In the Fall 2024 CIHR funding round, the Department of Medicine (DOM) secured over听$14.5 million, accounting for听34% of the Faculty's total CIHR funding听补苍诲听29% of 91社区鈥檚 total CIHR funding. This includes more than听$12 million听awarded to DOM researchers at the RI-MUHC, representing听70% of the RI-MUHC鈥檚 total CIHR funding, and over听$2.4 million听awarded to DOM researchers at the LDI, making up听43% of the LDI鈥檚 total CIHR funding. These results reflect a slight increase compared to the previous round.
Congratulations to the following 91社区 Department of Medicine project grant awardees for their successful Fall 2024 CIHR applications!听
Project Grant Awardees (listed in alphabetical order by PI):
Dr. Matthew Cheng -听A Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: The Early Oral Switch Domain in the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Trial (EOS-SNAP)听
Dr. In茅s Colmegna -听Investigating the anti-fibrotic effects of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells听
Dr. Stella S. Daskalopoulou -听Clinical Investigation 鈥� A: Reproduction, Maternal, Child and Youth Health 2听
Dr. Gustavo Duque -听Investigating the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of the Kynurenine Pathway in Osteosarcopenia听
Dr. Christina Greenaway -听Getting to hepatitis B elimination in Canada: Where are the gaps and how best to fill them?
Dr. Sabah Hussain -听Regulation of skeletal muscle and peroxisomal homeostasis by Depp1 protein听
Dr. Bertrand Jean-Claude -听Engineering metabolically stable molecules toward tandem targeting of EGFR, its variant EGFRvIII and DNA for killing stem cells and preventing recurrence in the treatment of glioblastom multiforme (GBM)听
Dr. Todd C. Lee -听An international platform for finding the optimal therapies for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia:听 The PCP Platform听
Dr. Ivan Litvinov -听Co-creating and implementing integrated dermatology care and augmenting skin research in Quebec northern Indigenous communities听
Dr. Basil Petrof听 -听The role of trained macrophages in dystrophic diaphragm pathology听
Dr. Louise Pilote -听Role of Sex and Gender on Hypertension-mediated Multi-organ Damage听
Dr. St茅phane Richard -听Epigenetic modulation to enhance CD8+ T cells for improved antitumour activity听
Dr. Abhinav Sharma -听Delivering Evidence-Based Care Using Artificial Intelligence to Patients with Diabetes and CardioVascular Comorbidities: From Proof of Concept to Multi-Centre Expansion (DECIDE-CV-2)听
Dr. Rhian Touyz -听Rho kinase as a novel therapeutic target in small vessel disease and vascular dementia 鈥� insights from a Notch3 disease
Dr. Oriana Hoi Yun Yu -听The association between levothyroxine treatment and the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among people with subclinical hypothyroidism
Priority Announcement Grant Awardees听(listed in alphabetical order by PI):
Dr. Claire Godard-Sebillotte -听Am茅liorer l鈥櫭﹒uit茅 en premi猫re ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une 茅tude 脿 m茅thodes mixtes ax茅e sur le patient
Dr. Thomas Mavrakanas -听Effect of Canagliflozin on Peritoneal Function and Fibrosis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: a proof-of-concept randomized crossover clinical trial (CAN-PD trial)
Dr. Shaifali Sandal -听Disaster risk reduction and management in kidney care to foster health system resilience
Dr. Giada Sebastiani -听ELITE-2D: Enhancing Liver Health for People with Type 2 Diabetes through Patient-Centred Strategies
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The Department extends its sincere appreciation to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Government of Canada for their continued support of medical research. This investment not only drives innovation and enhances patient care but also strengthens Canada鈥檚 position as a leader in global health research. We are proud to contribute to this shared mission and remain committed to advancing scientific discovery for the benefit of our communities.
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