KINGSTON'S HEALTH RESEARCH COMMUNITY RECEIVES $4.2 MILLION BOOST: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS TO RECEIVE FUNDING

KINGSTON (October 12,2001)- Peter Milliken, M.P. for Kingston and the islands today welcomed the announcement of Health Minister Allan Rock and Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian institutes of Health Research (CIHR),'of a Government of Canada investment of nearly $4.2 million to fund health research at Queen's University, through CIHR.

Milliken expressed his support for this commitment to health research, noting that "Kingston has a strong health research infrastructure due in no small part to the funding received by CIHR. The grants announced today will have an enormous impact on health research developments in the future."

The 10 grants awarded range from three to five years and cover a wide range of research topics from basic molecular science to health services, genetics and obesity. A detailed list of the funded projects is attached. This funding Is part of the $62 million announced by Minister Rock this week for 153 health research initiatives across Ontario through CIHR.

'The CIHR dream Is becoming a reality at an astonishing pace," stated Dr. Bernstein. "This year alone Canadian researchers reported several health breakthroughs in diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Through CIHR we will be able to build upon these discoveries, continuing Canada's role as an important player in the health research revolution."

Over the last year, CIHR has moved rapidly to fulfill its mandate, creating 13 virtual institutes, appointing Scientific Directors to run them, selecting 218 volunteers to guide the institutes and providing funding to over 5,000 established researchers and thousands of trainees across Canada. Further funding opportunities will be available for health researchers later this year through the CIHR Institute's strategic initiatives that will aim to fill. research gaps and build capacity across Canada.

CIHR Is Canada's premier agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to Internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, In the creation of new knowledge and Its translation Into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened health care system.

FURTHER INFORMATION: 
Andrew Matejcic, CIHR, (613) 964-7143
Catherine Lappe, Minister Rook's Office (613) 957-0200

Researcher/Beneficiaire	Project/Projet	Term/ Terme	Total ($)
Queen's University
ANDREW, Robert D	Cortical trauma and spreading depression	2
COLE, Susan P DEELEY, Roger G	Investigations of MRP-mediated drug resistance and xenobiotic transport	5
FORKERT, Poh-Gek	Mechanisms of lung and liver cytotoxicity induced by 1,1- dichloroethylene	3
GREER, Peter A	A molecular and genetic analysis of the murine fer proto-oncogene	3
KISILEVSKY, Robert	Amyloidogenesis: An analysis of the causative factors in an experimental murine model	5
MULLIGAN, Lois M GREER, Peter Al ROSSITER, John P	Investigating functional differences between RET receptor isoforms	3
PATERSON, William G	Physiology and pathophysiology of esophageal longitudinal smooth muscle	5
REYNOLDS, James N BRIEN, James F DRINGENBERG, Hans C	Effects of chronic prenatal ethanol exposure on cognitive skills and cortical EEG activity in offspring: Postnatal enrichment and drug intervention	5	_
WYNNE-EDWARDS, Katherine E	Neuroendocrinology of paternal behavior	3
ROSS, Robert M	Reduction of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in women: equipment	1
			$4,211,268