Overview

St. Boniface Hospital Research encompasses 3 free-standing medical research facilities – the G. Campbell MacLean Building, the Dr. Andrei Sakharov MRI Centre, and the I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute – all built with funds raised in the community and operated with a combination of peer reviewed research grants, industry contract, fund raising, and through affiliation with the University of Manitoba.

The Research Centre is home to the:

Generously supported by the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation , the Centre has gained a world-wide reputation for excellence in medical research.

Additionally, the Institute has a close partnership with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s Cardiac Sciences Program , which includes Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Critical Care and Cardiac Rehabilitation, the majority of which is based at St. Boniface Hospital – further evidence of our commitment to translate discoveries into advanced technologies and new treatments.

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01/27/12 - CCARM’s “Mr. Bean” promo a hit!

Scientists at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) were lookingMore…

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01/25/12 - Dr. Dixon nominated for teaching award

Congratulations to Dr. Ian Dixon, Principal Investigator, Molecular Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, for beingMore…

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01/23/12 - Dr. Glazner nominated for teaching award.

Congratulations to Dr. Gordon Glazner for being nominated for a Medicine I, University of Manitoba,More…

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01/20/12 - Research Communications and Media Services launches “I Do Research”

The St-Boniface General Hospital Research Centre opened in 1987 with 6 cardiovascular researchers and theirMore…

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01/19/12 - St-Boniface Hospital Foundation launches 2012 Mega Million Choices Lottery

News Release St-Boniface Hospital Foundation launches largest lottery in its history Foundation’s 2012 Mega MillionMore…

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01/16/12 - Singal re-appointed for 3-year term

From Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research, St Boniface Hospital: It is my pleasure,More…

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01/10/12 - St-Boniface Researcher/Clinicians Zieroth, Freed featured in Free Press story

  St-Boniface Hospital researchers Dr. Shelley Zieroth and Dr. Darren Freed, along with cardiologists Dr.More…

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12/12/11 - Netticadan featured on CTV’s “Modern Medicine”

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Netticadan, Principal Investigator in the Heart Failure Research Laboratory in theMore…

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12/7/11 - Fernyhough highlighted in TTO newsletter

Dr. Paul Fernyhough, director of the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, in collaboration with researchers atMore…

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11/30/11 - FRC Students visit Centre

PhD Student Riya Ganguly (Pierce Lab) discusses myocyte isolation techniques with FRC students (November 28,More…

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2011 Winnipeg Heart International presents public forums

Event Date: October 13-15, 2011

The public is invited to hear firsthand about exciting developments in the field of cardiovascularMore…

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Ethical Considerations in Research

Event Date: Wednesday October 12th

The Research Quality Management (RQM) Office, in collaboration with the Manitoba Institute of Child HealthMore…

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Public Lecture on Heart Health

Event Date: Sept. 8th, 2011

A STRATEGY TO AVOID HEART DISEASE! Sharon Mulvagh, Director of the Women’s Heart Clinic atMore…

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ICS Awards

Applications/nominations are now being accepted for the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences Awards. The closing dateMore…

12/19/11 - Gender-related gene expression in response to dietary fatty acids and predisposition to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

Authors: Rodriguez-Leyva, D., Malik, A., Tappia, P.S. Abstract: There is now overwhelming evidence that nutritionalMore…

12/19/11 - The α-linolenic acid content of flaxseed can prevent the atherogenic effects of dietary trans fat

Authors: Bassett, C.M.C., Mccullough, R.S., Edel, A.L., Patenaude, A., Lavallee, R.K., Pierce, G.N. Abstract: DietaryMore…

12/19/11 - Nutrient excess and altered mitochondrial proteome and function contribute to neurodegeneration in diabetes

Authors: Chowdhury, S.K.R. Dobrowsky, R.T., Fernyhough, P. Abstract: Diabetic neuropathy is a major complication ofMore…

12/15/11 - 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Society of Echocardiography Guidelines for Training and Maintenance of Competency in Adult Echocardiography

Authors: Burwash, I.G., Basmadjian, A., Bewick, D., Choy, J.B., Cujec, B., Jassal, D.S., MacKenzie, S.,More…

12/15/11 - Tissue acquisition and storage associated oxidation considerations for FTIR microspectroscopic imaging of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Authors: Stitt, D.M., Kastyak-Ibrahim, M.Z., Liao, C.R., Morrison, J., Albensi, B.C., Gough, K.M. Abstract: TheMore…

12/15/11 - Treatment with low-dose resveratrol reverses cardiac impairment in obese prone but not in obese resistant rats.

Authors: Louis XL, Thandapilly SJ, Mohankumar SK, Yu L, Taylor CG, Zahradka P, Netticadan T.More…

12/15/11 - A tea/vanadate decoction delivered orally over 14 months to diabetic rats induces long-term glycemic stability without organ toxicity.

Authors: Clark TA, Heyliger CE, Kopilas M, Edel AL, Junaid A, Aguilar F, Smyth DD,More…

12/15/11 - Cell death signalling mechanisms in heart failure.

Authors: Mughal W, Kirshenbaum LA. Abstract: Cardiac disease is a global epidemic that is onMore…

12/1/11 - Oxidized LDL promotes the mitogenic actions of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vascular smooth muscle cells

Authors: Chahine, M.N., Deniset, J., Dibrov, E., Hirono, S., Blackwood, D.P., Austria, J.A., Pierce, G.N.More…

01/25/12 - St-Boniface/Mayo Clinic Asper Endowment Fund (Cardiovascular Sciences)

The mandate of the Asper Endowment Fund to Support Collaborative Research between St. Boniface HospitalMore…

10/27/11 - CIHR/HSFC IMPACT Strategic Training Program

If you are interested in post-doctoral training you may be eligible to apply for theMore…

10/27/11 - Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

We are looking for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to conduct research on multi-disciplinary projects.More…

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  • Researcher Spotlight

    Dr. Shelley Zieroth
    n recent years, the St. Boniface Hospital Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) clinic has been established as a participating center...

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