Health And Wellness

Recipients of the CIHR Spring 2026 Project Grant Competition

We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Padma Kaul, Dr. Ross Mitchell, and Dr. Puneeta Tandon on successfully receiving the CHIR Spring Project Grant.

30 July 2026

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants support research with the greatest potential to advance health-related knowledge, research, patient care and health outcomes.

Dr. Padma Kaul, professor, Division of Cardiology
Maternal Allergy and AsthMA and early life events of allergy and asthma in children (MAMA-Asthma) | $447,526
Principal investigator(s): Kaul, Padmaja R; Moitra, Subhabrata
Co-investigator(s): Helldén, Daniel; Hicks, Elizabeth A; Lacy, Paige; Ospina, Maria B
Dr. Ross Mitchell, professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Interdisciplinary AI development for clinical translation of intestinal tract segmentation in inflammatory bowel disease | $1,040,400
Principal Investigator: Mitchell, J. Ross
Co-investigator(s): Baumgart, Daniel C; Dabravolskaj, Julia; Goebel, Randy G; Jaremko, Jacob L; Rakkunedeth Hareendranathan, Abhilash
Dr. Puneeta Tandon, professor, Division of Gastroenterology
ARC: Active Recovery across the surgical Continuum: A pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial | $436,050
Principal investigator(s): Tandon, Puneeta; Nelson, Gregg
Co-investigator(s): Dykstra, Mark; Ezekowitz, Justin A; Gillis, Chelsia A; Gramlich, Leah; Ho, Chester; Hyde, Ashley; McIsaac, Daniel I; Mcneely, Margaret L; OKrafka, Patricia