2014 Recipients - Research Operating Grants & Awards

New Investigator Awards - Abbvie New Investigator Award in Anesthesia

Dr Harsha Shanthanna

Assistant Professor
McMaster University – Anesthesiology, Hamilton, ON

Most Effective Opioid Analgesia in Ambulatory Surgeries: a randomized control, investigator blinded, parallel group with superiority design study of Morphine versus Hydromorphone.

Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Research Award

Dr Gerard Curley

Assistant Professor
St. Michael’s Hospital – Anesthesia, Toronto, ON

Pre-activated Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Bacterial Pneumonia.

Subspecialty Awards - CAS Research Award in Neuroanesthesia in memory of Adrienne Cheng

Dr Alana Flexman

University of British Columbia – Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC

Effect of an alveolar recruitment maneuver on subdural pressure, brain swelling and cerebral perfusion pressure in patients undergoing supratentorial tumour resection.

Dr Earl Wynands Research Award

Dr Michael Zaugg

Full Professor
University of Alberta – Anesthesiology and Pain Med, Edmonton, AB

Anti-inflammatory and infarct size reducing actions of fat emulsions in hearts: an in vivo microPET/CT analysis in rats.

Open Awards - Dr R A Gordon Research Award

Dr Ban Tsui

Professor
University of Alberta – Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Edmonton, AB

Local Anesthetic Reversal for Peripheral Nerve Blocks.

Open Awards - The Canadian Journal of Anesthesia Research Award

Dr David Ansley

Clinical Professor
The University of British Columbia – Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics,
Vancouver, BC

Propofol mediated cardioprotective signal transduction: role of caveolin.

Residents’ Research Award - Ontario's Anesthesiologists - CAS Residents' Research Grant

Dr Neil Goldenberg

Resident PGY-3
University of Toronto – Anesthesia, Toronto, ON

The role of the calcium channel TRPV4 in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.