, 2011
Government of Canada Investing In Alzheimer’s Research
UWO Researchers Awarded Over $1 Million
January 28, 2011
– The
Government of Canada made significant investments in Alzheimer’s
research and the University of Western Ontario will benefit with the
awarding of three grants totalling $1,068,887 as part of the
Government of Canada’s investment in Seniors health.
“London will benefit as a result of the $1 million being awarded to
Western for these three projects.
There are already half a million Canadians living with
Alzheimer’s and the healthcare needs of our Seniors will continue to
become a growing issue in Canada.
This research funding will help us address those needs and
find better ways to care for our aging population,” said London West
MP Ed Holder.
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Dr. Robert Bartha will study the use of Magnetic Resonance
PARACEST Imaging of in-vivo Protease Activity.
The federal Government is providing $449,243.
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Dr. Stephen Pasternak at the University of Western Ontario will
study the production of beta-amyloid protein in brain cells to
determine where it is produced and how its production is
affected in Alzheimer’s disease.
The federal Government is providing $602,144.
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Joshua Tam will receive the Frederick Banting and Charles Best
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award for his work on
following the trafficking and cleavage of the Amyloid Precursor
Protein (APP) using photoactivatable green florescent protein.
The award from the federal Government is $17,500.
“Western has some of Canada’s best researchers and these grants are
proof that London’s science community continues to garner national
attention for its work,” said Holder.
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