Award Announcement – Summer Student Support Fund

ResearchNB is proud to announce the 21 recipients of this year’s Summer Student Support Fund with awards totaling $160,000. The purpose of this fund is to support the hiring of college, undergraduate, and medical students during the summer semester (May – August) to gain experience in research lab settings.

Congratulations to the following:

Researcher: Dr. Alli Murugesan, UNB Saint John

Project: Evaluating the Treatment Potential of Bee Glue Molecules (BGM) in Activated B-cell Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (ABC-DLBCL) through Small RNA Sequencing Analyses

Award: $4,000

 

Researcher: Anthony Reiman, UNB Saint John

Project: Investigating the feasibility of combining MST1 inhibitor XMU-MP1 with the standard of care drug bortezomib as a treatment for multiple myeloma

Award: $7,500

 

Researcher: Chris White, Horizon Health Network

Project: Does cycle ergometry improve recovery after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical study

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Danielle Bouchard, UNB Fredericton

Project: Identifying the Factors that Influence Access to Tele-exercise Programs among Aging Adults

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Diana Hamilton, Mount Allison University

Project: Assessing concentrations of PFAS in marine invertebrates and shorebirds

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Etienne Hebert-Chatelain, Université de Moncton, Moncton

Project: Role of Gq at mitochondria in cognition

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Gerrard Kilfoil, CCNB Grand Falls

Project: Malt Initiative: Brewing/Distilling trials, Testing Development and Knowledge Transfer Activities

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Gül Çalışkan, Saint Thomas University

Project: Promise of Home: Comprehensive Student Involvement in Community-Based Research and Policy Development

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Ikrema Hassan, UNB Saint John

Project: Investigation of Emerging Contaminants in Latimer Lake

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Jalila Jbilou, Université de Moncton, Moncton

Project: Public Health Preparation and Response to Heat Waves in New Brunswick: A scoping review for the HeatADAPT Project

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Jean-Francois Legare, Horizon Health Network

Project: Early detection of limb ischemia using tissue oximetry in patients supported with femoral VA-ECMO

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Julia Riley, Mount Allison University

Project: Investigating Habitat Use and Preferences of Imperiled Freshwater Turtles

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Keith Brunt, Dalhousie Medicine NB

Project: Heme reduces ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes subjected to oxidative stress compared to equimolar amounts of intracellular iron load

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Kenneth D'Souza, Horizon Health Network

Project: Investigating the protective role of irisin in heart failure

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Laura Romero-Zeron, UNB Fredericton

Project: Evaluation of Bio-Adsorbents for the Removal of Emerging contaminants (ECs) from Wastewater

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Lillian Joyce Among Olule, UNB Fredericton

Project: Antennas for Integrated Sensing and Communication for Soil Moisture Monitoring

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Luc Boudreau, Université de Moncton, Moncton

Project: Platelet-derived microvesicles modulate the bioenergetic state of neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Martin Senechal, UNB Fredericton

Project: Impact of high-Intensity Aerobic and Resistance Training on gut Microbiome and Glycemic in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Rémy Rochette, UNB Saint John

Project: Climate-drive ecosystem changes and early life history success of American lobster

Award: $4,500

 

Researcher: Thomas Pulinilkunnil, Dalhousie Medicine NB

Project: Role of Transcription Factor E3 (TFE3) in muscle metabolism and insulin signaling

Award: $8,000

 

Researcher: Zunaira Asif, UNB Saint John

Project: Turning Agricultural Waste into a Carbon Sink: A Green Approach to Evaluating Biomass Adsorbents for CO₂ Mitigation

Award: $8,000

 

We would like to thank all the researchers who applied for this funding opportunity.

ResearchNB is proud to offer a range of funding programs available throughout the year.  Discover our new suite of research funding programs on the ResearchNB website.  We look forward to working with New Brunswick’s gifted, innovative, and resourceful research community to help our province grow and thrive.

For further information, contact Research Services researchservices@researchnb.ca .

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