The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada named three (3) researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) recipients of project funding through the Foundation’s Grant-in-Aid Program, and honoured Drs. Jodi Edwards and Louise Sun with National New Investigator Awards.
Dr. Edwards will also receive additional project support through a Seed grant in women’s heart and brain health.
Congratulations to all our researchers!
- Jodi Edwards, PhD
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada National New Investigator Award and Seed Grant, funded through the Heart & Brain Priority Announcement supported by Health Canada.
Project: Risk assessment for women's heart and brain health across the lifespan.
New Investigator Award amount: $260,000 over four years.
Seed Grant amount: $100,000 over two years. - Louise Sun, MD
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada National New Investigator Award.
Project: Development and application of a patient-defined outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. * - Jennifer Reed, PhD
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Grant-in-Aid.
Amount: $50,000 for one year. ** - Derek So, MD
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Grant-in-Aid.
Amount: $40,000 over one year. ** - Heather Tulloch, PhD
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Grant-in-Aid.
Amount: $50,000 for one year.
* Approved for funding following peer review, however not funded due to pandemic-related financial constraints.
** The H&S Foundation of Canada Grant-in-Aid Program this year sees a budget cap at a maximum of $50,000 due to pandemic-related financial constraints.
To learn more about H&S Foundation of Canada grant and award programs for researchers, visit the H&S website. To coordinate an interview with any of the recipients listed above, please contact Leigh B. Morris.
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