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Grant Application Results: 2010

 

The results posted below are to be considered preliminary until the applicant has received an official letter of notification, which will be mailed out within two weeks of the date of a meeting. Please note that only the successful applicants are listed.

The Foundation requests that applicants not telephone with any enquiries before receiving their decision letter.

* indicates resident research grants

 

March 2010          June 2010          September 2010          December 2010

 

Application Results - Meeting of March 2010

Dr. E. Anagnostou
Bloorview Kids Rehab
A pilot, does finding study of pioglitazone in children with ASD   $127,700

Dr. C. Birken
Hospital for Sick Children
PROMOTE: Preschoolers at Risk-Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: Towards Early Identification   $168,200
Dr. D.J. Cook*
Dr. M. Tymianski
University Health Network
Differential gene expression in the non-human primate and rat: whole genome differential gene expression in the immediate-early phase following stroke   $ 20,000

Dr. S. Freedman
Hospital for Sick Children
Is Electrolyte Maintenance Solution Administration Required in Low-Risk Children with Gastroenteritis?   $169,200

Dr. I. Ilan
Queen's University
Video-based study of communication during handovers: How do intensive care physicians use SBAR?   $ 25,400
Dr. M. Lines*
Dr. K. Boycott
University of Ottawa
Gaining insight into human craniofacial development through the identification of a novel gene for mandibulofacial dysostosis
  $ 12,800
Dr. M.F. Levin
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
Educational fellowship training Virtual Colonoscopy   $ 3,000

Dr. M. Selzner
University Health Network
Ex Vivo Human Liver Perfusion: Assessment and Repair of Marginal Liver Grafts for Transplantation
  $168,000

   



 


   


   


   


   



 


   

   

 

Application Results - Meeting of June 9, 2010

Dr. B. Alolabi
Dr. G.J.W. King
The University of Western Ontario
Coronoid Fracture Repair and Reconstruction of the Elbow $ 19,800
Dr. D.J. Bagli
Dr. A.J. Lorezno
Hospital for Sick Children
Uropathogenic E.coli (UPEC) Infection-Induced Alterations of the Uroepithelial Cell Epigenome as a Marker for Urinary Tract Infection Risk $170,000
Dr. L. Calder
University of Ottawa
Improving the Safety of Patients who Present to The Emergency Department With Respiratory Distress: An Analysis of Adverse Events $ 39,800
Dr. A.F. El-Khuffash
Dr. Dr. P. McNamara
Hospital for Sick Children
The Use of Echocardiographic and Biochemical Markers to Predict Low Cardiac Output Following Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation in Preterm Infants $ 15,900

Dr. A.K. Ellis
Queen's University
Predicting allergic risk at birth through cord blood analysis" $148,500
Dr. M. Fehlings
M.S. Shoichet, Ph.D
University Health Network
A bioengineered approach to enhance recovery following severe traumatic spinal cord injury $154,800
Dr. R.S. Goldstein
West Park Healthcare Centre
Does Breathing Helium-Hyperoxia Increase the Tolerance of One-Legged Exercise in Ventilatory Limited Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? $ 54,800
Dr. S. Haykal*
Dr. T.K. Waddell
Toronto General Hospital
Defining the Structural Integrity of Decellularized Tracheal Allografts $ 19,500
Dr. R. Holtby
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Impact of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Enhancing Repair of Rotator Cuff Tendons: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial
$156,300

Dr. K. Khalili
University Health Network
Detection of occult bowel hemorrhage using Gadofosveset Trisodium-enhanced MRI $ 26,200
Dr. P. Luke
Dr. H. Wang
University of Western Ontario
Dendritic cell therapy combined with soluble CD83 to prevent allograft rejection $169,000
Dr. M. Nadeau*
Dr. C.S. Bailey
University of Western Ontario
Soft Tissue Injury Model of the Cervical Spine following Unilateral Facet Dislocation $ 19,200

Dr. A. Niazi
Toronto Western Hospital
The Use of Web-Based Interactive 3D Anatomic Models for Teaching Ultrasound Guided Neuraxial Nerve Blocks $ 69,100
Dr. N. Paul
Dr. P. Rogalla
University Health Network
The Impact of Obesity on Image Quality and Patient Radiation Dose during Thoracic Computed Tomography $109,200
Dr. D. Piquette
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Guided acute resuscitation: Does education depend on trainees' interactions and participation? (The GUARDED TIP Study) $ 43,200
Dr. K.C.Y. To*
Dr. C.M. Clase
McMaster University
Oral Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) Therapy in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Pilot Study $ 20,000
Dr. K.N.Vogt*
Dr. N. Parry
University of Western Ontario
The use of gentamicin-impregnated collagen implants to prevent surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial $ 20,000
Dr. K. W-Y Wong*
Dr. C.R. Forrest
Hospital for Sick Children
CLEFT-Q: Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Cleft Lip and Palate $ 19,500
Dr. V.T. Yin*
Dr. P.Kertes
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Antibiotic Resistance of Ocular Surface Flora after Continued Use of Topical Antibiotics Post Intravitreal Injection $ 20,000
   

 

 

 

Application Results - Meeting of September , 2010



   


   


   



 


   


   


   


   


   


   


   

   


   

   


   

 

 

 

Application Results - Meeting of December , 2010