The New Health Investigator Grant supports early-career health researchers who are engaged in work that aligns with the province’s health research priorities. The grant aims to provide two years of support of up to $100,000 for researchers who are within the first five years of their academic appointment in Nova Scotia or who are new to the field of health research. Funding provided will support the establishment of independent programs of research, support and expand the research productivity necessary for obtaining long term funding from national and external agencies and expand the potential for early-career investigators to make significant contributions in their field. For the 2020-21 academic year, funding for this grant is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.
$2,032,284
In Funding
22
Projects
8
Institutions
Below you can search for recipients by their name, their affiliated institution/organization, or by project key words.
Project: Provincial Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Initiative: A Collaborative, Theoretically Driven Study
Dr. Britney Benoit
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,989.00
Total Project Value: $99,989.00
Key words: breastfeeding, baby-friendly initiative, implementation research, evidence-informed newborn care, theoretical domains framework, patient-centred care
Project: Does a Simple Blood Test Predict Who Needs Strict Blood Sugar Control to Prevent Heart Disease?
Dr. Leah Cahill
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $93,381.00
Total Project Value: $93,381.00
Key words: predictive biomarker, clinical epidemiology, precision medicine, glycemic control, cardiometabolic disease, biostatistical modelling
Project: Designing an Integrated Pediatric Inpatient-Ambulatory Care Service Delivery Model
Dr. Christine Cassidy
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,682.00
Total Project Value: $99,682.00
Key words: implementation science, integrated care, pediatrics, service delivery models, co-design, learning health system
Project: Home Food Gardening in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Food Security Considerations
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $98,668.00
Total Project Value: $98,668.00
Key words: food security, vertical farm, citizen engagement, food supply, gardening, nutrition
Project: Cardiac Vascular Stem Cells in Right Heart Failure
Dr. Ketul Chaudhary
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: cardiac vascular stem cells, right ventricle, heart failure, endothelial cells, stem cell antigen-1, angiogenesis
Project: Community-Based Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Transition to Adult Care
Dr. Parisa Ghanouni
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: transition, developmental disabilities, delivery of care, rural areas, integrated care, health services
Project: Exploring Current Nutritional Knowledge and Resources Available to People Living With HIV-AIDS in Nova Scotia: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Dr. Phillip Joy
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,785.60
Total Project Value: $99,785.60
Key words: nutrition, mixed methods, HIV/AIDS, food security, LGBTQ populations, needs assessment
Project: Role of Stress Granule Formation in Immune Responses to Respiratory Viruses
Dr. Denys Khaperskyy
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,980.00
Total Project Value: $99,980.00
Key words: stress granules, coronavirus, influenza A virus, innate immune responses, influenza B virus, host shutoff
Project: Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Prostate Combined With a Radiomics Evaluation Determine the Invasive Capacity of a Tumour (Can MRI-PREDICT)
Dr. Michael Kucharczyk
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $97,683.00
Total Project Value: $97,683.00
Key words: radiomics, prostate cancer, machine-learning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, biopsy, biomarker
Project: Harnessing Oral Microbiota to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis: Functional Screening Using a Bioprinted Mammalian-Microbe Co-culture Model
Dr. Brendan Leung
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,600.00
Total Project Value: $99,600.00
Key words: microbiome, bioprinting, bioinformatics, tissue engineering, chemotherapy, biomaterials
Project: Identifying, Understanding, and Mitigating Gaps in Dementia Care
Dr. Paula McLaughlin
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $98,882.97
Total Project Value: $98,882.97
Key words: dementia, healthcare delivery, access to care, telehealth, community supports, feasibility
Project: Mode of delivery following a previous cesarean birth: identifying risk factors for maternal and neonatal morbidity
Dr. Azar Mehrabadi
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,764.00
Total Project Value: $99,764.00
Key words: obstetrics, neonatal morbidity, pregnancy, childbirth, cesarean delivery, maternal morbidity
Project: An App Responding to Behaviour of People to Promote Mental Wellbeing in Anxious Youth
Dr. Sandra Meier
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: mental health app, cognitive behavioural therapy, anxiety disorders, youth, mobile sensing, machine learning
Project: Primary Healthcare for People with Dementia: Exploring Care Provided by Collaborative Family Practice Teams in Nova Scotia
Dr. Elaine Moody
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $89,489.00
Total Project Value: $89,489.00
Key words: dementia, patient centered care, primary health care, team based care, aging, collaborative practice
Project: Using activity monitors to improve virtual care for individuals at risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease living in rural areas of Nova Scotia
Dr. Ryan Reid
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $78,813.00
Total Project Value: $78,813.00
Key words: rural health, digital health, virtual care, physical activity, telehealth, obesity
https://researchns.ca/2023/06/21/removing-guess-work-for-clinicians-to-enable-more-efficient-and-effective-care-for-patients-theres-an-app-for-that/
Project: Preterm Infant Gut microbiome Associations With Environment and Outcomes in the NICU (PIGEON)
Dr. Balpreet Singh
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,625.00
Total Project Value: $99,625.00
Key words: preterm, microbiome, newborn, environment, gastrointestinal, outcomes
Project: The Feasibility of a Program for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Dr. Skye Stephens
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $77,303.96
Total Project Value: $77,303.96
Key words: childhood sexual abuse, pedophilia, prevention, sexuality, feasibility, psychological intervention
Project: Resilience and Impairment: A Study of Factors Supporting Counsellor Development and Career Longevity
Dr. Tanya Surette
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,909.56
Total Project Value: $99,909.56
Key words: counselling, resilience, impairment, compassion fatigue, mental health, supervision
Project: Strengthening Alcohol Policies on Atlantic Canadian Campuses: Working Collaboratively to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm Among Students
Dr. Kara Thompson
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,835.00
Total Project Value: $99,835.00
Key words: alcohol policy, alcohol harm, prevention, post-secondary institutions, capacity building, knowledge translation
Project: Differences in the Regulation of Behaviour Genes as a Proposed Mechanism for Mental Illness
Dr. Deniz Top
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: mental illness, neurobiology, molecular mechanism, circadian rhythms, behaviour genes, gene regulation
Project: Screening, Self-Management and Referral to Treatment for Young Cannabis Users: Fulfilling an Unmet Need
Dr. Igor Yakovenko
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,657.00
Total Project Value: $99,657.00
Key words: addiction, cannabis, harm reduction, intervention, public health, young adults
Project: An Explainable Machine Learning to Dissect Geographical Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Canada
Dr. Jamileh Yousefi
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), geographical disparities, lung and colorectal cancer, Atlantic Region, socioeconomic status