NSERC awards more than $700,000 to WCVM research projects
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers based at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) received over $700,000 in research funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.
The NSERC Discovery Grants support long-term research goals, providing researchers with annual instalments over a five-year period. Across campus, 41 USask researchers have been awarded more than $8.3 million in funding from NSERC in 2024. This year, six USask researchers also received $12,500 from the NSERC Discovery Grant Early Career Researcher Supplement.
Three WCVM researcher projects were funded for a total of $790,000.
WCVM-based research
Project: Immunomodulatory effects of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) on intrapulmonary vaccine delivery in neonatal broiler chickens
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susantha Gomis, professor and head, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Grant: $280,000
Project: Mechanisms Affecting Oocyte Competence in the Bovine Model during the Prepubertal Period
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jaswant Singh, professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Grant: $275,000
Project: Heart-microbiome-metabolism axis and influence of protein source in a dog model
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lynn Weber, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies and professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Grant: $235,000
Click here for a complete list of 2024 NSERC funding recipients at USask.