Research Fundings

UNCOVER Cardiomyopathy Study
Heart and Stroke Foundation Operating Grant
March 2026 to February 2030
Co-investigator | CAD $400,000

Biologics drug safety and effectiveness in pregnancy
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant
March 2026 to February 2030
Co-investigator | CAD $1,268,300

Real-world safety of antiseizure medications during pregnancy
CIHR Operating Grant
March 2025 to February 2027
Principal Applicant | CAD $75,000

Antiseizure medications during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children
Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) Operating Grant
August 2024 to July 2027
Principal Applicant | CAD $60,000

CAMCCO-Outreach: The Canadian Mother-Child Initiative
CIHR National Women’s Health Research Initiative, Coalition Hubs
April 2023 to March 2027
Co-Principal Applicant | CAD $840,000

Understanding health inequities at the intersection of the HIV and substance use epidemics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
August 2023 to July 2028
Co-investigator | USD $3,418,785
Approx. CAD $4,748,914

Previous Support

CAMCCO-L: Canadian Mother-Child Collaborative Training Platform
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
February 2022 to January 2026
Co-Principal Applicant | CAD $2,547,000

CAMCCO: Canadian Mother-Child Cohort Active Surveillance Initiative
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund
March 2021 to February 2024
Co-Principal Applicant | CAD $3,053,000

Enhancing CAN-AIM capacity to respond to drug safety and effectiveness queries
CIHR / DSEN Renewal
September 2019 to March 2022
Collaborator | CAD $2,550,000

BIONIC: Biologics drug safety and effectiveness in pregnancy
CIHR Project Grant
August 2023 to August 2025
Co-investigator | CAD $100,000

Comparative safety and uptake determinants of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant
September 2022 to September 2025
Principal Applicant | CAD $130,000

AFIB-PREG Study
CIHR Project Grant
September 2021 to August 2024
Co-applicant | CAD $360,000

COVID-19 infection and medicines in pregnancy
CIHR DSEN Grant
September 2021 to August 2022
Co-applicant | CAD $45,000

Antiepileptic treatment regimens during pregnancy: A Canadian multicenter women’s health study
Health Sciences Centre Research Foundation General Operating Grant
August 2020 to July 2023
Principal Investigator | CAD $70,000

Big Data in Mother-Infant Health Research
Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund
July 2020 to June 2023
Principal Applicant | CAD $100,000

Antiepileptic treatment regimens during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes (CAN-EMIG)
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Research Grant
February 2020 to February 2022
Principal Applicant | CAD $30,000

Canadian Multi-Province Cohorts of Pregnant Women and Children
CIHR PMAP Grant
July 2019 to July 2021
Co-Principal Applicant | CAD $150,000

Impact of population-level physical distancing on health care services in Manitoba
Research Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant
June 2020 to May 2024
Principal Applicant | CAD $150,000

Public health measures, healthcare utilization, psychotropic drug use, and mortality in mental illness
Research Manitoba Rapid Response Grant
July 2020 to June 2023
Co-applicant | CAD $100,000

Reliability of COVID-19 case definitions in administrative and clinical databases
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
May 2021 to April 2023
Co-investigator | CAD $45,000

Applying a sex and gender-based lens to prescription drug lifecycle management
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
April 2020 to March 2023
Co-investigator | CAD $75,000

Cough and cold products containing opioids in the pediatric population
Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN)
December 2019 to November 2021
Co-investigator

Laboratory Start-up Fund
University of Manitoba, New Faculty Member Funds
January 2019 to December 2022
Principal Applicant | CAD $150,000