Thirty-one projects led by UBC researchers awarded close to $6 million through CFI JELF competition

The Government of Canada has announced more than $118 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support 357 research infrastructure projects at 68 postsecondary institutions across the country. 

These strategic investments—which will help propel innovation and build a resilient Canada—are made through the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) and College Fund. JELF enables universities to attract and retain world-class research talent by providing the state-of-the-art infrastructure researchers need to succeed, while the College Fund supports projects that enhance the capacity of Canadian colleges to carry out applied research and foster partnerships.

A total of 31 projects led by UBC researchers were awarded a collective $5.8 million in funding through CFI's JELF competition.

Read CFI's announcement

UBC-Led Projects

1. Agrawal, Sweta (Zoology)
   Dissecting the Function of Proprioceptive Circuits for Adaptive Motor Control
    
2. Akkiraju, Karthik (Materials Engineering)
   Towards Absolute Sustainability in Descriptor-based Materials Design for Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems
    
3. Bruce, Heather (Zoology)
   Arthropod Outgrowths as a Model for the Evolution of Morphology and Gene Networks over Half a Billion Years
    
4. Cembrowski, Mark (Cellular and Physiological Sciences)
   Highly Multiplexed Imaging for Cell-type-specific Brain Research
    
5. Clare, Adam (Mechanical Engineering)
   Multi-laser Materials Processing Platform (MLMPP)
    
6. Dong, Yifei Jeff (Microbiology and Immunology)
   Understanding Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Pathology using Fast Super- resolution Microscopy and Live Cell Imaging
    
7. Eddy, Rachel (Radiology / Pediatrics)
   Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lung Health Across the Lifespan
    
8. El Baggari, Ismail (Physics & Astronomy / Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute)
   Liquid Helium Cryogenic Electron Microscopy of Quantum Matter
    
9. Ens, Barrett (Computer Science, UBC Okanagan)
   The Situated Computing Lab
    
10. Hale, Kate (Geography)
    Snow Water Resources Laboratory
     
11. Hoang, Nguyen Phong (Computer Science, UBC Vancouver)
    Infrastructure for Global Internet Measurement Observatory
     
12. Howard, Perry (Biology, UBC Okanagan)
    Establishment of the ARS2-Nexus Lab for Studying the Interface of RNA Processing and Decay
     
13. Ido, Levin Gal (Chemistry)
    Advanced Multiscale Three-dimensional Imaging Infrastructure for Next-generation Programmable Materials
     
14. Im, Hee Yeon (Psychology)
    Bridging Action and Perception: Multimodal investigation of brain-behaviour interactions during goal-directed actions
     
15. Martindale, Andrew (Anthropology)
    Geophysical and Remote Sensing Field Technologies for the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Archaeology Center at UBC
     
16. McKendry, James (Land and Food Systems)
    The Muscle, Aging, (In)activity and Nutrition (MAIN) Laboratory
     
17. Myers-Smith, Isla (Forest and Conservation Sciences)
    Capturing High-latitude Landscape Responses to Climate Change
     
18. Norman, Wendy (Family Practice)
    Family Planning Innovation
     
19. Pasquier, Thomas (Computer Science, UBC Vancouver)
    Improving Software Security through Verified, Side-channel Aware, Security Focused Abstractions on Modern Hardware
     
20. Pennington, Zachary (Psychology)
    Laboratory of Emotional Brain Dynamics
     
21. Ramsay, Scott (Nursing, UBC Vancouver)
    Childhood Research on Overcoming Obstacles With Neurotrauma Van
     
22. Shrout, Rosie (Psychology)
    The Relationships and Health Lab: Investigating how relationships “get under the skin” to influence health and longevity
     
23. Tarling, Matthew (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences)
    From the Seismic Cycle to the Carbon Cycle: Microstructural & Mineralogical Study of Faulting and CO2 Sequestration
     
24. Turvey, Stuart (Pediatrics)
    Pediatric Precision Health Initiative
     
25. Valyear, Milan (Psychology)
    Striatum-wide Dynamics that Reinforce and Disengage Behaviour
     
26. White, Margot (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences)
    Laboratory for the Study of the Biogeochemistry of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean
     
27. Whitman, Thea (Microbiology & Immunology)
    Establishing a Stable Isotope-enabled Laboratory to Study Soil Microbial Ecology & Biogeochemistry in a Changing World
     
28. Wright, Stephen (Physical Therapy)
    The Comprehensive Circulatory Physiology Research Laboratory
     
29. Yee, Callista (Zoology)
    Development of an Imaging Platform for the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
     
30. Zhang, Zhi Jin (Justin) (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
    Reliable and Secure AC/DC Converter Stations
     
31. Zulyniak, Michael (Land and Food Systems)
    OMics Network Integration of PREGnancy Metabolism (OMNI-PREG) laboratory

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Projects supported through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) will also receive additional funding through the CFI’s Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF) to cover the costs of operating the research infrastructure. The total investment of $118,188,220 million includes $27,274,205 million from the IOF.

Proposals for matching provincial funding for CFI awards may be pending results.