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Unravelling the mystery of stress
By researching the complex mechanisms behind stress, Dr. Gerlinde Metz hopes to help those suffering from brain injuries like stroke
Plastering the pages of magazines and self-help books, stress is a hot topic for overworked North Americans – it’s also a poorly understood concept, says neuroscientist Dr. Gerlinde Metz. “It’s a very timely subject these days; people think about it a lot. But it’s also a misused term,” says Metz, a principal researcher at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN). Stress isn’t solely an emotional condition; it’s also a physiological state related to the flight-or-fight response that can be both helpful and damaging. The release of stress hormones, like adrenaline, can help an organism flee a harmful situation, but unmanaged long-term stress can increase the likelihood of certain health conditions and diseases. “It’s very complex. Stress affects so many different organs, so many different functions and the brain in so many different ways,” she explains. In the context of brain injury, stress is relevant on two dimensions. “On one hand, stress is a predisposing factor,” says Metz. “On the other hand, if you have a stroke, experiencing a loss of movement and cognitive functions is also a source of stress.” Metz is systematically studying the impact of stress on normal motor system functions – including the complex interactions of hormones and their effects on the motor system – as well as how stress impacts the recovery of brain injury patients, particularly
victims of ‘silent’ stroke, in which a stroke isn’t immediately detected (these account for 70 per cent of all strokes). Traditional rehabilitation therapy for stroke patients takes a tremendous physical toll on them. Intense training, amounting to hours of exercise each day, is needed to enable patients to regain movement. The result is an accumulation of stress – not only from the loss of normal motor control and the adjustment to a major health condition, but from the treatment itself. By understanding the cellular processes at the heart of stress, and how these relate to different types of brain damage, Metz hopes to find ways to “optimize existing stroke treatments and maybe find ones that haven’t been discovered yet.” For instance, non-traditional treatments like massage therapy, known for its ability to lower stress levels, may prove to be a helpful compliment to rehabilitation. Metz’s work on stress is primarily funded by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) which recently renewed her status as an AHFMR Senior Scholar and provided funding of more than $1 million over the next seven years. Metz also receives funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. In addition to her work on stress and stroke, Metz is actively collaborating on a project for the Preterm Birth and Healthy Outcomes Team, a network of researchers and clinicians from across Alberta.
Working with peers from the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, Metz is studying an animal model of preterm birth in order to understand the physiological factors of the phenomenon, particularly hormones. “Pregnancy is regulated by a complex concert of hormones,” says Metz. “Sometimes, something goes wrong at some point. Once we know what’s not working, we can try to repair it.” Metz explains that preterm birth is a complex occurrence, the causes of which have eluded scientists. It’s a particularly relevant health concern in Alberta, where more than 9 per cent of babies are born prematurely – the highest rate in Canada. The Preterm Birth and Healthy Outcomes Team includes 20 principal investigators, including Metz, who recently earned a team grant from AHFMR, an award of $5 million over five years, to explore the issue from three main perspectives: the health of mothers, the health of infants and the long-term health outlook for people born prematurely. “The focus of the team grant is to bring many different people to the table and have them focus on a single topic,” says Metz. Health-care professionals working with mothers and preterm babies comprise an important part of the network, allowing the collected data to immediately benefit those affected. “It’s a great learning process for all of us and really motivating because you know where your results are going.”
