阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers receive cihr grants supporting health research

(october 22, 2012 " thunder bay, on)

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers have been awarded canadian institutes of health research (cihr) operating grants and other funding allowing them to continue pursuing their ground-breaking work " ranging from the management of dementia, treatment of atherosclerosis, and development of a new approach in cancer screening for first nations women.

an operating grant worth a total of $583,625 has been awarded to dr. rui wang (biology) to enable him to determine the connection between decreased production of hydrogen sulfide gas in blood vessels and the occurrence of atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by blood vessel inflammation, lipid and cholesterol deposition, and narrowing and stiffing of blood vessels.

dr. elaine wiersma (health sciences) will use $196,336 in funding to examine how the development of a self-management program can help people who have dementia.

dr. ingeborg zehbe (adjunct professor of biology and scientist of thunder bay regional research institute) receives $594,505 for her research project on cervical cancer screening in first nations women using self-sampling and hpv testing.

as well, one of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's many talented graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , loretta patterson (psychology phd program), winner of a cihr doctoral research award (priority announcement - disability prevention) is conducting research on how driving performance can be impacted on by major depressive disorder and psychotropic medications.

"these grants demonstrate the importance of the research being done every day at lakehead," explains lakehead president, dr. brian stevenson. "our researchers' work strives to improve the lives of people living with dementia and help diagnose cervical cancer in aboriginal women."

dr. rod hanley, provost and vice-president (academic), said he's impressed by these research projects. "in addition to furthering canadian health science research, drs. zehbe, wiersma and wang, along with graduate student loretta patterson, are working to enhance the lives of so many people," says dr. hanley.

faculty and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have also received other cihr funding (as listed in the attached backgrounder), totaling over $1.59 million.

view the complete list of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 2012 cihr grant projects in the backgrounder.

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backgrounder - research profiles

dr. rui wang (biology)

hydrogen sulfide and atherosclerosis development

dr. rui wang's research may provide a new way to treat vascular disease, a hardening of the arteries that leads to various health problems.

this project will test the hypothesis that reduced blood vessel production of hydrogen sulfide (h2s) constitutes a predisposal factor for the occurrence of atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by blood vessel inflammation, lipid and cholesterol deposition, and narrowing and stiffing of blood vessels.

"this research may provide a new approach for the treatment and prevention of vascular disease," dr. wang said.

dr. elaine wiersma, (health sciences)

developing a self-management program for dementia: integrating research, care practices and client perspectives through partnerships

rather than focusing on servicing dementia, dr. wiersma anticipates that people with dementia will be better equipped to live well and cope with change through self-management approaches.

"the goal of my research is to develop a program for people living with early-stage dementia collaboratively with people who have dementia and other partners," dr. wiersma said. "we want to explore how we can meaningfully involve people living with dementia, care partners and formal care providers in the program development process."

dr. ingeborg zehbe (biology and thunder bay regional research institute [tbbri])

engaging first nations women in cervical cancer screening: assessing factors related to screening and uptake of self-sampling

many first nations women are not regularly screened for cervical cancer and this may contribute to the aboriginal population having a significantly higher prevalence of cervical cancer compared to other canadian women.

"we will test the acceptability of a new approach to cervical cancer screening in first nations women using self-sampling and hpv testing," dr. zehbe said.

first nations community members, and in particular women, will be engaged in all decision making processes. this work will assist in the implementation of an organized cervical cancer screening program that is culturally safe for the needs of first nations women. it will further guide in the design of prophylactic vaccines that are adapted to the prevailing hpv types in first nations women as suggested in other studies.

loretta patterson, graduate student (psychology)

the impact of major depressive disorder and psychotropic medications on driving performance

vehicular crashes are common in canada and frequently lead to injury or death.
both major depressive disorder mdd and the antidepressant medications used to treat mdd can induce cognitive and psychomotor disturbances which may be detrimental to the task of driving.

"the findings of this study could lead to advances in the health of populations; namely, this could be a starting point in raising awareness of the impact of antidepressant medications and mental illnesses on driving performance, to prevent future injury and disability," loretta patterson said.

list of 2012 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 cihr grant recipients

open operating grants (three to five-year grants)

dr. ingeborg zhebe (biology and (tbbri)

engaging first nations women in cervical cancer screening: assessing factors related to screening and uptake of self-sampling, $594,505

principal investigators:

julian little, university of ottawa; marion a. maar, faculty of medicine, lakehead; alberto severini, university of manitoba

co-investigators:

ann n. burchell, ontario hiv treatment network; gina s. ogilvie, b.c. centre for disease control

dr. rui wang (biology)

hydrogen sulfide and atherosclerosis development, $583,625

operating grant: knowledge to action (two-year grant)

dr. elaine wiersma (health sciences)

developing a self-management program for dementia: integrating research, care practices and client perspectives through partnerships, $196,336

co-applicants:

michel bedard, faculty of health and behavioural sciences (lakehead); sherry dupuis, schiegel-university of waterloo research institute for aging; mary louise kelley, school of social work (lakehead); john k. le clair, queen's university; carrie a. mcainey, mcmaster university; deborah o'connor, university of british columbia; john puxty, queen's university

knowledge users

david harvey, alzheimer society of ontario; alison l denton, alzheimer society of thunder bay; william a. heibein, affiliated with alzheimer society of thunder bay; kathy hickman, alzheimer society of ontario; jennifer gillies, alzheimer society of kitchener-waterloo.

planning grant(one year grant)

dr. peter brink (health sciences)

access to appropriate care across the continuum: a strategy to reduce emergency department visits by palliative home care clients, $7,020

cihr café scientifiques (one year grants)

dr. elaine wiersma (health sciences)

standing up to dementia, $3,000

co-applicant

j. kenneth le clair, providence care

knowledge users

david harvey, alzheimer society of ontario; mario betancourt, alzheimer society of ontario

dr. michel bedard (health sciences)

when you're taking care of someone else, who takes care of you - supporting seniors caring for seniors in our community, $3,000

co-applicant

carrie gibbons, st. joseph's care group

meetings, planning and dissemination grant (one-year grant)

dr. alla reznik (physics and tbrri)

lake superior international workshop on advanced imaging devices for early breast cancer detection, $13,500

co-applicant

john rowlands, physics

cihr postdoctoral fellowship (support for 1.5 years)

dr. kelley skinner (supervisor, dr. connie nelson, food security research network/school of social work)

perspectives on revitalizing and supporting sustainable food systems and improving food security from three remote first nations communities in northern ontario, $67,500

graduate student awards

cihr doctoral awards:

frederick banting and charles best canada graduate student scholarship

alexander penny (program " psychology; supervisor: dr. dwight mazmanian
department of psychology)

comparison of three one-session cognitive-behavioural treatments for generalized anxiety disorder, $70,000 over two years

canadian institutes of health research doctoral research award priority announcement - disability prevention

loretta patterson (program " psychology; supervisor: dr. michel bédard, department of health sciences)

the impact of major depressive disorder and psychotropic medications on driving performance, $35,000 over two years

cihr masters level award:

master's award: frederick banting and charles best canada graduate student scholarship

jessica tanner (program " psychology; supervisor: dr. dwight mazmanian, department of psychology)

gambling attitudes predicting problem gambling: the cohort effect of baby boomers, $17,500 for one year.

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