Keeping Our Members Informed and Connected
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Member Highlights and Successes
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Letting us know about the accomplishments of you and your colleagues allows us to celebrate the great work being done in our region and further build collaborations. Here are just a few of your latest successes.
Funded Projects
Dora Cavallo-Medved (PI/PA), Sarah Woodruff, University of Windsor, Monica Tighe, St. Clair College. ($50,000), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada Grant. Students Igniting Vaccine Confidence Program in Windsor-Essex; (2021-2022).
Jessica Kichler, University of Windsor. ($4978), Research Grants for Women – University of Windsor, Supporting the Transition to Adulthood with Type 1 Diabetes in a University Setting; (2021-2022).
Kathy Pfaff (PI/PA), Edward Cruz, Jamie Crawley, Shelley Evans, Jody Ralph, Michael Boroughs, Suzanne McMurphy, University of Windsor. ($30,000), WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery Grant funded by the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation Seeds4Hope Program. Implementing and Evaluating a Compassionate Community Intervention to Improve the Holistic Health, Social Support, and Healthcare Utilization of the LGBTQ+ People Experiencing Cancer; (2021-2022).
Yufeng Tong (PI/PA), Robert McKay, Lisa Porter, Kendall Soucie, University of Windsor. ($500,000), Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant – COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity. Optimizing a Cost-efficient and Scalable COVID-19 Early Warning System at a Strategic Canadian Land Entry Point; (2021-2022).
Publications / Articles / Presentations
Levy BB, Luong D, Bayley MT, Sweet SN, Voth J, Kastner M, Nelson MLA, Jaglal SB, Salbach NM, Wilcock R, Thoms C, Shepherd J, Munce S. (2021). A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial on the Ontario Brain Injury Association Peer Support Program. J. Clin. Med.
Maxwell A, Yayah Jones N, Taylor S, Corathers S, Rasnick E, Brokamp C, Kichler J, Riley C, Beck A. (In Press). Socioeconomic and racial disparities in diabetic ketoacidosis admissions in youth with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Scott H, Kennison K, Enoki T, Doktorova M, Kinnun J, Wang H, Vu S, Pignanelli J, Abdel T, Trant JF, Mahshid S, Rondeau-Gagne S, Ahamed MJ. (2021). Fabrication and Characterization of Autonomously Self-Healable and Stretchable Soft Microfluidics. Advanced Sustainable Systems.
Congratulations everyone!
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Pictures and links to details are welcome.
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Navigating Research can be a time consuming task at any institution. When conducting research across organizations, the complexity seems that much more overwhelming. WE-SPARK Health Institute is always looking for ways to support our researchers. Here are a few of the tools that you may find useful.
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WE-SPARK can provide you with the forum you need to move your ideas forward. Register to participate or contact us to be a presenter wesparkhealth@uwindsor.ca.
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WE-SPARK is active on social media and youtube. Following us is an easy way to stay up to date on the health research activities in our region.
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Submit a request on our new Volunteer Request Platform to have students matched with your projects to provide support in a variety of areas.
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We want to hear about your grants, publications, awards, conferences!
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401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 3P4
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(519) 253-3000 x 4394
wesparkhealth@uwindsor.ca
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