Award-winning collaborations A clear vision
Water researchers ask important questions
Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick
Vice-President (Research)
Welcome to the fall 2008 issue of FIAT: Furthering Innovation and Teaching The U of L’s growth as a comprehensive academic and research institution is reflected by our growth in research performance: the recruitment of 10 research Chairs; the development of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and our first endowed research Chair; and the evolution of the graduate program to embrace doctoral studies. This year again, we have been successful in many provincial and national competitions, including those of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and others. In addition, eight successful applicants received awards from the newly established Community of Excellence in Research Development Opportunities (CREDO) program to further their endeavours in social science and humanities research. A listing of all our accomplished scholars is included in this issue. We applaud each of you and wish you continued success. Breakthroughs in knowledge increasingly require the ability to address problems that cannot be solved by a single discipline. We must facilitate and invest in new models of collaboration and cooperation that enable us to engage partners in problem-solving and knowledge translation. The U of L remains committed to supporting multidisciplinary teams and projects that are both relevant and beneficial to our community. This issue of FIAT showcases a sampling of our collaborative success stories and the difference their research is making in the community. Research excellence at the U of L is not limited to our faculty however. This year, 83 student recipients will share an average $12,863 in funding in 14 award categories. Three of them are featured on our back cover: Ambra Gullacher, an undergraduate student completing her studies in health sciences; Christopher Myhr, who through his studies here, has received a Fine Arts award to pursue a master’s degree; and Craig Wheaton, who specifically chose our PhD program in chemistry and biochemistry. Congratulations to all our successful academics and students. I hope you enjoy reading about some of their research in this issue of FIAT. Editor: Alesha Farfus-Shukaliak Associate Editor: Jane Allan Photography: Glenda Moulton, Bernie Wirzba Writers: Caitlin Crawshaw, Darcy Novakowski Design: Sarah Novak Design Printing: University of Lethbridge Printing Services Correspondence should be addressed to: Research Services, University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 Phone: (403) 317-2869 E-mail: jane.allan@uleth.ca www.ulethbridge.ca
As Alberta’s economy and population continue to boom, the demand for water is soaring and so is the need to know how well we’re managing this invaluable resource. Biological scientists Drs. Alice Hontela and Stewart Rood are part of a team of world-renowned researchers at the University of Lethbridge who are seeking to answer the province’s most pressing questions related to water. Hontela is part of MITHE (Metals in The Human Environment) strategic network. She says climate change and increasing industrial activity (especially farming and mining) are not only affecting the volume of available water, but the concentration of pollutants in it. Through lab and fieldwork, she studies the endocrine systems of different fish species
– whose systems resemble in some aspects those of humans – to determine the effects of certain pollutants. She explains that some chemicals are safe at low doses (like selenium, which our bodies need), but toxic at higher concentrations. Since pollutants, like pharmaceuticals, are difficult or impossible to remove with filtration, the health of both human and aquatic species requires keeping these chemicals at non-toxic levels. “Alberta is a province that is really changing very quickly, and we have to find new ways to deal with our water and our pollutants.” Rood, who was a co-director of the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research from 2002 to 2007, is now part of a river research group supported by the new Alberta
Water Research Institute. He is also a recent recipient of a Killam Research Fellowship. He studies the relationship between water (particularly river water) and aspects of the natural environment, like floodplain forests (zones that flank rivers). “More broadly, the topic in my area is, ‘How can we effectively manage water in areas that are water scarce, with the double-threat of reducing water supplies due to climate change and increasing demands due to human population and industrial activity?’” The answers Rood, Hontela and their colleagues discover will be crucial for making sound management decisions about water resources today and in the future.
A collaborative approach to studying the past
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Despite international accolades, anthropological archeologist Dr. Andrea Cuéllar hesitates to take all of the credit for her success – after all, unearthing artifacts requires the patience and elbow grease of a committed crew. “They are literally the ones that make a lot of this possible – as an archaeologist, you cannot work on your own,” says the assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Lethbridge. Her team is composed of undergraduates from Ecuador and Colombia, indigenous people selected by a local indigenous federation, an Ecuadorian archaeologist, and archaeologists from Colombia and the
Dr. Andrea Cuéllar’s study of pre-Columbian communities in Ecuador involves international partnerships and local participation United States specialized in the analysis of botanical remains and lithic tools. Cuéllar and her team unearth homes and gardens of settlements dating back to 500 A.D. in a valley in the Eastern Andes of Ecuador. Placed against a backdrop of dispersed homesteads, the emergence of these ‘central-place communities’ is key for understanding social and political change in pre-Columbian times. Cuéllar is exploring community dynamics as they relate to social and economic differentiation. With an eye on quotidian forms of social production, kitchens and domestic material culture are very important in
this research. Food production and consumption, as well as other aspects of daily life, are central arenas for symbolic production and ideological elaboration, the kind that naturalizes social and economic hierarchies. Cuéllar is developing an international reputation and collaborates with experts worldwide. This spring, she earned a prestigious grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Last year, she earned a Heinz Grant for Latin American Archaeology.
