September 2023
Desjardins Postdoctoral and Doctoral Research Scholarships — For the benefit of research
Partnerships
During its major 2018-2022 fundraising campaign, the CHUS Foundation was able to count on the invaluable assistance of Desjardins, which donated $250,000 to fund the Desjardins Postdoctoral and Doctoral Research Fellowship program over a period of five years.
Over the past year, students distinguished themselves and were able to receive grants related to the following areas of research: cancer, diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular complications, medical imaging, inflammation-pain, mother-child, health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices), health (populations, organization, practices),
Desjardins Postdoctoral and Doctoral Research Fellowships
Spring 2022
Pierre Jehannin — postdoctoral researcher
- Research director: Alain Frigon
- Health axis: populations, organization and practices
- Research Project Title : Modification of inter-limb reflexes after cervical spinal cord injury with epidural stimulation
Fall 2022
Julia Huck — postdoctoral researcher
- Research directors: Kevin Whittingstall and Maxime Descoteaux
- Medical Imaging Axis
- Research Project Title : Cerebrovascular imaging biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
Tamara Krpic — doctoral student
- Research director: Nicolas Quaegebeur
- Medical Imaging Axis
- Research Project Title : Development of an ultrasound probe for high-resolution contrast imaging by compressed acquisition
Spring 2023
Alexandre Joushomme — postdoctoral researcher
- Research director: Richard Leduc
- Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular complications axis
- Research Project Title : Preclinical development of a broad-spectrum antiviral treatment to counter human respiratory viruses at pandemic risk
Harsimran Sidhu — postdoctoral researcher
- Research director: Jean-Philippe Brosseau
- Cancer axis: biology, prognosis and diagnosis
- Research Project Title :The influence of tumor microenvironment`s DNA methylation status at modulating tumor progression
Fall 2024
Élie Fiogbé — postdoctoral researcher
- Research director: Cynthia Gagnon
- Health axis: populations, organization and practices
- Research Project Title : Respiratory muscle training program facilitated by telerehabilitation: a pilot study in myotonic dystrophy type I
Congratulations to the recipients for their valuable contributions. Research is paving the way for the treatments of tomorrow and your dedication is invaluable!
Thank you for giving for health!
Your involvement makes all the difference in achieving and pursuing the mission of the CHUS Foundation.
