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Canada Research Chairs receive over $6 million for cutting-edge infrastructure

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — When bright minds have access to state-of-the-art labs, facilities and equipment, they can push the boundaries of their research to…

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — When bright minds have access to state-of-the-art labs, facilities and equipment, they can push the boundaries of their research to make powerful discoveries and drive innovation. Forty-seven Canada Research Chairs at 28 Canadian universities are receiving more than $6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for research infrastructure that will help them carry out this kind of world-class research.

Among the list of recipients is McMaster University’s Aimee Nelson who will receive funding for neuroimaging infrastructure to investigate how cardiovascular fitness changes activity in the human brain and spinal cord. Funding will also support a range of research areas including understanding and improving mental health in remote areas, designing strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancers associated with poor patient outcomes and examining the effects of unsteady aerodynamics on flight performance and aircraft emissions and safety.

“The CFI is proud to help create the kind of rich research landscape Canada needs to attract and retain top researchers,” says Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and CEO of the CFI. “Equipped with the right tools, they can help bolster a future for Canada built on research and innovation.”

Read: Canada Research Chairs recipient list (May 2018)

The funding of $6,452,687 is being made through the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, in partnership with the Canada Research Chairs Program. The John R. Evans Leaders Fund allows universities to attract top talent in diverse fields of research by providing them with the state-of-the art infrastructure required to think big and innovate. An additional $1,935,806 is being awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, which helps institutions with operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.

Cumulative totals

Institution / Établissement	Projects approved / Projets appuyés
Algoma University	1
Athabasca University	1
Brandon University	1
Concordia University	1
École Polytechnique de Montréal	1
McGill University	3
McMaster University	2
Memorial University of Newfoundland	5
Mount Saint Vincent University	1
Queen’s University	1
Ryerson University	1
Université de Montréal	4
Université du Québec – École de technologie supérieure	2
Université du Québec à Rimouski	1
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	1
Université du Québec en Outaouais	1
Université Laval	2
University of British Columbia (The)	2
University of Guelph	1
University of Lethbridge	2
University of Manitoba	1
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	1
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa	3
University of Toronto	4
University of Waterloo	1
University of Western Ontario (The)	1
Vancouver Island University	1
York University	1
Total 28 institutions / établissements	47

