We are pleased to announce the results of our September 2018 Alberta Innovates Training and Early Career Development (TECD) Programs competitions: Graduate Studentship, MD-PhD Studentship, Postgraduate Fellowshipand Clinician Fellowship.The September 2018 competitions resulted in the approval of 18 graduate studentships, two MD-PhD studentships, 13 postgraduate fellowships and five clinician fellowship awards.We received a total of 298 submissions, which included 160 graduate studentship, 10 MD-PhD studentship, 86 postgraduate fellowship and 42 clinician fellowship applications. Please see the list of successful applicants below.We thank all applicants for their substantial efforts and congratulate the recipients of these awards. We also would like to acknowledge the tremendous assistance provided by our review committee members.Downloads2018 application review process2018 review committee membershipTrainee & Early Career Development results:September 2018 Graduate Studentship - ResultsAwardeeSupervisor(Department)InstitutionProject TitleBhattarai, AsmitaPatten, ScottCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of CalgaryRelationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Mortality among Canadian PopulationBrown, AllisonHecker, KentCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of CalgarySafer health systems through the training of resident physicians in quality improvement and patient safetyFirminger, ColinEdwards, BrentUniversity of CalgaryTraining and Preventative Strategies to Minimize the Risk of TendinopathyHambrook, JacobHanington, PatrickUniversity of AlbertaFunctional characterization of a Schistosoma mansoni matrix metalloproteinase during vertebrate host infectionHo, KimLopaschuk, GaryPediatricsUniversity of AlbertaKetone Metabolism in the Failing HeartLee, SangminMetcalfe, AmyCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of CalgaryThe impact of disease-specific pregnancy clinics on prenatal and disease-specific outcomes: Is there a need for sub-specialist pregnancy clinics for women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?Lim, Kenji RowelYokota, ToshifumiMedical GeneticsUniversity of AlbertaDeveloping an effective exon 45-55 skipping treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophyLoverock, AlexandraWild, CameronUniversity of AlbertaEvaluating Safe Cannabis Use in a Canadian UniversityMitran, CatherineYanow, StephanieUniversity of AlbertaExploiting the immunological cross-reactivity between Plasmodium species for vaccine development.Neville, AlexandraNoel, MelaniePsychologyUniversity of CalgaryIntergenerational transmission of risk for pediatric chronic pain: The role of maternal responses and sleepOliveira Masson, AnandKrawetz, RomanUniversity of CalgaryTargeting the cell cycle machinery in adult mesenchymal progenitors to enhance cartilage regeneration after injuryPhellan, RenzoForkert, NilsRadiologyUniversity of CalgaryCombined Segmentation and Hemodynamic Analysis of Cerebrovascular Structures using Arterial Spin LabelingRussell, KarleenSchulte, FionaPsychologyUniversity of CalgaryDevelopment of a Scale to Measure Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Survivors of Childhood CancerSaleme, BrunoSutendra, GopinathMedicineUniversity of AlbertaMetabolic modulation as a novel therapy for chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicitySkow, RachelDavenport, MargieUniversity of AlbertaThe effects of prenatal exercise on the sympathetic nervous system regulation of blood pressureTandio, DavidHammond, JamesPharmacologyUniversity of AlbertaInvestigating the role of Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter-4 (ENT4) in cardiovascular diseasesToivonen, KirstiCampbell, TavisPsychologyUniversity of CalgaryRESearching a mOtivationaL interVention to Enhance Adherence to Adjuvant endocrine therapies: the RESOLVE-AA studyWagner, DanielSpackman, EldonCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of CalgaryIncorporating Discrete Choice Experiments into the Economic Evaluation Framework: An Application in Biologic Therapy for Psoriatic ArthritisSeptember 2018 MD-PhD Studentship - ResultsAwardeeSupervisor(Department)InstitutionProject TitleShin, WisooBiernaskie, JeffUniversity of CalgaryInvestigating the impact of aging dermal stem/progenitor cells on tissue regeneration and wound healing.Ishaque, AbdullahKalra, SanjayMedicineUniversity of AlbertaValidation of MRI-based Measures in Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisSeptember 2018 Clinician Fellowship - ResultsAwardeeSupervisor(Department)InstitutionProject TitleDang, JerryBirch, DanielSurgeryUniversity of AlbertaThe Microbiology of Bariatric SurgeryLewinson, RyanBarnabe, CherylMedicineUniversity of CalgaryThe relationship between biomechanics and inflammation in the progression of psoriasis to psoriatic arthritisMcDonald, BraedonMcCoy, KathyPhysiology & PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryThe role of the gut microbiota in host defense during critical illnessRacine, NicoleMadigan, SheriPsychologyUniversity of CalgaryScreening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Primary Care: Diagnostic Performance and Maternal-Child Health OutcomesSenger, Jenna-LynnChan, K MingSurgeryUniversity of AlbertaElucidating the conditioning lesion-like effects of brief electrical stimulation on accelerating peripheral nerve regenerationSeptember 2018 Postgraduate Fellowship - ResultsAwardeeSupervisor(Department)InstitutionProject TitleAlmaayah, ZaidDyck, JasonPediatricsUniversity of AlbertaThe role of ketones in heart failureBalsevich, GeorgiaHill, MatthewCell Biology & AnatomyUniversity of CalgaryA Role for Genetic Variants of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase in Glucocorticoid-Mediated Metabolic OutcomesCashaback, JoshuaCluff, TylerUniversity of CalgaryRobust Strategies to Control Our Movements in the Presence of Fatiguede Bakker, ChantalBoyd, StevenRadiologyUniversity of CalgaryUse of Advanced Imaging to Track the Course of Navicular Stress Fracture HealingFortuna, RafaelReimer, RayleneUniversity of CalgaryCan a high fiber diet intervention reduce systemic inflammatory markers and improve knee function in adults with obesity and knee osteoarthritis?Li, FuyongWalter, JensAgricultural Food & Nutritional ScienceUniversity of AlbertaRe-wilding the human gut: re-introduction of the species Lactobacillus reuteriMoghadas, HamidMushahwar, VivianMedicineUniversity of AlbertaA wearable sensor for early detection of deep tissue pressure injuriesNegm, AhmedJones, AllysonMedicineUniversity of AlbertaThe effect of obesity and sarcopenic obesity on knee biomechanics and gait parameter in people with severe knee osteoarthritisRoss, KharahLetourneau, NicoleUniversity of CalgaryInvestigating the developmental origins of childhood asthma and allergies: Maternal prenatal social stress, infant immune cell epigenetic patterns, and risk for early childhood asthma and allergies at 3- and 5-years of ageSeifi, MortezaBernier, FrancoisMedical GeneticsUniversity of CalgaryIdentification and characterization of novel genes underlying rare genetic disordersSquair, JordanPhillips, AaronClinical NeurosciencesUniversity of CalgaryHarnessing spinal electrical stimulation to modulate autonomic function after spinal cord injuryTarr, GillianFreedman, StephenPediatricsUniversity of CalgaryA Clinical Prediction Rule for Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis EtiologyTenorio Lopes, LuanaWilson, RichardPhysiology & PharmacologyUniversity of CalgarySpinal Oxygen Sensors: a new target to regain ventilatory control in SCI patientsPlease note: we provide the list of successful applicants for information purposes only. The formal letters will serve as the official decision should there be any discrepancy with the material on the website.Awards are subject to the agreement of the Award Terms and Conditions.