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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
Dave Andrews, University of Windsor. ($20,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor. Multi-camera video analysis of head impacts in youth hockey.
Anthony Bain, University of Windsor. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute, University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and Faculty of Human Kinetics. The Effects of Photobiomodulation on cognitive, physical, and cerebral neurovascular function in Parkinson’s
Francesco Biondi, University of Windsor. ($180,000). NSERC Discovery Grant. Drivers' cognitive load detection through ocular metrics classification for the development on Driver Monitoring Systems.
Jennifer Bondy, University of Windsor/Family Physician CMHA Health Centre. ($20,000). WE-SPARK Health Igniting Discovery Grant. Understanding the Landscape for a Shelter Health initiative in Windsor, Ontario.
Jeffrey Dason, University of Windsor. ($516,376). Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant. The Role of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1/Frequenin2 in nociception.
Jeffrey Dason, University of Windsor. ($20,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and Faculty of Science. Understanding the role of NCS-1/Frq in synaptic and cognitive effects found in FXS.
Arezoo Emadi, University of Windsor. ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. A Novel High-Resolution Micromachined Ultrasonic Technology in Dermatology for Skin Cancer.
Patti Fritz, University of Windsor. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute, University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and FAHSS. Potential Impact of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Groups on Conflict in Adolescent Mothers’ Intimate Relationships.
Lindsey Jaber, University of Windsor. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute, University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and Faculty of Education. Women, Trauma, and Mental Health: Storied Experiences of Hyper-Productivity in Higher Education.
DJ Macneil, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Health Igniting Discovery Grant. Identifying and implementing family engagement interventions to enhance participation in mental health services delivered at the RCC.
Robert McKay, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Health Igniting Discovery Grant. Developing an early intervention strategy for patients who are identified in the emergency room and Windsor Regional Hospital as at Risk for Drug Addiction.
Pooya Moradian Zadeh, University of Windsor. ($125,000). NSERC Discovery Grant. Coevolution and Many-Objective Search Optimization in Multilayer Social Networks.
Abdu Naeem, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Cancer Research Program (formerly WCRG) and WE-SPARK Health Institute. Neurosurgery Endovascular Robotic Platform..
Ming Pan, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. Boron Concentration in Normal Organs and tumors of Companion Animals: A Preclinical Trial for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
Amy Peirone, St. Clair College. ($30,000). WE-SPARK Incentive Grant for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) College and Community Social Innovation Fund. Funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute
Kathy Pfaff, University of Windsor. ($19,981). Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support. Catalyzing Community Connection - Population Health Cross-Border Project.
Lisa Porter, University of Windsor. ($240,000). NSERC Discovery Grant. Role of Tuberin in Cell Size and Mitotic Progression.
Lisa Porter, John Trant, Dan Xiao, Bre-Anne Fifield, University of Windsor. Sindu Kanjeekal, Windsor Regional Hospital. Martin Bahkt, Harvard University. ($120,000). Cancer Research Society Grant. Dissecting the Progression to Treatment Resistant Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer.
Lisa Porter, University of Windsor. ($60,000). WE-SPARK Incentive Grant for Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant. Funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute and University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation. The Role of Cyclin-Like Proteins in Regulating the Regenerative Balance in the Liver; Implications in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Munir Rahim, University of Windsor. ($147,065). NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant. Multi-User High Throughput Flow Cytometry System
Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor. ($310,000). NSERC Discovery Grant. Molecular Engineering of Semiconducting Polymers for Emerging Organic Electronics
John Trant, University of Windsor. ($150,000). NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant. Label-free measurement of protein-ligand interactions for biochemistry, structural biology, immunology, engineering, and chemical biology.
Yufeng Tong. University of Windsor. ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. Using virus-like particles to deliver protein therapeutics for glioblastoma treatment.
Sara Scharoun Benson, University of Windsor. ($145,000). NSERC Discovery Grant. What is it to pick up an upside-down cup? The dynamic interaction between actor, environment, and task in the emergence of second-order planning for object manipulation.
Indryas Woldie, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Cancer Research Program (formerly WCRG) and WE-SPARK Health Institute. Migrant Worker's Experience of Critical Illness in Windsor-Essex County.
Publications / Articles / Presentations
Cataldo V, Taimoory S, Mohammadzadeh S, Trant JF, Guterman R. (2022). A Solid Alkylation: Highly Recyclable, Flow Chemistry-Ready, Resin-Supported Thioimidazoliums Alkylate Sulfur-Centered Nucleophile. European Journal of Organic Chemistry.
