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IMHA Funded Research-April 1st, 2002 - March 31st, 2003

Inventions, Tools, Techniques & Devices for Research in Health Care

Success Rate: 36%

Principal Investigator
Co-Applicants
Research Institute
Title
Term
(Years)
Amount Funded
by IMHA
Research Theme/
Foci
BROWN, Jacques P. ADACHI, Jonathan D. Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec) Prediction of hip fracture: Structural analysis of the proximal femur
  2
$91,536 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Bone
ULUDAG, Hasan ZERNICKE, Ronald Fredrick  University of Alberta Establishing the foundation for a methodology aimed at delivering peptides and proteins to skeletal tissues
  3
$297,399 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Arthritis
LEVIN, Mindy F. FELDMAN, Anatol Gregory
MCFADYEN, Bradford J.
Université de Montréal Development and testing of new virtual reality diagnostic tools for deficits in dexterity and coordination for the upper limb to enhance rehabilitation.
  3
$224,542 Pain, Disability, & Chronic Disease / Rehab
RICHARDS, Carol L FUNG, Joyce
BARBEAU, Hugues
MALOUIN, Francine
MCFADYEN, Bradford James
RAINVILLE, Constant
Université Laval Development and Implementation of an Omni-Directional Treadmill and Virtual Reality Methods for Rehabilitation of Locomotor Disorders
  2
$140,000 Pain, Disability, & Chronic Disease / Arthritis

Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement

Success Rate : 39%

Principal Investigator
Co-Applicants
Research Institute
Title
Term
(Years)
Amount Funded
by IMHA
Research Theme/
Foci
BOON, Heather S. VERHOEF, Marja Jannie
FINDLAY, Barbara Lee
LEIS, Anne M.
MARLES, Robin James
MIOR, Silvano Anthony
O'HARA, Dennis Patrick
WELSH, Sandy G
University of Toronto Complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) research team
  5
$297,500 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease /
Rehab
EDWARDS, Geoffrey MALOUIN, Francine
MCFADYEN, Bradford J
RICHARDS, Carol Lillian
RONSKY, Janet Lenore
VICKERS, Joan
Université Laval Movement in the mind's eye (MIME): A multidisciplinary study of body motion
  5
$855,000 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease /
Rehab
OXLAND, Thomas R. DUNCAN, Clive Patrick
FERNLUND, Goran H
MACKAY, Alexander Lloy
MASRI, Bassam Abdula
MCKAY, Heather Anne
MIRAN-KHAN, Karim
ROBINOVITCH, Stephen N.
WANG, Rizhi
WILD, Peter Martin
WILSON, David Robert
Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre New coordinated applications for bone health
  5
$998,300 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Bone

New Discoveries-High Risk Grants

Success Rate: 50%

Principal Investigator
Co-Applicants
Research Institute
Title
Term (Years)
Amount Funded by IMHA
Research Theme / Foci
CHARTRAND, Pascal N/A Université de Montréal Understanding the nuclear retention of mRNAs with triplet expanded repeats using live cell imaging.
2
$120,00 0 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement / Muscle

