Congratulations to the 2026 research operating grant recipients!
Research Projects
| Researcher |
Affiliation |
Project Title |
| Dr. Ayooluwa Bolaji |
University of Manitoba |
Developing a Nanopore-Based Bioinformatics Workflow for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Detection and Antiviral Drug Resistance Assessment in Transplant Patients in Manitoba: A need for CURE. |
| Dr. Kathryn Chachula |
Brandon University |
Effectiveness of a Psychological Body Armor™ Course in Building Resilience among Nurses in Manitoba |
| Dr. Kristene Cheung |
University of Manitoba |
The ARCA Project: Examining Alternative Reasons for Children's Actions |
| Dr. Eric Hall |
University of Manitoba |
Determining how cytonemes facilitate Notch signaling in spinal cord maintenance. |
| Dr. Amani Hamad |
University of Manitoba |
Familial Associations in Childhood Mood and Anxiety Disorders and the Role of Poverty |
| Dr. Heather Krepski |
University of Winnipeg |
School-based pedagogies to support student mental health in schools |
| Dr. Joel Pearson |
University of Manitoba |
Therapeutically targeting TAZ and YAP in dedifferentiated liposarcoma |
| Dr. Samuel Quan |
University of Manitoba |
Long-Term Care Admission Among Persons With and Without Dementia in Manitoba: A Cohort Study Over a 30-Year Timeframe |
| Dr. Mayson Laercio De Araujo Sousa |
University of Manitoba |
Extra-diaphragmatic respiratory muscles’ structure and contractile activity during mechanical ventilation and its impact on short- and long-term outcomes — PILOT STUDY |
| Dr. Camilo Ernesto Valderrama Cuadros |
University of Winnipeg |
Intersubject Cross-Brain EEG Correlation Analysis to Advance Emotion Recognition |
| Dr. Candice Waddell-Henowitch |
Brandon University |
Envisioning Recovery from Sexual Violence in Rural, Remote, and Northern Areas of Manitoba: A Photo Exploration |
| Dr. Xinhui Wu |
University of Manitoba |
Mechanisms of Alveolar Epithelial Repair in Wood Smoke-induced Lung Damage |