Prizes of Excellence in Research on Aging
Table of Contents
- Description
- Funds Available
- Eligibility
- How to Apply
- Contact Information
- Past Recognition Prize Winners
Description
The Institute of Aging has a broad mandate to support research and build research capacity in the field of aging. CIHR established the Institute of Aging "to support research, to promote healthy aging and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions associated with aging." Unlike many other CIHR Institutes, which are focused on particular diseases, the Institute of Aging's mandate is the aging person in an aging society, and the effects of different diseases and conditions on aging. Its goal is to improve the quality of life and health of older Canadians by understanding and addressing or preventing the consequences of a wide range of factors associated with aging.
With this goal in mind, IA has been investing in the future of research on aging by developing and supporting capacity-building research initiatives and programs to train support new and emerging researchers in the field of aging.
The CIHR IA Prizes of Excellence in Research on Aging encourage and honour our brightest rising stars. They consist of a supplement to the research allowance of the Doctoral Research, Fellowship and New Investigator Awards. No additional application is needed.
Funds Available
CIHR's contribution to the amount available for these prizes is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them.
The Prize of Excellence in Research on Aging is given as a supplement to the research allowance of the CIHR Doctoral, Fellowship and New Investigator Awards the supplement being $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000, respectively. Each is added by CIHR in year one of the Award. The supplement is intended to be used for travel to national or international conferences, workshops or meetings relevant to research on aging.
A total of four CIHR IA Prizes of Excellence in Research on Aging are awarded each year.
Eligibility
The four awardees are identified by CIHR as the highest ranking candidate conducting research relevant to aging in the following regular CIHR Research Personnel Awards competitions:
- Doctoral Research Awards (1 award annually);
- Fellowships (2 awards annually, one per competition); and
- New Investigators (1 award annually);
How to Apply
The above competitions can be accessed through the regular CIHR Funding Opportunity Database.
Note: No specific applications are needed for this prize. This prize does not impact an applicant's chances of being approved for a regular CIHR Doctoral Research, Fellowship, or New Investigator Award as the selection process for the prize is conducted after the regular peer review.
Contact Information
Institute Representative
Sharon Nadeau
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
CIHR-Institute of Aging
Telephone: 613-946-1270
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: sharon.nadeau@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For questions about CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
For Doctoral Research Awards:
Telephone: 613-941-0847
Email: DRA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For Fellowships:
Telephone: 613-941-4395
Email: fellowships@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For New Investigator Salary Awards:
Telephone: 613-954-1968
Email: newinvestigators@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Past Recognition Prize Winners
| Doctoral Research Recognition Prize Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Research Institution | Title |
| Fall 2009 | ||
| Kara-LynnHawkins | York University | Clinical assessment tool development: measuring visuomotor integration for early Alzheimer's disease detection |
| Fall 2008 | ||
| Graeme Schwindt | University of Toronto | Functional and structural brain imaging in Alzheimer's Disease: Towards a biomarker of treatment response and decline |
| Fall 2007 | ||
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Alexander Goldberg |
Concordia University | Mechanisms of aging in yeast |
| Fall 2006 | ||
| Francis Clément | Université de Montréal | Substrats neuronaux de la mémoire épisodique et de la mémoire de travail dans le vieillissement normal et pathologique |
| Fall 2005 | ||
| Loren J. Martin | University of Toronto | The role of GABA-ARs containing the alpha5 subunit in learning, memory and hippocampal synaptic plasticity |
| Fall 2004 | ||
| Kelly McClellan | University of Ottawa, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine | The mechanism of rb mediated neurogenesis. |
| Fall 2003 | ||
| Dawn C. Mackey | Simon Fraser University, School of Kinesiology | Biomechanics of balance improvement in elderly fallers. |
| Fall 2002 | ||
| Audrey Ursula Swift | University of Manitoba | Successful stress coping and interpretive secondary control: Implications for health and health service utilization in later life |
| Fall 2001 | ||
| Brian Leonard Allman | University of Western Ontario | Mechanisms of neuromuscular fatigue in older adults |
| Fellowship Recognition Prize Recipients | ||
| Fall 2009 | ||
| Michelle Ploughman | Memorial University | Health, Lifestyle and Aging with Multiple Sclerosis: Building an Evidence-Based Self-Management Program |
| Fall 2008 | ||
| Véronique Provencher | University of Montreal | Evaluation d'activités liées à la préparation de repas au sein des milieux clinique et domiciliaire auprès de personnes âgées fragiles |
| Spring 2008 | ||
| Anthony Perruccio | Toronto Western Research Institute | The influence of comorbidities on the trajectory of key health outcomes in the elderly: A longitudinal study of patients undergoing total joint replacement |
| Spring 2007 | ||
| Meghan Donaldson | University of British Columbia | The study of osteoporotic fractures: A novel hip fracture prediction algorithm and knowledge translation |
| Fall 2006 | ||
| Jeremy Van Raamsdonk | McGill University | The role of aging genes in neurodegenerative disease |
| Spring 2006 | ||
| Brent Richards | King's College London (UK) | The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines and Telomere Length in Musculoskeletal Aging |
| Fall 2005 | ||
| Ratan D. Bhardwaj | University of Toronto | Understanding adult human cellular turnover within the brain, heart, and pancreas under normal and pathological conditions |
| Spring 2005 | ||
| Nikita Avvakumov | Centre de recherche de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec | Analysis of chromatin dynamics during the repair of DNA double strand breaks in human cells. |
| Fall 2004 | ||
| Teresa Liu-Ambrose | Simon Fraser University, School of Kinesiology, and University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology | Role of cognitive and physical function on movement planning and execution in older adults. |
| Spring 2004 | ||
| Cindy de Frias | Stockholm University, Department of Psychology | Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Progression of Change, Genetic Markers, and Vascular Health. |
| Fall 2003 | ||
| Hélène Girouard | Cornell University | Hypertension, oxidative stress and neurovascular coupling |
| Spring 2003 | ||
| Kevin S. Thorneloe | University of Vermont | The role of urinary bladder smooth muscle large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium channels in urinary bladder function, investigated using a smooth muscle specific slo knock-out mouse |
| Fall 2002 | ||
| Regina Jokel | University of Toronto | Mechanisms underlying naming impairments in progressive and non-progressive aphasias |
| Spring 2002 | ||
| Ana Ines Ansaldo | Université de Montréal | Réorganisation fonctionnelle pour le traitement du langage suite à une aphasie : Étude à l'aide de la résonance magnétique |
| Fall 2001 | ||
| Nicole Dubuc | Université de Sherbrooke | Analysis of concurrent validity and responsiveness of the late life FDI |
| New Investigator Recognition Prize Recipients | ||
| Fall 2009 | ||
| Maureen Ashe | University of British Columbia | Mobilizing Evidence into Action to Improve Health Outcomes of Vulnerable Seniors |
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Fall 2008 |
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| Suzanne Cadarette | University of Toronto | Improving Medication Use, Health Care and Quality of Life through Innovative Health Outcomes Research |
| Fall 2007 | ||
| Chantale Dumoulin | Université de Montreal | Improving continence care in older women: Linking anatomy to rehabilitative interventions |
| Fall 2006 | ||
| Alexander Clark | University of Alberta | A study to examine the facilitators and barriers to optimum outcomes in older adults with heart failure from rural areas in Alberta |
| Fall 2005 | ||
| Carsten Wrosch | Concordia University | Self-regulation of health threats and life regrets in old age: Effects on diurnal cortisol rhythms and physical health |
| Fall 2004 | ||
| Norm O'Rourke | Simon Fraser University, Department of Gerontology | Cognitive adaptation and the mental and physical well-being of older adults. |
| Fall 2003 | ||
| Padmaja R. Kaul | University of Alberta, Department of Medecine | Incomplete functional recovery after delirium in elderly people: a prospective cohort study. |
| Fall 2002 | ||
| Russell Hepple | University of Calgary | Influence of sarcopenia on aerobic performance in aged skeletal muscles |
| Fall 2001 | ||
| Christopher MacKnight | Dalhousie University | The Nova Scotia centenarian study: Fitness and frailty in extreme old age |