Priority Announcements

Success Rate: 95%

Principal Investigator
Co-Applicants
Research Institute
Title
Length (Years)
Amount Funded by IMHA
Research Theme / Foci
MANOLSON, Morris F. N/A University of Toronto Structure, interactions and function of the V-ATPase "a" subunit
  1
$101,517 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
O'CONNOR, Deborah L. ASZTALOS, Elizabeth V.
FELDMAN, Mark Elliott
JEFFERIES, Ann Louise
ROVET, Joanne F
WESTALL, Carol Anne
WHYTE, Elizabeth Anne
Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) Growth and development in preterm infants fed human milk containing a powdered human milk fortifier (HMF) post hospital discharge
  1
$127,948 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Bone
STANFORD, William L. AUBIN, Jane Esther University of Toronto The role of sca-1 in bone homeostasis
  1
$65,840 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Bone
PAPE, Paul C. N/A Université de Sherbrooke Regulation of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle
  1
$70,597 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Muscle
JAMALI, Fakhreddin N/A University of Alberta Effect of inflammation on PK and PD of cardiovascular drugs
  1
$125,238 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
REID, Wendy D. ROAD, Jeremy David University of British Columbia Skeletal muscle dysfunction in people with COPD
  1
$60,602 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease / Muscle
LEKIC, Predrag C. N/A University of Manitoba Proliferation, differentiation and fate of transplanted periodontal ligament cells
  1
$73,330 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Oral Health
SANTERRE, J. Paul TAM, Laura Eva 'University of Toronto Prospective clinical and in vitro studies to measure dental composite resin biodegradation
  1
$123,122 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
'BENNICK, Anders N/A University of Toronto Biosynthesis, structure and function of salivary proteins
  1
$110 806 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
NANCI, Antonio N/A Université de Montréal Characterization and experimental manipulation of molecular events in calcified tissues
  1
$31 920 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Oral Health
PRINCE, Francois DANSEREAU, Jean
FILION, Gaétan
LABELLE, Hubert B.
SHRIER, Ian
'Hôpital Marie-Enfant (Montréal) Instabilité posturale en fauteuil roulant chez les enfants atteints d'un déficit moteur cérébral
  1
$31920 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease / Muscle
HULLIGER, Manuel RONSKY, Janet Lenore University of Calgary Neuromotor rehabilitation after large-fibre somatosensory loss
  1
$124,095 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease / Muscle, Rehab
GHAHARY, Aziz TREDGET, Edward Eric
ULUDAG, Hasan
University of Alberta Development and application of non-rejectable skin substitute in wound healing
  1
$147,029 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Skin
'TURKSEN, Kursad N/A Ottawa Health Research Institute/L'Institut de recherche en Santé d'Ottawa The role of Claudin 6 in the formation and maintenance of the epidermal permeability barrier
  1
$140,453 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Skin
'MOREAU, Alain FERNANDES, Julio C
MARTEL-PELLETIER, Johanne
Hôpital Sainte-Justine (Montréal) Role of the REG growth factors and receptor in osteoarthritis pathogenesis
  1
$50,213 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
ALINI, Mauro ROUGHLEY, Peter James Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal)/ Hôpital Royal Victoria Influence of compression on intervertebral disc extracellular matrix synthesis and degradation in vivo
  1
$64,050 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Bone
BARBEAU, Benoit N/A Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec) Tax-mediated modulation of proliferation and gene expression in synovial cells and its influence on T-cell gene regulation
  1
$89,670 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
DEANS, Julie P. N/A University of Calgary BCR dynamics and compartmentalized signaling
  1
$104,088 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
MOURAD, Walid M. N/A Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec) Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen and its role in arthritic diseases
  1
$108,336 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
FISH, Eleanor N. N/A University Health Network (Toronto) Cytokine biology in rheumatoid arthritis
  1
$141,796 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
SHULMAN, Marc J. TSUI, Florence W.L University of Toronto Role of a pyrophosphate transporter in ankylosing spondylitis
  1
$80,520 Tissue Injury, Repair &
Replacement /Arthritis
FRANKLIN, Keith B. ABBOTT, Frances Vivien
PEARSON MURPHY, Beverley Elaine
'McGill University/ Université McGill Sex steroids and depression as modulators of pain sensitivity
  1
$22,010 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease / Rehab
SWAINE, Bonnie R. DASSA, Clément
DEMERS, Louise
DUTIL, Elisabeth
Université de Montréal Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure clients' perception of the quality of rehabilitation services following head injury
  1
$41,953.5 Pain, Disability & Chronic
Disease / Rehab

