Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Western Ontario
$150,000.00
Polymeric Biomaterials
FY 2020-21
Summary
Polymers have immense potential to improve treatments for many diseases, but most research so far has focused on a limited subset of polymers. Dr. Gillies is developing materials with new properties and functions through innovative polymer design and synthesis. For example, she is developing polymers and coatings that can be triggered to degrade in specific conditions and using them to release therapeutics such as proteins, DNA, and antibiotics at the specific sites where they are needed in the body. She is also developing injectable delivery systems that can release drugs in joints in a sustained or disease-triggered manner.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000233127
Name nom
Gillies, Elizabeth
Department département
Chemistry/Science
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
150000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3750
Research subject group en
Polymer chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie des polymères
Research subject en
Polymer chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie des polymères
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Polymeric Biomaterials
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Polymers have immense potential to improve treatments for many diseases, but most research so far has focused on a limited subset of polymers. Dr. Gillies is developing materials with new properties and functions through innovative polymer design and synthesis. For example, she is developing polymers and coatings that can be triggered to degrade in specific conditions and using them to release therapeutics such as proteins, DNA, and antibiotics at the specific sites where they are needed in the body. She is also developing injectable delivery systems that can release drugs in joints in a sustained or disease-triggered manner.
