ResearchNB is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025–2026 Research Professional Fund. This year, a total of 12 projects were funded, representing an investment of $689,160 to support the hire of highly qualified Research Professionals to support innovative research in NB.
Through these projects, Research Professionals will contribute to advancing critical knowledge, gain invaluable experience managing a research project and develop lifelong student management skills.
Congratulations to the following:
- Thomas Pulinilkunnil - UNB Saint John - $70,000
Conceptual development and commercialization of Z-ID, a high-resolution method for genome-wide identification and mapping of Z-DNA
- Sandra Turcotte - Université de Moncton - $70,000
3D cultured systems and mouse models to assess personalized therapy in kidney cancer
- Tyson MacCormack - Mount Allison University - $30,160
Bioactive conjugated metabolites
- Jean-Francois Legare - Horizon Health Network - $70,000
Identification and Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis Using Next-Generation Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence
- Philip Harrison - UNB Fredericton - $70,000
New Brunswick Aquatic Ecosystems Study
- Martha Paynter - UNB Fredericton - $70,000
What do Canadians want from abortion care? A mixed-methods study to identify priorities
- Julian Cardenas Barrera - UNB Fredericton - $45,000
Real-Time Dynamic-Thermal-Rating & DER-Analytics Platform for NB Power
- Hamed Asgari Moslehabadi - UNB Fredericton - $33,000
Additive Manufacturing of Novel Superconductors for Canada’s Resilient Next-Generation Clean Energy Grid
- Louis R. Lapierre - Université de Moncton - $60,000
Investigation of modulators of proteostasis to prevent neurodegeneration
- Jason Hickey - UNB Fredericton - $31,000
Our Health Counts: population-based measures of urban Indigenous health determinants, health status, and health care access across two cities in New Brunswick
- Alexis McGill - UNB Fredericton - $70,000
Making the Invisible Visible: Mapping the Full Scope of RN Practice in Primary and Long-Term Care
- Chris Rouse - UNB Fredericton - $70,000
Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Wireless Power Transfer for Sustainable Health Care Monitoring
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 .