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Research
Grants and Training Awards
2009-2010
In this, the 21st 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 Awards in Mobility and Dementia
- CIHR Institute of Aging – Alzheimer Society of Canada Collaborative Research to Action in Dementia Grants
- Dr. and Mrs. Albert Spatz Doctoral Award
- Dr. and Mrs. Albert Spatz Special Award for Music and Dementia Studies
- Firefly Spark Award
- Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec and Alzheimer Society of Canada Partnership Program Trainee Awards
- Research Program on Care Practice in Cognitive Impairment in Aging
- Research Training Awards Program on Knowledge Translation and Dementia
We would like to acknowledge and thank our partners in these awards: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA), Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN), the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), Parkinson Society Canada (PSC), the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA), Mrs. Pauline Spatz and the Firefly Foundation.
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 2009 to assess the applications received. Based on excellence and relevance, the following grants and awards were approved for the 2009-2010 granting year.
Biomedical:
Quality of Life:
Biomedical
Research Grants
Krieger, Charles
Simon Fraser University
$80,000
Bone marrow-derived cells reduce amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's disease
Lavoie, Christine
Université de Sherbrooke
$150,000
The role of LRP9 in ß-amyloid precursor protein trafficking and processing
Paudel, Hemant
Lady Davis Institute
$150,000
EGR-1 and Alzheimer's disease
Weaver, Donald
Dalhousie University
$150,000
Design and optimization of disease altering drugs for Alzheimer's disease
Biomedical
Young Investigator Awards
Boehm, Jannic
Université de Montréal
$90,000
Insulin and GSK3beat in Alzheimer's disease
Kerman, Kagan
University of Toronto
$84,000
Development of novel bioanalytical techniques for the investigation of amyloid formation
Biomedical
Post-Doctoral Awards
Bertrand, Johanne
Université de Montréal
$81,000
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Leclerc
Contribution of age related events to tau hyperphosphorylation and dysfunction
Donkin, James
University of British Columbia
$100,000
Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Wellington
The role of ABCA1 in mediating the beneficial effects of GW3965 on biochemical and cognitive outcomes in the APP/PSI mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
Recipient of the Ray Congdon Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
Drozd, John
Robarts Research Institute
$81,000
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Bartha
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Lacoste, Baptiste
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
$81,000
Supervisor: Dr. Edith Hamel
Morphological and functional evaluations for kinin B1 receptor involvement in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease
Biomedical
Doctoral Awards
Arsenault-Lapierre, Geneviève
Lady Davis Institute
$41,060
Supervisors: Dr. Howard Chertkow and Dr. Sonia Lupien
Longitudinal study of the neuropsychological, neuroanatomical and salivary cortisol profiles of individuals with mild cognitive impairment
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) and the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN) through the Research Training Awards Program on Knowledge Translation and Dementia.
Blanchard, Alexandre
University of Ottawa
$41,060
Supervisors: Dr. Steffany Bennett and Dr. Daniel Figeys
The role of glycerophospholipid second messengers in signaling tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease pathology
Boridy, Sebastien
McGill University
$46,060
Supervisor: Dr. Dusica Maysinger
Prevention of amyloid-beta oligomer pathology by artificial chaperones in Alzheimer's disease: a novel therapeutic intervention
Recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Albert Spatz Doctoral Award
Medehouenou, Marc
Université Laval
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Danielle Laurin
Exposure to environmental contaminants and risk of cognitive impairments among seniors in Canada
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) and the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN) through the Research Training Awards Program on Knowledge Translation and Dementia.
Swardfager, Walter
University of Toronto
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Krista Lanctôt
Cognitive and neuroanatomical correlates of kynurenine elevation in early vascular cognitive impairment
Telpoukhovskaia, Maria
University of British Columbia
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Chris Orvig
Glycosylated pro-drugs for metal passivation in Alzheimer's disease
Yuzwa, Scott
Simon Fraser University
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. David Vocadlo
The function of O-G1cNAc on tau and its potential as a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease
Quality of Life
Research Grants
Cuddy, Lola
Queen's University
$21,000
Musical memory and Alzheimer's disease
Recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Albert Spatz Special Award for Music and Dementia Studies
Forbes, Dorothy
University of Western Ontario
$192,063
Developing dementia care decisions through knowledge exchange in rural settings
Recipient of a grant through the Research Program on Care Practice in Cognitive Impairment in Aging
Hudon, Carol
Université Laval
$119,991
Associations between depressive symptoms and episodic memory function in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment
Jacklin, Kristen
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University
$119,203
Cultural perceptions of dementia among aboriginal peoples in Ontario
Letts, Lori
McMaster University
$107,819
Supporting Caregivers of People with Dementia: A pilot study
MacCourt, Penny
University of Victoria
$120,000
Disenfranchised Grief and Dementia: A Coaching Intervention to Empower Caregivers
McCusker, Jane
McGill University
$200,000
Development of nursing tools for the detection of long-term facility residents with cognitive impairment who are at risk for delirium
Recipient of a grant through the Research Program on Care Practice in Cognitive Impairment in Aging
Ward-Griffin, Catherine
University of Western Ontario
$156,934
Building partnerships in community-based dementia care
Recipient of a grant through the Research Program on Care Practice in Cognitive Impairment in Aging
Wiersma, Elaine
Lakehead University
$36,363
Understanding Dementia in Rural Northern Communities
Quality of Life
Post-Doctoral Awards
Fallah, Nader
Dalhousie University
$81,000
Supervisors: Dr. Kenneth Rockwood and Dr. Arnold Mitnitski
Translating from a stochastic model of ageing to clinically observable events in older adults at risk for cognitive impairment
Gottlieb-Tanaka, Dalia
University of British Columbia
$81,000
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Graf
Creative expression activities programs for seniors with dementia: best practices
Imbeault, Hélène
Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement (CDRV) du Centre de santé et services sociaux-Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS)
$81,000
Supervisors: Dr. Lise Gagnon and Dr. Nathalie Bier
Use of an electronic agenda in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Potvin, Olivier
Université de Sherbrooke
$100,000
Supervisors: Dr. Michel Préville and Dr. Carol Hudon
Development of a biopsychosocial predictive model for the onset of cognitive impairment among elderly people living in the community
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) and the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) through the FRSQ and ASC Partnership Program.
Rowe, Gillian
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
$100,000
Supervisor: Dr. Angela Troyer
Use of implicit processes to support autobiographical and prospective memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease
Recipient of the Firefly Spark Award, with funding from the Firefly Foundation
Tung, James
University of Waterloo
$81,000
Supervisor: Dr. Eric Roy
Evaluation of ambulatory gait analysis in Alzheimer's disease from continuous free-living behaviour
This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA) through the ASC-CIHR-IA Fellowship Awards in Mobility and Dementia.
Quality of Life
Doctoral Awards
Callahan, Brandy
Université Laval
$41,060
Supervisor: Dr. Carol Hudon
Emotional episodic memory bias in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease
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