LONGUEUIL, QC, April 5, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Space Agency has awarded grants to support nine universities from across Canada to pursue research projects to better understand the effects of space on the human body.
- Three projects will use data mining to analyze previously collected data to gain new knowledge on health.
- Six projects will use research models, where scientists can test their ideas on model organisms exposed to the space environment, here on Earth.
To learn more about the studies, media representatives may contact the appropriate person or team stated in the table below.
To learn more about the grants, media representatives may send a request to [email protected].
Three grants for projects using data mining are awarded to:
Researcher and institution |
Contact |
Richard Hughson Professor Emeritus and Researcher University of Waterloo |
Ryon Jones |
Steven Boyd Professor, University of Calgary Director, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health |
Kelly Johnston Media Relations, Cumming School of Medicine |
Simon Duchesne Full Professor Faculty of Medicine Université Laval |
Public Affairs team Université Laval Telephone: 418-656-3355 |
Six grants for projects using research models are awarded to:
Dr. David A. MacLean Professor NOSM University |
Kim Latimer |
Rachel Holden Nephrologist Department of Medicine Queen's University |
Julie Brown Manager, Media Relations, Queen's University |
Dr. Bernard Jasmin Dean and Professor, Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa |
Paul Logothetis University of Ottawa Media Relations Officer Cell: 613-863-7221 |
Val Andrew Fajardo Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Tissue Plasticity and Remodelling Department of Kinesiology Brock University |
Dan Dakin Manager, Communications and Media Relations Brock University Telephone: 905-347-1970 |
Matthew D. Regan Assistant Professor Department of Biology Université de Montréal |
Jeff Heinrich International Press Attaché Communications and Public Relations Office Université de Montréal Telephone: 514-343-7593 |
Bettina M. Willie Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University |
Cynthia Lee Associate Director, Media Relations Communications and External Relations McGill University Telephone: 514-793-6753 |
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Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Website: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/, Email: [email protected]
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