Banting Postdoctoral Researchers 2015–2016
CIHR
- Reviewed: 216
- Funded: 23Footnote 1
NSERC
- Reviewed: 223
- Funded: 23Footnote 1
SSHRC
- Reviewed: 161
- Funded: 24Footnote 1
CIHR
Name | Discipline | Host institution | Project titleFootnote 2 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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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