Since 1987, CANFAR has granted Canadian research projects totaling almost $17 million. Our Canadian researchers have been responsible for some of the most significant breakthroughs in the HIV and AIDS field.
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We are proud to announce the recipients for the 2010-2011 year:
Research Grants ($80,000): First Year of Two Year Grants 2010/2011
Researcher: Dr. Michael Alary
Co-Investigators: Dr. Marie-Claude Boily/Dr. Stephen Moses/Dr. Marissa Becker/Dr. Peter Vickerman/Dr. Reynold Washington/Dr. BM Ramesh/Dr. Sharmistha Mishra
Institution: Centre Hospitalier affile Universitaire de Quebec and Universite Laval
Project: Antiretroviral-based combination prevention in India: predicting population-level effectiveness and emergence of drug resistance
Researcher: Dr. Xiaojian Yao
Institution: University of Manitoba
Project: Investigation of functional role of HIV-1 integrase in viral nuclear import and integration
Researcher: Dr. Charu Kauschic
Institution: McMaster University
Project: Role of genital tract epithelial cells in HIV infection of the female genital tract
Researcher: Dr. Alan Cochrane
Institution: University of Toronto
Project: Probing host factors essential for HIV-1 Gene Expression
Research Grants ($80,000): Year 2 of 2010/2011 Projects
Researcher: Dr. Eric Cohen
Co-Investigators: Dr. Tram N.Q. Pham
Institution: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (IRCM)
Project: HIV Viral Protein R (Vpr) as an Immuno-modulator of the NKG2D-Dependent Cytolytic Activity of Natural Killer Cells during HIV-1 infection
Researcher: Dr. Mark Wainberg
Co-Investigators: Dr. Richard D. Sloan, Dr. Tamara Bar-Magen
Institution: McGill University AIDS Centre
Project: Are there HIV-1 subtype specific differences in resistance to integrase inhibitors?
Researcher: Dr. Andrew Mouland
Institution: Lady Davis Institute/Jewish General Hospital
Project: Implications of Upframeshift Suppressor Protein 1 (UPF1) In HIV-1 Genomic RNA Fate
Research Grants ($25,000): One Year Grants 2010/2011
Researcher: Dr. Jacqueline Sas
Institution: Canadian HIV Trials Network
Project: CANFAR/CTN Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Researcher: Dr. Petronela Ancuta
Institution: Universite de Montreal/CHUM-Research Center
Project: Exploring the mechanisms of Th17 lineage differentation deficiency during HIV-1 infection
Researcher: Dr. Janet Raboud
Co-Investigators: Dr. Sharon Walmsley/Dr. Alice Tseng/Dr. Irving Salit
Institution: University Health Network
Project: HIV in older patients: a study of medicaiton use and potential drug interactions in an aging ambulatory HIV clinic population
Researcher: Dr. Sean Ari Bitnun
Co-Investigators: Dr. Elaine Lau/Dr. David Colantonio/Dr. Winnie Seto/Dr. Stanley Read/Dr. Jason Brophy/Dr. Lindy Samson
Institution: Hospital for Sick Children
Project: Nevirapine dosing in neonates for prophylaxis of mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection
Researcher: Dr. Jean –Pierre Routy
Co-Investigators: Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel/Bertrand Lebouche/Marie Josee Brouilette
Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Project: Neurocognitive and quality of life evaluations after niacin supplementation in HIV-1 infected individuals receiving antiretrovial therapy
Researcher: Dr. Madeleine Durand
Co-Investigators: Dr. Cecile Tremblay/Dr. Jacques Lelorier
Institution: Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal/CHUM Research Center
Project: HIV status and gender as determinants of care in secondary prevention of fragility fractures: a population-based study in the database of the Regie de l'assurance-maladie du Quebec
Researcher: Dr. David M. Moore
Co-Investigators: Dr. Pontiano Kaleebu/Dr. Abdallah Nkoyooyo/Dr. Julio Montaner
Institution: University of British Columbia
Project: Viral load measurements among partners of HIV sero-converters and non-converters in the Highly Active Antiroretroviral therapy as Prevention (HAARP) Study in Jinja, Uganda
