Research Grants 2010-2011

The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce the results of the April 30, 2010 Research Grant Competition:

Applicant Institution Title

Award

Dr. Danielle Andrade

Dr. David Cole

Dr. W. Burnham

Dr. Miles Thompson

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario
 

Candidate gene analysis of genes located within regions of chromosomes linked to Mabry Syndrome in patients/families (hyperphosphatasia with neurologic deficit and seizures - OMIM # 239300)

 

2010/2011: $35,000

2011/2012: $35,000

2012/2012: $35,000

 

Dr. Armando Bertone

Dr. Dave Saint-Amour

Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies

Montreal, Quebec


Behavioral and physiological assessment of lateral neural interactions in autism

 

2010/2011: $34,200

2011/2012: $33,200

2012/2012: $30,500

Dr. Mojgan Rastegar

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba


High Resolution Study of MeCP2 Isoforms in Neurons for Therapy Applications in Rett Syndrome

2010/2011: $35,000

2011/2012: $35,000

2012/2012: $35,000

 

Dr. Marc Woodbury-Smith

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario


Using Phenotypic Information to Identify Novel Pathogenic Alleles Overlapping Rare Inherited Copy Number Variants (CNVs) in Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

2010/2011: $28,309

2011/2012: $24,475