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2012 Collaborative Health Research Projects Competition Results
NSERC and 
CIHR are pleased to announce the results of the 2012 Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) competition. The CHRP Program received 149 applications requesting approximately $30 million in year one. Of these, the 37 applications listed below were selected for funding, representing a success rate of approximately 25 percent and an average annual award of $177,554.
| Name Department Institution |
Project Title Co-applicants Collaborators |
Program Term Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Abolmaesumi, Purang Electrical and Computer Engineering University of British Columbia |
Real time guidance surgical navigation system for scaphoid fracture fixation
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $68,570 NSERC $68,570 CIHR |
| Adamson, Robert Biomedical Engineering, School of Dalhousie University |
A high-efficiency ultrasonic power link for implantable medical devices
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $86,564 NSERC $86,564 CIHR |
| Barzda, Virginijus Chemical and Physical Sciences University of Toronto |
Non-linear multimodal mircoendoscopy for lung cancer pathology
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $88,500 NSERC $88,500 CIHR |
| Bénard, François Radiology University of British Columbia |
Radiometals produced by liquid targets for molecular imaging of cancer
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $139,462 NSERC $139,462 CIHR |
| Blaber, Andrew Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Simon Fraser University |
Preventing postural hypotension, syncope and falls with smart materials and monitoring
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $68,600 NSERC $68,600 CIHR |
| Boddy, Christopher Chemistry University of Ottawa |
Development of small molecule viral sensitizers to boost vaccine manufacturing
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $142,280 NSERC $142,280 CIHR |
| Campbell, Melanie Physics and Astronomy University of Waterloo |
Novel diagnostic methods for imaging amyloid beta in the eye in association with Alzheimer's Disease
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $90,937 NSERC $90,937 CIHR |
| Chiao, Mu Mechanical Engineering University of British Columbia |
A MEMS-based ocular drug delivery device
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $94,213 NSERC $94,214 CIHR |
| Cramb, David Chemistry University of Calgary |
Rapid in vitro screening of nanomaterial distributions and toxicity
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $97,265 NSERC $97,265 CIHR |
| Cusack, Rhodri Medical Biophysics University of Western Ontario |
Assessing neonatal brain function with fMRI
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $97,445 NSERC $97,444 CIHR |
| Dellaire, Graham Pathology Dalhousie University |
Using the zebrafish as a pre-clinical animal tumour model for drug discovery and the evaluation of anti-leukemia agents
|
Group 3 Yrs Inst. 1 $66,667 NSERC $66,666 CIHR $66,667 CIHR-ICR |
| Fels, Sidney Electrical and Computer Engineering University of British Columbia |
Model-based prediction of mastication and swallowing outcomes for head and neck surgery
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $89,000 NSERC $89,000 CIHR |
| Figeys, Daniel Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology University of Ottawa |
Microfluidic platforms coupled to mass spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of circulating convertases and substrates
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $87,500 NSERC $87,500 CIHR |
| Finlay, Warren Mechanical Engineering University of Alberta |
Realistic lung deposition models and measurements (REALiSM^2)
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $114,092 NSERC $114,091 CIHR |
| Genov, Roman Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto |
Novel picosecond infrared laser for minimally invasive surgery
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $70,000 NSERC $70,000 CIHR |
| Graham, Nicholas Computing Queen's University |
CP Cycle to Fun
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $76,289 NSERC $76,289 CIHR $25,000 CIHR-IMHA |
| Hafeli, Urs Pharmaceutical Sciences University of British Columbia |
Second generation liver tumour radioembolization with biodegradable monosized Re-188 microspheres
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $94,788 NSERC $94,788 CIHR |
| Hansen, Carl Physics and Astronomy University of British Columbia |
The development of single cell microfluidic technologies for analysis of microRNA expression and epigenetic state with application to hematopoietic stem cells
