CIHR Project Grants awarded to UBC Engineering research tackling stroke, spinal deformity and more
Four projects led or co-led by UBC Engineering researchers have been awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants: Fall 2021 competition.
The CIHR’s Project Grant program aims to support ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related research and knowledge translation, as well as to promote collaboration and “contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.”
In the Fall 2021 competition, three of the UBC Engineering-affiliated projects received research grants, while one received a priority announcement grant. Awardees were selected based on the significance, impact and feasibility of the research projects.
The UBC Engineering-affiliated projects, which address health issues like stroke and spinal deformity, are:
Research Grants
Decoding human cis-regulatory logic in development and disease
Principal Investigator: De Boer, Carl G (Biomedical Engineering)
Research Institution: UBC
*Conditionally funded at time of posting
Subject-Specific Biomechanical Modelling in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit
Principal Investigator: Oxland, Thomas R. (Orthopedics, Mechanical Engineering)
CO-PIs: Brown, Stephen H; Fels, Sidney S. (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Street, John; Wilson, David R.
Research Institution: UBC
Funding Amount: $795,600 (five years)
Using Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Imaging to Improve Stroke Risk Assessment and Management
Principal Investigator: Tsang, Teresa S. (Medicine)
Co-PIs: Abolmaesumi, Purang (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Research Institution: UBC
Funding Amount: $581,401 (three years)
Priority Announcement Grant
A bioengineering platform to promote safe cell therapies
Priority Announcement: Genetics
Principal Investigator: Shakiba, Nika (Biomedical Engineering)
Co-PIs: Goyal, Sidhartha (University of Toronto)
Research Institution: UBC
*Conditionally funded at time of posting
For more information about all UBC-led projects awarded Project Grants during this funding round, please see the announcement on the UBC Research and Innovation website.