Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Special Awards 2010-2011
Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award
This prestigious award recognizes the highest ranked clinician in the Heart and
Stroke Foundation of Canada's New Investigator competition. This year's award is supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health.
Dr. Gavin Y. Oudit (Cardiology, University of
Alberta) Role of ACE2 in heart disease: using human recombinant ACE2 as
potential therapy.
The McDonald Scholarship was established in honour of Mr. Ewing (Mac) McDonald, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s Executive Director from 1968 to 1987. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to the highest-rated applicant in the New Investigator competition. The award is valued at more than $300,000 over a period of five years.
Dr. Gavin Y. Oudit (Cardiology, University of
Alberta) Role of ACE2 in heart disease: using human recombinant ACE2 as
potential therapy.
Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship is presented annually to a highly rated investigator working in the area of cerebrovascular research. This prestigious award was established to honour Dr. Henry J. M. Barnett’s exceptional contributions to stroke research, education, and patient care in Canada.
Dr. Majid Heidari-Mohajerani (Psychiatry, University of British Columbia) Determining the rhythm of post stroke activity-dependent neural repair.
