Funded research
The School regularly launches special funding calls to generate highly impactful research that addresses critical health issues and contributes to the betterment of society.
Research projects funded by the School
2026
From Icebreaker to Bench to Bedside: Using Canada’s Arctic Ocean Microbiome to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Principal Investigator: Brandon Findlay
Development of an AI-assisted interpretable workflow for non-toxic antimicrobial peptide design
Principal Investigator: Rachael (Ré) Mansbach
Aerobic Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction: A Pilot RCT Investigating a Novel, Physiologically Informed Treatment for Concussion
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Teel
Health Implications of Indoor Aldehydes: Human Exposures, Biological Pathways and Risk Mitigation
Principal Investigator: Xianming Zhang
2025
Advancing cellular therapies through high-throughput tri-drop transfection with microfluidics
Principal Investigator: Steve Shih
Establishing a new therapeutic procedure for treatment of multiple sclerosis: chimeric T cell with focused ultrasound delivery across the blood brain barrier
Principal Investigator: Peter Darlington
Engineering and biomanufacturing yeast extracellular vesicles with anti-inflammatory properties
Principal Investigator: Christopher Brett