Shining a light on logic Dr. Bryson Brown collaborates with two researchers at opposite ends of the country in his latest SSHRC project
Just as a scientist places a sample beneath a microscope lens to understand its subtlest parts, philosophers minutely examine an argument to determine how its components work together. Logics that can cope with inconsistent premises are the focus of Dr. Bryson Brown’s most recent work. The University of Lethbridge philosophy professor has recently earned a $95,000 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to pursue his research program, titled Preservationism: Applications and Extensions. His research, a collaboration with Dalhousie University’s Dr. Peter K. Schotch and Simon Fraser University’s Dr. Raymond E. Jennings, examines preservationism – a philosophical approach to logic that prioritizes preserving desirable formal properties of premises when we draw conclusions from them.
“We already have a large body of work on two forms of preservationist logic and a number of other side-projects with published results,” says Brown. With this newest project, Brown hopes to look into applications of the logic (to philosophy of science and mathematics, for instance). “Broadly, we’re trying to make more people in the field aware of the work and the logical tools we’ve produced.” To disseminate the work, Brown, Schotch and Jennings are creating a series of books to be published by the University of Toronto Press (the first will be published early in 2009), as well as presenting their research at a number of international conferences. “Given that we’re trying to produce a book and attend several major conferences over the next few years, this help from SSHRC is essential to keeping up the pace of the project.”
Selling public service messages Like any type of marketing, social marketing (including work safety appeals and causerelated marketing) takes savvy and an intimate knowledge of one’s audience. Drs. Debra and Mike Basil, a husbandand-wife duo in the Faculty of Management at the U of L, are trying to understand what makes workplace safety appeals (like posters and TV ads) effective. They’re currently analysing Canadian, American and Australian ads through a project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). “If we can understand a broader crosssection of people around the world, we are more likely to have identified some underlying human motivations and factors,” says Mike, the study’s principal investigator. The project will also examine the usefulness of fear tactics (which are very common in Australian campaigns) and the impact of environmental factors on safety compliance. “We believe that no matter how effective a workplace safety campaign poster may be, workers won’t heed the warning if their direct supervisor doesn’t emphasize the importance of safety,” says Debra. The SSHRC award is allowing the couple
to continue their work at two Australian universities – the University of Wollongong and Edith Cowan University. It’s a great place to be, as Australia is at the forefront of the field, says Mike. “I think Australians are very pragmatic and also willing to embrace new ideas and approaches,” he explains. “I think Australians are giving social marketing a ‘fair go’ and have been pleased with what they have seen.” Working with Australian researchers will undoubtedly offer new perspectives on social marketing research, says Debra. “Social norms campaigns are becoming popular here, and we will have the opportunity to assess the effectiveness of this approach compared with a more typical fear-type approach.” A former account representative of a Fortune 500 company, Debra is also working on a three-year, SSHRC-funded project assessing the usefulness of cause-related marketing for non-profit organizations. While the two research projects are quite different, both are “examining how programs can be structured more effectively to positively impact society,” she says.
Drs. Debra and Mike Basil investigate what makes a social marketing campaign effective Photo by Sean Maguire, University of Wollongong
The future of Canadian history
Dr. Amy von Heyking and her colleagues from The History Education Network receive $2.1 million to study how Canadian history is taught
Are we becoming a historically illiterate of collective heritage and improve nation or are we already there? What communication between teachers and teaching strategies would pique the interest historians. of today’s techno-generation? Their collaboration extends to various These are a few of the types of questions public institutions and the education system U of L education professor Dr. Amy von – they dialogue with historians, educators, Heyking and her colleagues from The graduate students, heritage agencies and History Education Network/Histoire et others from across the diverse field of Education en Reseau (THEN/HiER) are Canadian history. investigating. THEN/HiER works on an international The Social Sciences and Humanities level with history networks based in Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Australia, the United States and the United recently awarded the collaborative network Kingdom. In this region, von Heyking $2.1 million to study ways in which will partner with teachers in classroom teaching Canadian history in the K-12 settings and work directly with education setting can be made more relevant. programmers at local museums and “Children are not being given the heritage sites, such as Head-Smashed-In opportunity to think historically,” says von Buffalo Jump. Heyking. “Clarifying the skills that historians “The goal of THEN/HiER is to encourage use – collecting data, interpreting primary history education research that is informed documents, assessing evidence, exploring by practice, and practice that is informed by the perspectives of people in the past – all research. We will continue to try and find are valuable in helping us improve the ways to help teachers and public institutions curriculum in the K-12 education system.” to work together to build links,” says von Through research, von Heyking and Heyking. THEN/HiER intend to promote historical consciousness, heighten understanding research furthers innovation and teaching at the University of Lethbridge
Three award-winning student researchers delve a little deeper
Probing beneath the surface While you cannot see individual waves of light, they collectively compose a spectrum that allows our eyes to perceive emerald hills and brilliant blue oceans. Digital photography has opened up ways of capturing light and colour far beyond what the human eye detects, but traditional formatting methods (like JPG) have limited the information the camera preserves to keep files small, explains University of Lethbridge alumnus Christopher Myhr (BFA ’08). This changed several years ago with the emergence of RAW: a format that captures unadulterated digital images in still photography. The result? Greater editing options and the ability to shoot images that were previously too difficult or expensive. While professionals jumped on board, academia and the art community has been slow to explore RAW’s full range of possibilities.
studies on an often overlooked subject: the creation of biodegradable plastic. Wheaton, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is working to develop catalysts – chemicals that trigger particular reactions – involved in the creation of polylactide polymer. Derived from renewable resources like wheat and corn, the plastic is currently on the market (it can be found in certain kinds of food packaging), but there’s a need to create cheaper, more efficient ways of producing it. A better chemical catalyst can make this happen, says Wheaton, who recently earned a doctoral scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). “I really believe in the development of plastics made from renewable resources – this is a sustainable way of developing materials. I’m really quite interested in
study of the impact of wildfires on rural communities. Led by nursing researcher Dr. Judith Kulig, the research team represents a wide range of disciplines and locations (Canada, the U.S. and Australia). “What we’re looking at, on a community collective scale, is what has the community’s response to the fire been both immediately
Christopher Myhr
Craig Wheaton
Ambra Gullacher
Myhr has been working to fill this void. As an undergraduate student in the Department of Art, he systematically explored the tool’s technical possibilities, largely by incorporating new techniques in his own works. His accomplishments earned him the J. Armand Bombadier CGS Masters Award. This fall he’ll start his master’s degree at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where he hopes to examine RAW’s impact on society and the art world. “Essentially, digital technology is now ubiquitous – it’s everywhere. I’m interested in looking at how tools like RAW are affecting people and the history of photography,” he says. Like Myhr, Craig Wheaton has focused his
environmental issues, and I would like to do a little bit to make a difference if I can.” Wheaton, who published six times as an undergraduate and master’s student, chose doctoral studies at the U of L over larger institutions. “It has a good balance between the resources of a large school and the atmosphere and learning environment of a small school.” Ambra Gullacher has also aligned her academic career with a strong drive to make a difference. The undergraduate health sciences student is gearing up for a career in nursing and says recent research experience has changed her view of the profession. Gullacher has been participating in an interdisciplinary, international research
and in the aftermath?” says Gullacher. Gullacher has been working as an undergraduate project leader on a program examining two communities which experienced wildfires in the last decade: La Ronge, Sask., and Barriere, B.C. In 2003, Barriere was evacuated for a month when forest fires ripped through BC’s interior. La Ronge was affected by forest fires in 1999, though the impact has been long-lasting. “Some people talk about it as if it happened yesterday,” she says. While the SSHRC-funded research is ongoing, some themes have already emerged. “A lot of people have identified a sense of community as a factor in resiliency,” she says. “When you live in a community that’s smaller and is farther away from the city or other services, you’re more dependent on each other. And because of that dependence, there’s a bond there.” She’s been amazed to discover that in some ways, the fires benefited the communities. In Barriere, a mill where most of the community worked was slated to be shut down before the fire, and property values were expected to plummet. When the fire destroyed the mill, it didn’t re-open, but ex-employees received insurance and relief money from the loss of their homes, and were able to either relocate or rebuild. “There’s been a bit of a rejuvenation – a reclaiming of the community’s sense of pride and spirit – whereas before there was a sense that things were going downhill.” Gullacher’s work has earned her a Canadian Institutes for Health Research Health Professional Student Research Award and an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Summer Studentship Award. It’s also taught her that health isn’t just a matter of physical well-being; it’s impacted greatly by how a community affects people emotionally and socially. “Being able to see how a community works together, and how it acts as its own little organism gives me a better perspective.” research furthers innovation and teaching at the University of Lethbridge
2008
RESE ARCH AWARDS FACULTY AHFMR Senior Scholar Award Gerlinde Metz, Neuroscience
Other External Funding: $1,135,000 – 7 Year Grant
Alberta Gaming Research Institute Robert Williams, Health Sciences
$369,000 – 2 Year Grant
CFI Leaders Opportunities Fund Grants Principal Investigators
Award
Theresa Burg, Biological Sciences Paul Hayes, Chemistry And Biochemistry Ute Kothe, Chemistry And Biochemistry
$197,928 $297,802 $329,440
Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship Principal Investigator
Award
Stewart Rood, Biological Sciences
$140,000 – 2 Year Grant
Canada Research Chair – Tier 1 Award Unfortunately, due to the recently called Federal election, there is a publication embargo on newly appointed Canada Research Chairs. We will hopefully be able to share this information with you in the next issue of FIAT.
Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Principal Investigators
Award
Penny D’Agnone, Research Services $3,000 – 1 Year Grant Unfortunately, due to the recently called Federal election, there is also a publication embargo on other CIHR awards. We will hopefully be able to share this information with you in the next issue of FIAT.
Alberta Centre For Child, Family & Community Research Reginald Bibby, Sociology $39,755 – 1 Year Grant French Embassy (Canada) Roy Golsteyn, Biology
Approx. $5,000 – 1 Year Grant
Alberta Livestock Industry Development Ltd. Brent Selinger, Biology
$360,000 – 2 Year Grant
Southern Alberta Intellectual Property Network Gongbing Shan, Kinesiology and Physical Education
$20,000 – 1 Year Grant
In addition to being the PI on grants held at the U of L, several faculty have alerted us that they are co-applicants on successful grants at other institutions. We apologize if we have missed anyone who is collaborating on such a grant. Unfortunately, the granting agencies do not advise us of these awards and we must rely on the collaborators themselves to provide us with this information. Please share your successes with the Office of Research Services. Name
Institute of Principle Investigator
Total Grant
Sarah Boon, Geography
University of Alberta $219,000 University of BC $190,000 University of BC $260,750 University of Alberta $705,579
Cynthia Chambers, Education
NWT Literacy Council $226,000
David Gregory, Health Sciences Dalhousie University $115,527 Erika Hasebe-Ludt, Education
University of Alberta $20,000 (Letter of Intent)
Gail Hepburn, Psychology
University of Ottawa $139,000
Gordon Hunter, Management
Principal Investigators
Award
Queens’ University $20,000 (Letter of Intent) Queens’ University $298,501
Elizabeth Schultz, Biological Sciences Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry Christopher Hugenholtz, Geography Kevin Grant, Mathematics & Computer Science Matthew Tata, Neuroscience David Naylor, Physics Louise Barrett, Psychology
$13,394 $58,361 $31,687 $14,811 $22,500 $21,767 $47,000
Gordon Hunter, Management
Queen’s Business School $9,000
Stefan Kienzle, Geography
National Institute for Water and $16,000/ Year (Open Ended) Atmosphere, New Zealand
Stefan Kienzle & James Byrne, Geography
Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
$200,000
Claudia Malacrida, Sociology
University of Alberta
$20,000 (Letter of Intent)
Gerlinde Metz, Neuroscience
Preterm Birth & Healthy $5,000,000 Outcomes Team
Noella Piquette-Tomei, Education
McGill University $250,000 University of Alberta $48,000 Memorial University CIHR Letter of Intent Concordia University $125,000 (Letter of Intent)
Amy von Heyking, Education
University of BC $300,000
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grants
NSERC Discovery Grant Results Principal Investigators
Award
Behnam Seyed-Mahmoud, Physics John Bain, Biological Sciences Gail Michener, Biological Sciences Stewart Rood, Biological Sciences Anthony Russell, Biological Sciences Michael Gerken, Chemistry & Biochemistry Marc Roussel, Chemistry & Biochemistry Christopher Hugenholtz, Geography Gongbing Shan, Kinesiology & Physical Education Daya Gaur, Mathematics & Computer Science Dragos Ghioca, Mathematics & Computer Science Kevin Grant, Mathematics & Computer Science HadI Kharaghani, Mathematics & Computer Science John Zhang, Mathematics & Computer Science David Naylor, Physics Adriana Predoi-Cross, Physics Peter Henzi, Psychology Sergio Pellis, Neuroscience Drew Rendall, Psychology Matthew Tata, Neuroscience
$17,500 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 Per Year For 5 Years $17,730 Per Year For 5 Years $60,000 Per Year For 5 Years $28,000 Per Year For 5 Years $35,000 Per Year For 5 Years $42,000 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 $17,000 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 Per Year For 5 Years $22,000 Per Year For 5 Years $15,000 Per Year For 5 Years $44,175 Per Year For 3 Years $26,540 Per Year For 5 Years $21,670 Per Year For 5 Years $43,136 Per Year For 5 Years $32,436 Per Year For 5 Years $24,936 Per Year For 5 Years
SSHRC Grants Aid To Small Universities – 3 Year Grant David Gregory, Health Sciences
$62,000
Community-University Research Alliances (Letter Of Intent Stage) Sameer Deshpande, Management
$14,925
International Opportunities Fund (Management, Business and Finance) – 1 Year Grant Michael Basil, Management
$36,000
Research Grants (Management, Business and Finance) – 3 Year Grant Debra Basil, Management
$75,880
Standard Research Grants – 3 Year Grants Yale Belanger, Native American Studies Bryson Brown, Philosophy Elizabeth Galway, English Claudia Malacrida, Sociology Patrick Wilson, Anthropology
$97,500 $94,618 $54,855 $87,403 $91,551
New Internal Funding: Community of Research Excellence Development Opportunities (CREDO) The Office of Research Services awarded eight faculty members funding from the newly established CREDO program to enable them to develop their research in the social sciences and humanities and apply for external funding at the end of the two-year grants. The principle investigators of the new grants are:
Ebenezer Asem, Management $23,000 Sharleen Hoar, Kinesiology And Physical Education $20,236.56 Abdie Kazemipur, Sociology $23,000 Heidi Macdonald, History $23,000 Daniel O’Donnell, English $22,010 Arlan Schultz, Music $23,000 Blythe Shepard, Education $19,508.30 Judith Whitehead, Anthropology $21,594
UNDERGRADUATE
GRADUATE
AHFMR Summer Studentship
AHFMR FELLOWSHIP
The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Summer Studentships are valued at $1,300 per month for four months.
Recipient
Supervisor
Guev-Jen Lai
Robert Sutherland, Neuroscience
Recipients
Supervisors
Mackenzie Coatham Denis Davidov Ambra Gullacher Christa Klapko Joelle Kopp Diana Lim Norah-Faye Matthies Andrej Pogribny Nichole Schmold Stephanie Wickersham
Gerlinde Metz, Neuroscience Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Judith Kulig, Health Sciences Olga Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences Rob McDonald, Neuroscience Ian Whishaw, Neuroscience Gerlinde Metz, Neuroscience Olga Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Igor Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences
Alberta Cancer Board Graduate Studentship
Chinook Research Summer Awards These University of Lethbridge awards are valued at $5,625 for four months. Recipients
Supervisors
Jessica Andrusiak Nadine Baker Thera Body Silvana Campus Seung Joon Choe Michaela Debeyer Kristen Dow James Falconer Lindsey Garner-Knapp Kyle Hambrook Yun-Jung Kim Vanessa Lodermeier Ashley Marchuk Michelle Morris Rae Stauffer Kelly Stephen Tanya Wagner
Bonnie Lee, Health Sciences Walter Wymer, Management Carol Williams, Women’s Studies Shelly Wismath, Mathematics & Computer Science John Sheriff, Mathematics & Computer Science Inge Genee, Modern Languages Michelle Helstein, Kinesiology & Physical Education Trevor Harrison, Sociology Jan Newberry, Anthropology Amir Akbary, Mathematics & Computer Science Howard Cheng, Mathematics & Computer Science Edward Swenson, Anthropology Tony Russell, Biological Sciences Christopher Kukucha, Political Science Janay Nugent, History Steven Mosimann, Chemistry & Biochemistry Heidi MacDonald, History
CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health Professional Student Research award is valued at $4,251 for three months. Recipient
Supervisor
Ambra Gullacher
Judith Kulig, Health Sciences
Health Quality Council Of Alberta Studentship The Health Quality Council of Alberta studentship is valued at $4,000. Recipient
Supervisor
Katherine Egan
David Gregory, Health Sciences
Math in Moscow Scholarship The Math in Moscow scholarship is valued at $9,000 for a semester. Recipient
Supervisor
Kyle Hambrook
TBA, Independent University of Moscow
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards Each Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) award is valued at $5,625 for four months. Recipients
Supervisors
Heather Bird Dora Capatos Gregory Christie Cassandra Churchill Selina Dobing Dillon Hambrook Stephanie Jones Stefan Koppert Katherine Lafreniere Christine Michell Aaron Mullin Samuel Neale Alan Nielsen Jamie Novlesky Chad Povey Nathan Puhl Laura Robertson Jerrah Sawatsky Anthony Schmieder David Sessford Michael Shields Jenny Shim Joel Stimson Mark Thom Jaden Wright Dani Zwueste
Teresa Burg, Biological Sciences Gerlinde Metz, Neuroscience Matthew Tata, Neuroscience Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry Brent Selinger, Biological Sciences Behnam Seyed Mahmoud, Physics Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry Marc Roussel, Chemistry & Biochemistry Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry Teresa Burg, Biological Sciences Derek Peddle, Geography Steve Patitsas, Physics Drew Rendall, Psychology Stewart Rood, Biological Sciences Adriana Predoi-Cross, Physics Brent Selinger, Biological Sciences Olga Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences Marc Roussel, Chemistry & Biochemistry Howard Cheng, Mathematics & Computer Science Lesley Brown, Kinesiology & Physical Education Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry Igor Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences Nathan Ng, Mathematics & Computer Science Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry Alice Hontela, Biological Sciences
The Alberta Cancer Board Graduate Studentship is valued at $20,000 per year for two years. Recipient
Supervisor
Lidia Luzhna
Olga Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences
AIF Ingenuity MSc Student Scholarship The Alberta Ingenuity Fund (AIF) MSc Student Scholarship consists of an annual stipend and a $3,000 research allowance. The total value of the award is $33,000. Recipient
Supervisor
Evan Mercier
Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Focus On Stroke Post-Doctoral Fellowship Recipient
Supervisor
Guev-Jen Lai
Robert Sutherland, Neuroscience
NSERC Master’s Awards The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship is valued at $17,500 per year for one year and the Postgraduate Scholarship is valued at $17,300 per year for one year. Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship Recipients
Supervisors
Erika Droessler Crystal Ehresman Ben Ireland Jenni Karl Evan Mercier Mike Nemeth
TBA Deborah Saucier, Neuroscience Paul Hayes, Chemistry & Biochemistry Ian Whishaw, Neuroscience Hans-Joachim Wieden, Chemistry & Biochemistry Stefan Kienzle, Geography
Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Supervisors
Chelsea Matisz Julie Nielsen Chad Povey Jennifer Przybylski
Cameron Goater, Biological Sciences Stewart Rood, Biological Sciences Adriana Predoi-Cross, Physics Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Joseph Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s (SSHRC) The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarship is valued at $17,500 per year for one year. Recipients
Supervisors
Jennifer Arthur Danielle Demiantschuk Nadine Duckworth Michael Granzow Nicole Hembroff Colin Hirano Tammi Mills Christopher Myhr Elise Ray Jenna Would Chelcie Zimmer
Rob Williams, Health Sciences will be attending University of Western Ontario Rick Mrazek, Education Claudia Malacrida/Bill Ramp, Sociology Hillary Rodrigues, Religious Studies will be attending Dalhousie University Shawn Bubel, Geography will be attending Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University will be attending Dalhousie University Kerry Bernes, Education Thelma Gunn, Education
NSERC Doctoral Awards The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarship is valued at $35,000 per year for two years, the Postgraduate Scholarship is valued at $21,000 per year for three years and the Postdoctoral Fellowship is valued at $40,000 per year for two years. Canada Graduate Scholarship Recipient
Supervisor
Lesley Rutledge
Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Supervisors
Heather Bell Jody Filkowski Andrea Millen
Sergio Pellis, Neuroscience Olga Kovalchuk, Biological Sciences Stacey Wetmore, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipient
Oleksandr Boyko
Private Foundation Grant Funded by a private foundation, all of the following recipients from the Department of Neuroscience received a research stipend in support of their studies. The Foundation requests to remain anonymous. Recipients
Supervisors
Muhammad Arif Heather Bell Kara Brissette Richelle Mychasiuk Fraser Sparks
Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Bryan Kolb, Neuroscience Rob Sutherland, Neuroscience