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Four researchers tapped for the CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund

Four exceptional 9I制作厂免费 researchers from Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kinesiology and Physical Education, and the Institute of Parasitology have been awarded a total of $709,796 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for projects that will enhance the understanding and diagnosis of diseases and conditions from muscular degeneration to African sleeping disease.

"The outstanding leadership support of innovation by the Government of Canada, in this case through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, is allowing 9I制作厂免费 researchers to reach their greatest potential. Our faculty bring the full benefit of scientific breakthroughs into the classroom learning experience for our students, and into the lives and, in these cases, the health care, of Canadians," said Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 9I制作厂免费. "This leadership support allows us to continue to attract and retain the very best researchers to build their lives and careers here in Quebec and Canada."

The CFI announced today a total of $20.5 million in new funds to support 132 researchers at 33 institutions across Canada under its Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF), a program designed to reflect Canada's fast-evolving research environment. The LOF was designed to give Canadian universities the added flexibility they need to both attract and retain the world's finest researchers at a time of intense international competition for leading faculty.

Since 1998, 295 9I制作厂免费 research projects have received more than $179 million in funding allocated through various CFI programs. Matched by funds from the Government of Quebec and other partners, these projects have brought contributions totalling more than $440 million to cutting-edge research infrastructure at 9I制作厂免费.

9I制作厂免费 new CFI project summaries:

Daniel Bernard (Pharmacology and Therapeutics): Intracellular signaling mechanisms controlling pituitary hormone synthesis
$160,000

This project will develop the first laboratory in Canada dedicated to the study of transcriptional regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis. FSH is important to normal reproductive function. The research will increase understanding of FSH regulation in men and women, highlight potential targets for novel contraceptive design, help identify causes of primary FSH deficiency and perhaps other forms of infertility, and contribute to our understanding of tumour formation from gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland.

Dilson Rassier (Kinesiology and Physical Education): Investigating the microscopic world within muscle cells: molecular motors in action
$199,842

Muscle contraction is a basic function of life, responsible for human locomotion, heart beating and lung efficiency. This research investigates the basic mechanisms of contraction, using advanced techniques that allow measurements of minute forces and movements produced by contractile molecules within muscle cells. This investigation will help identify molecular mechanisms behind diseases that affect the muscular system.

Reza Salavati (Institute of Parasitology): Structural organization of the editosome in trypanosomatids (protozoan parasites)
$150,019

This project will focus on a training and research program in an exciting area of RNA (ribonucleic acid) biology and infectious diseases such as African sleeping disease and leishmaniasis to achieve a synergy that will enhance response to future emerging global infectious diseases. The research will use an integrated approach in bioinformatics and biochemistry to enhance economic activities in the biotechnology and information technology industries. It will also enhance the quality of life and health conditions in Canada as well as globally.

Tanja Taivassalo (Kinesiology and Physical Education): From mitochondrial genes to whole-body function: assessment and implications of muscle energy crisis in human disease and aging
$199,935

Mitochondria are the powerhouses within every cell that are essential to energy production; their dysfunction can result in mitochondrial disease, a progressive condition caused by a genetic mutation in mitochondrial DNA resulting in debilitating fatigue. This project will create a unique laboratory for research on mitochondrial impairment, impact and intervention (MI3), offering an innovative and technologically advanced approach to examine mitochondrial dysfunction from the level of genes and muscle cells to the whole-body physiological response to physical activity in human conditions of disease and aging.