CIHR Project Grant Competition Fall 2018, Funded Projects:

Congratulations to LSI PIs who were funded in the Fall 2018 Competition.

Functional characterization of genomic DNA elements regulating epigenetic silencing

Principal Investigator: Carolyn J. Brown
Amount awarded: $971,550

Characterization of a novel cofactor for tissue factor (TF) that enhances its pro-thrombotic and pro-inflammatory activities

Principal Investigator: Edward M. Conway
Amount awarded: $826,200

Regulation of chromatin structure on transcribed genes and newly replicated DNA

Principal Investigator: LeAnn J. Howe
Amount awarded: $535,500

Role of inflammation during the genesis of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Principal Investigator: Janel Kopp
Amount awarded: $1,090,125

Transcriptional memory and plasticity in embryonic stem cells

Principal Investigator: Sheila Teves
Amount awarded: $852,975