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June 2023

Member Highlights and Successes

Letting us know about the accomplishments of you and your colleagues let’s us celebrate the great work being done in our region, build further collaborations, and ignite excitement about research in Windsor-Essex! Here are just a few of your latest successes.

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Welcome to Genesis and Danielle!


We would like to offer a warm welcome to two new WE-SPARK Staff members:

Genesis (left) and Danielle! (right)


Genesis comes to us from the Masters of Science in Translational Health Science program, and Danielle is a recent Doctoral graduate from Human Kinetics.

We are thrilled to have them join our team!

 

New Projects



Adrian Guta, University of Windsor, Carol Strike, University of Toronto. ($100,000). CIHR. It takes a village: Developing community-based research capacity for safer opioid supply clients in Kitchener-Waterloo,


Auguste Bourne, Carol Strike, University of Toronto. Adrian Guta, University of Windsor. ($20,000). CIHR. Developing a Canadian-Australian HIV/AIDS, STBBI and Substance Use Research Agenda


Carol Strike, Pamela Leece, Lianne Jeffs, Bjug Borgundvaag, University of Toronto. Adrian Guta, University of Windsor. ($500,753). Health Canada. Transformative Training for trauma informed care: How to better serve the health care needs of People who use Drugs


Deborah DaCosta, McGill University, Jessica Kichler, University of Windsor, ($874,140) CIHR-JDRF Pool in T1D. Adaptation and Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Intervention Targeting the Psychosocial Needs of Individuals with Pregestational Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Multi-Phase Study


Michelle Howard, Christopher Klinger, Denise Marshall, McMaster University. Peter Tanuseputro, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Lisa Dobvich, Carolyn Steele Gray, University of Toronto. Kathy Pfaff, Suzanne McMurphy, University of Windsor. Merrick Zwarenstein, Western University. ($149,536) CIHR Catalyst Grant. Policy Options for Fully Integrated Health and Social Care Models


Vanessa Gruben, University of Ottawa. Adrian Guta, University of Windsor. Carol Strike, University of Toronto. Marc-Andre Gagnon, Carleton University. Sandra Ka Hon Chu, HIV Legal Network. ($24,218). SSHRC. Examining legal, regulatory, and policy considerations in Canada's safer supply movement: Developing an interdisciplinary research agenda to inform adaptation and sustainability


Jonathan McGavock, University of Manitoba, Jessica Kichler, University of Windsor, ($997,920) CIHR-JDRF Pool in T1D Type 1 Diabetes, Exercise And Mentoring (TEAM) Trial: A randomized controlled pilot trial using peer mentorship to increase physical activity and quality of Iife in adolescents with type 1 diabetes


John Trant, Kenneth Ng, Yufeng Tong, University of Windsor, ($120,000). CFI. Biomolecular interaction analysis platform to innovate therapeutic and diagnostic solutions,


John Trant, University of Windsor, Softlabs, ($261,280). NSERC. Softabs-designing sugar-free viscoelastic drug delivery capsules for hydrophobic cannabinoid, nutraceutical, and pharmacological delivery across mucosal membranes.


Lisa Porter, Simon Rondeau-Gagne, Otis Vacratsis, University of Windsor, ($75,001). CFI. Virus and Cell Fraction Isolation and Characterization for Biomedical Research.


Simon Rondeau-Gagne, S, University of Windsor, Xu Gu, McMaster University, ($25,000). NSERC. Polydiacetylenes in Organic Semiconductors: Functional and Patternable Optoelectronic Materials for Future Electronic Devices.


Drew Marquardt, University of Windsor, ($60,000). MITACS. Design of instrumentation for a prototype accelerator driven neutron source


Jayashree Mohanty, University of Windsor, ($490,549). SSHRC - New Frontiers in Research. Community-based responses to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: What works? 


Caroline Hamm, Tarek Elfiki, Tiffany Gowanlock, Windsor Regional Hospital, ($50,000). Bristol Myers Squibb. Development of a Patient Directed Tool for Early Identification of Grade 2 toxicity in immunotherapy



Publications / Articles / Presentations


Ahmad S, Mirza M, Trant J. (2023). Dock-able linear and homodetic di, tri, tetra and pentapeptide library from canonical amino acids: SARS-CoV-2 Mpro as a case study. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis.


Bain AR, Barry H, Gagnon D, Martel C, Ravanelli N, Vachon L, (2023). Impact of passive heat stress and passive heat acclimation on circulating extracellular vesicles: An exploratory analysis. Experimental Physiology.


Banerjee A, Hayward J, Trant J, (2023). Breaking bud: The effect of direct chemical modifications

of phytocannabinoids on their bioavailability, physiological effects, and therapeutic potential. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry.


Basina M, Corathers S, Ebekozien O, Kichler J, Muñoz C, Ospelt E, Prahalad P, Roberts A, Rompicherla S, Smith L, Williford DN, (2023). Implementation of psychosocial screening into diabetes clinics: Experience from the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement Network. Current Diabetes Reports.


Biondi F, Lopetrone E, (2023). Investigating the Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Drivers Behavior: a Survey Study. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors.


Biondi FN, Saberi B, Graf F, Cort J, Pillai P, Balasingam B (2023). Distracted Worker: Using pupil size and blink rate to detect cognitive load during manufacturing tasks. Applied Ergonomics.


Caba C, Chen C, Guo C, Tong Y, Wang H, Zheng J, (2023). The Pleiotropic Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 16 And Its Many Substrates. Cells.


Chittle L, Menard D, (2023). The impostor phenomenon in post-secondary students: A review of the

literature. Review of Education.


Cruz E, Quicho R, Ibanez E, (2022). Education Environment and Role Transition of Internationally Educated Nurses Enrolled in a Practical Nursing Bridging Program in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Teaching and Learning.


Das P, Ahmed H, Motaghedi F, Lester N, Khalil A, Al Janaideh M, Anees S, Carmichael T, Bain

A, Rondeau-Gagne S, Ahamed M.J. (2023). A Wearable Multisensor Patch for Breathing Pattern

Recognition. IEEE. IEEE Sensors.


Dziura M, Castillo SR, DiPasquale M, Gbadamosi O, Zolnierczuk P, Al Nagao M, Kelley E.G, Marquardt D (2023). Investigating the Effect of Medium Chain Triglycerides on the Elasticity of Pulmonary Surfactant. Chemical Research in Toxicology.


Emadi A, Swaminathan S, (2023). A novel quartz crystal microbalance utilizing distributed mass loading area for improved sensitivity. IEEE Sensors.


Evans S, (2023) Trans Inclusive Care and the Vital Role of the Emergency Room Nurse, presented at the Michigan Emergency Nursing Conference


Evans S, (2023) The Experience of Transitioning for the Transgender Person: An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Advance Gender Affirming Care, presented at the CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference 2023


Freeman LA, Menard D, Soucie K, Ralph J, Kord N (2023). Presented: Including anti-discriminatory pedagogy in Simulated training to improve Resiliency of Nursing Groups (STRONG) project’ At the CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference 2023


Jeffrey NK, Senn CY, Krieger MA, Forrest A (2023). The Scope, Nature, and Impact of Sexual Violence Among Students from a Canadian University: A Random Sample Study. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.


Jonkergouw C, Beyeh N, Osmekhina E, Leskinen K, Taimoory S, Trant J, Ras R, Saavalainen P, Linder M. (2023). "Repurposing host-guest chemistry to suppress virulence and eradicate biofilms in multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii." Nature Communications.

 

Kichler J, Gyemi A, Papak R, Tapp K, Grandi B, Lucier K, (2023). “I’ll Just Forever Be That Person Who Stands in the Middle of the Dance Floor Drinking a Juice Box”: Supporting the Transition to Adulthood With Type 1 Diabetes in a Post-Secondary University/College Setting. Diabetes Spectr 2023; ds220077.


Mirazimzadeh, E. Pazireh, S, Urbanic, J, Jianu, O, (2023). Unsupervised clustering approach for recognizing residual stress and distortion patterns for different parts for directed energy deposition additive manufacturing. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing.

 

Mohajernia B, Urbanic R. J, (2023). Exploring computational techniques for simulating residual stresses for thin wall multijoint hexagon configurations for a laser directed energy deposition process. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing.

 

Park M, Fudjack S, Soucie K, Labelle O (2023). Participant experiences in student recovery programs in Canada: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly.

 

Rudzinski K, O’ Leary B, Chan Carusone S, Guta A, Strike C. (2023). Community reinforcement approach (CRA) supported with structured recreation therapy: Experiences of people living with HIV in a pilot substance use treatment program at a specialty hospital. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment.

 

Ruetz, A, Tasala, K, McKenna, M, Martin, A, Michnik, K, Edwards, G, Engler-Stringer, R, Everitt, T, Maximova, K, Mosby, I, Seki, Y, Woodruff, SJ, (2023). School food Case Study: Canada. Research Consortium for School Health Nutrition


Scharoun Benson, SM, (2023 – verbal presentation). How motor and social skills contribute to participation of autistic children. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. Toronto, Ontario. 


Senecal, JB, Abou-Akl, R, Allevato, P, Mazzetti, I, Hamm, C, Parikh, R, Woldie, I, (2023). Amyloidosis: a case series and review of the literature. J Med Case Reports 7, 184


Sur R, Pond G, Falkson C, Pan M, Wright J, Bezjak A, Dagnault A, Yu E, Almahmudi M, Puksa S, Gopaul D, Tsakiridis T, Swaminath A, Ellis P, Whelan T. (2023). BRACHY: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate Symptom Improvement in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer treated with External Beam Radiation With or Without High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physiology.

 



Appointments and Awards

 

Alan Cieslukowski and Lia Oschanney tied for the second place award in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Ontario Biology Day which took place at Brock University.


Dr. Caroline Hamm, and Dr. Dorota Lubanska were awarded the Going Above and Beyond award from the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor.


Dr. Sahar Khan was awarded the Academics and Teaching Award at the London Cancer Research and Education day for Windsor Oncology.


Dr. Telford Yeung was awarded the Canadian Neonatal Network Early Career Investigator Award 2023 for his project "Site-Specific Costs for Extreme Preterm Care in Large Tertiary Level Canadian NICUs Between the Years 2010 to 2021



Congratulations everyone!

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