Banting Postdoctoral Researchers 2015–2016

CIHR

Name	Discipline	Host institution	Project titleFootnote 2
Adam, Salomé	Genetics	Mount Sinai Hospital	Elucidating the mechanism of BRCA1-independent homologous recombination
Cocker, Paul	Health Research	University of Cambridge	Optogenetic interrogation of anterior insula dependent networks underlying the vulnerability to develop compulsive drug seeking.
Ereño Orbea, June	Biochemistry	Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)	Structure-based approaches for the development of new therapeutics in diseases caused by B cell dysfunction
Freeman, Spencer	Cell Biology	Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)	Signaling in macrophages: the role of phosphatase exclusion
Gold, Matthew	Immunology-Transplantation	University Health Network	Molecular Regulation of Dendritic Cell Homeostasis
Iturria Medina, Yasser	Mental Health	McGill University	Alzheimer's Disease progression: Bridging aberrant gene expression profiles, altered multi-factorial brain networks and cognitive impairment
Jamali, Mohsen	Nervous System	Massachusetts General Hospital	A cortico-spinal neural prosthesis to restore limb movements after spinal cord injury
Jessri, Mahsa	Population Health	University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	The population health and healthcare burden of poor lifestyle patterns and potential dietary strategies for reducing morbidity, mortality and healthcare use in Canada
Johnston, Chad	Molecular Biology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Developing Targeted Antibacterial Strategies to Alleviate Disease in the Human Microbiome
Loyola-Sanchez, Adalberto	Muscle, Bone, Or Joint	University of Calgary	Sustainability in Arthritis Management Programs for Indigenous Populations of Canada and Mexico
McConechy, Melissa	Cancer	Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre	Characterization of tumour-specific epigenetic changes in giant cell tumour of the bone and high-grade pediatric brain cancers
Nikolova, Yuliya	Mental Health	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto)	Linking depression-related cellular and molecular abnormalities with brain structure and function through novel polygenic risk scores
O'Hara, Lyndsay	Population Health	University of Maryland	Identifying patient risk factors and healthcare worker-patient interactions that increase transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms
Quashie, Peter	Biochemistry	University of Toronto	Novel structural approaches towards a better understanding of HIV integrase, the architect of viral persistence in human cells
Shao, Kun	Cancer	University of Calgary	Engineering peptide-MHC/co-stimulator-based nanoparticle vaccines for the treatment of metastatic cancer
Singaravelu, Ragunath	Virology	University of Massachusetts Medical School	Systematic characterization of non-coding RNAs regulating innate immune response to cytosolic DNA
Smith, Maxwell	Population Health	McGill University	Reducing Health Inequities through Intersectoral Action: Achieving Alignment between the Ethical Values of Public Health and Social Policy
Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha	Immunology-Transplantation	University of Calgary	Employing intravital microscopy to understand pulmonary iNKT cell dynamics during inflammation
Vanderlee, Lana	Nutrition	University of Toronto	Assessing the food policy environment in Canada: Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)
Wagenblast, Elvin	Cancer	University Health Network	A cellular and molecular framework to understand human pre-leukemic mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Zeytuni, Natalie	Biochemistry	University of British Columbia	Structural, Biochemical and Inhibitory Analysis of the Type VII  Secretion System Essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis.
Zhao, Jianhua	Molecular Biology	University of California (San Francisco)	Structure and mechanism of the mammalian voltage-gated sodium channel
Zurek, Agnieszka	Nervous System	University of Calgary	Plasticity of GABA synapses in hypothalamic circuits: A new model for post-traumatic stress disorder

