Congratulations to our funding recipients. Research Nova Scotia is helping to ensure Nova Scotia researchers have the tools they need to do their work.
Project: Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Plants
Dr. David Chiasson
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $213,470
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), nitrogen, legume plants, biology
Project: Development of next generation degradable polymers for regulation of implant associated inflammation
Dr. Locke Davenport Huyer
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000
Total Project Value: $322,053
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: JELF, biomaterial synthesis, immunoengineering, implantable medical devices, modulatory materials, immunometabolism, foreign body response
Project: Tick Chemosensory System Station
Dr. Nicoletta Faraone
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $249,632
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), tick, ticks, chemosensory
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Project: Quantifying the energetic impact of environmental variability to large whales
Dr. Sarah Fortune
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000
Total Project Value: $328,334
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: JELF, climate change, marine mammals, zooplankton, oceanography, biologging, remote sensing
Project: Equity in health and health care: The role of health and public policies
Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $75,001
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), health economics, equity in health, health care, health policy
Project: Dissecting Human Disease with Single-Cell (multi)-Omics Measurements
Dr. Tobias Karakach
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $234,931
Total Project Value: $632,288
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: JELF, single-cell genomics, precision medicine, big data, childhood cancers, biomarkers, early detection
Project: Community-University Housing Research Lab
Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $36,812
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), community economic development, housing
Project: Neurovascular Research infrastructure for Improving Brain Health
Dr. Erin Mazarolle
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $69,844
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), psychology, neurovascular, brain health
Project: Research Infrastructure for Large-Scale 3D Geometry Acquisition and Modeling
Dr. Jiju Poovvancheri
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $77,500
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), math, computing science, large-scale 3D geometry
Project: A biomolecular NMR facility supporting structural biology, protein engineering and mechanistic studies
Dr. Jan Rainey
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $800,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), chemistry, structural biology, protein engineering
Project: Structure-Property Relationships of Water-Soluble Polymers: Innovative Designed Materials for Custom Applications
Dr. Alison Scott
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $85,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), process engineering, applied science, water-soluble polymers
Project: Immunoregulation of Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Dr. Channakeshava Sokke Umeshappa
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $250,000
Total Project Value: $684,788
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: JELF, autoimmunity, primary biliary cholangitis, autoreactive T and B cells, cellular immunotherapy, high-throughput immune-cell profiling suite, high-capacity synthetic biology suite
Project: Assessing and leveraging mountain wetlands for water supply and carbon storage
Dr. Lauren Somers
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $85,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), civil and resource engineering, wetlands, water supply, carbon storage
Project: The neural and cognitive mechanisms of infants’ word representations: the role of variability
Dr. Drew Weatherhead
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), psychology, neuroscience
Project: Water Treatment and Environmental Remediation (WaTER) Laboratory
Dr. Xu Zhang
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $288,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)