Researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine have secured over $40 million through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition. These initiatives tackle some of Canada’s most urgent health challenges.
From the Department of Pediatrics, we congratulate Drs. Rajavel Elango, Pascal Lavoie, Steven Miller, Souvik Mitra, Manish Sadarangani and Susan Samuel.
Funded Research Projects:
Rajavel Elango | Amino acid requirements in young adult females: Effect of menstrual cycle phases
Pascal Lavoie | Understanding the impact of early-life RSV infections on infant immunity and long-term health
Steven Miller | Trajectories of Brain Maturation and Neurodevelopment in Adolescents Born Very Preterm
Steven Miller | Brain maturation and neurodevelopment in moderate-late preterm infants
Souvik Mitra | Single-dose Prophylactic INdomethacin in extremely preterm infants – A Multicenter Pilot Randomized Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial (the SPIN Pilot RCT)
Manish Sadarangani | Better Outcomes in Babies with Bacterial meningitis, a randomized controlled trial: BOBBie
Susan Samuel | Investigating immune biomarkers in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome