NSERC Discovery Grants are intended to award funding to creative and innovative long-term research programs in instalments over a period of five years. NSERC has committed over $514 million to the Discovery Grants program during this time.

A total of 36 USask researchers from a variety of colleges and departments received more than $8.7 million in 2023 NSERC funding. In addition, seven researchers received a $12,500 supplement to start their projects as early-career researchers.

Four WCVM-based projects were selected for a funding total of $917,500.

Project: "The importance of the chaperome in uterine smooth muscle function during pregnancy"

Principal investigator: Dr. Daniel MacPhee, professor and head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

Grant: $225,000

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Project: "Mechanisms of lung inflammation: biology of intravascularmacrophages"  

Principal investigator: Dr. Baljit Singh, professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences 

Grant: $255,000

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Project: "Defining factors affecting population dynamics of closely related bacteria in microbial communities" 

Principal investigator: Dr. Janet Hill, professor and head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

Grant: $225,000

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Project: "Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance of foulbrood bacteria in Canadian beekeeping operations" 

Principal investigator: Dr. Sarah Wood, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology 

Grant: $200,000

Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient: $12,500

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