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Government of Canada invests $66.9 million to support 90 Canada Research Chairs

July 19, 2006

Leaders Opportunity Fund – 
Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair

 - Provincial Cumulative Totals

Summary by Institution
 

Institution / Établissement Projects Approved / Projets appuyés
Carleton University 1
Concordia University 1
Dalhousie University 2
McGill University 1
McMaster University 2
Mount Allison University 1
Queen’s University 1
Ryerson Univerity 1
Saint Mary’s University 1
Simon Fraser University 2
St. Francis Xavier University 1
St. Thomas University 1
Université Laval 2
Université de Montréal 6
Université de Sherbrooke 1
University of Alberta 4
University of British Columbia (The) 3
University of Calgary (The) 1
University of Guelph 3
University of Manitoba (The) 1
University of New Brunswick 1
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa 2
University of Toronto 6
University of Western Ontario (The) 2
University of Winnipeg (The) 1
Total 25 institutions / établissements 48

Leaders Opportunity Fund – 
Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair / 
 

List of Approved Projects by Institution /
Liste des projets appuyés par établissement

Chairholder/
Chaire de recherche		 Project title / Titre du projet Maximum CFI Contribution/
Contribution maximale de la FCI
Carleton University
Adler, Andy Biomedical and Biometric Sensors and Signal Analysis

$116,439
Total 1

$116,439
Concordia University
Bhagwati, Sandeep MATRA, Acronym for: (Movement/Media/music) (Art) (Theatre/Theory) (Research) (Agency)

49 963 $
Total 1

49 963 $
Dalhousie University
Drummond, James Remote Sounding of the Atmosphere - the Dalhousie Atmospheric Observatory and Space Instrument Development Laboratory

$124,995
Nedimovic, Mladen Development of an Imaging, Visualization and Interpretation Lab for Seismic Hazards, Climate Change, and Petroleum Exploration Studies

$125,000
Total 2

$249,995
McGill University
Marquis, Grace Nutritional Status Assessment of Children at Risk for Malnutrition: Intervention Strategies

184 696 $
Total 1

184 696 $
McMaster University
Mozharivskyj, Yurij STOE IPDS II Diffractometer: State-of-the-Art Image Plate Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer for Investigation of Complex Inorganic Solid-State Materials

$100,000
Larché, Mark Infrastructure to Investigate the Role of T Lymphocytes in the Pathogenesis of Allergic Asthma and the Development of Peptide-Based Vaccines for the Treatment of Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases

$197,078
Total 3

$297,078
Mount Allison University
McCabe, Shauna Centre for Humanities and Arts Research in Transdisciplinary Space (CHARTS), for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Critical and Creative Investigations of Spatial Culture

$74,702
Total 1

$74,702
Queen’s University
Nunzi, Jean-Michel Multi-Faceted Approach to Chiral Photonic Research: Nonlinear Chiroptical Microscopy, Self-Assembly and Surface Science, Chiroptical and Magneto-Chiral Devices

$221,600
Total 1

$221,600
Ryerson University
Liu, Guang Jun Experimental Systems for Research on Modular and Reconfigurable Robot and Aircraft Engine Bleed Air Systems Control

$150,000
Total 1

$150,000
Saint Mary’s University
Day, Arla Industrial/Occupational Psychology Research Lab

$70,190
Total 1

$70,190
Simon Fraser University 
Lawson, Andrew Laboratory for Research in Spatial Epidemiology

$116,526*
Kohfeld, Karen Climate, Ocean, and Paleo Environments (COPE) Laboratory

$125,000*
Total 2

$241,526
St. Francis Xavier University 
Leaist, Derek Light Scattering Instrumentation for Colloid Studies

$74,552*
Total 1

$74,552
St. Thomas University 
Machum, Susan Rural Social Justice Research Centre

$74,997
Total 1

$74,997
Université Laval 
Brisson, Marc Infrastructure for Mathematical Modeling and Health Economics of Infectious Disease Control Interventions

36 528 $
Légaré, France Laboratory in Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care

