Congratulations to all IDIGH PIs who have been awarded a CIHR grant!

IDIGH Program members are highlighted in bold in the following categories along with the titles and amounts awarded:

CIHR Project Grant

• Dr. Evelyne Vinet (lead investigator), Drs. Sasha R Bernatsky, Ann E Clarke, Paul R Fortin, John G Hanly, Christine A Peschken and Zahi Touma (co-investigators) Risk stratification and personalized therapy in lupus pregnancies $757,350/5yrs
• Dr. Marina Klein (lead investigator), Drs. Lisa Barrett, Tammy L Bourque, Brian Conway, Curtis L Cooper, Pierre Cote, John J Cox, Michael J Gill, Shariq Haider, Mark W Hull, Valérie Martel-Laferrière, Carrie Martin, Erica E Moodie, Dimitra Panagiotoglou, Neora Pick, Sahar Z Saeed, Giada Sebastiani, Marie-Louise C Vachon, Sharon L Walmsley, Alexander C Wong and James R Young (co-investigators) After the Cure: Measuring the full impacts of direct acting antivirals for people living with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection in Canada $100,000/1yr

Honorable mention to our member, Dr. Paul Brassard, who obtained 2 grants submitted via the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research

• Dr. Paul Brassard (lead investigator) Statins as adjuncts to first-line therapy for tuberculosis disease $160,651/2yrs
• Dr. Paul Brassard (lead investigator) Clinically apparent Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk of incident Alzheimer's disease$160,651/2yrs

Operating Grant: Canadian Dermatology Foundation - Innovation Grants

• Dr. Elena Netchiporouk (lead investigator) Investigating the Impact of the Environment on Systemic Sclerosis in Quebec $25,000/1yr

Congratulations to all for their achievements!

For more information on the awarded projects visit the CIHR website.