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Canada's new government invests in research and projects to improve quality of life for Canadians
April 28, 2006
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund /
Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada
- Provincial Cumulative Totals
Summary by Institution
| Institution / Établissement | Projects Approved / Projets appuyés |
| Concordia University | 1 |
| Dalhousie University | 6 |
| McGill University | 5 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 5 |
| Mount Allison University | 1 |
| Saint Mary’s University | 1 |
| Simon Fraser University | 1 |
| Université Laval | 2 |
| Université de Moncton | 2 |
| Université de Montréal | 6 |
| University of Alberta | 1 |
| University of British Columbia (The) | 5 |
| University of Calgary (The) | 3 |
| University of Manitoba (The) | 5 |
| University of New Brunswick | 1 |
| University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa | 2 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| University of Regina (The) | 1 |
| University of Toronto | 14 |
| University of Victoria | 1 |
| University of Waterloo | 3 |
| University of Western Ontario (The) | 2 |
| University of Windsor | 1 |
| York University | 1 |
| Total 24 institutions / établissements | 71 |
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund / Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada
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 |
| Concordia University | ||
| Hyslop-Margison, Emery | Institute for Democratic Learning in Career Education | $121,918 |
| Total | 1 | $121,918 |
| Dalhousie University | ||
| Ponomarenko , Sergey | Numerical and Experimental Equipment for Research in Nonlinear Photonics | $71,648 |
| Lotze, Heike | Infrastructure in Support of Research on Marine Renewable Resources and their Supporting Ecosystems | $82,207 |
| Blanchard, Chris | Behavioral Medicine Research Centre | $124,916 |
| Zhao, Yonggan | Financial Risk and Trading Laboratory | $124,950 |
| Fennel, Katja | Marine Environmental Simulation and Analysis Laboratory | $124,991 |
| Laursen, Finn | European Studies Research Centre | $278,893 |
| Total | 6 | $807,605 |
| McGill University | ||
| Brochu, Mathieu | Light Gas Gun for Shockwave Consolidation of Nano-precursors into Bulk Nano-crystalline Materials | 182 000 $ |
| Chacron, Maurice | Experimental and Modeling Studies of Information Processing | 192 525 $ |
| Nagar, Bhushan | Structural Studies of Signal Transduction in the Toll-like Receptor Pathway | 201 304 $ |
| Juncker, David | Micro and Nanoscale Bioengineering Laboratory | 292 256 $ |
| Siwick, Bradley | Ultrafast Electron Microscopies in Nanoscience and Materials Research: Developing Tools and Techniques for Making Movies of Molecules | 340 000 $ |
| Total | 5 | 1 208 085 $ |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | ||
| Rudd, Murray | A Portable, Web-Based Environmental Valuation and Policy Analysis Laboratory | $53,574 |
| Van Herk, Gerard | Memorial University Sociolinguistics Laboratory | $110,009 |
| Rise, Matthew | Marine Biotechnology Laboratory for Genomics Research | $118,422 |
| Chuenpagdee, Ratana | International Coastal Studies and Research Network (CoastNet) | $121,000 |
| Bentley, Samuel | Seabed Processes and Imaging Laboratory | $125,000 |
| Total | 5 | $528,005 |
| Mount Allison University | ||
| Westcott, Stephen | Inert Atmosphere Glovebox | $68,420 |
| Total | 1 | $68,420 |
| Saint Mary’s University | ||
| Clyburne, Jason | State-of-the-art Synthetic Lab for the Development and Study of Environmentally Relevant Materials | $246,037 |
| Total | 1 | $246,037 |
| Simon Fraser University | ||
| Tardos, Gabor | Laboratory for Computational Geometry, Complexity and their Applications | $120,000 |
| Total | 1 | $120,000 |
| Université Laval | ||
| St-Arnaud, Louise | Chaire de recherche sur l'intégration professionnelle et l'environnement psychosocial de travail | 80 012 $ |
| Isenring, Paul | Molecular Characterization of Cation-Cl Cotransporters in the Kidney and in the Cardiovascular System | 146 963 $ |
| Total | 2 | 226 975 $ |
| Université de Moncton | ||
| Villard, Marc-André | Infrastructures pour la CRC en conservation des paysages | 73 935 $ |
| Hamam, Habib | Laboratoire d’optique et technologies de l’information | 75 000 $ |
| Total | 2 | 148 935 $ |
| Université de Montréal | ||
| Poitout, Vincent | Establishment of a Canada Research Chair "Diabetes and Pancreatic Beta-Cell Function" | 120 000 $ |
| Badia, Antonella | Atomic Force Microscopy with Superior Imaging Capabilities | 146 549 $ |
| Lebel, Hélène | New Infrastructure for Organometallic Catalysts Discovery | 160 314 $ |
| Blunck, Rikard | Functional Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Determination of Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Proteins with Simultaneous Electrophysiology and Fluorescence Spectroscopy | 242 951 $ |
| Verreault, Alain | Laboratory of Dr Alain Verreault and Creation of a Yeast Core Facility at IRIC | 319 995 $ |
| Drapeau, Pierre | Zebrafish Platform for Developmental Neurobiology and Brain Disease Research | 358 744 $ |
| Total | 6 | 1 348 553 $ |
| University of Alberta | ||
