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
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
Project: Designing an Integrated Pediatric Inpatient-Ambulatory Care Service Delivery Model
Dr. Christine Cassidy
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,682.00
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
Project: Cardiac Vascular Stem Cells in Right Heart Failure
Dr. Ketul Chaudhary
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Project: Preterm Infant Gut microbiome Associations With Environment and Outcomes in the NICU (PIGEON)
Dr. Jon Dorling
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,625.00
Project: Community-Based Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Transition to Adult Care
Dr. Parisa Ghanouni
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
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
Project: Role of Stress Granule Formation in Immune Responses to Respiratory Viruses
Dr. Denys Khaperskyy
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,980.00
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
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
Project: Identifying, Understanding, and Mitigating Gaps in Dementia Care
Dr. Paula McLaughlin
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $98,882.97
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
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
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
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
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: The Feasibility of a Program for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Dr. Skye Stephens
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $77,303.00
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
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
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
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
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