2019-20 Endowed Fellowships and Scholarships
STRATEGIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The Strategic Research Fellowship provides stipend for a two-year term to a postdoctoral or clinical fellow working in an area of research that aligns with the current Research Strategic Plan.
- Lara Gharibeh, PhD, Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Juan Grau, MD
Project title: Development of biomarker profile for aortic sclerosis and stenosis: A pilot study
- Carley O’Neill, PhD, Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Jennifer Reed, PhD
Project title: Determining the feasibility of High Intensity Interval Training in cardiac rehabilitation among women with cardiovascular disease: Answering the call for research
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
These Fellowships provide stipends for up to two years to postdoctoral or clinical fellows conducting research in the Division of Cardiology.
Ernest and Margaret Ford Fellowship
- Alice Blet, MD PhD, Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisors: Peter Liu, MD and Louise Sun, MD
Project title: Trans-Atlantic biomarker collaboratory for acute heart failure/shock prognosis and therapy
Vered-Beanlands Research Fellowship
- Trevor Simard, MD, Fellow in Interventional Cardiology
Supervisor: Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD
Project title: Adenosine is a mediator of vascular healing after coronary intervention
Drs. Hyman & Sylvia (van Straten) Kaufman and Dr. Kwan-Leung Chan Fellowship in Cardiac Imaging
- Christina Wiefels, MD, Fellow in Cardiac Imaging
Supervisor: Rob Beanlands, MD
Project title: Alternative imaging modalities in ischemic heart failure
LAWRENCE SOLOWAY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN CARDIAC SURGERY
The Lawrence Soloway Fellowship provides stipend for up to two years to a postdoctoral or clinical fellow conducting research in the Division of Cardiac Surgery.
- Veronika Sedlakova, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisors: Erik Suuronen, PhD and Emilio Alarcon, PhD
Project title: Elucidating mechanisms underlying recombinant human collagen therapy for myocardial infarction
JAN & IAN CRAIG RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN PREVENTION & REHABILITATION
The Jan and Ian Craig Fellowship provides stipend for up to two years to a postdoctoral or clinical fellow conducting research in the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation. This year, the Fellowship is being shared by two recipients.
- Tasuku Terada, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Jennifer Reed, PhD
Project title: Examining the roles of high-intensity interval training on glucose variability and atrial fibrillation symptomatology: A novel approach for patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes?
- Karen Bouchard, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Heather Tulloch, PhD
Project title: Caring for Caregivers: The impact of a relationship-education program on cardiac caregivers’ wellbeing
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA CARDIAC ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE HEART INSTITUTE
These awards provide stipends for a two-year term to postdoctoral fellow(s) and up to a two-year term for graduate student(s) based at the Heart Institute and registered with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine.
- Adil Rasheed, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Katey Rayner, PhD
Project title: Uncovering the role of the Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-like Protein (MLKL) in restricting the contributions of splenic hematopoiesis to atherosclerosis
- Yena Oh, MSc, PhD candidate
Supervisor: Han Kim, PhD
Project title: Regulatory functions of Irx3 in postnatal ventricular conduction system development
- Jerry Wang, BSc, MSc candidate
Supervisors: Wenbin Liang, MD, PhD and Rob Beanlands, MD
Project title: Role of Wnt signaling in cardiac arrhythmias