Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Master’s Studentship Awards
for 2006/2007

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the students who were awarded funding in the 2006/2007 Master’s Studentship competition.

These scholarships are awarded annually in Ontario to students enrolled in a Master’s level program in cardiovascular/cerebrovascular research. The scholarships are valued at $18,000 per year for up to two years.

These results posted below are to be considered preliminary only. An official letter will be sent to all award recipients the week of May 22, 2006. The Foundation requests that you do not write or telephone with any enquiries before receiving this letter.

Student and Project Supervisor
Salam Al-Attar
Genetic determinants and phenomic markers of metabolic syndrome (MetS)
Dr. Robert A. Hegele
University of Western Ontario
Sana Basseri
Contributions of endoplasmic reticulum stress to obesity and cardiovascular disease
Dr. Richard C. Austin
McMaster University
Jami-Lee Hageraats-Boucher
A tissue engineering approach to bioprosthetic heart valve design
Dr. Derek Boughner
University of Western Ontario
Pamela S. Jantzi
Blood bio-marker responses to acute and chronic ingestion of a novel monoacylglycerol gel
Dr. James W.E. Rush
University of Waterloo
Sheena C. Kayaniyil
Concordance of self and program-reported rates of cardiac rehabilitation referral and participation
Dr. Sherry L. Grace
York University
Jaclyn N. LeGrand
Regulation of Mcl-1 to treat stroke
Dr. Ruth S. Slack
University of Ottawa
Rhonda L. Lischynski
Does mental practice promote cortical reorganization and improved hand function
Dr. Brenda J. Brouwer
Queen's University
Jessica L. MacQuarrie
The role of histidine-rich glycoprotein in coagulation and fibrinolysis
Dr. Jeffrey I. Weitz
McMaster University
Meena Na
Molecular mechanisms of CETP mediated HDL-CE selective uptake
Dr. Ruth McPherson
University of Ottawa
Tammy L. Porter
Identification of novel Meox interacting proteins regulating cardiomyogenesis
Dr. Ilona S. Skerjanc
University of Ottawa
Jennifer M. Renaud
Myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve with Rb-82 PET imaging
Dr. Robert A. deKemp
Carlton University
Houssein Salem Abdou
Mechanism of regulation of C/EBPB transcription by C/EBPB in preadipocytes
Dr. Robert J. Hache
University of Ottawa
Allison J. Saunders
Psychological predictors of blood pressure and blood glucose self-monitoring in type II diabetic patients
Dr. Jane Irvine
York University
Amaya M. Singh
Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological markers to predict effectiveness of bilateral movement training post-stroke
Dr. W. Richard Staines
University of Waterloo
Rosanne St. Bernard
The epigenetic regulatory pathways of eNOS in endothelial progenitor cells
Dr. Philip A. Marsden
University of Toronto
Sarah M. Trotter
Associating insular cortex activation with cardiac function in conscious humans
Dr. J. Kevin Shoemaker
University of Western Ontario
Matthew R. Twiddy
Fetal programming of hypertension via maternal iron deficiency induced abnormalities in kidney development
Dr. Michael A. Adams
Queen's University
Chow Winsion
The role of NFATc1 in vascular smooth muscle cell response to injury
Dr. Michelle P. Bendeck
University of Toronto
Thomas Wong
Role of paxillin in outside - in - signaling by high affinity alpha4beta 1 integrins
Dr. Myron I. Cybulsky
University of Toronto
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )