Recipient institutions

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Dr Lynn Megeney) $115,000
University of Toronto Jack Clark Chair for Parkinson’s Research Centre $25,000
Dalhousie University $40,000
Université Laval $25,800
McGill University $16,800
University of Ottawa $20,000
Queen’s University $30,000
University of Saskatchewan $24,600
University of Western Ontario $20,500

Student recipients

Dalhousie University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Tarek Ezzat Comparison of the outcomes of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection treated with open or endovascular repair
Hélène Mik Extrapyramidal symptoms and clinical outcome in first episode psychosis K. Good
Nicolas Peter Petropolis Do daily fluctuations in brain metabolite concentrations contribute to the variability of brain spectroscopic measurements? Dr. Benjamin Rusak
Jaime Snowdon Oral tolerance induction in rat cardiac allografts and characterization of the graft infiltrating cells Dr. Camille Hancock Friesen

 


Université Laval

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Catherine Boivin Analyse du champ des services aux familles don’t un parent a un trouble grave de santé mentale: éléments pour l’intégration des services Dr. Monique Carrière
Anne-Marie Bureau-Blouin Evaluation de gènes candidats à la susceptibilité au cancer du sein chez des familles présentant de nombreux cas de cancer du sein et/ou de l’ovaire Dr. Francine Durocher
Jean-David Gaudreau Médicaments psycho-actifs et évolution du delirium en oncologie Dr. Pierre Gagnon
Stéfanie Grenier Evaluation de l’utilité de l’angioplastie coronarienne percutanée chez des patients souffrant d’angor stable et suivant un programme de conditionnement physique: Projet Pilote ESCAPE (Exercice Seul ou Combiné à l’Angioplastie Coronarienne Percutanée dans le traitement de patients souffrants d’angor stable) Dr. Jean-Pierre Déry
Mélanie Lavallée Obésité chez des parients schizophrènes et bipolaires traités aux antipsychotiques Dr. Yvon Chagnon
Catherine Paillé Prévalence de l’hypertension artérielle et caractérisation du syndrome métabolique chez les patients atteints d’une maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique Dr. Paul Poirier

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McGill University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Ali Andalib Loss of function in class D L-type calcium channel: a potential leading cause for atrial fibrillation Dr. Stanley Nattel
Dr. Flavien Charpentier
Noah Benjamin Sands The contribution of matrix metalloproteinases and caspases to notochordal cell loss in the bovine species Dr. Fackson Mwale
Stephane Leung Wai Sang Studies on the inotropic effects of insulin and glucose: a new diet for the ischemic heart? Dr. George Carvalho
John Yannis Trakadis Repeated administration of phencyclidine (PCP) – enduring cognitive deficits analogous to those observed in schizophrenia. Dr. R. Palmour
Dr. F. Ervin
Chenjie Xia I feel down: ventromedial frontal lobe lesions alter everyday life affect Dr. Lesley Fellows

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University of Ottawa

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Andy Pan The 3-minute walk test: an investigation into its use as a clinical decision tool for patients presenting with CHF, COPD, or stable chest pain in the emergency department Dr. Ian Stiell
Marie-Pierre Paquet Client-focused evaluation of a newly developed youth psychiatric program Dr. Robert Milin
Sudit Ranade Data validation and adjudication for the Ottawa birth cohort
Aikta Verma Effectiveness of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation Mr. C. Vaillancourt
Dr. Ian Stiell

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Queen’s University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Angela Chan Ten year retrospective analysis of BOP (bleomycin, vincristine, predinisone) – a novel non-myelosuppressive chemotherapy regimen for treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Dr. Tara Baetz
David Dawe The burden of ICD therapy prescribed for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death F. James Brennan
Lara Hugel Evaluation of new technologies relating to improvement of care in radiation oncology Dr. de Metz
Zoe Piggott Effect of an emergency department bypass protocol on time to primary PCI in acute STEMI patients
Ashwyn Rajagopalan

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University of Saskatchewan

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Lakshmi Balakrishnan
Luke Hnenny
ICD registry, peripheral vascular disease, Aboriginal cardiovascular health, cardiovascular surgery and stroke risk protocol Dr. Akhtar
Dr. Pylypchuk
Dr. Wells
Dr. Dalshaug
Monica Cavanagh-Pope Religion/spirituality, mood variability and suicidal ideation
Sachin Shoh Role of high molecular weight calmodulin (HMWCam) in cardiac muscle Dr. Sharma
Anil Sharma N-myristoyltransferase activity and expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma A. Shrivastav
R.K. Sharma
Vishnu Singh Comparison of pulse oximetry oxygen saturation (SpO2) vs arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) in post-operative coronary artery bypass grant (CABG) patients and evaluation of modifying factors

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University of Western Ontario

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Stephen Chihrin Bradycardia cependent QT prolongation Dr. Andrew Krahn
Alex Ferguson Cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in transgenic mice over-expressing the PRKAG2 gene Dr. D.L. Jones
Susie Kim Assessment of patients in a collaborative mental health care service: application of the WHODAS II Dr. David Haslam
Julie Leal The impact of metallothionein protein expression on survival outcomes in renal cell carcinoma Dr. J. Izawa
Johathan Rhee Angiogenesis in benign and malignant brain tumors Dr. Joseph Megyesi

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