Announcing the results of the 2024 CDTRP Research Innovation Grant Competition – 8 new projects funded!
The CDTRP is happy to share the results of the 2024 CDTRP Research Innovation Grant Competition and welcome 8 new projects into our national research structure. Since 2013, the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP) has supported research and innovation that addresses barriers within the fields of donation and transplantation, with the ultimate goal of advancing long-term health outcomes and quality of life for Canadian transplant patients. CDTRP is very proud to add 8 new projects from devoted and visionary investigators.
This competition was made possible through the generous financial support, dedication and commitment from our national and regional partners, which include:
- Takeda
- Transplant Research Foundation of British Columbia:The Venture Grants
- Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Alberta Transplant Institute / Paladin Labs Inc.
- Université de Montréal
We would also like to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to the competition and peer review process, including Peer Review Committee Chair Dr. Marat Slessarev, our scientific reviewers and our patient, family and donor reviewers for participating in the review process and for upholding an excellent level of professionalism and quality.
The 8 new projects that will receive funding and will be added to the CDTRP are:
Dr. Shaifali Sandal
Main Affiliation: McGill University Health Centre
Title: Digital storytelling as a relational health intervention for young adult kidney transplant recipients: A pilot project
Dr. Kathryn Armstrong
Main affiliation: University of British Columbia
Title: A Family-Centered Initiative to Encourage Physical Activity in Children/Youth Living with Solid Organ Transplantation
Dr. Tom Blydt-Hansen
Main affiliation: University of British Columbia
Title: Cytokine and metabolomic urinary diagnostics to predict and monitor treatment responsiveness of acute rejection in kidney transplantation
Dr. Diana Mager
Main affiliation: University of Alberta
Title: Food Insecurity in Canadian households with children and youth who have undergone organ transplantation
Dr. William Beaubien-Souligny
Main affiliation: Université de Montréal
Title: Second-generation tissue oximetry using Near-infrared spectroscopy for post-operative kidney transplant monitoring in adult recipients
- Project title: Guidelines for Sequential Participation of Transplant Recipients into Donor Intervention Trials and Subsequent Transplant Trials
Dr. Darren Freed
Main affiliation: University of Alberta
Title: Endothelial glycocalyx integrity during heart procurement: impact of crystalloid solutions
Dr. Caroline Lamarche
Main affiliation: Université de Montréal
Title: Tacrolimus-resistant regulatory T cells for adoptive immunotherapy
Dr. Michaël Chassé
Main affiliation: Université de Montréal
Title: From routinely collected medical data to donors: Canadian dOnation Monitoring & Alert SyStem Network (COMPASS) 2.0 University of British Columbia
Title: A Family-Centered Initiative to Encourage Physical Activity in Children/Youth Living with Solid Organ Transplantation
Congratulations to all of the research teams! We will be featuring each of these projects in our newsletter over the next few weeks, and we look forward to hearing from the teams on upcoming Research Connect series and other CDTRP events as the projects get underway.
We are already planning for the 2025 CDTRP Research Innovation Grant competition, so start sharpening your pencils and putting your best ideas and teams together for next year!