Grants & Fellowships
Darius Bagli (UrolSurg) along with his Co-PIs: Norm Rosenblum, Dat
Tran (SickKids/UofT), Arturas Petronas (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health),
Anne Stapleton (University of Washington) were awarded a SickKids Research Institute
New Ideas Grant in April 2007 for their study titled: "Epigenetic Changes in Uroepithelium
Following E. Coli Infection: New Keys to Understanding Urinary Tract Infection Susceptibility".
Peter Dirks (NeurSurg) received a 5 year operating grant from CIHR
for his work on: "Asymmetrical Self Renewal in Normal and Cancer Stem Cells of the
Human Brain".
Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng (SickKids MR Physicist),Walid Farhat (UrolSurg)
and Greg J. Stanisz (Sunnybrook Physicist) co-applicants have been awarded the SickKids
New Investigator Grant (SickKids Foundation) in coordination with the CIHR for a
study entitled: "Quantitative MRI of Angiogenesis and Cellularization in Tissue
Regeneration". They were awarded a total of $129,223.00 for two years beginning
January 2008.
Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg) and his international colleagues have
received a 21st Century Grant from the Cervical Spine Research Society for their
study: "The Delphi Trial_I(RCT)2: International randomized clinical trials of rheumatoid
craniocervical treatment intervention prognostic (cost-) effectiveness trial comparing
'early' surgery with prolonged conservative treatment".
Michael has also received a 2-year grant from Sangamo BioSciences
Inc to study: "VEGF Zinc Finger Transcription Gene Factor Therapy for the Treatment
of Stroke".
Michael Fehlings and Charles Tator (NeurSurg)
received a grant renewal from the Christopher Reeve Foundation to continue their
participation in the North American Clinical Trials Network, 2008.
Michael and Charles have also received a 1-year
grant from the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine to continue their studies
on: "Spinal Cord Injury Repair".
Ab Guha (NeurSurg) has received a RTOG Translational Research Seed
Grant for his project entitled: "GATA4 and GATA6 as Prognostic Indicators of Glioblastoma
Multiforme Patients".
Ab is also the recipient of a Schering-Plough Canada Unrestricted
Educational Grant for his work with the Canadian Virtual Brain Tumor Bank.
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Eric Massicotte (NeurSurg) was the recipient of a 3 year CIHR Operating
Grant for his work: "Study of Annulus Fibrosus Cells on Polyurethane Scaffolds and
the Regulation of Matrix Orientation: Towards Tissue Engineering a Functional Intervertebral
Disc".
Robin McLeod (GenSurg) has received a Physician's Services Incorporated
Foundation (PSI) Operating Grant ($93,000) for a study titled: "Randomized Controlled
Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of a Web Based Journal Club to a Standard Journal
Club Format to Teach Critical Appraisal Skills".
Robert Richards (OrthSurg) has received a Physician's Services
Incorporated Foundation (PSI) Operating Grant ($80,000) for his study: "A Novel
Delivery System for BMP-2 to Enhance ACL Graft Integration".
Sandro Rizoli (GenSurg) has received a Physician's Services Incorporated
Foundation (PSI) Operating Grant ($20,000) for a study titled: "Management of Occult
Pneumothoraces in Mechanically Ventilated Patients" - Pilot Study.
Michael Taylor (NeurSurg) is the first Canadian to be awarded a
3-year grant from the Sontag Foundation for his project entitled "Multiple Genetic
Events Converge to Target Histone 3 Lysine 9 Methylation in Pediatric Medulloblastoma".
Subodh Verma (CardSurg) has received a CFI Grant ($336,062) for
his study on: "Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis Infrastructure Support" at St.
Michael's Hospital.
Betty Kim (NeurSurg Resident) received a Restracomp Fellowship
Award from The Hospital for Sick Children.
Won Kim (OrthSurg Resident) has been awarded a 2007-2008 JBJS Resident
Journal Club Grant ($2,500) on behalf of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery,
and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.
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