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Investigations of Parkinson’s Disease with quantitative high resolution PET imaging
Affecting approximately 80,000 Canadians, Parkinson's disease is characterized by the lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the…
View details2002Competition
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Ion channels: Molecular determinants of health and disease in the head and heart
Though vastly different, both the brain and the heart rely on large complicated proteins called ion channels…
View details2014Competition
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Job tenure of people with severe mental illness registered in supported employment programs
Although many people with severe mental health problems are ready and available to integrate into the competitive…
View details2005Competition
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Key signaling pathways controlling survival and death of hemopoietic cells
All cells are programmed to die eventually. If cells don’t die normally, they can become harmful. For…
View details2001Competition
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Leptin regulation of glucose homeostasis
More than two million Canadians have diabetes, a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the inability of the…
View details2003Competition
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Leveraging TCR reactivity using viruses and vaccines to improve CAR T therapy
T cells patrol the body using their T cell receptors (TCR) to look for cells which display…
View details2021Competition
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Leveraging technology to support older persons in rural and northern communities through the Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North – CTAAN
Rural and northern areas in BC cover large areas and support more and more older adults. Older…
View details2020Competition
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Life-course socio-economic adversity and trajectories of aging from early to old age
The way people age varies significantly from one individual to another. This variation is attributed to a…
View details2024Competition
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Light and drug delivery coupled with biomaterials to improve motor function after spinal cord injury in animal models
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition with no available cure directly affecting ~80,000 Canadians. The…
View details2022Competition
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Linking socioeconomic status to environmental pollution exposures over the life course: population-based research using biomarkers to investigate the effects of exposure on small for gestational age …
Dr. Scott Venners is studying the impact of exposures to environmental pollutants and their links to health…
View details2012Competition
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Literacy and health research
Low levels of literacy have been associated with poor health, poor understanding of treatment, greater use of…
View details2002Competition
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Lung inflammation induced cardiovascular disease
There is substantial epidemiological evidence that inhalation of air pollution particles results in increased morbidity and mortality…
View details2006Competition
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