Celebrating New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration success

Congratulations to McCaig Institute members, Dr. Steven Boyd, Dr. Prism Schneider and Dr. Mark Ungrin on their success in the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration competition!  

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration grants create opportunities for high risk, high reward interdisciplinary research - 117 projects were awarded funds across Canada in May 2021, including 8 University of Calgary projects.

Funded projects by McCaig Institute members:

Altering bone microarchitecture and mechanics by off-label pharmaceutical intervention following an acute knee injury

Principal investigator:  Boyd, Steven

Co-principal investigator: Kline, Gregory

Co-applicants: Johnston, Kelly; Walker, Richard

Amount awarded: $248,925

Breaking the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence:  Education, Identification, and Intervention

Principal Investigator: Schneider, Prism

Co-applicant:  Bhandari, Mohit; Bradley, Nori; Cantle, Paul; Chen, Ping-Wei; Fiest, Kirsten; McLane, Brienne; McManus, Carrie; Miller, Patricia; Sprague, Sheila; Temple-Oberle, Claire; Wince, Stephen

Amount awarded: $250,000

Somatic engineering - a new approach to medical intervention

Principal investigator: Ungrin, Mark

Co-applicant: Finney, Constance; Wasmuth, James

Amount awarded: $250,000

Learn more about Ungrin’s project: Research team explores ‘paradigm shift’ for treating orphan diseases.

For more information on their projects, please see NFRF Award Recipients: 2020 Exploration.