Dr. Aida Adlimoghaddam, research associate from the division of neurodegenerative disorder at St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, received an American Alzheimer Research Grant in the amount of $175,000 USD to conduct her neuropharmacology research.
Dr. Heather Armstrong, assistant professor of internal medicine, received a $1-million grant as PI from Weston Family Foundation to look at how certain types of dietary fibre can worsen symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
A study led by Dr. Kathleen Decker, associate professor of community health sciences, is focused on understanding the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on cancer care in Manitoba. The project received more than $439,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Read more.
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, UM Canada Research Chair in molecular cardiology and professor of physiology & pathophysiology and pharmacology & therapeutics, and his team received $1.1 million over five years for their study titled Regulation of Programmed Necrosis in the Heart. Read more.
A project led by Dr. Terry Klassen, professor of pediatrics and child health, is aimed at providing emergency department health-care professionals with the latest information about conditions related to COVID-19 and children. The study received more than $433,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Read more.
Dr. Rob Lorway, UM Canada Research Chair in global intervention politics and social transformation and professor of community health sciences, and his team received more than $512,000 over three years for their study titled Confronting Homophobia in Anal Health: Community-Based Program Science and HPV Among MSM in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more.
Dr. Thomas Murooka, associate professor of immunology, and his team received more than $719,000 over five years for their study titled Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms that Drive Clonal T Cell Expansion of the HIV Reservoir. Read more.
Dr. Mojgan Rastegar, professor of biochemistry & medical genetics, and her team received $100,000 over one year for their study titled Investigating the Molecular and Cellular Abnormalities of the Brain in Rett Syndrome. Read more.
Dr. Peter Thompson, assistant professor of physiology & pathophysiology, and his team received more than $589,000 over five years for their study titled Mechanisms and Consequences of Senescent Beta Cell Accumulation in Type 1 Diabetes. Read more.
A study led by Dr. Jennifer Yamamoto, assistant professor of internal medicine, is aimed at examining the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on gestational diabetes care in Canada received more than $355,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Read more.
Dr. Ryan Zarychanski, associate professor of internal medicine, and his team received more than $3.9 million over five years for their study titled Anti-Thrombotic Therapy to Ameliorate Clinical Complications in Community Acquired Pneumonia (ATTACC-CAP). Read more.
Dr. Frederick Zeiler, professor of surgery, received $3.5 million in funding towards his research that’s looking at ways to provide more individualized care for patients with traumatic brain injuries. UM invested $1.5-million and Manitoba Public Insurance contributed $2-million (and a previous $1.5 million) to Health Sciences Centre Foundation. Read more.