Letting us know about the accomplishments of you and your colleagues let’s us celebrate the great work being done in our region, build further collaborations, and ignite excitement about research in Windsor-Essex! Here are just a few of your latest successes.

New Projects

Luis Rueda, University of Windsor, ITOS Oncology. ($165,000). Mitacs Accelerate Grant. COVID19 viral genome sequence analysis to track viral transmission, to understand evolution of viral genome, to develop novel diagnostic tools as well as to identify novel therapeutic targets.

Luis Rueda, Sherif Saad Ahmed, University of Windsor. ($137,500). NSERC Idea to Innovation Grant. An Intelligent Framework for Social Engineering Cyber Security Training

Meranda Nakhla, McGill University, Jessica Kichler, University of Windsor. ($300,000). Diabetes Canada. Group Education Trial to Improve Transition for Parents of Adolescents with T1D: A pilot randomized controlled, superiority trial (GET-IT for Parents).

Philip Karpowicz, University of Windsor, Neeraj Narula, McMaster University. CIHR Project Grant. ($822,375). Circadian Rhythms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor. ($120,000). NSERC RTI. Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanomechanical Mapping Platform for Soft Materials

Baross A, Brook R, Kay AD, Howden R, Gaillard E, Gordon B, Milne KJ, McGowan C, Swaine I. Effects of isometric leg training on ambulatory blood pressure and morning blood pressure surge in young normotensive men and women. Nature Scientific Reports.

Bakht M, Hayward J, Shahbazi-Raz F, Skubal M, Tamura R, Stringer K, Meister D, Venkadakrishnan V, Xue H, Pillon A, Stover M, Tronchin A, Fifield B, Mader L, Ku SY, Cheon G, Kang K, Wang Y, Dong X, Beltran H, Grimm J, Porter LA, Trant JF. (2022). Identification of alternative protein targets of glutamate-ureido-lysine associated with PSMA tracer uptake in prostate cancer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Coyne P, Ely F, Fialia O, Munroe-Chandler JK, Woodruff SJ. (2022). Effectiveness of Infographics at Disseminating Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic. BMC Public Health.

Crann S, Senn C, Radtke H, Hobden K. (2021). “I Felt Powerful and Confident”: Women’s Use of What They Learned in Feminist Sexual Assault Resistance Education. Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Demchuk M, Zurakowski J, Austen B, Nelson D, Drover MW. (2021). Competitive gold/nickel transmetalation. Chemical Communications.

Doupnik N, Hirmiz K, Hussein A, Agapito J, Pan M. (2022). Early Stage Lung Cancer Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Outcomes in a Single Institution. Cureus.

Drover MW. (2022). A Guide to Secondary Coordination Sphere Editing. Chemical Society Reviews.

Edmondstone C, Pascual-Leone A, Soucie K, Kramer U. (2022). Therapist effects on outcome: Meaningful differences exist early in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

Hamm C, Fifield B, Kay A, Kulkarni S, Gupta R, Mathews J, Ferraiuolo R, Al-Wahsh H, Mailloux E, Hussein A, Porter LA. (2022). A prospective phase II clinical trial identifying the optimal regimen for carboplatin plus standard backbone of anthracycline and taxane-based chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer. Medical Oncology.

Hobden K, Thurston W, McVey G, Senn C. (2021). An Evaluation of Strategies Used to Maximize Intervention Fidelity in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Sexual Assault Resistance Program for University Women. Prevention Science.

Fidalgo da Silva E, Fong J, Roye-Azar A, Nadi A, Drouillard C, Pillon A, Porter LA. (2022). Beyond Protein Synthesis; The Multifaceted Roles of Tuberin in Cell Cycle Regulation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Menard D, Soucie K, Freeman L, Ralph J. (2022). “My problems aren’t severe enough to seek help”: Stress levels and use of mental health supports by Canadian hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Policy.

Mirza N, Hulkob W. (2022). The complex nature of transportation as a key determinant of health in primary and community care restructuring initiatives in rural Canada. Journal of Aging Studies.

Mohanty J, Chokkanathan S, Alberton A. (2022). COVID-19–related stressors, family functioning and mental health in Canada: Test of indirect effects. Family Relations.

Pfaff K, Krohn H, Crawley J, Howard M, Zadeh PM, Varacalli F, Ravi P, Sattler D. The little things are big: evaluation of a compassionate community approach for promoting the health of vulnerable persons. BMC Public Health.

Salters D, Scharoun Benson S. (2022). Perceptions and Use of Teaching Strategies for Fundamental Movement Skills in Primary School Physical Education Programs. Children.

Senn C, Barata P, Eliasziw M, Hobden K, Ratdke H, Thurston W, Newby-Clark I. (2021). Sexual Assault Resistance Education’s Benefits for Survivors of Attempted and Completed Rape. Women & Therapy.

Shang X, Zhang G, Jiac B, Almanaseer M. (2022). The healthcare supply location-inventory-routing problem: A robust approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.

Upneja S, Hussein A, Moudgil D, Kulkarni S, Gupta R, Kay A, Fifield B, Ferraiuolo R, Hamm C. (2021). A retrospective single center study investigating the clinical significance of grade in triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Studies and Therapeutics.

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. (2022). Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliative Care.

Zurakowski J, Austen B, Drover MW. (2022). Exterior Decorating: Lewis Acid Secondary Coordination Spheres for Cooperative Reactivity. Trends in Chemistry.

Zurakowski J, Austen B, Browna K, Drover MW. (2022). Bis(1-bora-4-phosphorinane) ring closure at Cp*M (M = Fe, Co) complexes. Chemical Communications.

Kendall Soucie (University of Windsor, Department of Psychology) Kathleen McCrone Teaching Award, University of Windsor

Mike Mckay, Lisa Porter, Sherri Lynne Menard, Yufeng Tong, Abdul Monem Al Riahi, Maria Badalova, Allison Baker, Emmanuel Boujeke, Owen Corchis-Scott, Ryland Corchis-Scott, Jackie Fong, Qiudi Geng, Kassidy Greatrex, Marissa Ho, Amr Labak, Kyle Lago, Dorota Lubanska, Janet Macisaac, Anmol Nagra, Genie Nehruji, Kenneth Ng, Ana Maria Podadera Gonzalez, Sarvnaz Sadeghi, Jesse Scott, Rajesh Seth, Kendall Soucie, Allie Szusz, Pooya Moradian Zadeh, Farinaz Ziaee (University of Windsor). Excellence in Health & Safety Award, University of Windsor.

Congratulations on your appointments to Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Windsor, Department of Biomedical Sciences: Dr. Andrea Cervi and Dr. Andreu Fernández Codina.

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