| Dyck, Jason | A Small Animal Micro–Positron Emission Tomography (microPET) Unit for Preclinical Research | $210,274 |
| Total | 1 | $210,274 |
| University of British Columbia (The) | ||
| Chen, Jiahua | Statistical Genetics Computational Lab | $51,875 |
| Marra, Carlo | Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research | $92,554 |
| Pai, Dinesh | Laboratory for Sensori-Motor Computation | $112,808 |
| Wong, Judy | Building of a Mammalian Tissue Culture Facility and a Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory | $121,079 |
| Hallam, Steven | Laboratory of Environmental Genomics | $131,470 |
| Total | 5 | $509,786 |
| University of Calgary (The) | ||
| Gauthier, Anne | Research Laboratory on Comparative Public Policy | $24,770 |
| Kwok, Daniel | Integrated Study of Nanostructure on Wetting and Adhesion by Means of FT-IR Spectroscopy, Ellipsometry and Electron Beam Lithography | $258,829 |
| Gibson, John | Development of Analytical and Computing Facilities for Isotope-Based Water Resources Research | $364,852 |
| Total | 3 | $648,451 |
| University of Manitoba (The) | ||
| Brydon, Diana | Creation of a Research Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies | $72,422 |
| Wang, Quan | Structural Engineering Research Laboratory for Advanced Structural Engineering with Smart Materials and Structures | $124,707 |
| ElSalakawy, Ehab | Equipment for Laboratory Testing, Fibre Optic Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring | $124,997 |
| Driedger, S Michelle | Research Facility for the Interdisciplinary Study of Environment and Health Risk Communication | $125,000 |
| Tenuta, Mario | Infrastructure in Support of the Proposed Canada Research Chair Program in Applied Soil Ecology | $125,000 |
| Total | 5 | $572,126 |
| University of New Brunswick | ||
| Spray, John | Micro-Raman Analytical System and Research Microscope for CRC in Planetary Materials | $125,000 |
| Total | 1 | $125,000 |
| University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa | ||
| Ward, Jeanette | Policy Implementation Research Unit | $100,176 |
| Screaton, Robert | The Application of High-throughput Genomic Technology to the Study of the Signaling Mechanisms that Govern Programmed Cell Death (apoptosis) | $180,633 |
| Total | 2 | $280,809 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | ||
| Kerr, Russell | Sustainable Production of Bioactive Marine Natural Products: Establishing a Marine Microbial Cell Culture Facility | $226,721 |
| Total | 1 | $226,721 |
| University Regina (The) | ||
| Chan, Christine | Visualization Infrastructure for Energy Informatics Laboratory | $104,314 |
| Total | 1 | $104,314 |
| University of Toronto | ||
| Zamble, Deborah | An Enhanced Biological Chemistry Laboratory to Study Metalloproteins | $47,893 |
| Brudno, Michael | Infrastructure for a Whole Genome Alignment Pipeline and for Supporting Computational Genomics at the University of Toronto | $102,628 |
| Chen, Charles | Life Career Development Lab | $123,500 |
| Raught, Brian | Proteomic Analysis of Ubiquitin-like Modifier Targets | $125,000 |
| Kumacheva, Eugenia | Facility for Surface Patterning and Material Characterization | $125,000 |
| Simmons, Craig | Infrastructure for a State-of-the-art Laboratory for Cellular Mechanobiology | $127,859 |
| Slotta, James | Cognitively Informed Technologies for Education (CITE) | $166,000 |
| Cummins, James | Designing Learning Environments for Literacy Development and Knowledge Generation in a Diverse Society | $166,170 |
| Cutter, Asher | Evolution of Breeding System in Caenorhabditis Nematodes: Genomics, Population Genetics, and Experimental Evolution | $173,000 |
| Naguib, Hani | Infrastructure for the Development and Characterization of Smart and Functional Polymers | $198,597 |
| Tannock, Rosemary | Using Technology to Bridge Neuroscience, Children’s Mental Health, and Educational Practice | $238,796 |
| Harris, Tony | The Study of Epithelial Polarity in Drosophila | $359,000 |
| Wheeler, Aaron | Laboratories for Microfluidic Device Design and High-Throughput Analysis | $419,952 |
| Jockusch, Rebecca | Infrastructure for Novel Techniques to Characterize Mass-Selected Biological Ions and their Complexes | $510,000 |
| Total | 14 | $2,883,395 |
| University of Victoria | ||
| Wyvill, Brian | Computer Graphics Research Laboratory | $66,199 |
| Total | 1 | $66,199 |
| University of Waterloo | ||
| Levesque, Moren | Innovation and Technical Entrepreneurship Laboratory | $22,844 |
| Fitzsimons, Grainne | Social Cognition and Relationship Interaction Laboratory | $126,750 |
| Wan, Justin | Resources For Scientifc Computing And Visualization | $132,274 |
| Total | 1 | $281,868 |
| University of Western Ontario (The) | ||
| Coolen, Lique | The Neurobiology of Sexual Motivation and Reward | $125,852 |
| Li, Shawn | An Integrated Platform for High Throughput Biological Analysis | $133,451 |
| Total | 2 | $259,303 |
| University of Windsor | ||
| Palmer, Steven | International Health Communication Data Archive and Repository | $74,770 |
| Total | 1 | $74,770 |
| York University | ||
| Benchimol, Samuel | Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology Research | $317,902 |
| Total | 1 | $317,902 |
| TOTAL | 71 projects / projets | $11,385,451 |
