Banting Postdoctoral Researchers 2021–2022

CIHR

Name	Host institution	Discipline	Project titleFootnote 2
Burn Aschner, Clare Photo courtesy of: Hospital for Sick Children/Diogenes Baena	Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)	Biochemistry	Harnessing a potent multi-affinity antibody platform to inhibit malaria infection
Carducci, Bianca	Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)	Nutrition	Exploring the double burden of malnutrition in children and adolescents in Low- and middle-income countries through the food system: a mixed-methods approach
Closson, Kalysha Photo courtesy of: Paul H. Joseph for UBC's Public Scholars Inititiative	University of California (San Diego)	Societal & Cultural Dimensions of Health	Identifying, developing, and testing strength-based measures of sexual and relationship norms to advance gender equity and health by, with, and for youth
Cyr, Marie-Pierre	University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)	Muscle, Bone, or Joint	Unravelling the underlying mechanisms of male chronic pelvic pain to develop personalized management
Day, Emily	Trinity College Dublin	Biochemistry	Investigating the role of Itaconate in the Immunomodulatory effects of exercise
Dilliott, Allison	McGill University	Genetics	Leveraging large-scale sequencing to identify and validate genetic influences of movement disorders
Dionne, Ugo	Sinai Health System (Toronto)	Molecular Biology	In-depth characterization of signalling condensates and cancer-driven phase separation using proximity-dependent biotinylation
Funk, Anna Photo courtesy of: Britton Ledingham	University of Calgary	Reproduction - Pregnancy	Outcomes of pregnant women and infants with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and infection exposure
Garneau, Alexandre Photo courtesy of: Alex Tran	Université de Paris (France)	Metabolism - Diabetes	Tackling overgrowth syndromes through precision medicine
Germann, Jurgen	Toronto Western Hospital	Geriatrics	Leveraging neuroimaging and machine learning to optimize fornix Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Ghovanloo, Mohammad-Reza Photo courtesy of: DGS Photographer	Yale University (Connecticut)	Nervous System	Novel high throughput functional approach to investigate the cellular basis of sex-dependent differences in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in primary dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and using cannabidiol (CBD) as a potential molecular treatment against CIPN-induced allodynia
Halladay, Jillian Photo courtesy of: Ethan Andrews	University of Sydney (N.S.W., Australia)	Mental Health	Understanding and preventing the co-occurrence of substance use and mental health problems among youth
Kent, Alexandra	University of British Columbia	Societal & Cultural Dimensions of Health	Advancing anti-colonial implementation science and knowledge translation with the Xacqanal itkinil (many ways of working on the same thing) research team
Lake, Stephanie	University of California (Los Angeles)	Psychosocial - Health Behavioural Res.	Towards safe and effective cannabinoid-based pain management: A study of biological, psychosocial, and behavioural influences
Lariviere, Sara	The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston)	Imaging	Localization of epilepsy networks from atrophy patterns
Lithgow, Karen	University of Calgary	Bacteriology	Proteolytic remodelling of uterine tissues as a trigger of infection-induced preterm labour
Moss, Stephana	University of Pittsburgh	Critical Care Medicine	A multi-center, randomized controlled efficacy trial of a scalable family support intervention to support surrogate decision-makers of older critically ill adults
Scime, Natalie	University of Toronto	Reproduction - Pregnancy	Pregnancy complications and incidence of autoimmune disease in women during the reproductive and midlife years: A population-based cohort study
Turner, Mandy Photo courtesy of: Lynel Jackson	The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston)	Cardiovascular	Uncovering the potential of therapeutic osteoclastogenesis in calcific cardiovascular disease through characterization of EV-mediated macrophage-smooth muscle cell communication
van de Wouw, Marcel	University of Calgary	Mental Health	Stress resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic – understanding the role of the prenatal and early life gut microbiome on neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes.
Vincent, Kathleen	Massachusetts General Hospital	Aging	Dopaminergic circuits in age-related postoperative delirium
Wainberg, Michael	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto)	Genetics	Understanding the role of rare genetic variation in neuropsychiatric disease
Wong, Jessica	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Muscle, Bone, or Joint	Innovative approaches to reduce the burden of unmet rehabilitation needs in older adults with back pain: identifying determinants and health inequities, developing and validating a population risk tool, and monitoring effective delivery of rehabilitation services

