Grants and Awards
Results of the November 2008 AHFMR Interdisciplinary Team Grant Competition
The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) is pleased to announce the results of its November 2008 Interdisciplinary Team Grant competition.
This program provides opportunities for high-quality, internationally recognized teams of investigators to complete research initiatives with defined health outcomes. Funds available in this competition will support collaborative, interdisciplinary, and multi-institutional teams that address important research questions, health problems, or issues in defined areas of research that are aligned with strategic research priorities of the Foundation and the province. The program will provide up to $1 million per year per team for up to five years.
Dr. Jacques Magnan, AHFMR Interim President and CEO, and the Foundation's Board of Trustees congratulate the successful applicants and acknowledge and thank all applicants for their substantial efforts.
AHFMR acknowledges and thanks Alberta Health and Wellness for the grant to help support this program.
Applications
In February AHFMR received 47 registrations for the 2008 Interdisciplinary Team Grant Letter of Intent (LOI) competition. The Foundation subsequently received 37 LOIs for the April 14 deadline. AHFMR approved 11 of the 37 LOIs (30%) to proceed to the full application. Ten of these teams submitted applications for the November 14, 2008 deadline. Each team was provided with a $10,000 grant to help facilitate the development of the full application.
Assessments and Decisions
The applications were assessed by the Interdisciplinary Team Grant Peer Review Advisory Committee during a meeting held on February 4 to 6, 2009. AHFMR wishes to acknowledge the substantial assistance provided by its committee members and external reviewers, and their important ongoing contributions to the Foundation's mission.
Based on recommendations from the advisory committee, the AHFMR Board of Trustees made the final decision regarding funding at their quarterly meeting on March 4, 2009.
Formal letters of offer will be sent to the team leaders. These letters will include information regarding funding as well as outline the specific terms and conditions under which these awards will be offered. The list of successful applicants is provided for information only. The formal letters will serve as the Foundation's official decision should there be any discrepancy with the material on the web site.
Advertising
These awards will be advertised in the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal on April 9, 2009, in U of A Folio on April 17, in the U of L Legend in the April issue, and in U magazine on May 13.
The advertisement for the Improving the Efficient and Equitable Care of Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC) team will appear in the May 12 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal .
The advertisement for the Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Gene, Microbe & Environment Interactions team will appear in the Gastroenterology May issue.
The advertisement for the Smart Neural Prostheses to Restore Motor and Sensory Function team will appear in the May 8 issue of Science.
The advertisement for the AHFMR Interdisciplinary Team Grant on Understanding and Treating Diastolic Heart Failure: Novel Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutics team will appear in the May 5 issue of Circulation.
Results
The list of successful teams and lay summaries of their research projects are provided below. The team leaders and the team members as of November 14, 2008 are identified together with their primary institution.
November 2008 Competition Results: Approved Grants
Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Gene, Microbe & Environment Interactions
Team Leaders
Herman Barkema
Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Richard N. Fedorak
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Khrisendath (Kris) Chadee
Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Team Members
University of Alberta: Gordon Broderick, Leo A. Dieleman, Karen L. Madsen, Jonathan B. Meddings
University of Calgary: Paul L. Beck, Stefania Bertazzon, Jeroen De Buck, Subrata Ghosh, Gilaad G. Kaplan, Wallace K. MacNaughton, Derek M. McKay, Remo Panaccione, Kevin P. Rioux, Keith A. Sharkey, David L. Sigalet, Martin A. Storr
University of Manitoba: Denis O. Krause
University of Toronto: Mark Silverberg
Alberta Health & Wellness: Lawrence W. Svenson
AHFMR Interdisciplinary Team Grant on Understanding and Treating Diastolic Heart Failure: Novel Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutics
Team Leaders
Jason R. Dyck
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Todd J. Anderson
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Team Members:
University of Alberta: Alexander M. Clark, Justin A. Ezekowitz, Mark J. Haykowsky, Zamaneh Kassiri, Daniel Kim, Peter E. Light, Gary D. Lopaschuk, Finlay A. McAlister, Michelle Noga, Gavin Y. Oudit, Ian Paterson, Richard Schulz, Richard B.Thompson
University of Calgary: Israel Belenkie, Henry J. Duff, Matthias Friedrich, Jonathan Howlett, Merril L. Knudtson, Hude Quan, Sarah Weeks
Improving the Efficient and Equitable Care of Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC)
Team Leaders
Brenda Hemmelgarn
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Braden J. Manns
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Marcello A. Tonelli
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Team Members:
University of Alberta: Sarah Bowen, Timothy A. Caulfield, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Scott W. Klarenbach, Finlay A. McAlister, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Ross T. Tsuyuki
University of Alberta Hospital: Deb Gordon
University of Calgary: Norman R. Campbell, Kathryn M. King, Lindsay McLaren, Kevin McLaughlin
Alberta Health Services - Edmonton: Richard Z. Lewanczuk
Alberta Health Services - Calgary: Peter Sargious, Sid Viner
Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technologies in Health: Donald Husereau
Statistics Canada, Health Information and Research Division: Claudia Sanmartin
University of Toronto: Sharon E. Straus
Queen's University: Mark W. Rosenberg
University of Aberdeen: Marjon van der Pol
The Alberta Sepsis Network
Team Leaders
Paul Kubes
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Christopher J. Doig
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Ari R. Joffe
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Team Members:
University of Alberta: R.T. Noel Gibney, Liang Li, John C. Vederas
University of Calgary: Paul Boiteau, John M. Conly, Elaine Gilfoyle, David W. Johnson, Kevin B. Laupland, Richard Leigh, Christopher H. Mody, Daniel A. Muruve, Kamala D. Patel, Stephen M. Robbins, Michael G. Surette, Graham Thompson, Hans J. Vogel, Brent W. Winston, Kunyan K.Z. Zhang, David A. Zygun
University of Lethbridge: Deborah M. Saucier, Robert J. Sutherland
University of Toronto: Sharon E. Straus
Smart Neural Prostheses to Restore Motor and Sensory Function
Team leaders
Vivian K. Mushahwar
Department of Cell Biology & Centre for Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Zelma H. T. Kiss
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Richard B. Stein
Department of Physiology & Centre for Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Team Members
University of Alberta: Peter S. Allen, K. Ming Chan, Anastasia Elias, Martin Ferguson-Pell, Kenneth R. Fyfe, Vincent Gaudet, Walied A. Moussa, Keir G. Pearson, Christian Schlegel, Richard B. Thompson, Kathryn G. Todd
University of Calgary: Sean P. Dukelow, Michael Eliasziw
For additional information please contact:
Pamela Valentine
Director, Grants & Awards
(780) 423-5727 ext. 216