Congratulations to all award recipients from the 2024 Research Manitoba Grants & Awards Competition! CHRIM is proud to partner on many of these awards to support trainees and further child health knowledge creation in Manitoba. It is exciting to see many of this year’s recipients are working alongside CHRIM researchers which is a testament to the incredible mentorship being given from CHRIM scientists, and the excellence in research education happening.
The following is a list of awards partly funded by CHRIM. Click here to see the full list of recipients.
Master’s Studentship Competition
The Master’s Studentship Awards support highly qualified Master’s students to prepare for careers as independent researchers in industry, within the healthcare system, and in other environments, thus attracting and retaining the best students within Manitoba. In partnership with Research Manitoba, we were thrilled to fund four students in this category.
Anha Shefa
Project: Analyzing the Role of Fan1 in Regulating Neurodevelopment
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Beattie
Funding amount: $20,000 for 1 year
Funded by: Research Manitoba and CHRIM
John Paul Aguilar
Project: Amniotic Fluid As Mediator of the Maternal Environment
Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Pascoe
Funding amount: $20,000 for 1 year
Funded by: Research Manitoba and CHRIM
Simran Dhaliwal
Project: Exploring the role of ELFN1 in neuronal communication and the mechanistic consequence of pathogenic variants in neurodevelopmental diseases
Supervisor: Dr. Henry Dunn
Funding amount: $20,000 for 1 year
Funded by: Research Manitoba and CHRIM
PhD in Health Research Studentship Competition
PhD Health Research Studentships support highly qualified doctoral trainees. These exceptional trainees significantly increase the productivity of the research programs with which they are affiliated. In partnership with Research Manitoba as well as Health Science Centre Foundation, we were thrilled to fund 4 students in this category, in addition to two students fully funded by CHRIM.
Alana Slike
Project: FAN1 as a Genetic Modifier in Rett Syndrome
Supervisor: Dr. Galen Wright
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM and Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Azam Asemi Rad
Project: The Role of Cerebellar Nuclei in Ataxic Motor Impairment
Supervisor: Dr. Hassan Marzban
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM and Research Manitoba
Courtney Marshall
Project: Sex as a biological variable in the modulation of airway inflammation by Innate Defence Regulator (IDR) peptides
Supervisor: Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM and Research Manitoba
Dheerendra Pandey
Project: Role of TRPA1 in Oxidized Phospholipid Mediated Airways Inflammation and Remodeling
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Halayko
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM
Jasmine Pipella
Project: Exploring the impact of anti-CD3 immunotherapy on beta cell stress in type 1 diabetes
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Thompson
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM
Julie-Anne McCarthy
Project: Examining associations between protective factors and interpersonal relationship outcomes among youth with and without a child maltreatment history over a 5-year period in Manitoba, Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Tracie Afifi
Funding amount: $25,000 for 1 year
Funded by: CHRIM and Research Manitoba
Many more CHRIM trainees received funding for their projects. Congratulations to the following recipients:
Dagem Yilma Chernet (PIs: Dr. Biniam Kidane & Dr. Christopher Pascoe)
Jeba Atkia Maisha (PIs: Dr. Liam O’Neil & Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee)
Sanjana Grover (PI: Dr. Benjamin Lindsey)
McKay Lowry (PI: Dr. Christopher Pascoe)
Yina Her (PI: Dr. Paul Marcogliese)
Huda Rajani (PI: Dr. Abdelilah Soussi Gounni)
Kenneth Osafile (PI: Professor Jody Haigh & Dr. Cedric Tremblay)
Elise Gork (PI: Dr. Jason Kindrachuck)
Tahmina Rahman (PI: Dr. Dylan Mackay)
Lauren MacGowan (PI: Dr. Tracie Afifi)
Liat Stitz (PI: Dr. Nathan Nickel & Dr. Brandy Wicklow)
Testimony Olumade (PI: Dr. Deanne Santer)
Samah Ahmed (PI: Dr. Britt Drogemoller)
Amarasignhe Mudalige Ovini Amarasinghe (PI: Dr. Cedric Tremblay)
Hoda Badran (PI: Dr. Terry Klassen & Dr. Alex Aregbesola)