Dalhousie University Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics Department
   
 


Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

 

Grants (2005-2007)

Dr. Alexander Allen

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2005) – “Identifying Early Pregnancy Markers and Risk Factors for Pre-Eclampsia” - $94,137.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Dodds).

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2002-2006) – “The Impact of Extreme Hyperbilirubinemia in a Population of Healthy Term and Near Term Infants Born Between 1994 and 2000 in Nova Scotia, Canada” - $111,387.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Krista Jangaard).

Canadian Nurses Foundation, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre (2003-2005) – “A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Examining the Effect of Domperidone on the Macronutrient Composition of Breast Milk” - $20,000.00 (Principal Investigator: Marsha Campbell-Yeo, RN).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2003-2012) – “Twin Birth Study: A Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Planned Cesarean with Planned Vaginal Birth for Twins at 32-38 Weeks Gestation” - $8,608,044.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Jon Barrett).

March of Dimes (2004-2007) – “Genetic Analysis of Frizzled-4(FZDR4) and its Influence on Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and other Associated Retinal Diseases” - $383,917.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Johanne Robitaille).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2004-2007) – “An Alternative Approach to the Creation of Fetal Growth Standards) - $130,022.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. KS Joseph).

AllerGan Networks of Centers of Excellence (2005-2006) – “Antenatal Steroid Therapy for Fetal Lung Maturation: Is There an Association with Childhood Asthma? - $29,150.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. C.A. Mustard).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2005-2007) – “Antenatal Steroid Therapy for Fetal Lung Maturation: Is There an Association with Childhood Asthma?” - $89,908.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. T. To and Dr. C.A. Mustard).

Cure Autism Now Foundation (2007-2009) – “Risk for developing Autism: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Obstetric and Neonatal Factors” - $119,662.00 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Dodds).

Dr. L. Dodds

Cure Autism Now (2007-2009) – “Risk for developing autism: A population-based longitudinal study of obstetric and neonatal factors” - $119,662.00 (US) (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

IWK Health Centre, Category A Grant (2007) – “Establishing the potential for long-term follow-up of PreMark participants” - $3,544.00 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2005-2006) – “Impact of influenza on respiratory-related hospitalizations and office visits in pregnant women: From evidence to public health practice” - $69,500 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2005-2010) – “Pregnancy disorders and impact on child development and wellbeing: Maternal, placental and fetal considerations” - $1,635,740.00 (Principal Investigator: J.C. Forest).

Canadian Water Network Centre of Excellence (2003-2006) – “Understanding the biologic mechanism for a relationship between exposure to trihalomethanes and adverse pregnancy outcomes” - $69,500.00 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

IWK Category B Grant (2003-2005) – “Rates and risk factors for type 2 diabetes among a cohort of women with a history of gestational diabetes” - $15,000 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2005) – “Identifying early pregnancy markers and risk factors for pre-eclampsia” - $248,256.00 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2005) – “Pregnancy factors and pre-menopausal breast cancer risk” - $50,564.00 (Principal Investigator: Linda Dodds)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2007-2009) – “Enhancing the ability of the NDSS to monitor the burden of diabetes in pregnancy and youth” - $106,448.00 (Principal Investigator: Beth Cummings/Victoria Allen).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2007-2010) – “Socioeconomic status and perinatal health” - $314,181.00 (Principal Investigators: K.S. Joseph/Victoria Allen/N. Dendukuri).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2006-2009) – “An epidemiologic study of disinfection by-products and markers of an early biologic effect” - $188,388.00 (Principal Investigator: WD King, Queen’s University).

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2006-2007) – “Corticotropin releasing hormone as a predictor of preterm birth alone and in combination with other predictors” - $49,781.00 (Principal Investigators: L. Murphy-Kaulbeck/BA Armson).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2006-2007) – “Update of a multi-user administrative database for health services research” - $61,547.00 (Principal Investigator: Stephen Kisely).

