Neuroscientist and physiotherapy professor Sue Peters is one of seven Western researchers to receive infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. (Submitted)
Neuroscientist and physiotherapy professor Sue Peters is one of seven Western researchers to receive infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. (Submitted) Seven Western researchers have been awarded a total of $1.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to tackle national and global research challenges. This funding will help advance work in important areas, including health and well-being, climate change, and sustainable energy sources. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the funding today as part of a $64 million investment supporting 251 research infrastructure projects at 40 universities across Canada. The investment comes through the CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), designed to help universities recruit and retain outstanding researchers by helping fund the labs, equipment and facilities essential to making discoveries that will have an impact on Canadians. "Canada is world-renowned for state-of-the-art institutions and talented researchers," Champagne said. "Through this fund, our government is strengthening our leadership and competitive advantage by supporting Canadians to pursue discoveries, overcome challenges and innovate to make a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable future for all." Enhancing mobility after stroke For Sue Peters, a neuroscientist at the Western Institute for Neuroscience , physiotherapy professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and Gray Centre for Mobility and Activity scientist, the JELF support will allow her to purchase mobile neuroimaging equipment and a compatible electromyography system that will significantly impact her work to help improve mobility recovery in stroke survivors.
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