Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Funding

Empowering Solutions: SHRF and Partners Invest $2.3M into Innovative Research Solutions to Address Saskatchewan's Health Challenges.

By Jason Belhumeur

Congratulations to Holly Mansell, Hassan Vatanparast, Kelsey Cochrane, and Ellen Wasan. Saskatchewan research teams addressing the province's most urgent health challenges.

SHRF's Solutions Program aims to mobilize Saskatchewan's research ecosystem by focusing and coordinating diverse skills and perspectives to address timely health challenges. These goals are achieved by providing peer reviewed, competitive funding to support direct research costs for interdisciplinary research teams, including knowledge-users, to conduct projects with a measurable impact in defined focus areas.

  • Holly Mansell, University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
    Nathaniel Osgood, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Computer Science
    $150,000
    Facilitating self-management throughout the lung and kidney transplant journey with HELP (the Health Education and Learning Platform)
  • Hassanali Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health
    Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine
    Colleen Norris, Saskatoon Public Schools
    $150,000
    Growing Success: Scaling the 'Good Food for Learning' school food program
  • Kelsey Cochrane
    University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
    $50,000
    Evaluating whether donated breastmilk is an acceptable and feasible feeding option for individuals living with HIV and their babies
  • Ellen Wasan, University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
    Dylan Olver, University of Saskatchewan, College of Veterinary Medicine
    Brenda Green, First Nations University of Canada
    $150,000
    Enhancing management of Raynaud Phenomenon through a novel medication cream and knowledge sharing
This year, SHRF was excited to partner with Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation to maximize the potential for real solutions and improvements in Child and Youth Health with a combined investment of over $1.3 million.

Full Funding Announcement and Project info:
https://www.shrf.ca/post/2023-24-solutions-funding-announcement