Aug 14, 2017

CIHR 2017 Results

Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Hematology, Neurology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Respirology, Research, Geriatric Medicine, Medical Oncology, Faculty
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Congratulations to the following Department of Medicine faculty members recently awarded grants from CIHR!

A full list of results, as well as a break down of the compeition,  can be found on CIHR's website.

2017 Foundation Grants

Robert Chen,  University Health Network
Cortical and basal ganglia mechanisms in movement disorders

John Dick, University Health Network
Identification and Characterization of Human Hematopoietic and Leukemia Stem Cells and Elucidation of their Role in Regenerative Medicine and Disease

Daniel Drucker, Sinai Health Systems
Mechanisms of peptide hormone action: metabolic and therapeutic implications

Andrea Gershon, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Canadian Best Respiratory Research Evaluation and Analyst Team of Health Experts (CanBREATHE)

Dennis Ko, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Improving Transition of Care and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Disease Using an Innovative Big Data Approach

Mona Loutfy, Women's College Hospital
The Women and HIV Research Program: Impactful Research with Diverse Women Living with and at Risk of HIV in Canada

Steven Narod, Women's College Hospital
Clinical evaluative studies in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Aaron Schimmer, University Health Network
Developing new therapeutic strategies for AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia)

Sharon Straus, St. Michael's Hosptial
Sustaining evidence-based chronic disease management

Operating Grant: Innovative Biomedical and Clinical HIV/AIDS Research

Mario Ostrowski, University of Toronto
Developing a Novel Modular Nanoparticle Vaccine Strategy to Induce Durable Systemic and Mucosal HIV Envelope Specific Antibodies