Results of the 2024 Innovation Grant

ApplicantProject titleInstitutional sponsorWCHRI Funder
Amodu, Oluwakemi Supporting refugee moms: Better healthcare for pregnant women and new mothers in Alberta Nursing RAHF
Clugston, Robin Using mice to understand how the lungs become damaged in babies with holes in their diaphragms Medicine & Dentistry-Physiology RAHF/SCHF
Ferdaoussi, Mourad Protecting children from diabetes induced by glucocorticoid medication use Saint-Jean SCHF
Field, Catherine J Feeding children and adolescents healthy fatty acids to prevent them from obesity Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences-Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science SCHF
Fu, Yangxin Investigating the molecular mechanisms in ovarian cancer Medicine & Dentistry-Oncology RAHF
Haqq, Andrea M Individualized pediatric obesity management using emergent body composition tools Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Hocking, Jennifer A new role for glia in supporting vision Medicine & Dentistry-Surgery SCHF
Kotelnikova, Yuliya How does ability to self-regulate relate to risk for depression and anxiety in young children? Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Law, Brenda Hiu Yan Optimizing breathing help for extremely preterm Infants at birth using volume-targeted mask ventilation Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Leng, Roger Improving outcomes of PARP inhibition in BRCA1/2-Proficient breast cancer with targeting UBE4B Medicine & Dentistry-Laboratory Medicine & Pathology RAHF
Liu, Pan How thinking about oneself is associated with problematic eating behaviors and depressed mood in young women Arts-Psychology RAHF
Lou, Edmond HM Predict brace treatment outcomes for Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Engineering-Electrical & Computer Engineering SCHF
Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth Partnering with women to co-create a strategy to manage the psychological distress of critical illness Nursing RAHF
Pei, Jacqueline R Creating change together: Community partnerships in FASD-informed mental health care Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Perry, Troy Predicting severe Crohn’s disease in children to prevent surgery Medicine & Dentistry-Surgery SCHF
Punjani, Neelam Empowering parents and youth to promote healthy sexuality using co-designed interactive text messages Nursing SCHF
Rosychuk, Rhonda Are there differences in the characteristics of children and the care they receive when presenting to pediatric or general emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Schmolzer, Georg M Improving survival in children following drowning Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Scott, Shannon Co-creating a research-based resource to support parents with medically complex children when they visit the emergency department Nursing SCHF
Simmen, Thomas Brain metabolic defects cause a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy Medicine & Dentistry-Cell Biology SCHF
Yokota, Toshifumi Improving spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) therapy using new drug delivery tools Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF