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: Characterizing Alteration Footprints of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits Using SuperLight Element Micro-X-Ray Fluorescence
Dr. Erin Adlakha
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $228,745
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), geology, hydrothermal ore
Project: Implementation of Clinical Exomes in a Pre- and Peri-Natal Setting
Dr. Karen Bedard
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $233,873
Funding Partners: Genome Canada
Key Words: pathology, pre-natal, peri-natal, clinical exomes
Project: Optimizing the Measurement and Management of Infant Pain: A Translational Clinical Program of Research
Dr. Britney Benoit
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $62,566
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), nursing, infant pain
Project: Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids – A new green technique to prepare electrocatalysts
Dr. Erwan Bertin
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $74,985
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Global change impacts on soil invertebrates
Dr. Erin Cameron
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $168,633
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), environmental science, soil, invertebrates
Project: Acadia Centre for Neuroscience and Cognitive Health
Dr. Anne Sophie Champod & Dr. Daniel Lametti
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $371,012
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
https://researchns.ca/episode9/
Project: Assessing Future Disease Risks for Commercial Crustacean Fisheries in Canada
Dr. Fraser Clark
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $75,001
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), agriculture, disease, crustacean, fisheries
Project: Immuno-Metabolomics for the Next Generation of Cancer Immunotherapies
Dr. Shashi Gujar
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $503,394
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), cancer, immunotherapies, immuno-metabolomics
Project: Infrastructure for a Soil-Landscape Analysis & Modelling Lab
Dr. Brandon Heung
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $75,001
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Health Care System Optimization and Analytics
Dr. Noreen Kamal
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $75,001
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), health care, healthcare, system optimization, analytics
Project: An Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Approach to Reducing the Burden of Early Life Stress
Dr. Jennifer Khoury
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $87,611
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: EEG System and Recording Chambers
Dr. Christine Lackner
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $129,324
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Expanding Capacity: Digital Humanities Approaches to Understanding Post-Industrial Communities
Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $89,895
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
https://researchns.ca/episode11/
Project: Transforming Community-Led Indigenous Health Research in Atlantic Canada
Dr. Debbie Martin
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $115,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Computational Investigations of Molecular Evolutionary Quantum Biochemistry and Mitochondrial Biophysics
Dr. Chérif Matta
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $30,638
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Observing oceanic turbulence using an autonomous glider
Dr. Ruth Musgrave
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $85,001
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Large-Scale Parts from Stainless Steels and Corrosion Resistant Alloys
Dr. Ali Nasiri
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Sexual Health And Gender (SHAG) Research Program
Dr. Matthew Numer
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $113,251
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Hybrid Simulation of Self-Repairing Concrete Structures
Dr. Fadi Oudah
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Comparative and Environmental Physiology Facility (CEPF)
Dr. Tamara Rodela
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $74,065
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Research infrastructure to support molecular and imaging applications
Dr. Vielka Salazar
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $74,997
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Project: Univenture: A substance use prevention intervention for university students
Dr. Sherry Stewart
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $147,997
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Key Words: John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), substance use, prevention, intervention