BACKGROUNDER
January 9, 2007
ONTARIO RESEARCH FUND PROJECTS
Under the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), the McGuinty government is investing a total of $550 million to provide Ontario's researchers with operating, overhead and capital funding to support leading-edge research and development in Ontario's universities, colleges and hospitals. Through the Research Infrastructure component of the ORF, this round of funding will provide close to $11 million to support 68 innovative projects in communities across the province.
Organization |
Lead Researcher |
Project Description |
Provincial funding |
Brock University |
Smith, |
Excavation of a Mycenaean cemetery at Ayia Sotira, Koutsomadi, deme of Nemea, Korinthia |
$8,929 |
Carleton University |
Hepworth, Shelley |
Carleton facility for the study of plant metabolism and development |
$244,199 |
Carleton University |
DeRosa, Maria |
Laboratory for Aptamer Discovery and Development of Emerging applications Research (LADDER) |
$120,523 |
Carleton University |
Adler, |
Biomedical and biometric sensors and signal analysis |
$116,438 |
Laurentian University |
Montaut, Sabine |
Mass spectrometer for identification of bioactive natural products |
$73,633 |
Laurentian University |
Henda, Redhouane |
Pulsed electron deposition facility for value-added advanced materials processing |
$77,595 |
McMaster University |
Mozharivskyj, Yurij |
STOE IPDS Diffractometer - State-of-the-art Image Plate Single Crystal-X-ray Diffractometer for investigation of complex inorganic solid-state materials |
$100,000 |
Queen's University |
Kim, |
Multidisciplinary analysis and design of innovative biomechanical and automotive systems |
$100,000 |
Queen's University |
Lomax, |
Delineating the mechanisms of microvascular dysfunction during gastrointestinal disease |
$80,000 |
Queen's University |
Davey, |
Integrating basic and translational cancer research through studies of the DNA damage response |
$217,760 |
Queen's University |
Allingham, John |
Rational design of novel anti-cancer agents using structural and functional information of the interaction between natural product small molecules and their protein targets |
$549,189 |
Queen's University |
Rau, Wolfgang |
Dark matter search with cryogenic detectors: contributions to CDMS and SuperCDMS |
$192,000 |
Ryerson University |
Liu, |
Experimental systems for research on modular and reconfigurable robot and aircraft engine bleed air systems control |
$150,000 |
University of Guelph |
Sikkema, Peter |
Sustainable pest management in field and horticultural crops |
$380,282 |
University of Guelph |
Johnson, Ron |
Integrated venous function in chronic heart failure |
$126,828 |
University of Guelph |
Wright, Amanda J. |
Facility for nutraceutical encapsulation and performance research |
$126,045 |
University of Guelph |
Bent, |
Microneurography facility for the investigation of spinal circuitry in the human related to movement and balance |
$86,529 |
University of Guelph |
Lim, |
Research setup for active food packaging systems, biodegradable material forming, and food-packaging interaction |
$84,418 |
University of Guelph |
Fudge, Douglas S. |
Tissue, Cell, and Protein Dynamics Laboratory |
$252,319 |
University of Guelph |
Garrett, |
The Guelph high efficiency gamma-ray spectrometer for beta-decay experiments |
$149,364 |
University of Guelph |
de |
Canada's first state-of-the-art, one micron nuclear microprobe |
$145,795 |
University of Guelph |
Anand, Madhur |
From local observations to global models: Infrastructure for studying ecological change |
$122,095 |
University of Guelph |
Corredig, Milena |
A set up for the study of protein-based nanoparticles and their functionality |
$98,911 |
University of Guelph |
Dutcher, John R. |
State-of-the-art facility for the characterization of manipulation of soft matter at interfaces |
$134,379 |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Forrester, Sean |
Facility for nematode ion channel research |
$38,129 |
University of Ottawa |
Gueaieb, Wail |
Infrastructure for Smart Autonomous Mobile Robots for Rescue Missions (SAMRRM) |
$62,864 |
University of Ottawa |
Kazanina, Nina |
Brain and Language Laboratory |
$142,304 |
University of Ottawa |
Copland, Luke |
Laboratory for Cryospheric Research |
$205,829 |
University of Ottawa |
Wang, Lisheng |
Laboratory for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine |
$139,998 |
University of Ottawa |
Marcoux, André |
The Research Unit on Childhood Hearing Impairment |
$126,351 |
University of Ottawa |
Theriault, Anne |
A multimedia centre for research in counsellor supervision training |
$50,350 |
University of Ottawa |
Zhang, |
Equipment for studying cannabinoid receptor coupling with opioid and dopamine receptors |
$170,000 |
University of Ottawa |
Zhang, Zisheng |
Fermentation of recombinant organisms for the production of functional proteins |
$64,109 |
University of Ottawa |
Rauch, |
Bone Health Research Laboratory |
