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Competition Results

Tri Agency Bridge Funding Competition Results
CIHR Tri Agency Bridge Competition Results
Small Research Equipment Funding Program (SREF) Competition Results
SSHRC Explore Competition Results
SSHRC Exchange Competition Results
Creative Works Competition Results
UCRP Competition Results
UIRP Competition Results
UIPPSF Competition Results
URGP Competition Results


Tri Agency Bridge Funding Competition Results

Applicant    

Faculty/Department  

Project title

Karimi, Soheila

Max Rady College of Medicine –
Physiology & Pathophysiology

Delineation of extrinsic mechanisms regulating neural stem and progenitor cells in the adult spinal cord

Soderstrom, Melanie

Faculty of Arts - Psychology

Infants' everyday language experiences: Exploring similaries and differences within and across cultural contexts

CIHR Tri Agency Bridge Competition Results

Applicant     Faculty/Department   Project title
Nagy, James  Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Structural composition and regulation of electrical synapses in the CNS
Siddiqui, Tabrez
Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Regulation of a synaptic pathway underlying neural circuit disruption in schizophrenia

Small Research Equipment Funding Program (SREF) Competition Results

Applicant     Faculty/Department   Project title
Anderson, W. Gary Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences Data acquisition system
Balci, Fuat Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences Investigation of neural basis of timing, decision making and error processing in rodents using optogenetics/chemogenetics
Cornish, Stephen Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Musculoskeletal exercise immunology lab upgrade
Jayas, Digvir Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences - Biosystems Engineering  Bird-borne devices to track location-specific activity and foraging patterns
Ko, Ji Hyun Max Rady College of Medicine - Human Anatomy & Cell Science Effects of focal non-invasive brain stimulation on brain network activity
Markham, John Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences  High efficiency computer to support statistical simulation studies and methodology development
Nagy, James Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Computer and software upgrade of Zeiss Z2 scanning microscope
Nickel, Grace School of Art 3D printer for realization of digital forms 
Protudjer, Jennifer Max Rady College of Medicine -
Pediatrics & Child Health
A mixed methods investigation into the bidirectional association of atopic dermatitis and maternal-infant bonding
Qian, Yiming Faculty of Science - Computer Science  Deep neural networks for 3D computer vision
Shay, Barbara College of Rehabilitation Sciences - Physical Therapy Quantification of sensory impairments in children and youth post vincristine chemotherapy exposure
Siddiqui, Tabrez Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Infrastructure for generation and functional studies of neuron-glia communication
Smith, Suzie School of Art - Print Media Purchase of large format screen printing table with printing arm and vacuum
Vergis, Ashley Max Rady College of Medicine - Surgery Eye-hand coordination in surgical skill acquisition

SSHRC Explore Competition Results

Applicant     Faculty/Department   Project title
Alexandrin, Elizabeth Faculty of Arts - Religion Ottoman and post-ottoman landscapes of memory
Chesser, Stephanie Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Conceptualizing family-friendliness at the University of Manitoba: A qualitative investigation
Gamache, Mylène Faculty of Arts – Native Studies Other-worldings: Reading across Indigenous lands
Kim, Jeong Min  Faculty of Arts - History Base work: Writing military occupation as labor history
Litwiller, Fenton Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Gender journeys and gender-play dolls
Olsen, Gregg Faculty of Arts -  Sociology and Criminology Cultural politics: Domination and resistance
Van Winkle, Christine Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Volunteers' perceptions of festival and event emergency management
Wang, Luming I. H. Asper School of Business - Marketing Virtual reality, climate change perception, and consumer behaviour change

SSHRC Exchange Competition Results

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Faculty/Department  

Project title

Kouritzin, Sandra Faculty of Education- Curriculum, Teaching and Learning AILA 2020 Congress (International Association for Applied Linguistics)

Creative Works Competition Results

Applicant    

Faculty/Department  

Project title

Ciurysek, Sarah

School of Art

Student research assistance for "woven", a multimedia project combining photographs, 16mm film, and weavings

Joo, Hee-Jung Serenity Faculty of Arts -English, Theatre, Film & Media Our shared planet: Visualizing racial futurities
Kelly, Kevin School of Art COVID stainless steel works
Landrum, Lisa Faculty of Architecture - Architecture Unstacking the deck: A game of change
Neufeld, Mark School of Art Acrylic assemblage and other works
Nickel, Grace School of Art Haban ceramics research
Sandred, Orjan Desautels Faculty of Music Expanding live electronic music with live generated video – a new piece with percussion soloist

