Doctoral Research Award

• Broderick, Carol (Psychology, University of Waterloo)
  The distribution of spatial attention in altitudinal neglect.
  Supervisor: Danckert, James
   
• Christie, Tara L. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary)
  Identifying the role and molecular mechanism of PlexinD1 in vascular malformation.
  Supervisor: Childs, Sarah J.
   
• Ge, Yuan (Medicine, University of British Columbia)
  Modulation of AMPA receptor trafficking in the animal model of stroke.
  Supervisor: Wang, Yu Tian
   
• Jeimy, Samira (Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University)
  The interactions of platelet factor V and multimerin 1 in hemostasis.
  Supervisor: Hayward, Catherine P.M.
   
• Leong, Hon Sing (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia)
  Characterization and thrombogenic contribution of platelet microparticles to pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia.
  Supervisor: Podor, Thomas J.
   
• Luykenaar, Kevin D. (Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary)
  PKA/PKG regulation of RhoA-mediatated inhibition of the delayed rectifier potassium current in cerebral arteries.
  Supervisor: Welsh, Donald G.
   
• Macdonald, Daniel S. (Physiology, University of Toronto)
  Regulation of NMDA receptor activity by the G-protein coupled receptor, PAC-1-R.
  Supervisor: MacDonald, John F.
   
• Pereira, Jennifer A. (Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto)
  Validation and implementation of individualized benefit: harm profiles for optimal Warfarin prescribing.
  Supervisor: Holbrook, Anne M.
   
• Qiu, Guosong (Pathology, St. Paul's Hospital)
  Lipase function in human macrophages.
  Supervisor: Hill, John S.
   
• Silasi, Gergely (Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary)
  Improving stroke outcome through growth-factor induced recruitment of endogenous stem cells.
  Supervisor: Weiss, Samuel
   
• Yan, Yi (Neurology, University of British Columbia)
  A novel role of Akt in AMPAR-mediated induction and neuroprotection.
  Supervisor: Wang, Yu Tian

Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Ander, Bradley P. (Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California)
  Protection against delayed damage of intracerebral hemorrhage through inhibition of src kinase.
  Supervisor: Sharp, Frank R.
   
• Arenas, Ivan A. (Centre de recherche, CHUM)
  Genetic determinants of ambulatory blood pressure.
  Supervisor: Hamet, Pavel
   
• Beazely, Michael Andrew (Physiology, University of Toronto)
  The neuroprotective effects of PDGF involve cytoskeletal alterations and NMDA receptor inhibition.
  Supervisor: MacDonald, John F.
   
• Gliddon, Catherine M. (Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface G.H. Research Centre)
  The role of PARP in a model of cerebral ischemia.
  Supervisor: Anderson, Christopher M.
   
• Honoré, Jean-Claude (Pharmacologie/Pédiatrie/Opthalmologie, Hôpital Sainte-Justine)
  Pro-survival role of the peroxidation products isofurans on cerebral microvascular endothelial cells.
  Supervisor: Chemtob, Sylvain
   
• MacIntosh, Bradley J. (FMRIB Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital)
  Investigating neurovascular coupling in the stroke brain using functional imaging techniques.
  Supervisor: Matthews, Paul M.
   
• MacLellan, Crystal L. (Psychology, University of Alberta)
  Stem cells to treat stroke in rats: efficacy and mechanisms of recovery.
  Supervisor: Corbett, Dale R.
   
• Pettersen, Jacqueline A. (Clinical Neurosciences, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre)
  In vivo characterization of subcortical vascular cognitive impairment using biomarkers and DTI.
  Supervisor: Black, Sandra E.
   
• Spencer, Sarah J. (Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary)
  Does a neonatal immune challenge affect emotional processing after adult stroke?
  Supervisor: Pittman, Quentin J.
   
• Wetzel, Monica K. (Cancer Research, Hospital for Sick Children)
  Elucidating the role of p63 in excitotoxic and ischemia-induced neuronal death.
  Supervisor: Miller, Freda D.
   
• Ye, Hui (Cellular Molecular Biology, Toronto Western Research Institute)
  Rescue synaptic transmission deficit in aged/alzheimer's disease.
  Supervisor: Carlen, Peter L.