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New Projects
Jalal Ahamed, University of Windsor. ($190,000) NSERC. Development of high precision and highly stable micro inertial sensing systems.
Amit Bagga, Windsor Regional Hospital ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund. Evaluation of a continuous glucose sensor in patients with diabetes on hemodialysis.
Tricia Carmichael, University of Windsor. ($150,000) NSERC. Urgently needed physical vapor deposition system for organic and wearable electronics.
Brian DeVeale, University of Windsor. ($165,000 and $12,500) NSERC. Dissecting microRNA function in early mammalian development.
Brian DeVeale, University of Windsor ($25,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association. Defining relative cell cycle lengths in mixed cell populations.
Arezoo Emadi, University of Windsor. ($210,000) NSERC. A new approach in extending the boundaries of autonomous early detection using a novel micromachined resonator.
Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute. Expansion of the Clinical Trials Navigator (CTN) program with staged introduction of the navigator program to demonstrate benefit to availability of the CTN program.
Mason Leschyna, Erie Shores HealthCare ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute. Effectiveness of Ontario Naloxone program.
Drew Marquardt, University of Windsor. ($160,000) NSERC. Investigation of the molecular interactions of vitamin E with cellular membranes: Towards solving a 100-year-old mystery.
Dana Menard, University of Windsor ($20,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by the Macedonian church, WE-SPARK Health Institute, and the University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation. Sexual resilience and wellbeing in individuals with endometriosis.
Emma Mineau, St. Clair College ($20,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute. The evaluation and implementation of increased mental health resources, with minimized barriers, for patients of a local community hospital.
Syed Naqvi, Windsor Regional Hospital ($15,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. Automated detection of brain metastases using machine learning.
Sirayam Pandey, University of Windsor ($60,000). Mitacs-Accelerate grant. Evaluation of anticancer activity of Shogun black maitake mushroom extract and its interaction with chemotherapeutic drugs in in vitro and in vivo models of human cancer.
Melissa Pare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare ($20,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute. Implementing rTMS programming at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare.
Steven Rehse, University of Windsor. ($160,000) NSERC. Spectroscopy of laser-induced plasmas: An interdisciplinary research program for the 21st century.
Kyle Shafer, Erie Shores HealthCare ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by WE-SPARK Health Institute. Evaluating the association between travel burden and effective cancer care on overall survival and quality of life with novel chemotherapy satellite site.
Vijendra Sharma, 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. Identification of cell-type-specific dysregulated mRNA translation in Alzheimer's disease.
Joanne Tay, University of Windsor ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. Exploring the process of receiving pediatric cancer care in Windsor Essex region through the lived experiences of youths living with cancer, parents, and healthcare providers.
Yufeng Tong, University of Windsor ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and Faculty of Science. Shed lights on SUN1 for cancer treatments.
John Trant, University of Windsor ($30,000). WE-SPARK Incentive Grant funded by University of Windsor Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation and WE-SPARK Health Institute. pHerapeutics: Modulating the tumour microenvironment restores immunosurveillance, eliminates cancer's "home-field" advantage, and potentiates therapies.
Jill Urbanic, 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 Engineering. Design, fabrication, and testing of 3D printed micro-fluidic devices for exploring the culture of human tumour-based organoids, and to alter the tumour microenvironment.
Paula van Wyk, 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. Isometric handgrip training study: answering the urgent call for black populations.
Nick Vukotic, University of Windsor ($30,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. Improving outcomes in glioblastoma treatment: implantable therapeutic polymer composites for targeted drug delivery.
Indryas Woldie, Windsor Regional Hospital ($15,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. A novel translational pipeline for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Telford Yeung, Windsor Regional Hospital ($10,000). WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund. Reducing contamination in umbilical cord blood cultures for the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis at Windsor Regional Hospital: a prospective cohort quality improvement study.
Medical Student Research Projects
Araf Azad, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Sarah Mushtaq, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Shulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Current usage of language translation services in Hospitals in Windsor Regional Hospital, ON: A qualitative study.
Julianna Charles, Emma McGinnis, Ram Patel, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Ross Lepera, place ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). The prevalence of malnutrition risk in older adults ages 65 years and above in primary care physician's practices in Windsor-Essex County: A multi-centred cross-sectional study.
