Grant: CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool
University of British Columbia
$1,500.00
Determining the relationship between inflammation and impaired efferocytosis in human atherosclerotic lesions
FY 2023-24
Summary
Heart attacks are a major cause of death globally. They happen when diseased cells build up in blood vessels, forming plaques. Defective clearance of diseased cells may be regulated by inflammation in a way that we do not yet fully understand. To address this critical knowledge gap, we will use novel imaging tools to look at this process in samples of diseased hearts generously donated by people who received healthy donor hearts. We hope to develop better treatments that target the removal of diseased cells in plaques, reducing the risk of heart attacks with fewer side effects.
Department
Program
CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
493137
Name
Elishaev Maria
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Prcname2
Special Cases
Projecttitle
Determining the relationship between inflammation and impaired efferocytosis in human atherosclerotic lesions
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$1,500
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool
Keyworddelim
Heart Attacks
Abstract
Heart attacks are a major cause of death globally. They happen when diseased cells build up in blood vessels, forming plaques. Defective clearance of diseased cells may be regulated by inflammation in a way that we do not yet fully understand. To address this critical knowledge gap, we will use novel imaging tools to look at this process in samples of diseased hearts generously donated by people who received healthy donor hearts. We hope to develop better treatments that target the removal of diseased cells in plaques, reducing the risk of heart attacks with fewer side effects.
Competitiondate
202309
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Elishaev, Maria
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $1,500~ $0~
