The Academy of Translational Medicine celebrates its Members Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman, Dr. M. Ehsan Karim, and Dr. Laura Evgin for their successful applications in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2024 competition. There were 38 UBC Faculty of Medicine-associated projects awarded a cumulative $25 million to tackle an array of themes, as part of the CIHR’s total $325 million of funding for 373 projects in the Spring 2024 competition. The ATM looks forward to the outcomes of these important research initiatives funded by this cycle, and asks that you join us in congratulating Dr. Evgin, Dr. Karim, and Dr. Abdelrahman for their achievement!
ATM Member-Led Projects
Laura Evgin (Medical Genetics)
- Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- Project: Copper Associated Immunogenic Cell Death: Improving the Therapeutic Potential of Immune Check Point Inhibitors for the Treatment of Metastatic Bladder Cancer
- Funding: $1,028,926
- Term: 5 years
M. Ehsan Karim (School of Population and Public Health)
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Project: Developing an Epidemiological Tool for Early Detection: A Risk Prediction Algorithm for Prodromal Multiple Sclerosis
- Funding: $153,000
- Term: 1 year
Khaled Abdelrahman (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Project: The contribution of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 to cerebral blood flow homeostasis in Alzheimer’s disease
- Funding: $803,250
- Term: 5 years
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