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Seed Grants 2005

The successful applicants in our 1st Seed Grant Competition for BC-based researchers working in the area of aging and health were announced in December 2005. Four Seed Grants of $3,500 each were awarded as follows:

Exploratory/Pilot Study Grants

  • Karin Blouw, Martha Donnelly, Frances Sampson, Mary Smith & Ruby Gordon: Development of a culturally sensitive depression and suicide risk assessment tool for use with First Nation Elders
  • Kalina Christoff, Howard Feldman, & Bradley Hallam: Cognitive Characterization of Individuals Genetically At-Risk for Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Margaret Penning & Zheng Wu (Co PIs), Neena Chappell, Denise Cloutier-Fisher, Karen Kobayashi & Andre Smith: Frailty in Later Life: Meaning, Social Bases and Impact on Health Service Utilization

Team Development Grant

  • Sharon Koehn (PI), Habib Chaudhury, Elisabeth Drance, Romayne Gallagher, Al Hendricks, Jean Kozak, Dora Replanski, Jim Sands, Charmaine Spencer, Elizabeth Stanger, Ann Vanderbijl, & Susan Poshan Wong: Ethnic Minority Seniors in Care Team