NSERC

Name	Discipline	Host institution	Project titleFootnote 2
Albouy, Philippe	Psychology - Cognitive Science - Fundamental	Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital	Driving brain function with non-invasive rhythmic stimulations: a new way of shaping behavior?
Bateman, Andrew	Evolution And Ecology - Animal Ecology	University of Victoria	How does social structure affect population change? Matrilineal demography in threatened resident killer whales
Brinkmann, Markus	Evolution And Ecology - Ecotoxicology	University of Saskatchewan	Advancing chemical risk assessment through novel approaches in predictive ecotoxicology
Chou, Leo	Chemical, Biomedical And Materials Science Engineering - Biomedical Engineering	Harvard Medical School	Engineered nanofactory for cytosolic manufacturing of shRNA in living cells
Darling, Emily	Evolution And Ecology - Evolution And Ecology	University of Toronto	Stepping Stones for the Future: Integrating Non-Linear Population Dynamics into Habitat Connectivity Models to Improve Resilience to Climate Change
Dattani, Nike	Chemistry - Physical Chemistry	McMaster University	The new definition of temperature and the formation of the first "halo nucleonic molecules"
Fickler, Robert	Physics And Astronomy - Optics	University of Ottawa	Twisting Macroscopic Quantum Light - Advancing applications and foundations of bright squeezed vacuum by introducing orbital angular momentum of light
Gallagher, Austin	Evolution And Ecology - Animal Ecology	University of Western Ontario	Fear as a Tool for Population Control: Integrating ecology, behaviour, physiology, and psychology to provide solutions to human-wildlife conflict
Green, Stephanie	Evolution And Ecology - Animal Ecology	Stanford University	Accounting for biotic interactions in forecasts of global species distribution change: a framework based on the role of behavioural and morphological traits in mediating predator-prey interactions
Jupp, Andrew	Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry	University of Toronto	The capture and non-metal catalysed hydrogenation of carbon dioxide using a Frustrated Lewis Pair approach.
Kibria, Md	Electrical Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering	University of Toronto	Artificial Photosynthesis: Sunlight-Driven Chemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide into Energy-Rich Fuels Using Earth-Abundant Photocatalysts
Kleinstiver, Benjamin	Cellular And Molecular Biology - Cell Biology	Massachusetts General Hospital	Optimizing CRISPR/Cas9-based technologies to improve the efficiency of precise DNA repair for research and gene therapy applications
Malmuthuge Nilusha	Cellular And Molecular Biology - Immunology	University of Saskatchewan	Importance of First Encounters: Short and long-term effects of microbial colonization on mucosal immune system development in the neonate
Ng, Alphonsus	Chemical, Biomedical And Materials Science Engineering - Biomedical Engineering	California Institute of Technology	Development of a single-cell transcriptomic-proteomic analysis platform for the study of tumour heterogeneity
Orji, Rita	Computing Sciences - Software And Development	University of Waterloo	Biofeedback Mechanism for Adapting and Evaluating Persuasive Games
O'Toole, Matthew	Computing Sciences - Information Technology	Stanford University	Light Transport Analysis for Computational Microscopy
Perras, Frédéric	Chemistry - Physical Chemistry	The Ames Laboratory- U. S. Department of Energy	Development and Application of DNP NMR to Materials Chemistry
Pratap Singh, Anubhav	Chemical, Biomedical And Materials Science Engineering - Chemical Engineering	University of Toronto	Development of Quadruple Fortified Salt (QFS) - A technology to produce Table Salt supplemented with iodine, iron, folic acid & Vitamin B12 to counter micronutrients deficiencies in vegetarians, children & women of reproductive age.
Sharp, Nathaniel	Evolution And Ecology - Evolution And Ecology	University of British Columbia	The genetic and evolutionary consequences of reproductive system diversity
Sully, James	Physics And Astronomy - Theoretical Physics And Chemistry	McGill University	Entropic Quantum Gravity: Entanglement, Information, and Emergent Spacetime
Toews, David	Evolution And Ecology - Evolution And Ecology	Cornell University	The genomic consequences of divergence, hybridization, and speciation
Vapaavuori, Jaana	Chemical, Biomedical And Materials Science Engineering - Materials Science And Technology	Université de Montréal	Targeting light-switchable nanomaterials through supramolecular chemistry
Yáñez Garza, Juan Pablo	Physics And Astronomy - Particle Physics	University of Alberta	Unlocking the next breakthroughs in particle physics with novel large-scale neutrino detectors