Chairholder/ Chaire de recherche	Project title / Titre du projet	Maximum CFI contribution / Contribution maximale de la FCI
Algoma University
Molina, M. Isabel	A Phosphorimager to Study Novel Plant Biocatalysts	$59,281
Total	1	$59,281
Athabasca University
Ketcheson, Scott	Water Availability in the Athabasca River Basin: Understanding Freshwater Generation within Headwater Catchments	$74,871
Total	1	$74,871
Brandon University
Herron, Rachel	Rural and Remote Mental Health Laboratory	$35,725
Total	1	$35,725
Concordia University
Hallett, Michael	Transcriptional Signature Networks	$122,854
Total	1	$122,854
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Laurendeau, Eric	Modelling and Control of Unsteady Aircraft Aerodynamics	98 325 $
Total	1	98 325 $
McGill University
Krishnaswamy, Arjun	The Assembly and Function of Neural Circuits in the Early Visual System	$200,000
Roy, Mathieu	Brain Imaging of Experimental and Chronic Pain	$77,600
Trenholm, Stuart	Neuronal Circuits, Vision and Behavior	$217,078
Total	3	$494,678
McMaster University
Magarvey, Nathan	Genome-Driven Discovery of Next-Generation Natural Biotherapeutics	$240,000
Nelson, Aimee	Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Multi-Modal Neuroimaging	$94,403
Total	2	$334,403
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Bates, Amanda	Physiological Diversity Laboratory	$50,000
Passow, Uta	Laboratory for Biological Oceanographic Processes	$50,000
Ziegler, Susan	Infrastructure in Support of Tier I Canada Research Chair in Boreal Biogeochemistry	$65,622
Benoukraf, Touati	Interplay between Genomic Variants and Tumor Microenvironments in Hereditary and Acquired Cancers	$50,000
Robert, Katleen	4D OCEANS Laboratory	$45,078
Total	5	$260,700
Mount Saint Vincent University
Jessie-Lee, McIsaac	Early Childhood: Diversity and Transitions	$40,909
Total	1	$40,909
Queen’s University
Jia, Zongchao	An Enhanced Protein Preparation and Structure-Function Characterization Facility	$112,000
Total	1	$112,000
Ryerson University
Olson, Michael	Actomyosin Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Cell and Tissue Homeostasis	$322,616
Total	1	$322,616
Université de Montréal
Borden, Katherine	Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biology of the Cell Nucleus	39 881 $
Lal, Shalini	Innovation & Technology Lab for Youth Mental Health Services	80 000 $
Laliberté, Etienne	Canada Research Chair in Plant Functional Biodiversity	90 868 $
Talbot, Sebastien	Tier-2 Canada Research Chair in Neuro-Immunology	164 240 $
Total	4	374 989 $
Université du Québec - École de technologie supérieure
Botez, Ruxandra	Virtual Research Flight Simulator for Commercial Aircraft New Technologies Development (VRESIM)	133 000 $
Cloutier, Sylvain G	Inkjet Printing of Hybrid Optoelectronic Materials and Devices	132 920 $
Total	2	265 920 $
Université du Québec à Rimouski
de Lafontaine, Guillaume	Infrastructure pour la mise en place de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en biologie intégrative de la flore nordique	74 900 $
Total	1	74 900 $
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Germain, Hugo	Chaire de recherche du Canada en Génomique fonctionnelle des phytopathosystèmes	105 341 $
Total	1	105 341 $
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Messier, Christian	Canada Research Chair on Forest Resilience to Global Changes	97 370 $
Total	1	97 370 $
Université Laval
Corbeil, Jacques	Canada Research Chair in Medical Genomics	224 632 $
Maldague, Xavier	Infrastructure to Support the MiViM - Multipolar Infrared Infrarouge Multipolaire	100 000 $
Total	2	324 632 $
University of British Columbia (The)
Brömme, Dieter	CRC Proteases and Disease	$35,751
Burton, Cole	Terrestrial Mammal Conservation	$102,078
Total	2	$137,829
University of Guelph
Taylor, Graham	GPU Hardware Acceleration Technology for Machine Learning Systems	$125,000
Total	1	$125,000
University of Lethbridge
Giroux, Monique	Ethnography and Community Engagement Studio	$44,042
Patel, Trushar	Interaction Studies of Purified Biomolecules	$137,383
Total	2	$181,425
University of Manitoba
Zhu, Guozhen	In-situ Temperature-controlled Nano-mechanical Testing in Transmission Electron Microscopes	$156,000
Total	1	$156,000
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Elgazzar, Khalid	Building Open and Interoperable User-oriented Internet of Things	$50,000
Total	1	$50,000
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa
Chan, Kin	Molecular Genetic and Mutation Signature Analyses of High Priority Carcinogens	$233,340
D'Amours, Damien	A Pipeline for Integrative Analysis of Chromatin Dynamics & Genome Architecture	$297,401
St-Pierre, Julie	Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Cancer	$421,512
Total	3	$952,253
University of Toronto
Cowen, Leah	Leveraging Essential Genes and Genetic Networks to Cripple Human Fungal Pathogens	$300,000
Hutcherson, Cendri	The Decision Neuroscience Laboratory: Tracking the Computational Dynamics of Decision Making and Self-control	$100,000
Lee, Jeffrey	Biophysical and Structural Biology Resources to Understand Host-pathogen Interactions	$400,000
Mallevaey, Thierry	Wild Animal Facility for the Study of Host-microbiota Interactions	$55,710
Total	4	$855,710
University of Waterloo
Servos, Mark	Enhanced Assessment of Multiple Stressors	$149,000
Total	1	$149,000
University of Western Ontario (The)
Li, Shawn	Functional Proteomics to Uncover the Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Cancer Treatment	$200,000
Total	1	$200,000
Vancouver Island University
Green, Timothy	Trans-generational Plasticity: Adaption of Canadian Shellfish Stocks to Ocean Change and Disease	$299,956
Total	1	$299,956
York University
Brown, Michael	Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Computer Vision	$146,000
Total	1	$146,000
TOTAL	47 projects / projets	$6,452,687

NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $1,935,806 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.

Â NOTER :
Dans le cadre de cette annonce, la FCI a attribué 1 935 806 $ additionnels à même le Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures, un programme qui aide les établissements bénéficiaires à faire face aux coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance découlant de leurs nouvelles infrastructures.