Winners of the 2005 VCHRI
Interdisciplinary Grants Competition
Dr. Bernie Bressler, VP Research, VCH and Executive Director of VCHRI, is pleased to announce the results of the 2005 VCHRI Interdisciplinary Grants Competition. Each investigator will receive an operating grant up to $10,000 for a one-year project that will contribute to enhanced health care at VCH. Congratulations to the following eight winners.
Dr. Helene Bruyere, Anatomic Pathology
"Impact of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on eradication of genomic aberrations as determined by FISH study in patients with CLL and correlation with transplant outcome"
Dr. Doris Doudet, Neurology
"MRI labeling for human retinal pigment epithelial cells: In-vitro development of a potential method for in-vivo follow-up"
Ms. Nurit Fox, Respiratory Medicine
"A comprehensive analysis of traditional and non-traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea (OSAH)"
Dr. Michael Grigg, Infectious Diseases
"Serological strain-typing of Toxoplasma gondii"
Dr. Bradley Hallam, Geriatric Psychiatric Outreach Team
"Development of a resource-efficient group therapy program for older adults with depression"
Dr. Nasreen Khalil, Respiratory Medicine
"Expression of CD36, plasminogen, and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)"
Dr. Martin McKeown, Neurology
"Novel assessment of motor performance in patient populations"
Dr. Michael Potter, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
"The risk of falls in elderly, community dwelling women with age-related macular degeneration"
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