Postdoctoral Fellowships Recipients

Award 

Last Name 

First Name 

Project 

Institution 

Recruitment

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Akingbade 

Oluwadamilare 

Effect of a family-focused mHealth psychoeducational intervention on psychological issues of caregivers and Albertan women with breast cancer while receiving chemotherapy 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Chawla 

Shikha 

Hypoxia programming of meniscus cells for avascular meniscus repair 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Felfeliyan 

Banafshe 

Automated AI MRI Biomarker Profile for Osteoarthritis 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Firoozi 

Tahereh 

Using Clinician’s Notes and Images to Predict Dental Disease 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Gonzalez Ruiz 

Jose Maria 

An Automatic Landmark Detection Method for the clinical assessment of shape asymmetry of the torso in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Jiang 

Shui 

Innovative Digital and Data-Enabled Approaches to Identify Biomarkers for Addictive Behaviors 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Tabana 

Yasser 

A proteomics discovery based pipeline for the development of next generation rapid clinical blood testing 

University of Alberta 

PFHI 

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Jervis Rademeyer 

Hope 

International clinical practice guidelines for functional electrical stimulation cycling for spinal cord injury rehabilitation: implementation using a provincially tailored toolkit 

University of Alberta 

PFHI 

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Martens 

Matthew  

Project details embargoed while patent pending 

University of Alberta 

PFHI

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Matias de Sousa 

Iasmin 

Innovative Digital Solution for Cancer Prevention through Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Mindfulness 

University of Alberta 

PFHI

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Nguyen 

Kim Cuong Thi 

Development of machine-learning based subject-motion detection and correction algorithms for high-precision 3D intraoral ultrasound imaging 

University of Alberta 

PFHI 

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Skow 

Rachel 

Using wearable sensors and connected devices to evaluate muscle health in patients with chronic disease in response to digitally delivered exercise prescription. 

University of Alberta 

PFHI 

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Teixeira Vieira 

Flavio 

Fiber supplementation and metformin combination therapy in adolescents with severe obesity and insulin resistance: interactions with the gut microbiome 

University of Alberta 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Chakir 

Fatima 

Translation of Advanced Blood Pressure Waveform Analysis into Clinical Practice 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Dixit 

Kartikeya  

Computational modeling and 3D bioprinting of vascularized functional kidney 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Farrag 

Nadia  

Cardiac Amyloidosis Recognition from Echocardiography using Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI) 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Fazeli Veisari 

Samira 

Leveraging Digital Technology for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease: Identifying Signs 10-15 Years Prior to Cognitive Symptom Onset 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Irudayaraj 

Antony Albert Raj 

Low-Cost AI-Driven Wearable Phototherapeutic Devices 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Kang 

Shinwoo (Chris)  

Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease Predictions: A “Brain-Like” Deep Neural Network Approach 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Lee 

Jordan  

Investigating the Effects of Neurostimulation on Sympathetic Control of Blood Pressure in Spinal Cord Injury 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Miranda 

Martin 

Novel Analysis Techniques to Better Understand and Treat Autonomic Disorders: Role of Blood Pressure Fluctuations 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Rasoulian 

Shahram  

Smart Rehabilitation: Enhancing Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Sarvestan 

Javad 

Personalized Rehabilitation Programs for Scoliosis Patients 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Vanier 

David  

Early diagnosis of mental illness with network control theory 

University of Calgary 

Enhancement 

(up to $55,000 for one year)

Hassanpour Tamrin  

Sara 

On-Chip Electro-Sensitive Platform for Non-Invasive Early Diagnosis of Cancer 

University of Calgary 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Laribi  

Bahareh 

Wireless monitoring of drug delivery via nanoparticles in Multiple Sclerosis 

University of Lethbridge 

Recruitment 

(up to $70,000 for two years)

Pounder 

Austin 

A Data-Driven Approach to Exploring Fluorinated Bioisosteres in Pseudopeptide-Based Therapeutic Agents for Human Diseases 

University of Lethbridge 

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Innovation 

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Basel 

Mansour 

Unlocking the Potential of Modified siRNA: A Bioinformatics Approach to Enhance Precision Gene Therapy 

University of Lethbridge 

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Innovation

(up to $55,000 for two years)

Sette Pereira 

Higor 

Targeting structural elements in Dengue virus 3’ UTR to hinder viral replication 

University of Lethbridge