NSERC

Name	Host institution	Discipline	Project titleFootnote 2
Aubry-Wake, Caroline	Universiteit Utrecht	Earth Sciences - Hydrology	Hidden but not forgotten: Understanding the importance of groundwater in the Himalayan water cycle
Chen, Xinli	University of Alberta	Evolution and Ecology - Terrestrial Ecology	The role of plant and soil microbial diversity in regulating soil carbon and nutrient cycling
Cherukupally, Pavani Photo courtesy of: Vikram Kale	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Civil and Mechanical Engineering - Environmental Engineering	Antimicrobial sponges for wastewater disinfection
Dang, Kha Han Lisa Photo courtesy of: Ashutosh Gupta	Université de Montréal	Physics and Astronomy - Astronomy and Astrophysics	Into the origin of planets via atmospheric characterization: exoplanets as context for understanding the solar system history
Diaz, Diego	Harvard University	Chemistry - Organic Chemistry	Designing Novel Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalysts for Intermolecular Nitrogen Delivery
Funston, Gregory	Royal Ontario Museum	Evolution and Ecology	Did the meek inherit the earth? The role of life history as a filter in the selective survival of mammals during the end-Cretaceous extinction
Harroun, Scott	École Polytechnique de Montréal	Chemical, biomedical and materials science engineering - Biomedical engineering	Quantitative and multiplexed immunolabeling for lung cancer diagnostics
Harter, Till	McMaster University	Plant and Animal Biology - Animal Physiology and Metabolism	Linking functional red blood cell phenotypes to environmental tolerance in high-altitude adapted deer mice
Hauer, Bradley	National Institute of Standards and Technology	Physics and Astronomy - Condensed Matter Physics	Preparing quantum superpositions of mechanical motion using superconducting circuits
Higginbottom, Daniel	Simon Fraser University	Physics and Astronomy - Optics	Quantum silicon photon sources
Ivy, Catherine	University of Western Ontario	Plant and Animal Biology - Animal Physiology and Metabolism	High intensity exercise from sea level to high altitude in migratory birds
Ji, Shufang	University of Toronto	Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry	Converting greenhouse gases into valuable liquid chemicals
Luo, Yuting	University of Toronto	Chemistry - Physical Chemistry	Electrochemical upgrade of CO2 and N2 into urea under ambient conditions
Pardo, Jason	Field Museum of Natural History	Evolution and Ecology	3D imaging and computational modeling of secondary palate contributions to upper respiratory system function in therapsids across the End-Permian Mass Extinction
Peach, Daniel Photo courtesy of: Adam Blake	University of British Columbia	Plant and Animal Biology - Animal Biology	From genes to ecology: The current and future distribution of arbovirus vectors
Pereira, Effie	University of Waterloo	Psychology - Cognitive Science - Fundamental	Measuring temporal fluctuations in attention to predict individual differences in neurocognitive performance and real-world outcomes
Rettie, Sébastien	University College London	Physics and Astronomy - Particle Physics	Tracking the Higgs Boson: improving particle reconstruction and discovering new physics
Shillito, Anthony	University of Saskatchewan	Earth Sciences	Environmental and ecological drivers for the initial colonization of the continents
Stanley, Geoffrey	University of Victoria	Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Science	Understanding geophysical turbulence and planetary shockwaves for prediction of Sudden Stratospheric Warming events
Tahani, Mehrnoosh Photo courtesy of: University of Calgary (Adrian Shellard)	Stanford University	Physics and Astronomy - Astronomy and Astrophysics	Three-dimensional magnetic fields of star-forming and diffuse interstellar clouds
van der Burg, Karin	University of British Columbia	Evolution and Ecology	The genetics, physiology and evolution of diapause
Veinot, Alex	University of Western Ontario	Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry	A new step-growth method for preparing main-chain p-block element polymers
Wang, Changhong	University of Maryland (College Park)	Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Science Engineering - Materials Science and Technology	All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries with innovative bilayer solid-state halide electrolytes
Xu, Yi	Stanford University	Civil and Mechanical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics	High carbon efficiency CO2 electrochemical conversion to valuable chemicals and fuels with zero CO2 reactant loss and zero liquid product loss