SSHRC

Name	Discipline	Host institution	Project TitleFootnote 2
Baker, James	Sociology	McMaster University	An examination of racial micro-aggressions among refugee youth in two Canadian cities
Balish, Shea	Psychology	University of Toronto	More Than A Feeling? Testing an Intuitionist Model of Sport Motivation
Bliss, Heather	Linguistics	University of Victoria	Niitsi'pówahsin: A Digital Archive of Blackfoot Personal Stories and Conversations
Geniole, Shawn	Psychology	University Of Vienna	When does testosterone promote prosocial versus antisocial behaviours aimed at gaining or maintaining status?
Gerecke, Alana	Fine Arts	York University	Choreographing Publics: Flash Mobs, Dance, and the Politics of Moving Together
Golubev, Alexey	History	University of Toronto	Selling Knowledge to the Masses: Gnoseological Propaganda in the post-World War II Soviet Union
Haley, Brendan	Urban And Regional Studies, Environmental Studies	Dalhousie University	Maximizing Canada's hydroelectric advantage to promote low-carbon systems of innovation: lessons from the renewable energy sector in Nova Scotia
Kille, David	Psychology	Columbia University	Creating effective role models: Identifying a process by which role models motivate their audience
Landry, Jean-Michel	Anthropology	McGill University	Islamic Law Within and Beyond the State: Shi'i Divorce Adjudication and State-Produced Injustice in Lebanon
Lefort-Favreau, Julien	Literature, Modern Languages And	Université de Sherbrooke	Une histoire de l'engagement intellectuel en France depuis 1959 : la responsabilité politique de l'éditeur
Li, Miao	Education	Harvard University	Distinguishing Learning Disabilities from Language Acquisition in English Language Learners
Lougheed, Jessica	Psychology	Pennsylvania State University	Parent-Child Dynamics in Infancy and Early Childhood: Bridging the Theory-Method Gap
McArthur, Brae Anne	Psychology	Temple University	Understanding Emotion Regulation as a Mechanism to Foster Well-Being across Adolescent Development: An Interactive Effect
McKendry, Andrew	Literature, Modern Languages And	McMaster University	Narratives of Toleration in Late Seventeenth-Century England
Metcalfe, Jessica	Archaeology	University of British Columbia	Human-bison interactions and environmental conditions at the Late Prehistoric Promontory Caves, Utah: Implications for Athapaskan transitions from the Subarctic to the Southwest
Peacocke, Emma	Literature, Modern Languages And	Queen's University	Romanticism and the University
Pennycook, Gordon	Psychology	Yale University	Testing a three-stage dual-process model of cooperative cognition
Qashu, Leila	Interdisciplinary Studies	Concordia University	Digital Representations of Resistance: Marriage by Abduction and Young Arsi Women's Expressive Strategies for Change in Ethiopia
Riley, Liam	Geography	Wilfrid Laurier University	Food security and gender equality in African cities: Exploring the role of local governance
Rosenoff Gauvin, Lara	Anthropology	McGill University	"We Are Sons and Daughters of Bwoc": Community Knowledge Translation and Land Rights in Rural Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Roy-Baillargeon, Olivier	Urban And Regional Studies, Environmental Studies	University of Waterloo	Between Car-Dependent Dispersion and Transit-Oriented Intensification: Provincial Intervention in Regional Transportation and Land Use Planning in Montreal and Toronto, 1945-2015
Smith, Sarah	Fine Arts	University of Alberta	Commodity Culture: UNESCO, Heritage and the Creation of International Cultural Policy
Thompson, Cheryl	Fine Arts	University of Toronto	Visualizing Blackface Minstrelsy in Canada: Seeing Race, Negotiating Identities, 1890-1959
Ue, Tom	Literature, Modern Languages And	University of Toronto	Between Happiness and Misery: Bentham, Dickens, and Debt

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2017-06-07