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.
WCVM-based research ($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
Project: "Mechanisms of lung inflammation: biology of intravascularmacrophages"
Principal investigator: Dr. Baljit Singh, professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Grant: $255,000
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
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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