SSHRC

Name	Host institution	Discipline	Project titleFootnote 2
Bird, John	University of Oxford	History	“In this land of refinement, I will be an Indian:” sovereignty and reconciliation in Anishinaabe journeys through the British cultural borderlands, 1761-1885
Bothe, Beata	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	Psychology	Identifying at-risk populations and risk factors of problematic pornography use with inclusive and innovative multi-method approaches
Cartron, Maxime	Université de Sherbrooke	Literature, French - Literary Theory	Politiques du baroque : histoire de l'édition/histoire littéraire
Cash, Conall (no photo)	St. Francis Xavier University	Literature, Comparative	Something from nothing: the Flaubertian legacy in the modern and contemporary arts
Cooper-Bolam, Trina	Concordia University	Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Arts	Storied transformations: decolonizing inherited space through memorial performance
da Costa Maciel, Lucas	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Cultural Anthropology	Collections as captivity, things as ancestors: the Mapuche Museum of Cañete as a decolonial tool.
Di Sante, Mélissa Photo courtesy of: Bruno Cavazzoni	Université de Montréal	Community Development	Processus de l'action intersectorielle locale visant à soutenir le développement langagier des enfants grandissant dans des quartiers défavorisés de Montréal
Efimoff, Iloradanon Photo courtesy of: Mike Latschislaw at the University of Manitoba	University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)	Community Development	A mixed-methods investigation of multiracial Indigenous people's identity experiences.
Gibson, Ruth Photo courtesy of: Bryan Ward	Stanford University	Population Health	A strategic framework for the use of unilateral coercive measures in global affairs: using empirical evidence of women's and children's health to understand implications for human rights and global health
Hallenbeck, Jessica	Queen's University	Research Tools and Methodology	Flow: film as a method for decolonial digital publishing
Kabir, Khondokar	University of Guelph	Rural Planning	Innovative applications of Q methodology and the Delphi technique to interrogate agricultural stakeholders' perception and foresightedness to combat online climate change misinformation
Lahouste, Corentin	Université Laval	Literature, French	La littérature contemporaine mise au défi par des pratiques buissonnières : des œuvres troubles pour renverser l'orthodoxie littéraire
Meister, Daniel Photo courtesy of: Jeff Crawford/ UNB Media Services	University of New Brunswick	Political History	The making of official multiculturalism in Canada, 1971–1988
Murphy, Michael Photo courtesy of: University of Ottawa Teaching and Learning Support Service	Queen's University	Higher Education	Active teaching, assessment, and evaluation in political science
Nieminen, Juuso	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Higher Education	Inclusive learning environments in higher stem education: supporting the sense of belonging of students with disabilities
Poole, Kristie	Brock University	Child and Adolescent Psychology	Developmental pathways of shyness and sensitivity to peers across adolescence
Royer, Justin Photo courtesy of: Guilherme D. Garcia	University of California (Berkeley)	Theory of Linguistics	Documentation of Chuj and Mam, two Mayan languages: Implications for a cross-linguistic theory of reference.
Silva, Laura	Université de Montréal	Philosophy	Outlaw emotions: Political potential and psychological costs
Slavik, Catherine Photo courtesy of: Peter Campbell	University of Oregon	Educational Psychology	Exploring the information processing of a visual risk education tool: Can maps improve risk comprehension and mitigation?
Tavares, Inês	Dalhousie University	Sexology	Supporting couples' sexual well-being in the transition to parenthood: feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a novel prevention program
Vandevelde, Ségolène Photo courtesy of: Carl Diner pour la Fondation L'Oréal	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	Archaeology	Temporalités de création des sites d'Art Rupestre dans le Bouclier Canadien (TARBoC)
Wilmink, Melanie Photo courtesy of: Luke Black	Yonsei University	Media Arts	The art of the south Korean smart city: Creating knowledge in public space
Wylie, Breanne	Gould School of Law	Psychology	The influence of question type on children's reports: A multi-methodological approach examining the pitfalls of questions with dual meanings, and implications for child witness questioning
Yumagulova, Lilia	University of Saskatchewan	Community Development	“We are here to stay”: Self-determination, disaster displacement, and climate change relocation in Indigenous communities

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2023-04-13