$345,000 Awarded For Health Research!
12-9-2023
WE-SPARK Health Institute and its funding partners have awarded 18 research grants totaling $345,000 to tackle local health challenges in its latest round of funding.
The grants involve collaborators across WE-SPARK's five supporting institutions - Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, the University of Windsor and Windsor Regional Hospital - along with numerous community members, students and volunteers across Windsor-Essex.
"We are very proud of our partnership with the WeSpark Health Institute and the 5 WRH research projects funded through the Igniting Discovery Grant which is supported by the Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation's Tayfour Emara Research & Education Fund, the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation, and WeSpark," says Dr. Gina Bulcke, Director, Office of Research.
"These WRH researchers are contributing to providing innovative health research in Windsor Essex, advancing knowledge and inspiring research excellence in our region".
WRH is very proud of the research teams who have been awarded the following Igniting Discovery Grants:
- Planning Grant - Evaluation of a Continuous Glucose Sensor in Patients with Diabetes on Hemodialysis
- WRH PI - Dr. Amit Bagg a; WRH Collaborators: Monica Bagga, Dr. Caroline Hamm
- Igniting Discovery Grant Funde r- Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation's Tayfour - Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund
- Reducing Contamination in Umbilical Cord Blood Cultures for the Diagnosis of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis at Windsor Regional Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Quality Improvement Study
- WRH PI - Dr. Telford Yeung, WRH Collaborators: Tammy Warkentin, Nicole Preston, Dr. Josh Polsky, Deirdre Nielsen, Emily Petrakos
- Igniting Discovery Grant Funder - Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund
- A Novel Translational Pipeline for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
- WRH PI - Dr. Indryas Woldie
- Igniting Discovery Grant Funder - Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation
- Automated Detection of Brain Metastases Using Machine Learning
- WRH PI - Dr. Syed Naqvi WRH Collaborators: Dr. Roli Agrawal, Dr. Jamil Addas
- Igniting Discovery Grant Funder - Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation
- Expansion of the Clinical Trials Navigator (CTN) Program With Staged Introduction
- WRH PI - Dr. Caroline Hamm WRH Collaborators: Dr. Khalid Hirmiz, Renee Nassar
- Igniting Discovery Grant Funder - WE-SPARK
In total, 18 projects will involve over 116 researchers and trainees and thousands of participants. View the full list HERE.