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GRANTS RECIPIENTS 2023

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2022
Christopher Wallis
Title: The association between patient and physician characteristics and ADT intensification in patients with de novo metastatic prostate cancer
Melissa Huynh
Title: The effect of pharmacological inhibition of endogenous hydrogen sulfide production on the progression of high-grade bladder cancer
Soojin Kim
Title: Machine Learning-Enabled Ultrasound for Assessing Single Kidney Function in Pediatrics
2021
Jeffrey Campbell
Location: Western University
Title: The evolving role of botulinum neurotoxin as a treatment for erectile dysfunction
Christopher Doiron
Location: Queen’s University
Title: A randomized pilot study of a novel group-based pelvic floor physiotherapy intervention versus individualized pelvic floor physiotherapy in female interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patient
Andrea Kokorovic
Location: University of Montreal
Title: Evaluation and Improvement of Sexual Function Outcomes in Canadian Women with Bladder Cancer
Adam Kinnaird
Location: University of Alberta
Title: Assessing 18F-PSMA-1007 positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the primary staging of prostate cancer
2020
Bimal Bhindi
Location: University of Calgary
Title: Development of a risk-adapted approach to prostate cancer screening
David Ian Harriman
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Comprehensive Circular RNA Expression Profiling in Blood and Urine of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Yonah Krakowsky
Location: University of Toronto / University of British Columbia
Title: Fiducial Contraction Characterizes Relative Contribution of the Pars Fixa and Pars Pendulans in Anastomotic Urethral Stricture Formation After Phalloplasty
Henry Tran (renewal)
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Comprehensive Circular RNA Expression Profiling in Blood and Urine of Kidney Transplant Recipients
2019
Jennifer Bjazevic 
Location: Western University
Title: The Effect of a Bacterial Urinary Infection Isolate and Antibiotics on Calcium Urolithiasis: The Potential Role of Zinc and Reactive Oxygen Species as Immune Modulators
Ryan Flannigan 
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: The Effect of a Bacterial Urinary Infection Isolate and Antibiotics on Calcium Urolithiasis: The Potential Role of Zinc and Reactive Oxygen Species as Immune Modulators
Nathan Perlis
Location: University of Toronto
Title: Creating patient-centred radiology reports (PACERRs) to empower patients undergoing prostate MRI
Henry Tran
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Development of a Novel Device for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
2018
Alex Kavanagh 
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy For Prevention and Treatment of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Ryan Flannigan 
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Investigating Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome Using Precision Transcriptomics & Proteomics
Nathan Perlis
Location: University of Toronto
Title: Creating patient-centred radiology reports (PACERRs) to empower patients undergoing prostate MRI
Peter Zhan Tao Wang 
Location: Western University
Title: Portable Endoscopic Simulator: Impact on Urological Education
Patrick Richard
Location: Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Title: Surveillance of Complex Renal Cysts – The SoCRAtiC trial: A Pilot Study
2017
Alex Kavanagh 
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy For Prevention and Treatment of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Nathan Perlis
Location: University of Toronto
Title: Creating patient-centered radiology reports to empower patients undergoing prostate MRI
Luke Lavallee
Location: University of Ottawa
Title: A comprehensive research program to improve outcomes and decision making for patients with complex localized renal tumors
Philippe Violette
Location: McMaster University
