CIHR announces $1.6 million in funding for three À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ projects

Friday, July 15, 2022

Two Kinesiology and Health Sciences researchers were among three À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ recipients and 391 individual nominated PIsÌýawarded funding throughÌýCanadian Institutes of Health Research's Project Grants Program.

ThisÌýis part of a Ìýin support of 405 project grants and 2 bridge grants.ÌýÌý

À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ recipients of funding through the 2022 Spring Project Grant competition are:

Laura Middleton.

Laura Middleton (Kinesiology and Health Sciences):ÌýThe Lifestyle, Exercise and Diet (LEAD) trial: A virtual, lifestyle approach to improve cognitive function $566,100

Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo.

Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo (Kinesiology and Health Sciences):ÌýHidden binocularity and visuomotor function after congenital cataracts $447,526

Richard Cook.

Richard CookÌý(Statistics and Actuarial Science):ÌýMethods for assessing real-world causal effects with electronic health records: Biologic therapies in autoimmune diseases $631,126