Research

Funded Projects

CNIB is pleased to announce the 2010 awards for the CNIB Baker Grants and Fellowships Programs and would like to congratulate all recipients.

Fellowships

Letartre Laurence
University Name: Université Laval
Area of Study: Medical Retina
Accepted for Fellowship by: Ivey Eye Institute Retina Service, University of Western Ontario

Sonia Niki Yeung
University Name: University of British Columbia
Area of Study: Cornea
Accepted for Fellowship by: University of Toronto

Clara Carwei Chan
University Name: University of Toronto
Area of Study: Cornea and External Diseases
Accepted for Fellowship by: University of Cincinnati Medical Centre

Jean Yin Chuo
University Name: University of British Columbia
Area of Study: Neuro-ophthalmology
Accepted for Fellowship by: University of British Columbia

Garfield Miller (Pfizer)
University Name: University of Toronto
Area of Study: Glaucoma
Accepted for Fellowship by: University of Toronto

Barbara Tuck MacPhee

Cindy Hutnik
University Name: University of Western Ontario
Title of the project: Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: the Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Connexin43 in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

Applied Research

Helene Kergoat
University Name; University of Montreal
Title of the project: Survey on eye care delivery in long-term care facilities in the province of Quebec

New Researcher

Przemyslaw Mike Sapieha
University Name: University of Montreal
Title of the project: Retinal Ganglion Neurons Contribute to Vascular Degeneration and Misdirected Vessel Growth in Proliferative Ischemic Retinopathies; Pathological Contribution of Semaphorin3A.

Mahyar Etminan
University Name: University of British Columbia
Title of the project: Prescription drug use and risk of glaucoma and cataracts: a pharmacoepidemiologic study

Jennifer K. Steeves
University Name: York University
Title of the project: Sensory plasticity and adaptation to monocular blindness