic technologies for high-throughput monocIonal antibody selection from single cells
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $118,198 CIHR $118,198 NSERC |
Sleiman, Hanadi Department of Chemistry McGill University |
Microfluidic detection system for profiling multiple cancer biomarkers in serum with ultrahigh sensitivity and specificity
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $92,400 CIHR $92,400 NSERC |
Stashuk, Daniel Department of Systems Design Engineering University of Waterloo |
Clinical characterization of muscle using quantitative electromyographic signal analysis
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Group 2 Yrs Inst. 1 $71,356 NSERC |
Taylor, Margot Department of Diagnostic Imaging The Hospital for Sick Children |
Neuroimaging measures of brain function in preterm neonates
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $100,000 CIHR – Inst.itute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health $23,635 NSERC |
Turner, Robin Michael Smith Laboratories The University of British Columbia |
A spectrochemical imaging system for rapid and nondisruptive screening for pluripotency and differentiation in cultures of embryonic stem cells
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $58,655 CIHR $58,665 NSERC |
West, Lori Department of Pediatrics University of Alberta |
Nanosystems in transplantation: blood group antigens as immunologic tolerogens for infant heart transplantation
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $65,614 CIHR $65,614 NSERC |
Young, Robert Department of Chemistry Simon Fraser University |
Prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype 4 agonist-bisphosphonate conjugates as novel therapeutics for osteoporosis
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $117,800 CIHR – Inst.itute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis |
Zhu, Jingxu (Jesse) Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering The University of Western Ontario |
Pulmonary delivery of surfactant for treatment of lung diseases
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Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $59,610 CIHR $59,610 NSERC |