Title: Peri-Operative Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Venous ThromboEmbolism (POPP-VTE) a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
2022
Moustafa Abdelbary Eduardo Gonzalez Cuenca
2021
Imad Matta
Location: Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Rami Fadi Raad
Location: University of Montreal
2020
Fernanda Christina Gabrigna Berto
Location: University of Western Ontario
Amr Salah Amin Hodhod
Location: University of Calgary
2019
Ronald Kool
Location: McGill University
2018
Albrahim Mohmaoud Ibrahim Location: McGill University
2015
Fan Li Yasser Naureldin
2022
Hadi Mohammadi
Title: Soft Robotics, nanotech and the next technological leap of treating erectile dysfunction
2021
Luke Witherspoon
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Peyronie’s disease affects between 11-15% of men worldwide, with the potential severe negative effects on sexual function and mental health
2020
Jeffrey Campbell
Location: Western University
Title: Pilot study: Mindfulness-based Group Therapy as a Multi-Disciplinary approach to treat Erectile Dysfunction
2019
Ryan Flannigan
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Single Cell Evaluation of Myofibroblast Transformation & Activation in Peyronie’s Disease
2018
Jeffrey Campbell
Location: Western University
Title: A Rat model to Study the Effects of Intracavernosal Injection on Erectile Dysfunction
2022
Luke Lavallee
Title: Decision aid for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu
Title: Development of an Infigratinib-eluting Device for Localized Treatment of NMIBC
Peter Black
Title: Circulating immune cells of patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC treated with atezolizumab
Paul Toren
Title: Circulating basophils and the tumor immune microenvironment of NMIBC
Girish Kulkarni 
Title: Early warning system for NMIBC recurrence and progression
2021
Denis Dupre
Location: Dalhousie University
Title: Analysis of the synergistic properties of compounds from Cannabis with chemotherapeutic drugs in bladder cancer models
Wassim Kassouf
Location: McGill University Health Center
Research name: The role of STING agonist to overcome resistance of the combination therapy of radiation plus anti-PDL1 in muscle invasive bladder cancer
Girish Kulkarni
Location: UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Center
Title: Bone Health in Radical Cystectomy Patients
Madhuri Koti
Location: Queen’s University
Title: Investigating sex differences in tumor associated B cells to improve response to BCG immunotherapy in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Mads Daugaard 
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: VAR2-armed CAR T cells for treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer
2020
Robert Siemens
Location: Queen’s University
Title: Creating a Bioinformatics Pipeline for Imaging Mass Cytometry: Dissecting the Mode of Action of BCG Response
Stéphane Bolduc
Location: Université Laval
Title: Role of bisphenol compounds in the progression of bladder cancer
2019
Peter Black
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: The role of SLFN11 in the modulation of cisplatin resistance in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Dirk Lange
Location: University of British Columbia
Title: The Role of the Urinary Microbiome in Determining Response to Intravesical BCG in Patients with High Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
2018
Wassim Kassouf Location: McGill University
Title: Impact of molecular subtypes in MIBC on response to combination therapy of radiation and PD-L1 blockade
Yves Fradet Location: Université Laval
Title: Targeting PD-1 and TIGIT pathways for the  immunotherapy of bladder cancer
2017
Peter Black Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Phenotypical analysis of the immune system in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer?
Girish Kulkarni Location: University of Toronto
Title: The RESECT Trial: A Vanguard Randomized Trial to Compare Re-Resection of High Grade T1 Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma to No Re-Resection for Improving Progression Free Survival
2018

