Results of the 2021 Graduate Studentship Award

ApplicantSupervisorProject titleInstitutional sponsorWCHRI Funder
Akter, AklimaClemente-Casares, Xavier Prevention of neonatal viral myocarditis by maturing the cardiac immune cells Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Microbiology & Immunology SCHF
Benny, ClairePabayo, Roman Investigating the relationship between income inequality in youth and deaths of despair in Canada Public Health, School of SCHF
Bruno, GrantZwaigenbaum, Lonnie Experiences of Autism in Maskwacis: A Qualitative Study Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Evanchuk, JennaField, Catherine J Exploring the relationship between a mother’s diet with iron and vitamin D status across pregnancy and their impact on maternal, infant, and child health outcomes Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences-Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science RAHF/SCHF
Hager, AmberMager, Diana The effect of a 12-week home-based exercise program on muscle mass, strength and quality of life in children post-liver transplantation. Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences-Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science SCHF
Hammond, LeahRasmussen, Carmen Executive Function and Wellness Activities Following Early Brain Injury Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Hwang, YeonghoCarson, Valerie Environment profiles in relation to outdoor play in preschoolers Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation SCHF
James, AshtonOspina, Maria Weaving wellness: Indicators of social and emotional well-being among Metis children in Alberta Public Health, School of SCHF
Kibalnyk, YanaVoronova, Anastassia How the neural crest shapes developmental disorders: insights from a mouse model of KBG syndrome Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF
Latif, AsnaBhavsar, Amit Protecting against hearing loss induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in childhood cancer patients Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Microbiology & Immunology SCHF
Louie-Poon, SamanthaScott, Shannon Telling the untold stories: improving children’s mental health through the narratives of Asian parents Nursing SCHF
Matenchuk, BrittanyDavenport, Margie Sleep Disordered Breathing and the Risk of Serious Complications in Pregnancy Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation RAHF/SCHF
Narayanamurthy, RukhmaniUnsworth, Larry Drug delivery using nanoparticles to treat brain injury in newborns Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Reif, RebeccaHemmings, Denise G Development of a physiological model to study host-parasite interactions in placental malaria Medicine & Dentistry-Obstetrics & Gynecology RAHF/SCHF
Sell, HannahMacDonald, Shannon The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school-based immunizations in Alberta Public Health, School of SCHF
Shah, Md Nur AhadYokota, Toshifumi Enhancing the efficacy of personalized genetic medicine for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF
Thompson, AlexaCharlton, Carmen L Improving the diagnosis and linkage to care for pregnant women infected with Hepatitis C in Alberta Medicine & Dentistry-Laboratory Medicine & Pathology RAHF/SCHF
Ueda, KazukiSimmonds, Andrew Select peroxisome proteins protect the brain from harmful lipids in diet by storing in body fat stores Medicine & Dentistry-Cell Biology SCHF