Partnered Research

Principal Investigator
Co-Applicants
Research Institute
Title
Length (Years)
Amount Funded
by IMHA
Research Theme / Foci
KARPATI, George
(IHRT) *
BAYLIS, Françoise
DEL MAESTRO, Rolando Fausto
DES ROSIERS, Christine
GALIPEAU, Jacques
GENGE, Angela Lily
GLASS, Kathleen Cranley
HOLLAND, Paul Charles
HOWELL, John Mccormack
JASMIN, Bernard Jean
JONES-GOTMAN, Marilyn Kay
KAMEN, Amine
LOCHMULLER, Hann
MASSIE, Bernard
MOLNAR, Maria
NALBANTOGLU, Joséphine
PARKS, Robin James
PETROF, Basil John
ROSENBLATT, David Sidney
SHAPIRO, Stanley H.
SHEVELL, Michael I.
TAMPIERI, Donatella
VANASSE, Miche
WIEBE, Samuel
YOUNG, Katherine
McGill University/ Université McGill Gene therapy for neurological disease
  3
$200,000 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Muscle
RENAUD, Lise
(IPS)* *
CARON-BOUCHARD, Monique
DUBE, Laurette
GAGNON, Sylvie
MAISONNEUVE, Danielle
MONGEAU, Lyne
MOREAU, Denise
Centre universitaire de santé de McGill Media as a core element of social and cultural environments: The roles of media in structuring normative influences on population health
  1
$50,000 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health /
Rehab
CRANNEY, Ann B. (KTS)** * BRISON, Robert James
GODWIN, Marshall S.
RAHAM, Ian D.
GRIMSHAW, Jeremy M.
HARRISON, Margaret B.
HARRISON, Mark M.
LAM, Yuk-Miu
Kingston General Hospital (Ontario) Optimal management of older women with distal forearm fractures
  3
$59,057 Pain, Disability & Chronic Disease / Bone
COLE, Donald C.
(IPS
)* *
BARLING, Julian
HEPBURN, Christina Gail
LANOIE, Paul
THEBERGE, Nancy
TOMPA, Emile
VEZINA, Nicole
WELLS, Richard Peter
Institute for Work & Health (Toronto) Workplace interventions to reduce workplace injuries and improve musculoskeletal health - a program of intervention research
  1
$99,500 Pain, Disability & Chronic Disease / Rehab
ROOTMAN, Irving (IPS)* * CAPPON, Paul
DOHERTY-POIRIER, Maryanne
LEADBEATER, Bonnie J.
MA, Xin
MORRISON, William B.
POTVIN, Louise
University of Victoria (British Columbia) Towards a collaborative program of research into the multifaceted potential of the school as a setting for health promotion
  1
$50,000 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health
/ Rehab
SHANNON, Harry S. (IPS)* * LEWCHUK, Wayne A.
MACDERMID, Joy C.
WESTMORLAND, Muriel Gwynneth
BABA, Vishwanath V
BAINES, Donna
BAUMANN, Andrea
DENTON, Margaret
HAINES, Ted A.S.
LASCHINGER, Heather
LOHFELD, Evelyn H.
SHAIN, Martin Valmou
VERMA, Dave K.
WILLIAMS, Renee May
ZEYTINOGLU, Isik
McMaster University Work organization and prevention of illness and injury
1
$34,931 Pain, Disability & Chronic Disease / Rehab
Tugwell, Peter S.
(KTS)
** *
WILSON, Donald Andrew
BROOKS, Peter M.
GALLOIS, Cindy
O'CONNOR, Annette M.
QUALMAN, Ann
WELLS, George Anthony
University of Ottawa/ Université d'Ottawa How do you measure an effective musculoskeletal and arthritis health consumer?
3
$45,000 Pain, Disability & Chronic Disease / Arthritis, Rehab

* IHRT: Interdisciplinary Health Research Teams (led by CIHR )

**IPS: Understanding & Addressing Impacts of Physical & Social Environments on Health (led by the Institute of Population & Public Health)

