WCVM scientists receive CIHR funding

Dr. Tasha Epp

Several Western College of Veterinary Medicine scientists are part of two University of Saskatchewan health research training projects that received $3.73 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on May 21.

• Dr. Gregg Adams of WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences is part of a $1.78-million, cross-disciplinary project that will help to train more than 50 students in health research using the Canadian Light Source. The project will use a combination of CLS beamlines — particularly the BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) and BioXAS — to conduct research into cancer metastasis, neurodegenerative diseases and toxic metals as well as to translate synchrotron-based techniques into health care applications.

• Dr. Andrew Potter of Veterinary Microbiology, Dr. Tasha Epp of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, and Dr. Baljit Singh of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences are part of a six-year, $1.95-million training project in rural health and safety. Led by Dr. John Gordon, director of the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture at the U of S and an associate member of WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Microbiology, the project will bring together experts from many disciplines to train young scientists in health promotion of rural-agriculture workers and families.

For more details, click here to view the U of S news release that outlines the two CIHR-funded projects.