The CBR is pleased to announce that three CBR trainees have received Collaborative Translational Training Awards. This program was established in 2010 for the purpose of encouraging translational research interactions between CBR groups, with the bridge being established primarily via young scientists in training. The awards, each worth $15,000 per year (renewable for a second year), are available through the kind contribution of unrestricted grants from Bayer Inc. and from Grifols.

Heather, Jamine, Jay

The awardees are Rolinda Carter (co-supervised by Drs. Agnes Lee and Ed Pryzdial), Jasmine Hamilton (co-supervised by Drs. Heather Leitch Jay Kizhakkedathu), and Sara Saberi (co-supervised by Drs. Helene Cote and Richard Harrigan). Rolinda will be exploring the clinical relevance of a novel fibrinolytic pathway that has been established in the laboratory. Jasmine aims to develop a non-toxic, long-acting iron chelator, urgently needed for the many patients who are at risk of multi-organ damage due to iron overload. Using novel, advanced deep sequencing methods, Sara will quantify somatic mitochrondrial DNA mutations induced by HIV antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected pregnant women and their children to better understand the potential impact of these therapies on childhood development.

Agnes, Rolinda, Ed

Helene, Sara, Richard

As can be seen, all of these projects draw on the extraordinary expertise at the CBR, and aim to improve the health and well-being of patients. We thank our sponsors and wish our awardees much success in their studies!