TMU researchers receive CIHR Project Grant funding
Two Toronto Metropolitan University researchers have received funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Spring 2024 Project Grant Competition. From left to right: professors Trevor Hart and Ali Tavallaei.
Two Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) researchers have secured Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding in the Spring 2024 Project Grant Competition.
Professor Ali Tavallaei, Canada Research Chair in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions, received a Project Grant to support the CathPilot catheter. This innovative biomedical tool provides direct control through advanced steering, accurate tracking and reliable 3D navigation and could significantly improve the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. CathPilot will be commercialized with industry partner Magellan Biomedical Inc.
Psychology professor Trevor Hart in the Faculty of Arts received Priority Announcement Bridge Funding. The grant will support an innovative psychotherapy focused on treatment of trauma and preventing sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. This therapy could be administered by mental health providers across Canada.
“Congratulations to professors Tavallaei and Hart for securing this important funding to further advance their innovative work,” said Steven N. Liss, TMU’s vice-president, research and innovation. “Their research is bringing to life health-care devices and tools that will have a positive impact on the lives of Canadians.”
CIHR Project Grant recipient
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Ali Tavallaei: Design Revisions and Validations of a Catheter Steering and Navigation System for Peripheral Endovascular Revascularization (external link, opens in new window)
CIHR Project Grant – Priority Announcement Bridge Funding recipient
Faculty of Arts
- Trevor Hart: An Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat PTSD and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (external link, opens in new window)
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TMU researchers secure CIHR Project Grants for wide-ranging essential health research