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2021 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Biological Systems and Functions (RTI)
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Alain, Claude
Department
Psychology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RTI A new laboratory to study brain dynamics of soundscape in virtual environment 1 $42,000.00
Altshuler, Douglas
Department
Zoology
The University of British Columbia RTI An advanced surgical microscope for novel studies of sensorimotor integration for flight control 1 $149,960.00
Aluko, Rotimi
Department
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
University of Manitoba RTI FPLC System for Bioactive Peptides Research 1 $111,915.00
Bains, Jaideep
Department
Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Calgary RTI Probing brain network dynamics in freely behaving animals 1 $150,000.00
Beaudry, Jacqueline
Department
Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto RTI Metabolic Analyzer for the study of live cells and tissue explants 1 $148,419.00
Belleannee, Clemence
Department
Médecine, Faculté de
Université Laval RTI Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) of sperm motility and hyperactivation 1 $78,382.00
Braeutigam, Katharina
Department
Biology (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RTI Chlorophyll fluorescence systems for real-time monitoring of plant performance 1 $131,504.00
Constabel, C. Peter
Department
Biology
University of Victoria RTI Tools for quantifying carbon assimilation and understanding plant adaptation to environmental stress and climate change 1 $54,143.00
Corneil, Brian
Department
Robarts Research Institute
The University of Western Ontario RTI Neurophysiological equipment for network-level analyses in sensorimotor neuroscience 1 $115,207.00
Cvetkovska, Marina
Department
Biology
University of Ottawa RTI Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant and Algal Research 1 $143,890.00
de Boer, Carl
Department
Biomedical Engineering, School of
The University of British Columbia RTI Ultracentrifugation system for purification of synthetic biology constructs 1 $100,846.00
Duerden, Emma
Department
Education, Faculty of
The University of Western Ontario RTI Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and the developing brain 1 $79,071.00
Fajardo, Val Andrew
Department
Kinesiology
Brock University RTI UltraFocus DXA for longitudinal and non-invasive assessment of rodent body composition 1 $150,000.00
Floresco, Stan
Department
Psychology
The University of British Columbia RTI Imaging neurochemical and neural signalling with fiber photometry 1 $150,000.00
Frankel, Adam
Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
The University of British Columbia RTI Biomolecular Imaging System for Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology Applications in Pharmaceutical Sciences 1 $144,803.00
Gagnon, Carl
Department
Médecine, Faculté de
Université de Montréal RTI Acquisition of an ultracentrifuge to support research in the field of veterinary infectious diseases 1 $139,491.00
Green-Johnson, Julia
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RTI Multimode microplate reader with imaging for versatile analyses in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry and environmental toxicology 1 $137,860.00
Gruber, Aaron
Department
Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge RTI Next-generation neural recording platform for the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience 1 $149,594.00
Holloway, Graham
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
University of Guelph RTI Modern exercise suite for basic research in small rodents 1 $100,000.00
Hood, David
Department
Kinesiology and Health Science, School of
York University RTI Multi-mode microplate reader 1 $145,283.00
Johnson, Elizabeth
Department
Psychology (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RTI Using eye-tracking and in-depth video analysis to understand how speech input relates to speech development 1 $117,990.00
Koehle, Michael
Department
Kinesiology, School of
The University of British Columbia RTI Upgrade to the UBC Environmental Physiology Laboratory to include Ozone Exposure Capacity 1 $69,283.00
Kovalchuk, Igor
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Lethbridge RTI Plant growth chambers to support a new Phytotron Core Research Facility 1 $148,804.00
Ma, David
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
University of Guelph RTI Bio-Plex to support basic research 1 $87,670.00
Marangoni, Alejandro
Department
Food Science
University of Guelph RTI Powder X-ray diffraction unit for the characterization of food and soft materials 1 $149,925.00
Martone, Patrick
Department
Botany
The University of British Columbia RTI Microscope Imaging PAM Fluorometer 1 $90,491.00
McDonald, Robert
Department
Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge RTI Assessing memory representations in freely-behaving animals with calcium imaging via miniscopes 1 $122,433.00
McKee, Marc
Department
Dentistry, Faculty of
McGill University RTI Cryo-liftout system for preparing in situ lamellae in cryo-FIBSEM 1 $142,827.00
Millar, Philip
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
University of Guelph RTI Metabolic cart and exercise testing equipment for humans 1 $116,287.00
Mohajerani, Majid
Department
Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge RTI Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Research Cores for High throughput, Automated and Longitudinal Monitoring of Rodents Behaviour and Brain Activity 1 $149,842.00
Tremblay, Pascale
Department
Réadaptation (physiothérapie, ergothérapie)
Université Laval RTI EEG markers of TMS-induced brain plasticity in the adult speech system 1 $117,310.00
Trudeau, Vance
Department
Biology
University of Ottawa RTI Behavioural unit for high resolution motor phenotyping 1 $139,789.00