The partnership between The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and McMaster University (McMaster) was established to enhance the relationship between the two institutions through the promotion and development of collaborative research programs, academic and cultural exchange programs, and other cooperative activities.
The goal of the UAB-McMaster Joint Pilot Project mechanism is to catalyze innovation in any mission area that involves collaboration between investigators at UAB and McMaster University addressing a major health problem. Projects are encouraged to include transdisciplinary collaborations and seek co-funding (other institutes, centers, and/or Departments and Divisions). These projects are useful to generate preliminary data for larger projects, support promising investigators, and/or build capacity to improve outcomes over the long term.
UAB and McMaster are delighted to announce the awardees of the 2024 UAB-McMaster Joint Pilot Grant:
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UAB’s Palaniappan Sethu, Ph.D., professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, co-investigator Vladimir Fast, Ph.D., professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
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McMaster’s Ravi P. Selvaganapathy, Distinguished Engineering Professor, Canada Research Chair in Biomicrofluidics (laureate) and professor, McMaster School of Mechanical Engineering
Their project is entitled “Maturation of Engineered Heart Tissues (EHTs) for Regenerative Medicine and Disease Modeling”. The awardees will receive $100,000. Please join us in congratulating Sethu, Selvaganapathy, and Fast!
Thank you to our reviewers who gave of their time and provided valuable feedback to applicants. The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health coordinated this pilot grant program.