IWK Category A and Atlee Foundation Funding (2006-2008) – “PAPP-A as an early risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes” - $8,000.00 (Principal Investigator: Anne Spencer).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Regional Partnership Program (2003-2005) – “Corticotropin releasing hormone as a predictor of preterm birth alone and in combination with other predictors” - $71,139.00 (Principal Investigator: BA Armson).

Dr. Alexandra Howlett

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Equipment Grant (2004-2006) – “A descriptive study of the normal levels of the inflammatory mediators IL-6, TNF α and CRP, in healthy term and preterm neonates” – (Principal Investigator: Alexandra Howlett).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2007) – “Pain in infants at risk for neurological impairment: A program of research: Phase 2” – (Principal Investigator: P. McGrath).

Dr. Krista Jangaard

IWK/Dalhousie University Summer Studentship Program (2006) – “The Population Incidence of Neonatal Hypoglycemia in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Pregnancies As Related to birth weight.” - $4048.00 (Principal Investigator: Jangaard KA, Ellis A.)

Dr. K.S. Joseph

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2007-2010) - “Simulated conception cohorts for the study of fetal and infant outcomes”. - $395,163. (Principal Applicant: Robert Platt; Co-Applicants: Haim Abenhaim, Jennifer Hutcheon, KS Joseph, Michael Kramer).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2007-2010) - “Socioeconomic status and perinatal health”. - $314,181.00 (Nominated Principal Applicant, KS Joseph: Nominated Principal Applicant; Nandini Dendukuri (PI), Victoria Allen (PI), Patricia O’Campo (PI); Co-applicants: Linda Dodds, Robert Liston, Alexander Allen).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Regional Partnership Program) (2006-2008) - “Prognostic models in obstetrics”. - $77,920.00 (Principal Applicant: Victoria Allen; Co-applicants: KS Joseph, Thomas Baskett, Nandini Dendukuri).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2004-2007) - “An alternative approach to creation of fetal growth standards”. - $137,869.00. (Principal Applicant: KS Joseph; Co-Applicants: Robert Platt, Shiliang Liu, Robert Liston, Shoo Lee, Reg Sauve, Alexander Allen, Michael Kramer).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2008) - “APOG Strategic Training Initiative in Research in the Reproductive Health Sciences”. – $1.8 million (total $4.5 million). (Principal Applicant: William Fraser; Co-applicant KS Joseph and others).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2003-2011) - “The twin birth study: a multicentre randomized controlled trial comparing planned vaginal birth to elective cesarean section of twins more than or equal to 32 weeks gestation. - $8,508,045. (Principal Applicant: Jon Barrett; Co-applicant KS Joseph and others).

Dr. Michael Vincer

March of Dimes (2004-2007) – “Genetic analysis of frizzled-4 (FZD4) and its role in the development of retinopathy of prematurity” - $383,917.00 (Principal Investigator: Johanne Robitaille).

Auburn University (2005-2006) – “Early Identification of Developmental Apraxia in Very Preterm Children” - $3,383.00 (Principal Investigator: Michael Vincer).

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2002-2006) – “Multidose Antenatal Corticosteroid Study (MACS)” – (Principal Investigator: BA Armson).

Dr. Robin Whyte

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2006-2011) – “Efficacy and safety of targeting low arterial oxygen saturations to reduce oxygen toxicity and oxidative stress in very preterm infants: The Canadian Oxygen Trial (COT)” – (Principal Investigators: R.K. Whyte, B.K. Schmidt, R.S. Roberts, E.V. Asztalos).

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2005) – “Co-Bedding Twins: A Multi-Site Trial”. (Principal Investigator: Kathryn Hayward).

CANNS, IWK Category A (2005) – “A Validation of the Nosocomial Neonatal Sepsis Score and a Pilot Study of Proclacitonin in Nosocomial Infections”. (Principal Investigator: Luis Monterrosa).