Changes to the VCH Research Institute Trainee News:
The VCHRI Trainee News will soon be provided in a more reader friendly format (stay tuned).
It's designed to help VCHRI trainees stay connected to each other and to the programs and services of the VCH Research Institute. The newsletter will cover a variety of topics such as celebrating trainee achievements, upcoming funding competitions, and trainee educational opportunities.
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Trainee Kudos: VCH Research Institute Shining Trainees:
Shirin Kalyan, Research Associate, CeMCOR
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
'Role of gamma-delta T cells in Long-term Adverse Effects of Aminobisphosphonate Therapy' Shirin was awarded a senior fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to work with Professor Dieter Kabelitz at the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel, Germany. Her project involves investigating the role of a specialized subset of T cells (called gamma/delta T cells) in modulating the effects of aminobisphosphonates which are currently the most widely prescribed class of drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis.
Babak Shadgan, PhD Candidate, Muscle Biophysics Laboratory
2010 D.J. Lovell Scholarship, SPIE (International Society for Optics & Photonics)
'Monitoring and early detection of skeletal muscle ischemia using near infrared spectroscopy' The "D.J. Lovell Scholarship" is the largest and most prestigious award of the International Society for Optics & Photonics awarded this year in a competition between 362 top graduate students from the best universities around the world. The main focus of this International Society is the techniques and innovations in Optics and Photonics, and perhaps one of the important messages of this award is that the core of Babak's research projects (using optical diagnostic methods in medicine) is a well-respected and important research line. For more information: http://spie.org/x1737.xml
Rachel Wade, PhD Candidate, Côté Lab
CIHR Doctoral Research Award, 3 year/$66,000 in the Area of Biomedical / Clinical HIV/AIDS Research.
'Therapy-Related Hepatic Mitochondrial Toxicity in HepG2 Cells and in Patients Co-Infected with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus'
Kilian Gust, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver Prostate Centre
'Aberrant Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Renal Cell Carcinoma' Congratulations to Dr. Kilian Gust, the May 2010 winner in the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund Trainee Travel Grant competition. Kilian is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Dr. Peter Black, member of the Vancouver Prostate Centre and the UBC Department of Urologic Sciences. The grant supported his attendance and presentation at the 2010 American Urological Association meeting in San Fransisco from May 31st to June 3rd, 2010.
Travel Grant: The Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund:
The Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund is managed through VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. Its purpose is to support VCHRI research trainees working at VGH and UBC Hospital in the areas of Diabetes or Urology. This travel grant competition provides financial support for a trainee to present at an international conference. There are three deadline dates for receiving requests: January 15, May 15 and September 15. For more information go to: www.vchri.ca/s/Internal_Grants.asp
CIHR: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program will award 70 postdoctoral fellowships each year. Fellowships will be of two-year duration, valued at $70,000/year (taxable). Uniquely, the program requires that research institutions be closely involved in endorsing applicants and be committed to providing the research environment and professional development successful applicants require in order to become the research leaders of the future.
For further information, please see www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/42092.html or a program description and a preview of the key application elements.
Any questions about the program should be directed to
Harmonization of CIHR's Doctoral Research Awards In June, CIHR was pleased to launch the fall 2010 open Doctoral Research Awards competition. In an effort to harmonize and promote funding equity among CIHR's doctoral awards programs, CIHR increased the value of all doctoral awards to $35,000 per year to align with the amount per award provided through the Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Awards (CGS-D) program.
As part of this competition, CIHR is offering CGS-D awards and Doctoral Foreign Study Awards (DFSA). Although the awards are of equivalent value, the CGS-D is targeted to support top-ranked Canadian students studying within Canada, while the DFSA is targeted to support top-ranked students studying abroad.
Information regarding additional opportunities for funding through Priority Announcements on the Doctoral Research Award competitions will be available on the CIHR website in August 2010. For more information on CIHR's open Doctoral Research Awards program, please consult the Funding Opportunity at the following link: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/42139.html
UBC Faculty of Medicine: Graduate Student Awards Deadline: July 30, 2010 The Graduate Student Awards are available to graduate students registered in the UBC Faculty of Medicine or supervised by a faculty member with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Medicine. Students must be registered before the awards are adjudicated. Students graduating in December 2010 are eligible for consideration; however, students who register in January 2011 will not be eligible as adjudication will occur prior to their registration.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Program Research Scholarship - Deadline: November 1, 2010 Junior Personnel Awards - Deadline: November 1, 2010
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.
Internship Award - International Development Research Centre (IDRC):
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Deadline: September 12, 2010 These awards are paid internships in Canada (most held in Ottawa) for graduate students or graduates with at least a master's degree. The internship may be part of an academic requirement. The main goal of the Internship Awards is to provide exposure to research for international development through a program of training in research management and grant administration under the guidance of IDRC program staff. Internships are designed to provide hands-on learning experiences in research program management - in the creation, dissemination and utilization of knowledge from an international perspective.