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $57,516 NSERC $57,517 CIHR $100,000 CIHR-INMHA $61,117 CIHR-ICR |
| Harden, James Physics University of Ottawa |
Anti-microbial scaffold materials for cutaneous wound healing
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $44,995 NSERC $44,995 CIHR $23,260 CIHR-III $25,000 CIHR-IMHA |
| Hatzopoulou, Marianne Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics McGill University |
Reconciling the promotion of active transportation and personal exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Canadian urban areas
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $72,103 NSERC $72,103 CIHR |
| Hinz, Boris Dentistry University of Toronto |
High-throughput screening of cell contraction for applications in regenerative medicine and drug testing
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $71,260 NSERC $71,260 CIHR $25,000 CIHR-IMHA |
| Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran Pathology and Lab Medicine University of British Columbia |
Novel antimicrobial and biofilm resistant coatings for urological and blood storage devices
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $104,201 NSERC $104,202 CIHR |
| Lai, Yongjun Mechanical and Materials Engineering Queen's University |
"Laser-adjustable" sutures for glaucoma trabeculectomy surgery
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $46,071 NSERC $46,072 CIHR |
| Levi, Ofer Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Inst. of (IBBME) University of Toronto |
Simultaneous optical imaging of oxygenation and blood flow for chronic monitoring of stroke and seizure activity
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $101,993 NSERC $101,993 CIHR |
| Li, Liang Chemistry University of Alberta |
Discovery of biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease using comprehensive and quantitative metabolomics
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $103,000 NSERC $103,000 CIHR $0.00 CIHR-IA (Institute of Aging) |
| Li, Yingfu Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences McMaster University |
Toward a rational and novel therapy for clostridium difficile infection
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $62,000 NSERC $62,000 CIHR $62,000 CIHR-III (Institute of Infection and Immunity) |
| Liu, Song Textile Sciences University of Manitoba |
Interpenetrating network of a well-defined PEG hydrogel and two biocides as advanced solutions for burn wound care
|
3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $40,677 NSERC $40,676 CIHR |
| Narod, Steven Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto |
The physiological impact of postmenopausal oophorectomy on hormone levels in women with BRCA1 mutation
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $0 NSERC $0 CIHR 166,459 CIHR-IG (Institute of Genetics) |
| Proulx, Stéphanie Oto-rhino-laryngologie/ophtalmologie Université Laval |
Thérapie tissulaire de la cornée: utilisation d'un élastomère thermoplastique pour la bioingénierie du stroma cornéen
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $66,680 NSERC $66,679 CIHR |
| Reznik, Alla Physics Lakehead University |
Practical implementation of real-time low-dose x-ray imaging
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $83,000 NSERC $83,000 CIHR |
| Schmidt, Tannin Kinesiology, Faculty of University of Calgary |
Biointerface science: proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) with and without hyaluronic acid as a novel ocular surface boundary lubricant & contact lens coating
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $61,750 NSERC $61,750 CIHR |
| Stradiotto, Mark Chemistry Dalhousie University |
An interdisciplinary approach towards the development of a disease-stabilizing treatment for Alzheimer's disease
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $79,000 NSERC $79,000 CIHR |
| Thompson, Michael Chemistry University of Toronto |
Surface-oriented antibody capture of endothelial progenitor cells for the reduction of post-stent restenosis
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $56,256 NSERC $56,256 CIHR |
| Waldman, Stephen Mechanical and Materials Engineering Queen's University |
Patient-specific cartilage implants: development and surgical implantation
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $43,540 NSERC $43,540 CIHR |
| Young, Robert Chemistry Simon Fraser University |
Optimization of novel dual action prodrugs for treatment of osteoporosis
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $63,500 NSERC $63,500 CIHR $25,000 CIHR-IMHA |
| Zandstra, Peter Inst. of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto |
Stem cell counting: Development and application
|
Group 3 Yrs - Inst. 1 $64,739 NSERC $64,739 CIHR $64,739 CIHR-III $38,883 CIHR-ICR |