MONTRÉAL, August 3, 2016 – The CHU Sainte-Justine mother-child hospital, affiliated with Université de Montréal, is pleased to announce the ten recipients of the 2015-2016 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Scholarship Awards. These scholarships are awarded to outstanding candidates with the specific objectives of providing them with an opportunity to gain research experience and to provide a reliable supply of highly skilled and qualified researchers

A prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship was bestowed on Mathieu Nadeau-Vallée, a doctoral student under the supervision of Sylvain Chemtob, MD, PhD, for his project ''Inhibiting interleukin-1 receptor during pregnancy to prevent neonatal mortality and morbidity induced by placental and chorioamnionic inflammation''. This scholarship valued at $50,000 per year for three years, aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and health.

DOCTORAL AWARD

• Sarah Bérubé, under the supervision of Serge Sultan
• Gaël Moquin-Beaudry, under the supervision of Christian Beauséjour
• Mathieu Nadeau-Vallée, under the supervision of Sylvain Chemtob (declined)

MASTER'S AWARD

• Jérémie Abikhzer, under the supervision of Nelly Huynh
• Amarilys Boudreault, under the supervision of Sylvain Chemtob
• Laura Caron-Desrochers, under the supervision of Anne Gallagher
• Cynthia Désaulniers-Langevin, under the supervision of Christian Beauséjour
• Jessica Di Sante, under the supervision of Linda Booij
• Mélanie Girard, under the supervision of Nikolaus Heveker

TRAVEL AWARDS

• Elodie Da Costa, under the supervision of Noël Raynal

News Release from the Government of Canada