Lysanne Campeau 

Location: McGill University
Title: Modulation of degenerative and apoptotic processes of the proNGF/p75 NTR interaction in DVD
 
2017

Robert Hamilton

Location: University of Toronto
Title: Maximizing statin efficacy in prostate cancer by interrogating and attacking feedback mechanisms
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2017

Paul Toren

Location: Université Laval

Title: Development of plasma exosomes as circulating biomarkers in prostate cancer patients

Pier-Luc Clermont

Location: Université Laval

Title: A bioluminescence microscopy method to detect circulating adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine prostate cancer cells and their responses to systemic therapies

Jan Rudzinski

Location: University of Alberta

Title: Prevention of Platelet Prostate Cancer Stem Cell Interactions: A Potential Novel Anti-Metastatic Mechanism

Deepak Dinakaran

Location: University of Alberta
Title: Novel MRI and CT enhancing theranostic nanoparticles for imaging and treatment of prostate tumors
2016

Muhammad Abdul Lateef

Location: University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)

Title: Use of inflammatory and apoptotic markers as surrogates of treatment response of micro-dissected prostate cancer tissues within a custom ex vivo microfluidic platform

Zachary Klaassen

Location: University of Toronto

Title: Comorbidities and Pharmacotherapy Associated with Mental Illness and Suicide in Patients with Prostate Cancer

Deepak Dinakaran

Location: University of Alberta

Title: To preserve or improve tumor cytotoxicity while decreasing the amount of radiation needed to treat otherwise inaccessible deep-seated tumors

Shawn Dason

Location: McMaster University
Title: Characterization of atherosclerotic disease in ADT-treated mouse model”
 
2015

Nikunj Gevariya

Location: Université Laval

Title: Effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid dietary supplementation on prostate cancer in relation to the fatty acid content of diet

Yuding Wang

Location: McMaster University

Title: Delineation of the biomarker value of aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1 (ALDH3A1) in prostate cancer progression

Samir Bidnur

Location: University of British Columbia

Title: Multi-target injectable paste as a novel treatment for localized prostate cancer – Preclinical modeling and optimization

Tilman Todenhöfer

Location: University of British Columbia
Title: Evaluation of different test platforms for analysis of androgen receptor splice variants in the peripheral blood of patients with castration resistant prostate cancer
2014

Tal Ben-Zvi

Location: Université Laval

Title: Omega 3 fatty acids and prostate cancer: Where to measure? Quantification in RBC, plasma and prostate tissue

Nader Al Nakouzi

Location: University of British Columbia

Title: Developing a new and promising orally bioavailable inhibitor Hsp27

Muhammad Abdul Lateef

Location: University of Montreal

Title: A new strategy for personalized medicine: A microfluidic platform designed to test prostate cancer responses to targeted therapies

Khurram Siddiqui

Location: University of Western Ontario
Title: Achieving the oligometastatic state in end-stage prostate cancer by pharmacologic and genetic manipulation of Invadopodia formed by tumor cells
2020

Samer Shamout

Location: University of Calgary
Title: Predictive Factors For Persistent Overactive Bladder Symptoms And Refractory BladderNeck Contracture Following Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate: A Population-Based Cohort Study
2019

Michelle Bergeron

Location: Laval University
Title: Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom
2018

Hilary L. Brotherhood

Location: Southern Alberta Institute of Urology
Title: Investigate TURP readmission rates in the Calgary Zone
2017

Patrick McGarry

Location: Western University
Title: How do people living with a spinal cord injury select a bladder management method?
2016

Henry Tran

Location: Columbia University Department of Urology
Title: Evaluation of Urodynamic Parameters on Outcomes following Surgical Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Adiel Mamut

Location: Vesia (Alberta Bladder Centre)
Title: Assessing the effectiveness and adverse effects of BoTN-A in progressively elderly patients with overactive bladder
2015

Mathew Andrews

Location: Vesia (Alberta Bladder Centre) & University of Calgary
Title: Measuring the impact of early bladder management on
chronic kidney disease patients with diabetic cystopathy

Adiel Mamut

Location: Vesia (Alberta Bladder Centre)
Title: Assessing the effectiveness and adverse effects of BoTN-A in progressively elderly patients with overactive bladder
2014

Nicole Golda

Location: Queens University/Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Title: Creating a market driven approach to deliver value to interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patients

Darren Desantis

Location: Vesia (Alberta Bladder Centre)
Title: The use of patient reported outcomes in a web based dashboard system to multidisciplinary management of urinary incontinence
2018

Louisa Ho

Location: University of British Columbia
Title: To validate a smartphone app-based acoustic uroflowmeter against a commercially available, standard Laborie uroflowmeter in a controlled clinical setting in an adult urology patient
population

Marie-Pier St. Laurent

Location: University of Laval
Title: Canadian Experience With Contiform Intravaginal Device For The Treatment Of Stress Incontinence: Effectiveness And Patient Acceptability
2017

Alaina Garbens

Location: Toronto
Title: The health care expenditures and practice patterns in the management of Urethral Stricture Disease in Ontario

