Dr. Janilyn Arsenio, assistant professor in internal medicine and UM Canada Research Chair in systems biology of chronic inflammation, received a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund for a cutting-edge study on sepsis. Read more.
Dr. Robert Beattie, assistant professor of biochemistry and medical genetics, received a $100,000 grant from Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program for his work to unravel the mysteries of Rett syndrome. Read more. Beattie and Dr. Paul Marcogliese, assistant professor of biochemistry and medical genetics, have received critical infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for their project titled Functional Integration of Neurogenetics in Development and Disease. Read more.
Prioritizing Place in Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection prevention in Kenya: Reframing prevention programs through Program Science PIs: Becker, Marissa; Bhattacharjee, Parinita; Mcclarty, Leigh M. Co-Is: Arimi, Peter; Idemili, Chidumebi J; Isac, Shajy K; Kimani, Joshua; Kombo, Bernadette K; Lazarus, Lisa; Lorway, Robert R; Ma, Huiting; Mckinnon, Lyle R; Mishra, Sharmistha; Shaw, Souradet Y. For: $100,000 over one year.
Dr. Keith Fowke, department head and professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council project grant entitled “Viral vector vaccine platforms for rapid response to future pandemics” ($95,000 for three years).
Dr. Amanda Fowler-Woods, assistant professor of community health sciences and Manitoba Centre for Health Policy research scientist, has been awarded a New Investigator Operating Grant from Research Manitoba. This funding will support her work looking at Manitoba’s collection of Race, Ethnicity and Indigenous (REI) data in hospitals to help identify institutional racism and improve equity in health care for indigenous Peoples in Manitoba.
Dr. Allan Garland, professor of internal medicine, is a co-investigator on a research project studying the staffing of adult intensive care units in the United States and how it influences patient outcomes. He is working on the study – that received $324,000 in NIH funding over five years – with colleagues from the University of Miami, Cornell University and Yale University. Read more.
Dr. Mariana Herrera Diaz, a postdoctoral fellow, is the recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Early Career Transition Award and received $270,000 for the first phase of her research into the impact of drug use on the microbiome and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. Read more.
Dr. Soheila Karimi, professor of physiology and pathophysiology, received a three-year grant from Multiple Sclerosis Canada ($300,000, 2024-2027). The project is called “Neuroprotective and neuroregenerative potential of Neuregulin-1 treatment in progressive multiple sclerosis.”
Dr. Sachin Katyal, associate professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, received a grant from the Cancer Research Society ($130,000 for two years). The title of the project is “XRCC1 is a novel biomarker and therapeutic target to counteract treatment-resistant Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).”
Dr. Julie Lajoie, assistant professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a CIHR project grant entitled “The impact of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) on inflammation in female sex workers-implication for HIV susceptibility” ($1,132,200 for five years).
Dr. Benjamin Lindsey, assistant professor in human anatomy and cell science, received a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund to study brain repair using a small, freshwater fish. Read more.
Dr. Paul Marcogliese, an assistant professor of biochemistry and medical genetics, received a $100,000 grant from Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program to investigate the IRF2BPL gene. Read more.
Dr. Asher Mendelson, assistant professor of internal medicine, has received critical infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for their project titled Microvascular Physiology, Exercise, and Muscle Research Facility for Studying Critical Illness. Read more.
Dr. Premal Patel, assistant professor of surgery, is the recipient of the Canadian Urological Association Scholarship Foundation – Canadian Men’s Sexual Health Council Grant for his project titled “Randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma for erectile dysfunction.” He is also a 2024 Manitoba Medical Service Foundation grant recipient. Read more.
Dr. Jason Peeler, associate professor of human anatomy and cell science, was the 2024 Major Project recipient from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Support Fund and was awarded $25,000. Read more.
Bárbara Porto, assistant professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a Children’s Hospital Foundation Inc. project grant entitled “Targeting gasdermin D-mediated cell death as a potential therapeutic approach against RSV infection” ($17,500 for one year).
Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, assistant professor of physiology and pathophysiology, received the 2024 Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant.
Dr. Mojgan Rastegar, professor of biochemistry and medical genetics, received an NSERC Discovery Grant ($240,000 for the period of 2024-2029). The title of her project is “Epigenetic Control of Brain Development.”
Dr. Zulma Rueda, UM Canada Research Chair in sexually transmitted infection – resistance and control, and an associate professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a CIHR project grant entitled “SEXPODEMICS: Understanding the exposures driving inequitable and unprecedented incidence of HIV and sexually-transmitted and bloodborne infections in women, men and gender-diverse people in Manitoba” ($20,000 for one year). Rueda also received a Women’s College Hospital project grant entitled “The Women-Centred HIV Care Hub: Mobilizing and Scaling-up the Women-Centred HIV Care Model across Canada” ($73,770 for three years).
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for preferred access to health services and STBBI testing and treatment, as well as HIV and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections preventive therapy PIs: Rueda, Zulma V; Cyr, Monica; Haworth-Brockman, Margaret J; Herrera, Della; Kasper, Ken; Keynan, Yoav; Maier, Katharina H. Co-Is: Herrera Diaz, Mariana D; MacKenzie, Lauren J; Pashe, Heather; Schenkels, Marjorie; Torabi, Mahmoud; Woodhouse, Freda. For: $688,501 over four years.
Researchers from the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia have secured a $250,000 grant from the Government of Canada through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (Exploration) to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at developing new treatments for gastrointestinal diseases. The University of Alberta is also involved as a partner. Dr. Deanna Santer, assistant professor of immunology, is the nominated principal investigator on the project. Read more.
Dr. Xiao-Jian Yao, professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received an Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council project grant entitled “Viral vector vaccine platforms for rapid response to future pandemics” ($78, 000 for three years).
An international, UM-led clinical trial to assess the effects of a steroid drug on patients hospitalized with pneumonia was awarded $6.9 million by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. It is co-led by Dr. Ryan Zarychanski, professor of internal medicine, and Dr. Sylvain Lother, assistant professor of internal medicine. Read more.
Dr. George Zhanel, professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a CLEAR project grant entitled “The CLEAR (Canadian Leadership on Antimicrobial Real-life Usage) Registry meropenem/vaborbactam – 2024 and 2025″ ($48,800.00 for one year). He also received a CANWARD project grant entitled “Activity of Meropenem/vaborbactam and Oritavancin versus Comparators in the CANWARD 2022 and 2023 Study” ($122,000 for two years).