$100,000 |
University of Ottawa |
Beaman, |
CRC Chair in the Contextualising of Religion in a Diverse Canada |
$25,173 |
University of Toronto |
Morris, |
Systems biology through machine learning: adaptive computer programs for de-noising, interpreting, and integrating large-scale biological databases |
$128,873 |
University of Toronto |
Master, Emma R. |
Biotechnology for wood fibre processing and engineering |
$100,000 |
University of Toronto |
Stagljar, |
A protein interaction network of the yeast MRP-subfamily of ABC transporters |
$176,627 |
University of Toronto |
Simpson, Andre |
An NMR spectrometer for the investigation of environmental soil processes and toxicity in-situ |
$300,000 |
University of Toronto |
Stanley, Sabine |
A supercomputer for numerical simulations of planetary dynamos |
$100,000 |
University of Toronto |
Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan |
Laboratory of Metabolic Systems Engineering |
$102,150 |
University of Toronto |
Gruninger, Michael |
Infrastructure for Semantic Technologies Laboratory |
$113,821 |
University of Toronto |
Durocher, Daniel |
Expansion of the DNA Damage Response Laboratory |
$175,412 |
University of Toronto |
Wheeler, Aaron |
Laboratories for microfluidic device design and high-analysis |
$419,952 |
University of Toronto |
Brudno, Michael |
Infrastructure for whole genome alignment pipeline and supporting computational genomics |
$102,628 |
University of Toronto |
Minassian, Berge |
Identification of genetic causes of paediatric neurological conditions and using these to uncover the cellular pathways involved and determine the ways in which they are disturbed |
$196,784 |
University of Toronto |
Gingras, Anne-Claude |
Functional proteomics of PP2A - type phosphatases |
$159,622 |
University of Toronto |
Murphy, Jennifer |
Infrastructure requirements for field measurements of reactive nitrogen in the atmosphere |
$260,000 |
University of Toronto |
Keller, Gordon |
Molecular regulators involved in the lineage-specific differentiation of mouse and human embryonic stem cells |
$525,000 |
University of Toronto |
Behrmann, Marlene |
Psychological and neural bases of visual cognition |
$120,000 |
University of Toronto |
Cowen, |
Molecular mechanisms driving the evolution of Fungal pathogens and their hosts |
$299,188 |
University of Waterloo |
Giangregorio, Lora |
Optimizing osteoporosis diagnosis and management: a multi-faceted osteoporosis research centre |
$95,506 |
University of Waterloo |
Spafford, David |
State-of-the-art facility for the development of new biopharmaceuticals and biomarkers for stress detection |
$120,000 |
University of Waterloo |
Dickerson, Clark |
Enabling advanced digital ergonomics and shoulder biomechanics research |
$178,035 |
University of Western Ontario |
Poulter, Michael |
From DNA repair to neural circuits: Mechanisms of cellular and neurological dysfunction |
$211,226 |
University of Western Ontario |
O'Carroll, Denis M. |
Laboratory for the Development of Innovative Groundwater Remediation Strategies |
$227,770 |
University of Western Ontario |
Prapavessis, Harry |
Exercise and Health Psychology Laboratory |
$390,036 |
University of Western Ontario |
Poepping, Tamie L. |
Ultrasound Systems Development Laboratory |
$227,281 |
University of Western Ontario |
Ray, |
Novel Photocatalysis and SMB Technology Laboratory |
$255,902 |
University of Western Ontario |
Lochner, Lance J. |
Computer-intensive modeling and estimation of lifecycle human capital investment behaviour |
$54,102 |
University of Western Ontario |
Cregan, Sean P. |
Cell signalling in stroke and neurodegenerative diseases |
$62,767 |
University of Windsor |
Cheng, Shaohong |
Infrastructure for a medium-scale green technology wind tunnel research program |
$100,000 |
University of Windsor |
Porter, |
Viral preparation/cell culture facility for investigating mediators involved in the development and progression of breast cancer |
$50,000 |
University of Windsor |
Carmichael, Tricia |
Self-assembled monolayers on ultrasmooth surfaces |
$50,000 |
University of Windsor |
Sirois, Fuschia M. |
Virtual and in-person research facilities for the Health and Well-being Lab |
$46,888 |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Obhi, Sukhvinder S. |
Infrastructure for Cognition in Action Laboratory |
$112,023 |
York University |
Lavoie, |
Infrastructure to support research in the area of organometallic chemistry for the activation of small molecules and for the polymerization of functionalized olefins |
$255,608 |
York University |
Murray, Richard F. |
Three-dimensional shape perception: how the human visual system uses statistical regularities in natural scenes to solve an under-constrained problem |
$152,477 |
Total Funding: |
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$10,732,016 |
For a complete list of awards and a detailed breakdown of the funding under this round of the ORF, please visit http://www.ontario.ca/innovation.