***KTS: Knowledge Translation Strategies for Health Research (Led by the CIHR KT Branch)

Fellowships

Principal Investigator
Supervisor(s)
Research Institute
Title
Length (Years)
Amount Funded by IMHA
Research Theme / Foci
J. BONYADI, Morteza STANFORD, William Lloyd University of Toronto Mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal deficiency in sca-1 KO mice leads to age-dependent osteoporosis and muscle degeneration
  1
$41,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement / Muscle
BROCARD, Frédéric DUBUC, Réjean Université de Montréal Les méchanismes de contrôle de la région locomotrice mésencéphalique sur la formation réticulée de la lamproie
1
$41,500 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health / Rehab
FORRESTER, Kevin R . TULIP, John University of Alberta Laser speckle imaging for the measurement of tissue blood flow
  1
$41,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement / Skin, Joint
MUIR, Jeffrey M . ADACHI, Jonathan D. WEBBER, Colin Ernest McMaster University The effects of ipriflavone and curcumin on bone
  1
$51,000 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement / Bone
RICO DE SOUZA, Angela RAUCH, Joyce McGill University/ Université McGill Role of T cells in anti-phospholipid syndrome
  1
$41,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement / Arthritis
ROY, Jean-Sébastien MOFFET, Hélène Université Laval Effet d'un programme adapté de réadaptation sur le niveau d'incapacité physique des personnes présentant un syndrome d'abutement à l'épaule (SAE): Une étude de cas unique
  1
$23,500 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health / Rehab
WESTBROOK, Khatija L . MAGEE, David James SYROTUIK, Daniel Gary University of Alberta Musculoskeletal profile of Canadian female intercollegiate field hockey players: Task appropriate versus injury related muscle imbalance
  1
$51,000 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health / Muscle

Doctoral Research Awards

Principal Investigator
Supervisor(s)
Research Institute
Title
Length (Years)
Amount Funded by IMHA
Research Theme / Foci
BLACK, Karen M. ANDERSON, Gail I. Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia) Investigation of the role of estrogen in the coupling of mechanical stimulation to bone turnover
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Bone
CHRISTIN-PICHE,
Marie-Soleil
RAYMOND, Yves
SENÉCAL, Jean-Luc
Centre Hosp. de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Étude du rôle thromboprotecteur des auto-anticorps antilamine B1 dans le lupus humain
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Arthritis
DAVIDSON, David HENDERSON, Janet Elizabeth Montreal General Hospita l/ Hôpital général de Montréal Interactive signaling by fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 and integrins in chondrogenisis
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Arthritis
ERCLIK, Mary MITCHELL, Jane A. University of Toronto The mechanisms of the involvement of protein kinase C on parathyroid hormone regulation of osteoblastic metabolism
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Bone
FALCONI, Dominic J. AUBIN, Jane Esther University of Toronto Mechanism by which leukemia inhibitory factor arrests osteoprogenitor differentiation
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Arthritis, Bone
GAY, Grant L. SYKES, Brian Douglas University of Alberta Understanding calcium regulation in cardiac muscle
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Muscle
GINGRAS, Marie BERTHOD, François Université Laval Étude du processus de régénération nerveuse cutanée dans un modèle de peau humaine recontruite par génie tissulaire
1
$20,500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Skin
MESSAED, Christiane ROULEAU, Guy A. Montreal General Hospital/ Hôpital général de Montréal Characterization of PAPBN1/hnRNPs interaction in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) intranuclear inclusion formation and toxicity
1
$20500 Tissue Injury, Repair & Replacement /
Muscle
TREMBLAY, Mathieu CARBONETTO, Salvatore Montreal General Hospital/ Hôpital général de Montréal Mutational analysis of the dystroglycans in the formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction and the extracellular matrix
1
$20,500 Physical Activity, Mobility & Health /
Muscle

Created: 2005-05-10
Modified: 2005-05-11
Reviewed: 2005-05-10
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