Congratulations to the recipients for the Canadian Institute of Health Research 2024 Spring Project grants! We are especially proud of our WHRI members (bolded) receiving these awards.
Project Grants
aRtificial intelligence-driven computational pathology platform for blAdder Cancer subTyping (REACT)
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Black, Peter C
Wang, Gang
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
202403
Amounts:
$845,326
5 yrs 0 mth
Improving health and criminal justice outcomes through community, hope and healing: An evaluation of BC's prison based therapeutic community using a mixed methods research design
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Butler Amanda L
Nicholls, Tonia L
Institution Paid:
Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, B.C.)
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
2024/09=3
Amounts:
$1,266,076
5 yrs 0 mth
Early Life Exposures to Wildfire Smoke and Respiratory Health Outcomes During Childhood
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Cleland Stephanie E
Henderson, Sarah
Institution Paid:
Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, B.C.)
Program Competition:
Project Grant
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$294,526
3 yrs 0 mth
Long term development in children exposed in utero to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and stimulant medication
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Hanley Gillian E
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$244,800
3 yrs 0 mth
DICER1 tumour predisposition syndrome: dissecting the oncogenic mechanisms with a novel lineage-trackable genetically engineered mouse model
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Huntsman David G
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$1,120,726; 5 yrs 0 mth
STRIVE Study: STRatIfication of Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma by HPV and p53 status to guide Excision
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Jamieson Amy
Mcalpine, Jessica N
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
1,166,628; 7 yrs 0 mth
Evaluating the efficacy of the PolarUs app on quality of life outcomes in people with bipolar disorder
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Michalak Erin
Barnes, Steven J
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$757,350; 3 yrs 0 mth
From Research to Action: Improving abortion access supports and services for Indigenous Women, Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ People in Canada
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Monchalin Renee J
Bourgeois, Cheryllee
Jubinville, Danette S
Institution Paid:
University of Victoria (British Columbia)
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$906,526; 5 yrs 0 mth
T-cell glyco-immune checkpoints as next-generation targets for cancer immunotherapy Principal Investigator:
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Wisnovsky Simon
Williams, Karla
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant Competition
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$918,000; 5 yrs 0 mth
Project Grant Priority Announcement
Elucidate the targetable mechanisms underpinning the development of a pregnancy-associated breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers.
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Maxwell Christopher A
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – PA – Breast Cancer Prevention & Early Detection
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$100,000; 1 yr 0 mth
Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Thiessen Kellie R
Gulbransen, Kristen
Price, Roberta
Skiber, Darci
Watson, Heather G
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$100,000
1 yr 0 mth
Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Schummers Laura
Clement, Fiona Mary
Henry, Bonnie J
Law, Michael R
Nickel, Nathan C
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$100,000
1 yr 0 mth
Epidemiology and impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in Canada: A multi-centre population-based study
Link to Abstract: Here
Principal Investigator:
Nacul Luis
Institution Paid:
University of British Columbia
Program Competition:
Project Grant – PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research
Competition (year/month):
2024/03
Amounts:
$100,000
1 yr 0 mth