Innovation Anthology #135: Land Use Coordinator, Genesee

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During its latest round of funding, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research has awarded more than a million dollars to Dr. Gerlinde Metz.

An Alberta Heritage Senior Scholar at the Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience in Lethbridge, Dr. Metz is interested in what happens when the brain is damaged by stroke, Parkinson’s disease and other insults.

Her research is the first to systemically investigate the influence age, stress and stress hormones have on how the motor system functions and how stroke patients might recover or compensate for the loss of motor function.

She expects her research will show that in patients suffering from chronic stress, a stroke may exaggerate the degeneration of neurons and diminish the chances for recovery.

Using rats and mice as her models, Dr. Metz will study different aspects of adaptive behavior after stroke.

Dr. Metz hopes her research will lead to the development of new prevention strategies and improve the treatment and rehabilitation of post-stroke patients.

Thanks today to the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

Note:  AHFMR is now called Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Guest

Jennifer Linder,

Capital Power, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2008-05-20