Eleven researchers working out of Hamilton's McMaster University have been awarded almost $3.3 million from the Federal Government for projects deemed to be "on the cutting edge of science andinnovation."

On Wednesday (Aug. 11), Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced that more than $77 million had been earmarked to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities acrossCanada.

The funding, made possible through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), is expected to help universities attract and retain topresearchers.

"From developing sustainable building materials to creating new laboratories based on Indigenous principles and community engagement, these awards support essential and urgent research," said CFI president and CEO Roseann O'Reilly Runte, in a pressrelease.

"With the necessary spaces and tools, Canada's researchers will play a meaningful role on the global stage and contribute significantly to the quality of life today and for generations tocome."

The more than $3 million going to Mac researchers will help advance their work in health, materials and electrificationresearch.

Projects at Mac that will benefit from the fundinginclude:

Faculty ofEngineering

Bilgen Berker, Electrical and Computer Engineering Project: An Acoustic Noise and Vibration Measurement Facility for Low-noise and High-efficiency Electric Motor DrivesAward:$200,000

Ryan Lewis, Engineering Physics Project: Advanced Epitaxial Nanostructures and Materials LaboratoryAward:$190,584

Zahra Keshavarz-Motamed, Mechanical Engineering Project: Developments of Diagnostic and Predictive Tools and Regulatory Device Testing Machines for Cardiovascular DiseasesAward:$185,000

Maureen Lagos Paredes, Materials Science & Engineering Project: Momentum-resolved EELS Spectroscopy of Beam-sensitive Nanoscale MaterialsAward:$387,788

Faculty of HealthSciences

Lisa Carlesso, Rehabilitation Science Project: Understanding Pain Mechanisms and Management in Neuromusculoskeletal RehabilitationAward:$129,000

Michael McGillion, Nursing Project: Improving Perioperative and canceR Outcomes Through Excellence and appliCation of Virtual Technologies (PROTECT) LabAward:$800,000

Ishac Nazy, Medicine Project: Investigating Novel Mechanisms in Immune-mediated Platelet DisordersAward:$160,000

Michael Surette, Medicine Project: Metagemomics and Genomics of the Microbiome, Infectious Disease and Host ResponseAward:$650,000

Faculty ofScience

Katherine Bujold, Chemistry & Chemical Biology Project: Establishment of Nucleic Acid Nanomedicine Laboratory at McMaster UniversityAward:$75,005

Katrina Choe, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Project: Neural Mechanisms Linking Autism-risk Genes with Impaired Social BehaviorAward:$400,000

Jeremy Walsh, Kinesiology Project: Integrative Psychophysiology Research LabAward:$100,000

A full list of research projects and funding recipients benefitting from this investment can be found on the CFI website.

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