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Canadian Arthritis Network
BackgroundThe Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN) was created in October 1998 with funding from the federal government. Its formation was the result of an initiative The Arthritis Society (The Society) called Arthritis 2000 where Canadians from the broad arthritis medical and scientific communities, together with consumers met to share ideas and begin developing an arthritis strategy for Canada.
CAN is made up of more than 100 of Canada’s best and brightest scientists and researchers working on everything from developing new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to providing new services in partnership with industry and government, all focused on enhancing the quality of life for people with arthritis.
The Canadian Arthritis Network/ The Arthritis Society (CAN/The Society) Training Program
The Arthritis Society has made a commitment to the Network to assist in the training of young investigators: Graduate Students, Research Fellows, and Research Scholars. The Network allows young arthritis researchers to access and acquire combined expertise in basic science, clinical research, product service and development, and industrial partnering. Trainees can collaborate with leading investigators in a networked environment, exposing them to the broad diversity of scientific disciplines involved in arthritis research. CAN’s training goal is to develop scientists with multiple disciplines who know the needs of industry and the arthritis community.
Through this partnership, the following training awards have been funded since 1999:
| Graduate students |
106 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship students |
69 |
| Network Scholars |
17 |
| Summer Students |
46 |
| Total |
238 |
Thanks only to
the generosity of its donors and partners,
The Arthritis Society was
able to invest the total amount below
in support of the Canadian
Arthritis Network for 2009/2010.
Our Investment: $500,000
2009 award recipients
(Visit http://www.arthritisnetwork.ca/training/trainingscholarfellow_en.php to view the abstracts of each project.)
Fellows:
| Emma Dare | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Rita Kandel |
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Institution: |
Mount Sinai Hospital |
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Term: |
September 1, 2009 - September 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Inducible Pluripotent Cells and Tissue Engineering a Nucleus Pulposus |
| Irina Voronov | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Jane Aubin |
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Institution: |
University of Toronto |
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Term: |
September 1, 2009 - September 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Elucidating alternative roles of V-ATPase subunits "a3" and "d2" in osteoclasts |
Graduate Masters:
| Weiqun (Courtney) Kang | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Dianne Lacaille |
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Institution: |
The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada/University of British Columbia |
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Term: |
September 1, 2009 - September 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Assessing the impact of gaps in the quality of care for rheumatoid arthritis on patients' health outcomes, a population-based study |
| Robin Roots | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Linda Li |
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Institution: |
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada |
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Term: |
September 4, 2009 - September 4, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Understanding Rehabilitation Practice in Rural and Remote British Columbia |
| Kim Beaucage | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Jeffrey Dixon |
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Institution: |
The University of Western Ontario |
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Term: |
September 1, 2009 - September 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
The role of P2X7 nucleotide receptors in mediating mechanically-induced skeletal regeneration |
| Gazelle Crasto | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Morris Manolson |
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Institution: |
University of Toronto |
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Term: |
May 1, 2009 - May 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Characterization and development of primary hits from antiresorptive drug screens |
| Karen Ann Bridge | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dr. Jeffrey Dixon |
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Institution: |
The University of Western Ontario |
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Term: |
September 1, 2009 - September 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Lysophosphatidic
Acid Signals through Calcium-Mobilizing G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Osteoblasts Enhancing Survival |
2008 award recipients
Supervisor: Claire
Bombardier Institution: Term: Project Title:Fellows:
Roberta
Berard
Hospital for Sick Kids
July 2, 2008 - July
2, 2010
Modeling Outcome
Trajectories and their determinants in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
| Vidula Bhole | ||
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Supervisor: |
Hyon Choi |
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Institution: |
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada |
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Term: |
June 1, 2008 - June 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Epidemiology of Psoriatic Arthritis |
| Cory Borkhoff | ||
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Supervisor: |
Peter Tugwell |
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Institution: |
University of Ottawa |
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Term: |
Feb 18, 2008 - Feb 18, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Are there gender disparities in the utilization of total knee arthroplasty when patient decision aids are used? |
| Lihl Eder | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dafna Gladman |
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Institution: |
Toronto Western Hospital |
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Term: |
July 1, 2009 - June 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Genetics of psoriatic arthritis: interplay between skin and joint disease |
| Bindee Kuriya | ||
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Supervisor: |
Claire Bombardier |
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Institution: |
University of Toronto |
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Term: |
July 1, 2008 – July 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Measuring Quality Indicators in the Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Eric Sayre | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jacek Kopec & Jolanda Cibere |
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Institution: |
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2009 - Sept 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
An unsupervised learning analysis for osteoarthritis health services optimization and a complementary biomarker-based early osteoarthritis diagnostic/prognostic tool |
| Karine Toupin April | ||
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Supervisor: |
Peter Tugwell |
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Institution: |
University of Ottawa |
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Term: |
Jan 15, 2009 - Jan 15, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Exploring and comparing perceptions of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents concerning complementary and alternative health care |
Graduates:
| Nastaran Abbarin | ||
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Supervisor: |
Marc Grynpas |
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Institution: |
Mount Sinai Hospital |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Mechanisms of degradation of calcium polyphosphates used for tissue engineered joint repair. |
| Hugues Allard Chamard | ||
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Supervisor: |
Artur de Brum Fernandes |
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Institution: |
University of Sherbrooke |
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Term: |
June 1, 2008 - June 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Bone resorption, osteoclastogenesis and adalimumab (BROCA): A study on the impact of adalimumab therapy on the osteoclasts in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Louis Dore-Savard | ||
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Supervisor: |
Phillip Sarret |
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Institution: |
University of Sherbrook |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Bone Pain: Implication of Neurotensin Receptors |
| Kyla Huebner | ||
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Supervisor: |
Nigel Shive |
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Institution: |
University of Calgary |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
The mechanics of inflammation in ACL injury induced osteoarthritis |
| Nwamaka Iku | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jason McDougall |
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Institution: |
University of Calgary |
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Term: |
July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
A behavioural study into the role of proteinase-activated receptors in osteoarthritis pain |
| Weiqun Kang | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jacek Kopec |
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Institution: |
University of British Columbia |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2007 - Sept 1, 2008 | |
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Project Title: |
Impact of life-time physical activity on the health-related quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis |
| Daniele Lapierre | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jeff Dixon & Stephen Sims |
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Institution: |
University of Western Ontario |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2009 | |
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Project Title: |
LPA Elicits a Rise of Cytosolic Calcium and Enhances Osteoclast Survival |
| Lisa Liang | ||
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Supervisor: |
Rae Yeung |
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Institution: |
Hospital for Sick Kids |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
The role of costimulation in autoimmunity |
| Karine Mathurin | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jean-Luc Parent |
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Institution: |
Université de Sherbrooke |
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Term: |
May 5, 2008 - May 5, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Identification of LPGD synthase-interacting proteins |
| Kelsey Mountain | ||
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Supervisor: |
John Matyas |
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Institution: |
University of Calgary |
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Term: |
May 1, 2008 - May 1, 2011 | |
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Project Title: |
Evaluating collagen organization and integrity with high-resolution MR microscopy in experimental osteoarthritis. |
| Sophie Proulx | ||
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Supervisor: |
Paul Naccache |
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Institution: |
Laval University |
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Term: |
June 1, 2008 - June 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Role of PKC in neutrophils activation by MSU crystals |
| Kelly Riedel | ||
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Supervisor: |
Dorcas Beaton |
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Institution: |
University of Toronto |
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Term: |
May 1, 2008 - May 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Development of a total elbow arthroplasty outcome assessment battery using a nominal group process |
| Anne Sardella | ||
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Supervisor: |
Sylvain Bourgoin & Maria Fernandes |
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Institution: |
Research Centre of Rheumatology and Immunology |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Functional expression of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors during hypoxia in human rheumatoid synoviocytes |
| Hao Wu | ||
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Supervisor: |
Colin Webber & Jonathan Adachi |
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Institution: |
McMaster University |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2009 | |
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Project Title: |
A longitudinal study of the correlation between small bore, high field MRI knee imaging and Biomarker changes in normal, osteoarthritis and anterior cruciate ligament injury knees |
| Qi Wu | ||
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Supervisor: |
Jim Henry |
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Institution: |
McMaster University |
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Term: |
Sept 1, 2008 - Sept 1, 2010 | |
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Project Title: |
Effects of meloxicam and other potential analgesics on sensory neurone hyperexcitability and on pain scores in an OA animal model of surgical knee derangement |
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This page was last reviewed/updated on : 12/17/2009