The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) is pleased to announce the recipients of new trainee funding, supporting interdisciplinary projects that that seeks to involve and benefit older adults and their communities.
The awards span three McMaster Faculties, covering topics including frailty, neurodegeneration and prediction of vertebral fracture risk. Aiming to develop the capacity of future leaders in aging research and generate evidence that contributes to the well-being of older adults, funds for these awards are provided to Master’s and PhD trainees by the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging and Smart Mobility for the Aging Population (sMAP).
MIRA also co-funded a fellowship with the EPIC-AT Health Research Training Platform, a national training platform preparing graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers to be future leaders in digital health solutions for older adults with complex health needs.
Congratulations to all recipients!
MIRA PhD Scholarship
PET Tracers for diagnosis of basal forebrain neurodegeneration in aging
Awarded to: Sama Jaberi, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Science
Supervisor: Margaret Fahnestock, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mentor: Saman Sadeghi, Science
One year | $18,000
MIRA | sMAP Master’s Scholarship
Applying convolutional neural networks to predict vertebral fracture risk in the lumbar spine using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry images
Awarded to: Taylor Kramer, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering & Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor: Cheryl Quenneville, Engineering
Mentor: Alexandra Papaioannou, Faculty of Health Sciences
Award: One year | $15,000
AGE-WELL MIRA Co-funded EPIC-AT Fellowship
Evaluating and improving the inclusivity and accessibility of a community-based frailty intervention portal
Awarded to: Jasdeep Dhillon, Department of Health, Evidence and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor: Cynthia Lokker, Faculty of Health Sciences
Other Faculty: Lauren Griffith, Department of HEI, Faculty of Health Sciences
Award: One year | $18,000 (MIRA funds $8,000)
We congratulate Jasdeep, Sama, and Taylor on their achievements and look forward to the impactful contributions their research will bring to the field of aging.
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