2009-2014
Funding Awarded - CIHR
Congratulations to Dr. Doug Hamilton for obtaining major operating research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This success is even more remarkable given the historically low level (~12-13%) of successful applications for funding in this recent competition. Dr. Hamilton’s project titled ‘Development of Matricellular Protein-Containing Granulation Tissue Biomimetic Scaffolds to Enhance Skin Regeneration’ will be funded for 5 years at $144,708 per year, for a total of $723,540. [June 2014]
Dr. Douglas Hamilton Awarded NSERC Discovery Grant
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers will receive more than $3.5 million in funding during the next five years through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Discovery Grants program. Dr. Douglas Hamilton (Associate Professor, Dentistry), was one of almost 30 researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry who were funded in this round. [June 2014]
Congratulations to Christopher Elliott for successfully defending his PhD Thesis!
Supervisors: Doug Hamilton / Andrew Leask. [2013 Aug] Thesis Title: Evaluation of Matricellular Proteins as Potential Therapeutics for the Treatment of Human Chronic Skin Wounds
Funding Awarded - ITI (International Team for Implantology) Foundation
Dr. Doug Hamilton / Dr. Walter Siqueira - $102,000 for one year. [2012 Jan] Title: Acquired Enamel Matrix Protein Titanium Pellicle: Development of Biomimetic Surfaces to Improve Dental Implant Integration
Funding Awarded - CIHR
The Hamilton laboratory has received 3 years funding from the CIHR to investigate novel treatments for the closure of chronic skin wounds. [2011 Sep] Title: Matricellular Protein Biomimetic Scaffolds to Enhance Skin Regeneration
Funding Awarded - Early Researcher Award
Dr. Hamilton was recently awarded an Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher award for his research investigating surface treatments to enhance metal implant integration with bone. [2011 Aug] Title: Surface treatments to enhance metal implant integration
Congratulations to Paul Prowse for successfully defending his Master's Thesis
Supervisor: Doug Hamilton / Co-supervisor: Amin Rizkalla [2011 Nov] Thesis Title: Role of Rac1 and RhoA-ROCK Signaling on Osteoblast Differentiation on Smooth and Rough Titanium Topographies.
Canadian Association of Dental Research (CADR) Student award
Shawna Kim (MSc Candidate) won second place in the Canadian Association of Dental Research Student awards in the senior science category. She will present an oral presentation on her findings at the 2012 AADR/CADR Conference in Tampa, Florida [2011 Sep]
Implant Research Group Young Investigator Award Competition
Paul Prowse (PhD Candidate) won 2nd place at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research in San Diego [2011 March] Title: Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation on Smooth and Rough Titanium by Rac1 GTPase.
Dentist Clinicial Scientist (DCS) Program - Acceptance for 2012
Shawna Kim (MSc Candidate) was accepted into the 2012 DCS Program. The DCS program is a joint degree program (DDS/MSc or DDS/PhD) geared towards students who are interested in dental research or academic dentistry. Students accepted into the DCS program complete all requirements of dental related courses with the MSc or PhD program prior to entering the DDS class [2011 May]
Funding Awarded - NSERC
Dr. Hamilton's application to the National Sciences & Engineering Research Council's Discovery Grants Competition was approved. This latest grant will provide $32,000 in funding per year for the next 5 years. [2009]
Funding Awarded - CFI
The Hamilton Lab was successful in their application to the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) with an awarded grant of $406,000. Title: Centre for the Study of Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration.
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship
Congratulations to Ricky Miron on the receipt of a 1 year Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada! [2009]