Coyne P, Kustra E, Woodruff SJ. (2022). Let's Talk About It: A Narrative Review of Digital Approaches for Disseminating and Communicating Health Research and Innovation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
Deneau J, van Wyk PM, Horton S. (2022). Capitalizing on a “Huge Resource”: Successful Aging and Physically Active Leisure Perspectives from Older Males. Leisure Sciences.
da Costa B, Bruner B, Scharoun Benson S, Raymer G, Law B. Canadian children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviours during time-segments of the school day. American Journal of Health Education.
Ely FO, Mitchell FR, Hirsch KE, Diana M, Munroe-Chandler KJ, van Wyk PM, McGowan CL. (2022). Resilience and Despair: Exploring the Educational Experiences of Graduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Guide Strategies for Action. Current Issues in Comparative Education.
Freeman L, Fraser J. (2022). An unusual presentation of an aggressive form of breast cancer: A case study. International Journal of Cancer Care and Delivery.
Grimmett E, Al-Share B, Alkassab MB, Zhou RW, Desai A, Rahim M. (2022). Cancer Vaccines: Past, Present and Future; A review Article. Discover Oncology.
Karle A, Twum K, Sabbagh N, Haddad A, Taimoory S, Szozesniak M, Trivedi E, Trant JF, Beyeh N. (2022). Naphthalene-functionalized resorcinarenes as potent and highly- selective, fluorescent self-quenching, sensors for kynurenic acid. Analyst.
Lubanska D, Alrashed S, Mason GT, Nadeem F, DiPasquale M, Awada A, Kojic M, Malik A, Soliman MAR, deCarvalho A, Shamisa A, Kulkarni S, Marquardt D, Porter LA, Rondeau-Gagné S. Impairing Proliferation of Glioblastoma Multiforme with CD44+ Selective Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles. Nature Scientific Reports.
Mirza M, Alanko I, Vanmeert M, Muzzarelli K, Salo-Ahen O, Abdullah I, Kovari I, Claes S, De Jognhe S, Schols D, Schinazi R, Kovari L, Trant JF, Ahmad S, Froeyen M. (2022).The discovery of Zika virus NS2BNS3 inhibitors with antiviral activity via an integrated virtual screening approach. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Parasram K, Bachetti D, Carmona-Alcocer V, Karpowicz P. (2022). Fluorescent reporters for studying circadian rhythms in Drosophila melanogaster. Methods in Molecular Biology
Pillon A, Dare-Shih J, Fong J, Fidalgo da Silva E, Porter LA.(2022). Dissecting the roles of the Tuberin protein in the subcellular localization of the G2/M Cyclin, Cyclin B1.PLoS One.
Reagan R, Woodruff SJ, Seabrook JA, Gilliland J. (2022). A randomized control trial of a Canadian-based school food program on the home food environment. Health Promotion International.
Sadraei I, Yousif G, Taimoory SM, Kosar M, Mehri S, Al Olabi R, Igbokwe E, Toma J, Rahim M. (2022). The total synthesis of glycolipids from S. pneumoniae and a re-evaluation of their immunological activity. Chemistry.
Sarteau AC, Kahkoska AR, Crandell J, Igudesman D, Corbin KD, Kichler JC, Maahs DM, Muntis F, Pratley R, Seid M, Zaharieva D, Mayer-Davis E. (2022). More Hypoglycemia not associated with increasing estimated adiposity in youth with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Research.
Taimoory S, Yu X, Beyeh N, Trant JF. (2022). Highly optically responsive divalent benzimidazoliumbased axles with pseudorotaxane potential. Chemistry - A European Journal.
Taleb Z, Karpowicz P. (2022). Circadian regulation of digestive and metabolic tissues. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology.
Twum K, Truong N, Osei F, Von Essen C, Nadimi S, John Trant,, Beyeh R. (2022). Guestmediated self-assembly of deprotonated 2-bromoresorcinarenes. Crystal Growth and Design.
Appointments and Awards
Sarah Mushtaq newly appointed as Director of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism (EIDAR) at Windsor Regional Hospital.
Moneeza Sami (University of Windsor, Odette School of Business). Co-op/Internship Rising Star Student Award, Office of Co-operative Education and Workplace Partnerships, University of Windsor.
Congratulations everyone!
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