160 000 $
Total 2

196 528 $
Université de Montréal 
Chamberland, Claire Laboratoire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la victimisation des enfants

27 542 $
Kmita, Marie Hox Gene Functions in Growth Control and Body Patterning

141 123 $
Hamet, Pavel Infrastructure Required in Support of the Canada Research Chair in Predictive Genomics of Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Their Outcomes

160 000 $
Levin, Leonard Fluorescent Imaging of Retinal Ganglion Cell Signaling in Vitro and in Vivo

166 890 $
Di Cristo, Graziella Set up for Live Imaging and Single Cell Gene Manipulation of GABAergic Synapse Development

184 351 $
Boerboom, Derek Basic Research Equipment and Laboratory Setup for the Canada Research Chair in Ovarian Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics

188 567 $
Total 6

868 473 $
Université de Sherbrooke
Michaud, François Modular and Omnidirectional Robotic Platforms for Autonomous and Group Robotics

99 522 $
Total 1

99 522 $
University of Alberta
Thébaud, Bernard Xplore (Experimental Lung Organogenesis and Regeneration)

$119,736
Lee, Shoo Networks for Improving Care and Efficiency through Research (NICER) Program

$125,000
Pretorius, Frans Computer Cluster for Gravitational Wave Source Simulations

$163,000
MacDonald, Patrick Islet Cell Biology Laboratory

$169,719
Total 4

$577,455
University of British Columbia (The)
Shakya, Tsering China Nationalities Language Centre: An Electronic Facility for Research on China’s Minority Nationality Areas

$101,278
Banthia, Nemkumar Measurement of Laboratory and Field Performance of Innovative Repair and Retrofit Materials

$121,752
Bauschke, Heinz Optimization, Convex Analysis and Nonsmooth Analysis Collaborative Laboratory (OCANA CoLab)

$124,073
Total 3

$347,103
University of Calgary (The)
Ro, Dae-Kyun Equipments for the Laboratory Characterization of Terpenoid Metabolism

$170,448
Total 1

$170,448
University of Guelph
Corredig, Milena A Set-Up for the Study of Protein-Based Nanoparticles and their Functionality

$98,911
Anand, Madhur From Local Observations to Global Models: Infrastructure for Studying Ecological Change

$122,095
Dutcher, John State-of-the-Art Facility for the Characterization of Manipulation of Soft Matter at Interfaces

$134,379
Total 4

$355,385
University of Manitoba (The)
Halayko, Andrew Airway Cell and Molecular Biology Research Facility

$124,842
Total 1

$124,842
University of New Brunswick
Letourneau, Nicole Child Health Intervention and Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Research Laboratory

$74,773
Total 1

$74,773
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa
Metzler, Ralf Starting Equipment CRC Metzler

$4,740
Beaman, Lori Canada Research Chair in the Contextualising of Religion in a Diverse Canada

$25,173
Total 2

$29,913
University of Toronto
Liles, Conrad Immunopathogenesis of Sepsis-Related Acute Lung Injury and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

$125,000
Gingras, Anne-Claude Functional Proteomics of PP2A-type Phosphatases

$159,622
Durocher, Daniel Expansion of the DNA Damage Response Laboratory

$175,412
Minassian, Berge Identification of Genetic Causes of Paediatric Neurological Conditions and Using these to Uncover the Cellular Pathways Involved and Determine the Ways in which they are Disturbed

$196,784
Giaever, Guri Using Chemical Probes to Explore Gene Function in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

$211,520
Lambek, Michael Canadian Centre for Ethnography

$17,440*
Total 6

$885,778
University of Western Ontario (The)
Lochner, Lance Computer-Intensive Modeling and Estimation of Lifecycle Human Capital Investment Behaviour

$54,103
Cregan, Sean Cell Signaling in Stroke and Neurodegenerative Diseases

$62,767
Total 2

$116,870
University of Winnipeg
Sutherland, Dawn International Centre for Indigenous Science Education

$45,423
Total 1

$45,423
TOTAL 48 projects / projets

$5,698,251

 

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