Ukrainian Emergency Research Support Program Recipients


Research Nova Scotia is offering 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.


Learn more about the program.

Ukrainian Emergency Research Support Program Search

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: The globalization of border control: legal and policy implications
Ruslan Hrabovskyi
Supervisor(s):
Dr. Ruben Zaiotti
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $20,260
Key Words: borders, migration, international relations, mobility, security, cooperation

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: 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/