Funding Opportunities

The CVRI is pleased to offer grant and studentship support to its members.

Click on the links below for details on the current competitions.

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Research Support

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Competition Results

AWARD RECIPIENTS

Cote Cardio-Oncology Graduate Studentship

2024-25

  • Rachel Sherrington (supervisor Richard Thompson), Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

2023-24 

  • Maria Areli Lorenzana Carrillo (supervisor Gopinath Sutendra), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
CVRI-Cote Biomedical Research Studentships

2024-25

  • Qiuyu (Violet) Sun (supervisor Gary Lopaschuk), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Jennie Vu (supervisor Stephane Bourque), Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

2023-24

  • Mitchell Wagner (supervisor Darren Freed), Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
  • Xiang Xiao (supervisor Padma Kaul), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Margaret "Marmie" Perkins Hess Heart Research Pilot Grant

2024-25

  • Xavier Clemente-Casares, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
    • Project Title: Targeted Immunotherapy to Enhance the Protective Functions of Resident Macrophages Against Doxorubicin-Induced Toxicity
  • Amir Tabatabaei Dakhili, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Project Title: Therapeutic Potential of Glucose Oxidation Modulation in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

2023-24

  • Darren Freed, Department of Surgery, FoMD
    • Project Title: Optimizing substrate provision during normothermic ex-situ heart perfusion: an exploration of strategies to maximize functional preservation
  • Mark Haykowsky, Faculty of Nursing
    • Project Title: Cardiac and Aortic Responses to Acute Exercise in Patients with Aortic Dissection Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging