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Prizes - Recognition Prize in Research in Aging
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Description
Funds Available
Eligibility
How to Apply
Contact Information
Past Recognition Prize Winners
Description
The CIHR Institute of Aging (IA) supports research on the aging process (biological, psychological, sociological), age-related diseases and disabilities, conditions associated with aging, emerging needs of people as they age, and health services to the elderly population.
Its fundamental goal is to advance knowledge in the field of aging to improve the quality of life and the health of older Canadians. 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 Recognition Prize in Research on Aging encourages and honours our brightest rising stars. It consists 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 Recognition Prize 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 Recognition Prizes in Research on Aging are awarded each year.
Eligibility
The three awardees are identified by CIHR as the highest ranking candidate conducting research relevant to aging in the following regular CIHR Research Personnel Awards competitions:
- Fellowships (1 award annually);
- Doctoral Research Awards (1 award annually); and
- New Investigators (1 award annually);
How to Apply
The above competitions can be accessed through the regular application procedures and packages.
Note: No specific applications are needed for this prize. This prize does not restrict an applicant's chances of being approved for a regular CIHR Fellowship, Doctoral Research or New Investigator Award as the selection process for the prize is conducted after the regular peer review.
Contact Information
Institute Representative
Susan Crawford
Assistant Director
CIHR Institute of Aging
University of British Columbia
2080 West Mall, Room 038
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z2
Telephone: 604-822-9075
Fax: 604-822-9304
Email: susanmc@interchange.ubc.ca
For questions about CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Annik Poirier
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-954-1813
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: annik.poirier@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Past Recognition Prize Winners
| Doctoral Research Recognition Prize Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Research Institution | Title |
| Fall 2007 | ||
| 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 2007 | ||
| 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 Andalso | 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 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 |
