$18M Grants Fuel Research on Major Health Challenges
Can we fix errors in our genetic blueprint that lead to debilitating disorders like Huntington's disease
$18M Grants Fuel Research on Major Health ChallengesCan we fix errors in our genetic blueprint that lead to debilitating disorders like Huntington's diseaseHow can we better support newcomers to Canada as they encounter mental health challenges?
These questions are driving two of the 18 projects at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry that received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through its latest project grants competition.Along with researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Science, Western projects received a total of $17.8 million in CIHR grants.
"Our success with CIHR funding underscores Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's commitment to research excellence and our increasing global impact in major research areas, such as cancer, infectious disease and brain health," said Robert Bartha, vice dean of research and innovation.
"We look forward to the important discoveries and health-care advances that will emerge from this significant investment."Two grants were also awarded to researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences, including $929,475 Mathematics professor Lyle Muller, in the Faculty of Science, received $692,325 for his project analyzing a specific form of brain activity during sleep and its role in memory consolidation.
