University Of Saskatchewan Receives $1.7 Million For “High-risk, High-reward” Research Projects
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration grants are meant to provide opportunities and support for “high-risk, high-reward” Canadian-led research projects.
“USask research continues to lead, pioneer and innovate new techniques and new technologies across our fields of expertise,” said USask Vice-President Research Dr. Baljit Singh (PhD). “These bold initiatives and the funding received from the NFRF program are a testament to USask’s efforts to be the university the world needs and underscore the groundbreaking research and training happening on this campus every day.”
Below are all the USask projects which received funding through the NFRF Exploration grant program:
Dr. Amira Abdelrasoul (PhD), College of Engineering – Creating an Evidence-Based Biomimetic Hemodialysis Membrane Inspired by Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) – 3D Modeling and Mimicry – $250,000
Dr. Arinjay Banerjee (PhD), Western College of Veterinary Medicine – Field-to-lab: Mechanistic interrogation of factors that drive virus spillover from bats – $247,912
Dr. Markus Brinkmann (PhD), School of Environment and Sustainability – Revolutionizing the Tracking of Microplastics: Novel DNA-Labelled Plastics for Environmental and Toxicological Studies – $250,000
Dr. Amanda Froehlich Chow (PhD), School of Public Health – Nîsowak ~ Walking Together: Co-Creating Indigenous-Rooted, Land-Based and Physical Literacy Enriched Early Learning Environments – $199,937
Dr. Ali Honaramooz (PhD), Western College of Veterinary Medicine – Novel Approaches to Generating Transgenic Pigs Suitable for Organ Xenotransplantation – $250,000
Dr. Tara Kahan (PhD), College of Arts and Science (Department of Chemistry) – Assessing and communicating opportunities and barriers to improving indoor air quality in Canadian residences – $250,000
Dr. Cari McIlduff (PhD), College of Medicine – Indigenous Community Ethics Approval Required – A Determinant of Health and Mental Health Resulting from Self-determined Research Ethical Protocols – $249,800