Graduate Studentships 2023/2024

Banting & Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Studentships
BBDC-University Health Network Graduate Awards
Tamarack Graduate Award in Diabetes Research
Yow Kam-Yuen Graduate Scholarship in Diabetes Research

Application Deadline Date: April 4, 2023

To maximize available funding, studentships will be awarded in two stages beginning with the first round of notifications on June 13, 2023.  The second round of notifications will occur in late June.  If extra funding becomes available after the second round, additional awards may be announced mid July.  All applicants will be notified by the end of July.

Last Updated: September 5, 2023

Banting & Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Studentships

RecipientSupervisor(s)Title of Research
Ahmed, TariqDr. Mahavir AgarwalMetformin for Antipsychotic-induced Metabolic Dysfunction in Adults with Intellectual Disability Study: a Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial
De, RiddhitaDr. Margaret HahnSemaglutide in comorbid obesity and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders for metformin non-responders: a single blind randomized control trial
Fang, SusannaDr. Daniel DruckerCharacterization of the metabolic role of GIPR signaling in astrocytes
Jeong, Sean
(Declined)		Dr. Hoon-Ki SungExploring how adipocyte circadian rhythm restoration improves metabolism upon intermittent fasting
Kagdi, SamrinDr. Jacqueline BeaudryEffect of GIP on Lipid Metabolism in Brown Adipose Tissue Cells
Kugathasan, LuxciaDr. David Z. I. CherneyCardio-kidney responses to SGLT2 inhibition in high-risk patients: Biomarker analysis in cohorts at high cardiovascular risk and in kidney transplant recipients
Lau, CoriDr. Jason FishTargeting the microvasculature to treat diabetes-induced heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Middleton, Caroline GraceDr. Mary L’AbbeInfluence of front-of-pack labelling adapted to Canada’s Food Guide on consumers’ perceptions of product healthfulness and purchase intentions: A randomized controlled trial
Park, BradyDr. Subodh Verma and Dr. David HessSemaglutide and Vascular Regeneration (SEMA-VR) in Type 2 Diabetes
Sadat, MarwaDr. Ian RogersInvestigating the role of the ECM in the differentiation and maturation of human stem cell to pancreatic tissue using decellularized mouse or pig ECM combined with human iPSC
Vo, NathanielDr. Hoon-Ki SungInvestigating the role and regulation of VEGF in neurovascular architecture and cellular landscape remodelling of white adipose tissue
Wu, SallyDr. Mahavir AgarwalInvestigating the effects of antipsychotics on CNS insulin-mediated brain glucose uptake using 2DG autoradiography
Zhang, CindyDr. Denise BelshamDelineating the effects and mechanisms of a novel phytohormone in relieving central-insulin resistance in defined hypothalamic neurons and mouse models.

 

BBDC-University Health Network Graduate Awards

RecipientSupervisor(s) Title of Research
Bruce, KylaDr. Tony LamLeptin action in the dorsal vagal complex
Cho, AlexDr. Cristina NostroUsing cystic fibrosis patient-derived iPSCs to study the effects of CFTR mutations on islet development
Feng, Jia NuoDr. Tianru Jin and Dr. Michael WheelerExtra-pancreatic function of GLP-1-based diabetes drugs- Involvement of FGF21
Kuah, RachelDr. Tony LamLipid Sensing and Metformin Action in the Small Intestine

 

Tamarack Graduate Awards in Diabetes Research

RecipientSupervisorTitle of Research
Ghorbani, YasamanDr. Johane AllardNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease: relationship between hepatic gene expression, and disease severity
Ray, Prachi
(Declined)		Dr. Michael FralickGLP1 analogue Use in hospitalized Patients [GLP1-UP]

 

Yow Kam-Yuen Graduate Scholarship in Diabetes Research

RecipientSupervisorTitle of Research
Kwan, FeliciaDr. Walter SwardfagerInvestigating the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Cognitive Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus