Homepage > Funding Decisions > Trainee Travel Awards - Period 1

Funding Decisions

Trainee Travel Awards 2011/2012 - Period 1
For travel occurring between July 1 and December 31, 2011

Competition Deadline Date: October 4, 2011

The following have each been offered a Travel Award of up to $1,000 CAD:

Applicant Supervisor Abstract Title
Li-Hao Chen Dr. Andrew Advani The Diabetic Subtotally, Nephrectomized Rat is a Novel Model of Renal Dysfunction in Diabetes Characterized by Heavy Proteinuria and GFR Decline
Ting (Tim) Chiu Dr. Amira Klip Regulation of actin dynamics by the Rac-dependent effectors, Arp2/3 and PAK is required for insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation in muscle cells
Mark Dekker Dr. Khosrow Adeli Inhibition of sphingolipid synthesis improves dyslipidemia in the insulin resistant/hyperlipidemic hamster model
Fei Fang Dr. James Scholey Obesity and Diabetic Nephropathy: Interactions between Adiponectin and Angiotensin II in Human Renal Tubular Cells
Bibiana Garcia-Bailo Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy Vitamin D Status and Biomarkers of Type II Diabetes Risk in an Ethnically Diverse Population
S. Mohsen Hosseini Dr. Andrew Paterson Using time-to-event analysis for genome-wide association study in a long-term cohort of diabetic retinopathy
Joanne Hsieh Dr. Khosrow Adeli Intracelular communications mediating GLP-2-stimulated intestinal chylomicron secretion
Ya-Chi Huang Dr. Herbert Gaisano In situ electrophysiological examination of pancreatic alpha-cells in type 1 diabetes revealing the cellular basis of glucagon hypersecretion
George Chu Liu Dr. James Scholey Deletion of p47phox Reduces Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in the Akita Mouse
Sandra Pereira Dr. Adria Giacca Inhibitors of endoplasmic reticulum stress prevent hepatic insulin resistance induced by prolonged lipid infusion
Qiaozhu Su Dr. Khosrow Adeli Mitochondrial stress coupled with CREBH induced hepatic insulin resistance
Yi Sun Dr. Amira Klip Possible effectors of Rab proteins in insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation in L6 muscle cells
Wylie Tan Dr. Carol Westall Visual Electrophysiology Markers Demonstrate a Progressive Dysfunction of the Retina in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes