Dr. Mandy Archibald, associate professor of nursing and researcher with CHRIM, co-leads “PRIME x COMMUNITY,” awarded Royal Bank of Canada and Children’s Hospital Foundation funding of $450,000, and “PRIME: Partnering for Research Innovation in Mental Health,” which received Sobey’s Foundation funding of $450,000.”

Ruth Barclay [BMRPT/87, PhD/08], professor of physical therapy, and Dr. Mirella Veras, assistant professor of physical therapy, received UM research funding of $5,842 for “Canadian research priorities for telerehabilitation within rehabilitation centres: an e-Delphi.”

Cara Brown [BMROT/96, M.Sc./08, PhD/19], associate professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Patricia Thille, associate professor of physical therapy, are co-investigators for “Evaluating the implementation of interprofessional primary care teams: A multiple case study,” awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding of $100,000.

Marni Brownell [PhD/91], senior scholar in the College of Community and Global Health and researcher with CHRIM, has been elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.

Dr. Madeline Burghardt, assistant professor of occupational therapy, is co-investigator for “Critical explorations at the nexus of art and spirituality: sites for equity and reconciliation,” which received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council funding of $293,863.

Rhonda Campbell [BN/01, M.Sc./10, MN/19], director of Mahkwa omushki kiim: Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education and of Indigenous engagement at the College of Nursing, received a 2025 Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community Award recognizing her support of Indigenous students, commitment to inclusive learning environments, and leadership in advancing Indigenous engagement in health-care education.

Dr. Anna Chudyk, assistant professor of pharmacy and researcher with CHRIM, was granted $50,000 by
CHRIM for “The healthcare preferences and valued outcomes of people living with congenital heart disease and their care partners: A participatory scoping review.”

Michael Czubryt [B.Sc.(Hons.)/90, PhD/00], professor of physiology and pathophysiology and executive director of research at St. Boniface Hospital, received a CIHR grant of $1,149,414 for “Role of scleraxis as a master regulator of cardiac fibroblast fate.”

Renée Douville [B.Sc.(Hons.)/02, PhD/07], associate professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, leads “Subcellular protein assembly (SPA) platforms for investigating mechanisms of neurological disease,” which received joint funding of $862,347 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund and Research Manitoba.

Jennifer Dunsford [BN/03, M.P.Adm./18, PhD/25], assistant professor of nursing, is principal investigator for “Advancing clinical education for nursing and midwifery preceptors,” awarded a UM Libraries grant of $10,000.

Dr. Sherif Eltonsy, associate professor of pharmacy and researcher with CHRIM, is co-principal investigator for “Biologic drug safety and effectiveness: International
pharmacoepidemiologic study in pregnant women with autoimmune disorders and asthma and their children,” awarded $1,268,322 by the CIHR. Eltonsy also received $75,000 from the CIHR for “Antiseizure medications and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.”

Dr. Lisa Engel, associate professor of occupational therapy, received UM research funding of $10,000 for “A multi-methods inquiry to address technology-based financial exploitation of adults living with neurocognitive disability.” Engel is also co-investigator for “Defining a research agenda to study cognitive rehabilitation for people with kidney failure on hemodialysis therapy,” awarded CIHR funding of $11,778.

Dr. Julie Ho, professor of internal medicine, received a CIHR grant of $2,757,826 for “Multicentre RCT to treat acute T cell-mediated rejection in kidney and kidney pancreas transplant recipients.”

Tara Horrill [BN/05, PhD/21], assistant professor of nursing, received $130,000 from Research Manitoba for “Co-development and feasibility testing of a social needs assessment tool in an outpatient oncology setting.”

Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, associate professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, Canada Research Chair in the molecular pathogenesis of emerging viruses, and researcher with CHRIM, has been named vice-president of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

Jennifer Kornelsen [PhD/06], associate professor of radiology, received a CIHR grant of $623,476 for “Neural correlates of psychiatric comorbidity in inflammatory bowel disease.”

Lisa Lix [PhD/06], professor in the College of Community and Global Health and Canada Research Chair in methods for electronic health data quality, has been awarded the title of distinguished professor. Lix, who has advanced the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology and health data science, was recognized for distinction in research, scholarship, creative endeavours, professional service and teaching.

Dr. Kirk McManus [B.Sc.(Hons.)/95, M.Sc./99], professor of biochemistry and medical genetics, was awarded CIHR funding of $1,208,700 for “Exploring and targeting reduced SKP2 expression in tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma.”

Dr. Shweta Mital, assistant professor of pharmacy and researcher with CHRIM, is principal investigator for “Predicting the effects of weight-loss drugs on childhood obesity growth trajectories and health-care costs in Canada,” awarded $50,000 by CHRIM.

Dr. Nathan Nickel, director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and researcher with CHRIM, leads “Reclaiming the traditional practice of breastfeeding for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Families: Breaking down barriers within the healthcare system,” awarded CIHR funding of $2 million.

Dr. Bárbara Porto, assistant professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received joint funding of $389,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund and Research Manitoba for “The respiratory infections modelling lab: Enhancing capacity for aerosol exposure and lung mechanics studies.”

Claudio Rigatto [B.Sc.(Med.)/93, MD/93], professor of internal medicine, received CIHR funding of $765,000 for “Development of an accurate, easy to use, dual marker GFR and ACR based, point-of-care test for rapid assessment of kidney health status.”

Dr. Razvan Romanescu, assistant professor in the College of Community and Global Health, leads “Spread and control of epidemics over complex networks,” which received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council funding of $154,000.

Dr. Diana Sanchez-Ramirez, is co-investigator for “Exploring the contributions of dysphagia and oral health to exacerbations and patient well-being in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” awarded CIHR funding of $20,000.

Dr. Nishita Singh, assistant professor of internal medicine and Heart & Stroke & Research Manitoba Chair in Clinical Stroke Research, was awarded CIHR funding of $768,826 for “Direct
oral anti-coagulant associated stroke thrombolysis optimization with tenecteplase.”

Tamara Taillieu [BA/05, B.H.Ecol./08, M.Sc./11, PhD/19], assistant professor in the College of Community and Global Health and researcher with CHRIM, received a Research Manitoba grant of $130,000 for “A population-based examination of the impacts of the legalization of recreational use of cannabis on vulnerable children and youth from Manitoba.”

Dr. Patricia Thille, associate professor of physical therapy, is principal investigator for “The politics of knowledge brokering: A case study of opioid deprescribing as exemplar,” which received $53,455 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Genevieve Thompson [BN/97, MN/03, PhD/07], professor and Research Chair in Person-Directed Living at the College of Nursing, is principal investigator for “Negotiating the dignity of risk in a culture of surplus safety of personal care homes,” awarded a Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research grant of $7,500.

Dr. Cedric Tremblay, assistant professor of immunology and researcher with CHRIM, leads
“ImmunoMetabolism Suite (IMS) for translational research,” which received joint funding of $1,274,680 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund and Research Manitoba.