UCRP Competition Results

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Faculty/Department  

Project title

Dakshinamurti, Shyamala Max Rady College of Medicine - Pediatrics & Child Health Effect of oxidized phospholipids on smooth muscle relaxation
Davie, James Max Rady College of Medicine - Biochemistry & Medical Genetics Artificial Intelligence based adaptive and interpretable models  for analyzing multi-track epigenomic sequential data
Ding, Hao Max Rady College of Medicine - Biochemistry & Medical Genetics The pathogenic role of microglial activation in PRUNE1 disease
Eftekharpour, Eftekhar Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Establishing a human neuronal tauopathy model for drug re-purposing and high throughput drug screening
Ghavami, Saeid Max Rady College of Medicine - Human Anatomy & Cell Science Cellular cholesterol regulates temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma tumor
Halas, Gayle Max Rady College of Medicine - Family Medicine Advancing leadership performance and capacity for interprofessional teamwork and integrated primary healthcare
Lindsey, Benjamin Max Rady College of Medicine - Human Anatomy & Cell Science Role of the unfolded protein response during brain regeneration using a larval zebra fish model
Pascoe, Christopher Max Rady College of Medicine - Physiology & Pathophysiology Environmental exposures influence airway smooth muscle function through changes in DNA methylation
Shah, Ashish Max Rady College of Medicine - Internal Medicine Disease defining and hemodynamics associated biomarker identification in the patients with fontan circulation (DAWN study)
Yuan, Quiyan Price Faculty of Engineering - Civil Engineering Investigating microplastics in wastewater treatment processes using microfluidic device

UIRP Competition Results

Applicant    

Faculty/Department  

Project title

Ballard, Myrle Faculty of Science - Chemistry Using a two-eyed seeing approach by merging Indigenous science and western science to investigate the impact of environmental threats on Manitoba’s migratory birds

UIPPSF Competition Results

Applicant    

Faculty/Department  

Project title

Protudjer, Jennifer Max Rady College of Medicine - Pediatrics & Child Health

An international examination of racial and ethnic identity, healthcare access, diet and food allergy

Brownlie, Jarvis (Robin) Faculty of Arts - History Gendered impacts of hydro development in northern Manitoba Indigenous communities
Mignone, Javier Max Rady College of Medicine - Community Health Sciences Indigenous self-governance of health data: Anas Wayúu, Colombia
Uyaguari, Miguel Faculty of Science - Microbiology Advanced microbiological methods for monitoring and control of source and potable water in small municipalities of Manitoba

URGP Competition Results

Applicant     Faculty/Department   Project title
Asadzadeh, Masoud  Price Faculty of Engineering -Civil Engineering Developing a river-reservoir routing model to simulate flood across the Assiniboine river
Brassinga, Ann Faculty of Science - Microbiology Characterization of novel legionella pneumophila effector proteins
Cornish, Stephen Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Myokine response to different types of exercise
Gordon, Joseph Rady Faculty of Health Sciences -College of Nursing Development of PET/MRI techniques to evaluate the efficacy of misoprostol treatment during neonatal hypoxic injury
Hu, Pingzhao Max Rady College of Medicine -Biochemistry & Medical Genetics Artificial intelligence-driven deconvolution of bulk gene expression profiles to characterize tumour immunity landscape of early onset breast cancer
Jamieson, Randall Faculty of Arts - Psychology A mathematical/computational framework abductive inference
Ko, Ji Hyun Max Rady College of Medicine - Human Anatomy & Cell Science Increasing brain connectivity to improve mindfulness which may prevent PTSD
Lakowski, Ted  Rady Faculty of Health Sciences -College of Pharmacy Optimizing poly-A linker length for oligonucleotide mediated gene specific inhibition of DNMT
Liang, Xihui (Larry) Price Faculty of Engineering -
Mechanical Engineering
Development of a dual-axis electrotaxis device for investigating collective epithelial cell migration
Lobchuk, Michelle Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - College of Nursing Carelab in your shoes web browser application: Usability testing
Prymak, Andriy Faculty of Science - Mathematics Covering problems with applications in Euclidean Ramsey theory and convex geometry
Pylypjuk, Christy Max Rady College of Medicine - Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Antenatal corticosteroid exposure and longitudinal school performance
Rastegar, Mojgan Max Rady College of Medicine - Biochemistry & Medical Genetics Targeting subtype-specific cell death in medulloblastoma brain tumor
Sorensen, John Faculty of Science - Chemistry  The selective allosteric activation of adenylyl cyclase isoforms
Strachan, Shaelyn Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management - Kinesiology & Recreation Management Does a self-compassion intervention influence how women response to cardiovascular disease risk information: A feasibility study
Tachie, Mark Price Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Experimental investigation of flow separation beneath ice covers
Tamtik, Merli Faculty of Education - EAFP Leading schools in times of crisis
Yepez, Carlos Faculty of Arts - Economics  Firms, informality, and macro-stabilization policy
Zhong. Wen Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences – Biosystems Engineering Design and fabrication of equipment for separating fibre from canola stalks