Congratulations to the recipients for the Canadian Institute of Health Research 2023 Fall Project grants! We are especially proud of our WHRI members receiving these awards.
Project Grants
Non-inferiority of (6S)-5-MTHF as compared to synthetic folic acid in increasing maternal folate status during pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
202309
Amounts:
$634,950
$0 equipment
5 yrs 0 mth
"How far is too far?" Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Norman, Wendy V
Henry, Bonnie J
Munro, Sarah B
Schummers, Laura
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$2,927,508
$0 equipment
4 yrs 0 mth
Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$1,151,265
$0 equipment
3 yrs 0 mth
Our Health: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ People Across Canada
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Lachowsky Nathan, J Geoffroy, Marie Khan, Maryam Kwag, Michael Savage
Institution Paid:
University of Victoria (British Columbia)
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$2,610,366
$0 equipment
4 yrs 0 mth
Bridge Grants
Effect of an educational radio campaign on contraception use in Nigeria
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Schummers Laura
Law, Michael R
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – Priority Announcement: Global Health Research
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$100,000
$0 equipment
1 yr 0 mth
Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Patricelli, Charissa
Alcorn, Mary-Jane
Colantonio, David
Drogemoller, Britt I
Gartner, Kali
Kelly, Lauren
Kerpan, Serene T
Knight, Erin
Leong, Christine
Lyons, Laura M
Oberlander, Timothy F
Turner, Suzanne
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$100,000
$0 equipment
1 yr 0 mth
Project Grant Priority Announcement
Prenatal Exposure to Wildfire Disasters and their Association with Early Childhood Health, Development, and Epigenetics
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Kobor, Michael S
Henderson, Sarah
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – Priority Announcement: Health and Climate Change
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$0
$0 equipment
1 yr 0 mth
EPIC Health: Exercise in Perimenopause to Improve Cognitive Health
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y
Barha, Cindy
Galea, Liisa A
Li, Linda C
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – Priority Announcement: Aging
Competition (year/month):
2023/09
Amounts:
$100,000
$0 equipment
1 yr 0 mth