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Research
Grants and Training Awards
2008-2009
In this, the 20th anniversary year of the Alzheimer Society Research Program, we are pleased to announce the following new incentive grants and awards:
- Alzheimer Society of Canada/CIHR Institute of Aging Fellowship in Mobility and Dementia
- Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan Post Doctoral Fellowship
- Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Young Investigator Award
- Len Cullen Memorial Award
We would like to acknowledge and thank our partners in these awards: Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, The CIHR Institute of Aging (CIHR IA), The Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF), Fonds de la rescherche en santé du Quebec and Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
We also extend our thanks to all our provincial member Alzheimer Societies, who contribute so generously to the Alzheimer Society Research Program, each year.
- Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
- Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories
- Alzheimer Society Of Saskatchewan
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario and Chapters (Belleville-Hastings-Quinte, Brant, Cambridge, Cornwall & District, Dufferin County, Durham Region, Greater Simcoe County, Grey-Bruce, Guelph-Wellington, Hamilton and Halton, Huron County, Kenora/Rainy River Districts, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, Lanark County, London and Middlesex, Muskoka, Niagara Region, North Bay & District, North East Simcoe County, Ottawa, Peel, Perth County, Prince Edward County, Thunder Bay, Timmins-Porcupine District, Toronto, Victoria County, York Region)
- Federation of Quebec Alzheimer Societies and Chapters (Bas Saint-Laurent, Centre du Québec, l'Estrie, Haut-Richelieu, Laurentides, Laval, Maskoutains-Vallée des Patriotes, Montréal, Outaouais québécois, Rouyn-Noranda, Vallée de l'Or)
- Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
- Alzheimer Society of Prince Edward Island
- Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland & Labrador
The Peer Review Panels met in January 2008 to assess the applications received. On recommendation of the Research Policy Committee, the Board of Directors approved the grants and awards below for the 2008-2009 granting year.
Biomedical:
Social & Psychological:
Biomedical
Research Grants
Albensi, Benedict
St. Boniface Research Centre
$130,000
Hippocampal Gene Expression Profiling and the Possible Involvement of Homer1 in Alzheimer's disease
The first year of this award ($75,000) is funded by The Alzheimer Society Of Manitoba.
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Aubert, Isabelle
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
$67,561.00
Septohippocampal cholinergic re-innervations as a treatment strategy for AD
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Chakravarthy, Balu
Carleton University
$147,640
Studies of the efficacy of β-amyloid binding peptides (ABPs) in reducing Aβ-toxicity in vitro and amyloid burden in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) transgenic mouse model
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Leclerc, Nicole
University of Montreal
$150,000
The role of tau-membranous associations in the process of neurodegeneration
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Posse de Chaves, Elena
University of Alberta
$150,000
Cholesterol and apoE in the Regulation of Aβ-induced axonal degeneration and neuronal death
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Vocadlo, David
Simon Fraser University
$150,000.00
Quantifying the protective effects of O-glycosylation levels on tau pathology: exploiting the reciprocal relationship of O-gycosylation and phosphorylation
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Biomedical
Young Investigator Awards
Allison, W. Ted
University of Alberta
$50,000
Animal models of Alzheimer Disease: zebrafish as a powerful tool to study protein function
Recipient of the Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Young Investigator Award
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Fernandes, Karl
University of Montreal
$60,000
Neural progenitor migration patterns in a transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease
Recipient of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan Young Investigator Research Grant.
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Biomedical
Post-Doctoral Awards
Bagshaw, Richard
Mount Sinai Hospital
$81,000
Supervisor: Tony Pawson
Identification and characterization of RhoGEFs and RhoGAPs in Amyloid Precursor Protein processing
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Biomedical
Doctoral Awards
Barker, Jennifer Marie
University of British Columbia
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Galea
The effects of estradiol on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory
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El Hayek, Joussef
Toronto Western Hospital
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Carlen
Aggravation of Hypoxic Neuronal Injury in Alzheimer's disease
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Goggin, Kevin
Université Laval
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Georges Levesque
Functional role of secretase interactions in Alzheimer's disease
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC) Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ).
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Julien, Carl
Université Laval
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Frederic Calon
Study of the impact of polyunsaturated fatty acids on oxidative stress, dendritic pathology and synaptic function to the brain in Alzheimer's disease.
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC) Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ).
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Ramirez, Joel
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre/University of Toronto$41,060.00
Supervisor: Dr. Sandra E. Black
Subcortical hyperintensities in Alzheimer Disease and the elderly: an MRI-based study examining signs of cerebrovascular disease in white matter and its effects on dementia
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Yiu, Adelaide
Hospital for Sick Children
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Sheena Josselyn
Memory Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease: A possible Role of CREB?
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Social & Psychological
Research Grants
Bialystok, Ellen
York University
$94,826.00
The effect of Lifelong Bilingualism on the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer's
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Cole, Ardra
University of Toronto
$149,782.98
The Care Café: Understanding Caregiving and Alzheimer Disease Across Canada
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Ducharme, Francine
Institut univesitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
$174,176.00
Longitudinal study of a family carer cohort participating in a psycho-educational intervention at "career onset": Evaluation of the program's persistent and delayed effects
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC), and the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF).
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Fischer, Corrine/Schweizer,Tom
St. Michael's Hospital
$122,085.05
Determining the Impact of Delusions on Functional Impairment in patients with Alzheimer's Disease
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Joubert, Sven
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
$85,151.00
Semantic impairments and their neural correlates as a marker of future cognitive decline in individuals at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
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McAiney, Carrie
McMaster University
$34,315.04
Early Referral for Support of Dementia Caregivers: Evaluation of the First Link Demonstration Project
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Simard, Martine
Université Laval
$145,386.30
A randomized Cross-Over Controlled Study of Cognitive Training for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Alzheimer's Disease
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Social & Psychological
Post-Doctoral Awards
Seitz, Dallas
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
$109,000
Supervisor: Dr. Paula Rochon
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Postoperative Outcomes
Recipient of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan Post Doctoral Fellowship Award
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Social & Psychological
Doctoral Awards
Caines, Megan
$41,060.00
University of Victoria
Supervisor – Dr. Holly Tuokko
The Needs of Caregivers of Individuals with Atypical Forms of Dementia
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Lacombe, Jacinthe
$41,060.00
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
Supervisor: Dr. Sven Joubert
Neural correlates of semantic decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment as a clinical marker of progression towards Alzheimer's disease
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Thivierge, Stephanie
$41,060
Université Laval
Supervisor: Dr. Martine Simard
Randomized Controlled Study to Assess Efficacy of Errorless Learning and Spaced-Retrieval Techniques to Re-learn a Procedural Task Tailored on the Needs of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC) Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)
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Wilson, Rozanne
$60,000
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Elizabeth Rochon
Communicating with individuals with Alzheimer's disease: Exploring successful communication strategies used by formal caregivers interacting with residents in a long-term care facility during an activity of daily living.
Recipient of the Len Cullen Memorial Award
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