Dr. Josée Lavoie at the Jan. 26, 2018 announcement.
$9.7M investment in innovative health research
Manitoba researchers receive funding for cutting-edge research projects to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health, and more
Today, while touring the research facilities at the University of Manitoba, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Doug Eyolfson, MP for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, highlighted a federal investment of $372 million to support hundreds of health researchers, from coast to coast.
This support, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, will help Canadian researchers study the full spectrum of health issues affecting the lives of Canadians.
While visiting the university, Eyolfson highlighted the $9.7 million in funding that will go to researchers in Manitoba.
Eyolfson highlighted the work of Dr. Josée Lavoie, a University of Manitoba researcher who works on kidney health care in rural and remote Manitoba First Nation communities. Manitoba First Nations have the highest documented prevalence and the second highest incidence of end-stage kidney disease in Canada. Canadians living in rural/remote locations and requiring care experience significant barriers. Dr. Lavoie will receive $1.5 million to support her research.
“These investigators are all leading experts in their fields. This recognition through the highly competitive CIHR project grants program is testament to the high impact of their research and the investigations these funds will support,” said Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International), University of Manitoba.
Other announcements are happening across the country to highlight the diversity and strength of Canada’s health research community. The total amount of funding announced by Minister Petitpas Taylor is $372 million.
U of M projects funded:
Lavoie, Josée G., Community Health Sciences, $1,575,900
Kidney health care in remote Manitoba First Nation communities
Karimi-Abdolrezaee, Soheila, Physiology & Pathophysiology, $1,059,525
Therapies for spinal cord injuries
Driedger, S. Michelle, Community Health Sciences, $864,450
Fostering trust through joint clinical decision making
McKenna, Sean A., Chemistry, $784,125
Investigating the regulatory role of RNA-G4 helicases
Fowke, Keith R., Medical Microbiology, $772,650
Reducing HIV target cells in the female genital tract
Dhingra, Sanjiv, Physiology & Pathophysiology, $749,700
Preserving stem cells in the heart
Hatala, Andrew R., Community Health Sciences, $745,875
Participatory health with Indigenous youth in Canadian cities
Azad, Meghan, Pediatrics & Child Health, $742,050
Breast milk and allergic diseases
Mookherjee, Neeloffer, Internal Medicine/Immunology, $661,725
Regulatory mechanisms in the control of asthma
Murooka, Thomas T., Immunology, $573,750
Understanding how viruses are transported from one cell to another
Sibley, Kathryn M., Community Health Sciences, $443,700
Ensuring health research is incorporated into everyday practice
Slater, Joyce, Food & Human Nutritional Sciences, $393,976
Building Evidence to Inform Policies and Programs for Food and Nutrition Security in Manitoba Youth
Riediger, Natalie D. Community Health Sciences, $359,551
A proposal for introducing a pop beverage tax to combat diabetes
Total amount: $9,726,977
Research at the University of Manitoba is partially supported by funding from the Government of Canada Research Support Fund.