Visiting Scientist Awards - March 2008 Competition
The AHFMR Visiting Scientist program brings excellent Alberta-based scientists together with expertise not currently available in provincial institutions. The program's objective is to promote the development of collaborative research and knowledge exchange between the applicant and the host scientist with the expectation of long-term research benefits as a result.
The AHFMR Visiting Scientist grant is a peer-reviewed, competitive award. The Foundation received a total of five applications for the March 2008 competition.
AHFMR is pleased to announce the successful applications for the Visiting Scientist award as listed below. Letters of Award will be sent out the week of June 4.
Additional information on the Visiting Scientist awards can be found here.
Visiting Scientist To Alberta
| Applicant: |
Dr. Gail A. Eskes Department of Psychiatry University of Dalhousie |
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| Host: |
Dr. Marc Poulin Dr. Patrick Hanly Departments of Physiology & Medicine University of Calgary |
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| Title: | Effect of sleep Apnea on Cognition and Functional Recovery in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Minor Stroke | |
| Funding: | $5,300 |
| Applicant: |
Dr. Benjamin Rusak Department of Psychiatry Dalhousie University |
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| Host: |
Dr. Rajamannar Ramasubbu Dr. Richard Frayne Departments of Psychiatry & Radiology University of Calgary |
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| Title: | Brain Markers Predicting Responses to an Antidepressant Treatment | |
| Funding: | $6,000 |
| Applicant: |
Dr. Ram Samudrala Department of Microbiology University of Washington |
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| Host: |
Dr. Gane Ka-Shu Wong Departments of Biological Sciences & Medicine University of Alberta |
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| Title: | Computation Aided Drug Discovery Against Infectious Diseases | |
| Funding: | $3,000 |