A cross faculty team has received the 2023 MIRA/IPRC Catalyst Grant in Aging and Pain, for the project “Quantitative measurements of chronic pain” which aims to develop nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors for quantitative, precise, real-time monitoring of the biomarkers associated with pain. The project team includes Matiar Howlader (electrical and computer engineering), Alex Andronov (chemistry), Gurmit Singh (pathology and molecular medicine) and investigators Harsha Shanthanna (anaesthesia) and Dinesh Kumbhare (kinesiology).
The 2023 MIRA Catalyst Grant in the Biology of Aging has been awarded to an interdisciplinary team led by co-PIs Heather Sheardown (chemical engineering) and Ryan Wylie (chemistry) with co-investigators Varun Chaudhary (ophthalmology) and Aftab Taiyab (pathology) for their project “PRG-4: Application in the treatment of dry age related macular degeneration.” The team has already had success leveraging an additional $250,000 in funding for the project which will look at the use of PRG-4, a protein commonly found in joints and present in the back of the eye, as an effective treatment for dry age related macular degeneration.
MIRA catalyst grants support novel research on emerging issues in aging — facilitating new collaborations and preparing the groundwork for full-scale studies. MIRA is proud to support research poised to make impactful change and progress in the study of aging.