Jennifer Ann Locke

Location: Vancouver

Title: Cortical Responses to Visual Triggers in Urgency Urinary Incontinence Demonstrated Through Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Rano Matta

Location: Toronto
Title: Incident dementia in an elderly population with overactive bladder using anticholinergic medications
2016

Jennifer Bjazevic

Location: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Calgary
Title: Evaluating pain outcomes of caudal versus ilioinguinal nerve block in children undergoing unilateral groin surgery

Alice Yu

Location: McGill University Health Centre Research Institute

Title: To determine whether the tumor immune infiltrate, as recently evaluated with the Immunoscore methodology, could be a useful prognostic marker in patients who underwent cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer

Christopher Wallis

Location: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Division of Urology

Title: Adjuvant versus salvage radiotherapy for patients with adverse prognostic features following radical prostatectomy: a decision analysis

Madhur Nayan
 Location: University of Toronto, Department of Surgery

Title: To evaluate whether exposure to putative antineoplastic medications is associated with kidney cancer specific survival and overall survival in patients diagnosed with kidney cancer.
 
2016

Patrick Richard

Location: Le Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke

Title: Identifying and overcoming barriers to widespread adoption of renal tumor biopsies in CanadaRaj Satkunasivam
 Location: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre University of Toronto

Title: Improving individualized risk assessment of prostate cancer using machine learning and multi-parametric MRI imagingNaeem Bhojani
 Location: Université de Montréal

Title: Mechanism of stone formation in idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formation
2015

Jason Izard
 Location: Queen’s University

Title: Patient-centered reconstruction of Canadian Urological Association information material

Paul Toren
 Location: University of British Colombia

Title: Association information materials
Michael Ordon
 Location: University of Toronto

Title: Incidence, treatment and risk of adverse birth outcomes for kidney stones in pregnancy – a population-based study
 
2014

Duane Hickling
 Location: University of Ottawa

Title: LL-37 urinary catheter coating for the prevention of infectious and non-infectious catheter-associated complications

Melissa Keays
Location: University of Ottawa

Title: Improving outcomes for children with hypospadias: focus on what matters to patient and families
Jason Lee
 Location: University of Toronto

Title: Canadian urology trainee (CUT) laparoscopic skills assessment study – developing milestones for competency-based training

Paul Toren
 Location: Université de Laval

Title: The impact of sex steroid precursors and selective CYP17A1 inhibition on mechanisms of prostate cancer resistance
 
2013

Lysanne Campeau
 Location: McGill University

Title: The effect of cannabinoid receptor activation on the voiding dysfunction of a diet-induced murine model of metabolic syndrome

Geoffrey Gotto
Location: The University of Calgary

Title: Assessing the impact of residency training on surgical outcomes following the introduction of a provincial synoptic operative reporting system for urologic oncology
Robert Hamilton
Location: University of Toronto

Title: Molecular characterization and behavior of tumors arising in patients taking 5-alpha reductase inhibitors

Andrew Feifer
Location: University of Toronto

Title: 
2012

Eric Hyndman Location: 

Title: 

Girish Kulkarni
Location: University of Toronto

Title: 
Nick Power
Location: University of Western Ontario

Title: Prognostic value of fractal geometry in the histopathology of renal cell carcinoma

Frank Papanikolaou
Location: University of Toronto

Title: 
 
2011

Frédéric Pouliot

Title: Université de Laval

Sero Andonian
Location: McGill University

Title: Vitamin D and calcium supplementation in vitamin D inadequate patients with urolithiasis
Rodney Henry Breau
Location: University of Ottawa

Title: Use of MRI for prostate cancer stage assessment

Naji Touma
Location: McMaster University

Title:

Blayne Welk
Location: University of Western Ontario

Title: Urologic health outcomes among SCI patients

Jennie Mickelson
Location: University of British Columbia

Title: Development of e-learning communities for care and prevention in urology
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