ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 - University of Toronto Department of ...

ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
Caniggia I (Principal Investigator), Post M, Zamudio S (CIs). The role of oxygen in regulating
placental development. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant, $787,490 total,
$156,000 per annum, 2008 – 2013.
Casper RF. Can aromatase inhibitors reduce breast density, a biomarker of breast cancer risk, in
postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario
Region Research Project Grant, $147,763 per annum, September 2009 – August 2012.
Casper RF (Principal Investigator). Brown TJ, Shapiro C. Prevention of circadian rhythm
disruption by nocturnal lighting. CIHR, Operating Grant, $107,705.50 per annum, October 2008
– September 2011.
Casper RF, Jurisicova A (Principal Applicants), Perez GI. (Co-Applicant). Enhancing early
embryo development in assisted reproduction. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating
Grant – MOP 14058, $121,240 per annum, April 2005 – March 2010.
Casper RF (Principal Investigator), Rahman SA, Shapiro CM (Co-Investigators). Ameliorating
affective disorder induced by circadian rhythm disruption. CIHR, Operating Grant, $427,126,
2010 – 2013.
Challis JRG, Lye SJ (Co-PIs). Paracrine controls of human labour. Canadian Institutes of Health
Research, $792,120; $158,424 per annum; Operating grant, October 2005 – September 2010.
Challis JRG (PI), Lye SJ, MacCalman CD, Rurak DW, Gibb W. Regulation of prostaglandin
synthesis, metabolism and action in pregnancy and parturition. Canadian Institutes of Health
Research, Operating Grant, $792,450; $158,490 per annum, October 1, 2004 – September 30,
2009.
Classens C (PI), Ferguson SE (CI), Urowitz S (CI), Wiljer D (CI). Development of an internetbased
support group for sexual problems due to gynaecologic cancer. CCSRI, $35,000 total,
$17,500 per annum, May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2010.
Compeau C, Chawla A, Tyrwhitt J, Ternamian A, Kroft J, Ambica A. National multidisciplinary
collaborative survey on laparoscopic entry.SOGC, CUA, CAGS, Supported by the Division of
Gynecologic Endoscopy and the Department of Research and Knowledge Management at St.
Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, $2,500, 2007 – 2010.
Connelly PW, Hanley AJ, Retnakaran RR, Sermer M, Zinman B. Role of the aginine/nitric oxide
metabalome in the early history of cardiovascular disease in young women. CIHR, Operating
grant, $100,000 per annum, March 1, 2010 – February 28, 2011.
Dalton AJ, Aisen P, Sano M (PIs); Percy M (National (Canadian) Coordinator and Surrey Place
Centre (SPC) Site Coordinator) plus investigators from 20 other sites; International Multisite
Clinical Trial of Vitamin E in Aging Persons with Down Syndrome. National Institute on Aging,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and National Center of
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (RO1-AGO16381), $10 million overall, $1 million per
annum overall, 2008-09 stipend to SPC, $900; 2001 – 2011.
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