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On December 14, CIHR's Annual Report for 2003-04 was successfully tabled in the House of Commons. Please feel free to examine CIHR's academic and financial accomplishments for the past year.
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Antifreeze protein detected in fish
Dr. Peter Davies, a CIHR-funded researcher from Queen's University, has uncovered a new antifreeze protein that enables flounder to withstand ice crystals. Being able to control the growth of ice crystals could have a number of biotechnological and medical applications.
Health leaders from across the country meet to set new vision
On September 29 and 30, Dr. Alan Bernstein participated in the Leaders' Forum for Health Research in Canada in order to help address the challenges, recognize some solutions, set up some areas for action and identify priorities faced by health research leaders of Canadian agencies and organizations. The goal of the Forum is to develop a comprehensive and integrated vision for health research in Canada.
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On May 8, 2004, Dr. Don Weaver, a CIHR-funded Canada Research Chair in Clinical Neuroscience from Dalhousie University, was profiled in a New Scientist article for his groundbreaking research into epilepsy. Dr. Weaver is attempting to create a drug treatment that will stop epileptic seizures from developing two years after a person suffers brain trauma. The Chronicle-Herald, May 19, 2004, p.B5.
Thanks to funding by CIHR, Dr. Bing Siang Gan from the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., has discovered a molecule that may be responsible for Viking disease. Dr. Gan now wants to prevent this molecule from triggering the disease, which causes tissue in the palm of the hand to contract, and forces fingers to bend. The London Free Press, May 17, 2004, p. A3
Dr. Gord Asmundson, from the University of Regina, has assembled a special group of Canadian and American experts who will examine all factors that predispose a person to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through four studies, Dr. Asmundson hopes to develop strategies to 1) prevent PTSD from ever happening, 2) intervene early so it doesn't become a chronic problem, 3) distinguish PTSD from chronic pain and 4) create an Internet-based PTSD treatment program. The Regina Leader-Post, May 15, 2004, p.D8.
Dr. Joan Stevenson, CIHR-funded researcher from Queen's University, has developed a PLAD (personal lift augmentation device) prototype to help all back injury patients return to work. The PLAD acts in parallel to back muscles and allows people to lift objects using less muscle force. This could save an estimated $260 million in North American insurance claims.
Dr. David Thomas and John Bergeron, both CIHR-funded researchers from McGill University, have discovered a mechanism, called UDP-glucose, which identifies when a protein is misfolded (incorrectly shaped). When a protein is misfolded, it will most often mutate and cause a series of degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cystic fibrosis. The discovery could lead to the development of an innovative prevention and treatment program.
Dr. Tony Pawson elected foreign associate of U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Tony Pawson, Director of Research at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, a CIHR Distinguished Investigator and winner of CIHR's Michael Smith prize has been elected as a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for his distinguished and continuing achievements in research.
"Tony is one of Canada's and the world's most distinguished health researchers. Election to the National Academy of Sciences is deserved recognition of Tony's important contributions to our understanding of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of how normal and cancer cells behave" said Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of CIHR.
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