MIRA and LCMA work with internal and external partners to identify and fund promising aging research trainees whose projects seek to involve and benefit older adults, their caregivers, and other stakeholders.
LCMA | sMAP (Smart Mobility for Aging Populations) Master’s Scholarship
Awarded to: Oishee Ghosh
Project: Context aware multisensory monitoring for aging-in-place applications
Supervisor Qiyin Fang, engineering physics, Faculty of Engineering
Mentor: Henry Siu, family medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Funding: $15,000 (co-funded with sMAP)
MIRA | Global Nexus PhD Scholarship
Awarded to: Sofya Ermolina
Project: Role of Impaired Resolution of Inflammation on Post-Pneumonia Cognitive Decline in Mouse Aging Model
Supervisor: Dawn Bowdish, medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mentor: Katrina Choe, psychology, neuroscience and behaviour, Faculty of Science
Funding: $18, 000 (co-funded with Global Nexus School for Pandemic Prevention and Response)
LCMA PhD Scholarship
Awarded to: Holly Edward
Project: Exploring the use of tele-rehabilitation for older adults with chronic conditions
Supervisor: Jenna Smith-Turchyn, rehabilitation science, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mentor: Stuart Phillips, kinesiology, Faculty of Science
Funding: $18, 000
MIRA PhD Scholarship
Awarded to: Jasdeep Brar
Project: Validating a health literacy proxy measure in community-dwelling, low-income, older adults in Ontario, Canada and Khon Kaen, Thailand
Supervisor: Gina Agarwal, family medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mentor: Jim Dunn, health, aging & society, Faculty of Social Sciences
Funding: $18, 000
MIRA EPIC-AT Fellows
MIRA has co-funded two new fellows in partnership with AGE-WELL’s Early Professionals Inspired Careers in AgeTech (EPIC-AT) program.
EPIC-AT is focused on developing, implementing and evaluating digital technology solutions – including information and communication technologies (ICT), telemedicine, artificial intelligence, sensors, smart environments and wearables — for older adults with complex health needs.
Awarded to: Aastha Relan (Master’s level)
Project: Evaluating the use of the Fit-Frailty App in inpatient rehabilitation units to monitor frailty in older adults
Supervisor: Alexandra Papaioannou, medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Funding: $16,000 (co-funded with EPIC-AT)
Awarded to: Haixin (Hailey) Wang (Master’s level)
Project: Utilizing context-aware smart-home technology for remote surveillance of mobility and sleep behaviors in elderly individuals to anticipate complex age-related health complications
Supervisor: Qiyin Fang, engineering physics, Faculty of Engineering
Funding: $16,000 (co-funded with EPIC-AT)
