Two UBC Okanagan-led research projects are among 52 projects funded at UBC through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Spring 2024 competition.
UBC Okanagan Professor Barb Pesut from the School of Nursing was awarded $1,208,701 as Principal Investigator for a research project developing supports for older persons living with serious illness to stay at home and experience good quality of life, particularly in rural communities.
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Assistant Professor Kirk Bergstrom was awarded $879,750 as Principal Investigator for his biomedical work in infection and immunity, research that aims to treat inflammatory bowel disease and improve gut health.
In addition, Assistant Professor Brodie Sakakibara in the Southern Medical Program at UBC Okanagan is Co-PI on a research project with a Vancouver team seeking to improve delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for people who have experienced strokes.
UBC researchers are leading 39 projects awarded Project Grants, and 13 were awarded Priority Announcement Grants.
In total, the 52 projects led by UBC researchers were awarded $34.2 million in combined funding.