Charlie Fang, Allyson Ripley, Farwa Zaib, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Adrian Guta, University of Windsor ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Examining innovative clinical care and ethical issues in safer supply programs in Ontario.
Sameera Khalid, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Larry Jacobs, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Quetiapine use in inpatient teams.
Alexander Klas, Daniel Lupus, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Padmaja Naidu, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Real-world outcomes of Optifast total and partial meal replacement programs in a community clinic.
Mah-noor Malik, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Investigate clinical significance of grade in triple negative breast cancer.
Keren Mayorov, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Sajit Augustine, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Perinatal acidosis outcomes.
Mihir Modi, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Amit Bagga, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Evaluation of a flash glucose monitor in hemodialysis patients with diabetes.
Alexander Mung, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Swati Kulkarni, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Identification of patient characteristics affecting outcomes of mono-immunotherapy versus combination chemotherapy.
Rufina Ning, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Telford Yeung, Windsor Regional Hospital ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Exploring the development of a home nasogastric feeding program to facilitate early discharge of infants from the neonatal intensive care unit.
Publications / Articles / Presentations
Cheng Z, Cai Y, Zhang K, Zhang J, Gui H, Luo Y, Zhou J, DeVeale B. (2023) MAP3K19 regulatory variation in populations with African ancestry may increase COVID-19 severity. iScience.
Cui J, Zhao Wm Wu J, Zhang D, Liu L, Qiao H, Yan Z, Fu Y, Trant J, Li Y. (2023) Enhanced in vivo antitumor efficacy through the nanodiamond mediated co-delivery of drugs. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.
Das P S, Ahmed H E U, Motaghedi F, Lester N J, Khalil A, Janaideh M A, Anees S, Carmichael T B, Bain A R, Rondeau-Gagné S, Ahamed M J. (2023) A wearable multisensor patch for breathing pattern recognition. IEEE Sensors.
David K M, Knauft K, Lewis L, Petriello M, Petrick L, Luca F, Joseph N T, Fritz H, Cutchin M, Rappaport L, Levy P, Engeland C G, Zilioli S. (2023) The heart of Detroit study: a window into urban middle-aged and older African Americans' daily lives to understand psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. BMC Psychiatry.
Khurshid H, Ismaila N, Bian J, Dabney R, Das M, Ellis P, Feldman J, Hann C, Kulkarni S, Laaskin J, Manochakian R, Mishra D R, Preeshagul I, Reddy P, Saxena A, Weinberg F, Kalemkerian G P. (2023) Systemic Therapy for Small-Cell Lung Cancer: ASCO-Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Guideline. Clinical Oncology.
Lubanska D, Alrashed S, Sorge A, Cielukoski A, Mahendran H P, Nadeem F, Shamisa A, deCarvalho A, Kulkarni S, Soliman M A R, Rondeau-Gagne S, Porter L A. (2023) Exploring the interplay between brain tumour initiating cells and the tumour microenvironment: Potential targeting strategies for glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Advances.
Lubanska D, Alrashed S, Oschanney L, Cieslukowski A, Nadi A, Habashy P, Renaud A, Roye-Azar A, Soliman M, Adili K, Baker A, Baseet M, Llancari A, Mitrevski A, Mouawad S, Nguyen K, Sorge A, Zuccato K, Boujeke E, Cala J, Dinsecu S, Ho M, Khan A, Almasri D, Dunn D, Ghafoor H, Grimmett E, Mouawad E, Patel R, Paunic M, Sharma D, Visconti T, Vuong V, Porter L A. (2023) E-learning and research experience exchange in the online setting of student peer mentor network during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A laboratory case study. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.
Punchhi G, Negus R, Saif H, Pritchard S, Owen O, Sehmbi A, Hamm C. (2023) Real-world challenges in eligibility for MMR vaccination two years after autologous and allogeneic HSCT. Vaccine.
Rappaport L M, Jerome E, Ameringen M V, Whittal M, McLean C P. (2023) North American open-label 16-week trial of the MindShift smartphone app for adult anxiety. Mood & Anxiety Disorders.
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