Government of Canada investing $5.2M in innovative research at the University of Saskatchewan 

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The Government of Canada proudly supports science in a number of key areas, including health research. One way it does this is through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant competition, one of the Government’s flagship science funding programs. Project grants are multi-year grants designed to support researchers at various stages in their careers as they conduct health research and knowledge translation projects that cover the full range of health research topics. Project grant recipients are leaders in their fields and their projects tackle pressing health issues that matter to Canadians, such as cancer, autism, heart disease, and dementia.

The Government also invests in science through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Industrial Research Chairs grants. These grants provide funding for the salary of a noted researcher, and the infrastructure, research tools and instruments, and general expenses associated with their research project.

Researcher Institution Project Amount
CIHR Project Grants
Dr. Alexander Crizzle University of Saskatchewan Developing evidence-based tools to assess fitness to drive among at-risk drivers (for example, seniors). $803,250
Dr. James Dosman University of Saskatchewan Investigating the causes of sleep disorders among First Nations people. $1,250,775
Dr. Darryl Falzarano University of Saskatchewan Developing a vaccine that stops transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camels (which are responsible for passing the infection on to humans). $679,320
Dr. Andrew Freywald University of Saskatchewan Developing new personalized combination therapies that could significantly improve survival among patients with triple-negative breast cancer. $558,450
Dr. Franco Vizeacoumar University of Saskatchewan Dr. Vizeaucoumar has received two research grants: one to study the ribonucleic acids (RNAs) that are essential for the survival of cancer cells (so as to develop new therapies for treating cancers), and the second grant to identify new ways of targeting colon cancer cells for treatment. $1,116,625
NSERC Industrial Research Chair
Dr. Yolande Seddon University of Saskatchewan A project to study the welfare of farmed pigs. $837,750
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