Results of the 2017 Graduate Studentship Award

ApplicantSupervisorProject titleInstitutional sponsorWCHRI Funder
Abdullahi, IstahilMitchell, Lesley G Pediatric cancer cells produce genes that could help the cancer spread throughout the body: investigating new ways that we can try to stop the cancer from spreading Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF
Alaee, MahsaPasdar, Manijeh In search of therapeutics for the metastatic ovarian cancer Medicine & Dentistry-Oncology RAHF
Amodu, OluwakemiSalami, Bukola How pregnant women in Nigerian relief camps access healthcare Nursing RAHF
Browne, NadiaBall, Geoff DC Motivation to change lifestyle habits in adolescents with obesity Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Clark, RebeccaYuan, Yan Predicting the risk of early menopause in childhood cancer survivors Public Health, School of SCHF
Elke, JonahSinghal, Anthony Using brain waves to determine the effectiveness of a meditation therapy in teenagers with mental health problems Science-Psychology SCHF
Ferdinands, AlexaRaine, Kim D Time to stop ‘weighting,’ and start doing: exploring the impact of a school-based weight bias intervention Public Health, School of SCHF
Ganguly, EshaDavidge, Sandra Treating the placenta with antioxidant can improve pregnancy outcomes Medicine & Dentistry-Obstetrics & Gynecology RAHF/SCHF
Kapasi, AamenaPei, Jacqueline R Understanding mindsets in an intervention for adolescents with FASD Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Khodaei Jalalabadi, MahdiehLe, Lawrence H Spinal flexibility measurements on ultrasound images Medicine & Dentistry-Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging RAHF/SCHF
Krysa, JacquelineProctor, Spencer Elevated remnant cholesterol promotes fat intolerance in overweight children and enhances early heart disease risk Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences-Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science SCHF
Kuzik, Nicholas Oliver CoreyCarson, Valerie An integrated examination of sleep, sedentary behavior, and physical activity in early years children Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation SCHF
Li, ElizaRasmussen, Carmen Executive functioning and functional outcomes of children with perinatal stroke Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Lim, Kenji RowelYokota, Toshifumi Using small DNA-like molecules to develop a treatment for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF
Lloyd, ColinChui, Linda W Community pediatric Clostridium difficile colonization in Alberta Medicine & Dentistry-Laboratory Medicine & Pathology SCHF
Loehr, SarahVeugelers, Paul Sugar consumption among Canadian children: what’s the health and economic burden and what are effective prevention strategies? Public Health, School of SCHF
Morris, HeatherHyshka, Elaine The roles of mother’s advocacy in ending the epidemic of opioid misuse in Canada Public Health, School of RAHF/SCHF
Salla, MohamedBaksh, Shairaz Exploring therapeutics for targeting the inflammatory component of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Thompson, AlisonScott, Shannon Developing an educational tool for parents with a child with functional constipation Nursing SCHF
Wiafe, BridgetMetcalfe, Peter D Cell therapy for overactive bladders Medicine & Dentistry-Surgery SCHF