Research Nova Scotia offered immediate research support funding for Ukrainian students and researchers who are relocating to Canada, either temporarily or permanently, as a result of the Russian invasion.
Project: Establishing a center of excellence on light-curing research at Dalhousie University
Bohdana Bila
Supervisor(s): Dr. Richard Price
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $10,000
Funding Partners: Mitacs
Key Words: Ukraine, Globalink, light-curing, dentistry, curing lights, dental
https://researchns.ca/2023/08/01/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-bohdana-bila/
Project: Understanding the relationship between adipose tissue hypoxia and maladaptive angiogenesis
Yuliia Komburlei
Supervisor(s): Dr. Brendan Leung
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $12,000
Funding Partners: Mitacs
Key Words: Globalink, oral sciences, biomedical engineering, hypoxic fat, metabolic diseases, cancer, blood cell development
https://researchns.ca/2023/04/26/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-yuliia-komburlei/
Project: Understanding the role of adipose tissue hypoxia in ovarian cancer growth and chemoresistance using an in vitro T-SLICE model
Yuliia Komburlei
Supervisor(s): Dr. Brendan Leung
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $20,000
Key Words: tissue hypoxia, ovarian cancer, chemoresistance, vitro, t-slice
https://researchns.ca/2023/04/26/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-yuliia-komburlei/
Project: The globalization of border control: legal and policy implications
Kateryna Korpalo
Supervisor(s): Dr. Ruben Zaiotti
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $11,800
Key Words: borders, migration, international relations, mobility, security, cooperation
Project: Learning for Governance: supporting equitable global environmental governance
Kateryna Rudenko
Supervisor(s): Dr. Melanie Zurba
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $22,053.60
Funding Partners: Mitacs
Key Words: Globalink, environmental governance
https://researchns.ca/2023/04/26/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-kateryna-rudenka/
Project: Understanding through storytelling: newcomer and Mi’kmaw relationship building and connection to place
Kateryna Rudenko
Supervisor(s): Dr. Melanie Zurba
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $33,831.00
Key Words: Ukrainian-Indigenous studies, environmental governance, sense of place, relationship building, wellbeing, climate change
Project: An Exploration of the Barriers and Facilitators to Access of Oral Health Care of Ukrainian Newcomers to Nova Scotia
Yaryna Tylchak
Supervisor(s): Heather Doucette & Dr. Violet D’Souza
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $10,000
Funding Partners: Mitacs
Key Words: Globalink, oral health care, newcomers
https://researchns.ca/2023/06/21/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-yaryna-tylchak/
Project: Nanopore DNA sequencing for microbial diversity genomics
Dmytro Tymoshenko
Supervisor(s): Dr. John Archibald
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $35,000
Key Words: Ukraine, cell biology, genetic engineering, bioinformatics, microorganisms, computer science, DNA, protein molecules
https://researchns.ca/2023/08/28/ukrainian-researcher-spotlight-dmytro-tymoshenko/