Seed Grants
Clinician-scientist seed grants were developed to support projects or generate pilot data that develop or strengthen collaborations between clinicians and McCaig Institute investigators.
2023 Seed Grant Recipients
Dr. Ejaife Agbani & Dr. May Choi
Project: Role of Platelets in the Thromboembolism Associated with Janus kinase Inhibitors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr. Michael Monument & Dr. Brent Edwards
Quantifying the Response of Bone Metastases to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Using Clinical CT
Dr. Ranita Manocha & Dr. David Hart
Menstrual cycle effects on knee laxity and structure in females with Hypermobile Spectrum Disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Dr. May Choi & Dr. Jeff Biernaskie
Anti-KIF20B Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Peripheral Nervous System Disease
Dr. Leigh Gabel & Dr. Emma Billington
Strength Training for Osteoporosis Prevention During Early Menopause (STOP-EM): a Pilot Study
Dr. Koren Roach & Dr. Andrew Dodd
Longitudinal dual fluoroscopy analysis of altered ankle and hindfoot kinematics following ankle arthrodesis and total ankle arthroplasty
Dr. Prism Schneider & Dr. Sarah Manske
WBCT for Syndesmosis Injuries
Grant Supporters
- Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research
- AstraZeneca Canada
- Celltrion Healthcare Canada Ltd
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
- Section of Orthopaedics, University of Calgary
- Workers’ Compensation Board - Alberta