May 2020
Operating Grants
Drs. Adriana Manso, Dirk Lange (Medicine) & Neil Branda (SFU): Tri-Agency New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration “Novel multifunctional metal-doped antibacterial resin-based dental material” March 31, 2020–March 30, 2022
Amount: $250,000
Drs. Mario Brondani, Leeann Donnelly, Kavita Mathu-Muju, Fernanda Almeida & HsingChi von Bergmann: Genome BC Rapid Response Funding for COVID-19 Research & Innovation Projects “Structural preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic and the provision of urgent oral health care” April 15, 2020–October 14, 2020
Amount: $67,000
Dr. Hugh Kim: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant Financial Extension “Regulation of periodontal inflammation by the platelet cytoskeleton” July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021
Amount: $113,797
Dr. Nancy Ford: Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant Financial Extension “Correlative imaging with multi-energy x-ray tomography” April 1, 2021–March 31, 2022
Amount: $23,000
Dr. Joy Richman: NSERC Discovery Grant Financial Extension “Reptilian tooth and jaw development” April 1, 2021–March 31, 2022
Amount: $44,000
Dr. Lari Häkkinen: NSERC Discovery Grant Financial Extension
“Characterization of oral mucosal neural crest and mesoderm-derived connective tissue cells” April 1, 2022–March 31, 2023
Amount: $28,000
Dr. Hannu Larjava: NSERC Discovery Grant Financial Extension “Regulation of neural crest derived progenitor cell niche by epithelial cell derived extracellular vesicles” April 1, 2022–March 31, 2023
Amount: $28,000
Dr. Dieter Brömme: NSERC Discovery Grant Financial Extension “The ligase activity of proteases: do proteases make proteins?” April 1, 2024–March 31, 2025
Amount: $36,000
Drs. Denise Laronde, Leigha Rock (Dalhousie) & Iris Lin: Canadian Foundation for Dental Hygiene Research & Education (CFDHRE) Peer Reviewed Grant “Oral dysplasia and immune cell spatial relationships: potential indicators of malignant progression” May 1, 2020–Apr 30, 2021
Amount: $10,000
Salary Awards
Drs. Vincent Lee, Caroline Nguyen & Visalakshi Shivaraman: CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program “Accuracy of 3D printed prostheses for maxillofacial defects of patients disfigured by head and neck cancer” September 1, 2020–August 31, 2021
Amount: $17,500
Dr. Denise Laronde & Iris Lin: CIHR Frederick Banting & Charles Best Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award “Oral dysplasia and immune cell spatial relationships: predicting malignant progression” September 1, 2020–August 31, 2023
Amount: $105,000
Drs. Christopher Overall, Georgina Butler & Peter Grin: CIHR Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award “Matrix metalloproteinase cleavage of PCSK9 in atherosclerosis” January 1, 2021–December 31, 2023
Amount: $105,000
New Research Awards Received
Dr. Joy Richman: 2020 Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR)–Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) National Dental Research Award for outstanding oral health research excellence, mentorship, and leadership.
Madhurima Datta (Dr. Denise Laronde’s PhD student): 2020 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Unilever Hatton Award – 1st prize in the Senior Clinical Research Competition.
Travel Awards
Drs. Mario Brondani, Leeann Donnelly & Joanie Sims-Gould (VCHRI): UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies International Visiting Research Scholar “Dr. Christine McGrath, Department of Global Health, University of Washington”
Student Funded Projects
Evaluation of Chinese medicinal plants as cathepsin K inhibitors
Student: Jimin Jung, 2nd year BSc, supervised by: Dr. Dieter Bromme & Dr. Preety Panwar
Structural preparedness during COVID-19 pandemic and the provision of urgent oral health care
Student: Jimin Jung, 2nd year BSc, supervised by: Dr. Dieter Bromme & Dr. Preety Panwar
Regulation of skin cell phenotype by gingival cells
Student: Benny Tang, 2nd year DMD, supervised by: Dr. Lari Hakkinen
The role of platelets in cell-maxtrix signaling in the periodontium
Student: Hoanne Chan, 3rd year BSc, supervised by: Dr. Hugh Kim
Oral cancer recurrence and alcohol use
Student: Natrya Haxhiavdija, 3rd year DHDP, supervised by: Dr. Denise Laronde
The efficacy of three-dimensional tooth movement with Invisalign treatment
Student: Scott Panther, 3rd year DMD, supervised by: Dr. Bingshuang Zou