SPRING 2024 CIHR COMPETITION RESULTS
Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) will embark on 18 new projects designed to accelerate discoveries of benefit to human health, thanks to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2024 Project Grants Competition. The RI-MUHC teams received $17.3 million in project funding.
Across Canada, this competition approved 373 research grants for a total investment of approximately $325 million. In addition, 68 priority announcement grants were funded for a total amount of over $7.6 million and 5 supplemental prizes were awarded for a total of $210K.
The CIHR Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes.
”We take great pride in the accomplishments of the RI-MUHC grant recipients and their teams. Their innovative projects, supported through this competition, promise to significantly enhance Canadian healthcare across various critical domains," said Dr. Rhian Touyz, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer at RI-MUHC. "A number of our colleagues had the highest ranking in the peer review committees. These outcomes underscore the unwavering commitment and exceptional calibre of the RI‑MUHC research community."
Congratulations to RI-MUHC grant recipients and their teams!
PROJECT GRANTS
- Faiz Ahmad Khan, Natasha I MacDonald, and Glenda Sandy
Utirtisiniq Puvallutulirinirmut arqutigitsugu Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: Nuisivalialuni Nunavimmiut arqirutisaginnik puvalluniup ammalu namasiangitunut anniasiuriujut Nunavimmi Decolonizing TB Healthcare Through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: developing Nunavimmiut-led solutions to the continuing crises of TB and inadequate healthcare in Nunavik
This grant ranked second in the “Indigenous Health Research” panel. - Andrea Benedetti and Brett D Thombs
Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Informing Future Public Health Crises, and Building a Global Evidence Base for Mental Health Research: A Systematic Review of COVID-19-related Mental Health - Sasha R. Bernatsky, Juan A. Avina-Zubieta, Hong Chen, and Audry Smargiassi
Environmental factors and risk of autoimmune rheumatic disease incidence and serology - Charles W. Bourque
Mechanisms by which MDMA (Ecstasy) can cause life-threatening hyponatremia and why females are at greater risk
This grant ranked first in the Systems & Circuits Neurosciences – A panel. - Jonathon Campbell, James C. Johnston
Risk Assessment and Determinants of Tuberculosis Associated Respiratory Impairment and Disability (RADAR-TB): A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis - Yen-I Chen; Jeffrey Stewart T Barkun; Natalia S Causada Calo
Prophylactic EUS-guided gastroenterostomy in advanced periampullary cancers: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTERCEPT study)
This grant ranked first in the Clinical Investigation - C: Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems panel. - Nada Jabado
Targeting vulnerabilities in oncohistone-mediated gliomas - Nada Jabado
Unraveling how de novo germline H3.3 mutations promote neurodegeneration and disease
This grant ranked third in the Cell Biology - Disease panel - Jacqueline Joza; Vidal Essebag; Jeff S Healey; Atul Verma
LEFT HF: LEFT Bundle Pacing vs Standard Right Ventricular Pacing for Heart Failure - Nadine Kronfli; Frederick L Altice
Enhancing uptake of needle and syringe programs in Canadian federal prisons - Todd C Lee; Matthew P Cheng; Nick Daneman; Joshua Davis; Anna L Goodman; Patrick R Lawler; Emily G McDonald; Dominik Mertz; Mical Paul; Deborah M Siegal; Steven Tong; Genevieve Walls
Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin in S. aureus Bacteremia (Clopido-SNAP) - Mazer, Bruce D
B-Lymphocyte derived extracellular vesicles as key regulators of allergic airway inflammation - Emily G McDonald; Matthew P Cheng; Nick Daneman; Joshua Davis; Anna L Goodman; Alexander Lawandi; Patrick R Lawler; Todd C Lee; Dominik Mertz; Mical Paul; Deborah M Siegal; Steven Tong; Genevieve Walls
Dabigatran for the adjunctive treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: the DABI-SNAP nested randomized controlled trial
This grant ranked first in the Randomized Controlled Trials 2 panel. - Nagano, Makoto
Transient disruption of the blood-testis barrier using synthetic anti-claudin compounds in human and pig models: towards improving the efficiency of spermatogonial stem cell transplantation for fertility restoration in pediatric cancer survivors
This grant ranked third in the Clinical Investigation - A: Reproduction, Maternal, Child and Youth Health 2 panel - Jesse Papenburg; Asha C Bowen; Matthew P Cheng; Todd C Lee
Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial in Pediatrics and Youth (SNAP-PY), Canada
This grant ranked third in the Randomized Controlled Trials 2 panel - Jean-Pierre Routy
ACBP as a target for immunometabolic reprogramming in people living with HIV
This grant ranked third Virology & Viral Pathogenesis panel - Jeremy Van Raamsdonk
Role of pathways of cellular resilience in longevity and neuroprotection
This grant ranked first in the Biological and Clinical Aspects of Aging panel. - Atul Verma; Jason G Andrade; Laurent Macle; Pablo Nery
Strategies for catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized comparative study (STAR AF 3)
PRIORITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research
- Maziar Divangahi
Programming Innate Memory Responses to promote host defense against SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia
Health and Official Languages in Minority Communities
- Amal Idrissi Janati; Richard B Hovey
Utilization of Psychosocial Oncology Services by Oral Cancer Patients in Montreal Area According to Their Minority Language Profile
Racism & Racial Inequities in Sex & Gender Health Res (Bridge Funding)
- Dan Poenaru; Susan A Bartels
The impact of gender on pediatric surgical care in Africa
Learn more on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website.
—Published August 1, 2024