1. 腦瞳憫
  2. Reports
  3. Senate Reports
  4. Senate Research Report - September 2020

Senate Research Report - September 2020

Statement from Vice-Principal Research&紳莉莽梯;

During the真niversitys response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuity of research activity has been a key priority. In its state of emergency declarations, the Government of Ontario indicated the importance of research and research organizations as essential activity. To this end, the真niversity deployed a strategy to prioritize眩he resumption of畚ritical research activity, and in some cases be mobilized to support COVID-19 research and innovations. We should all be pleased with the thoroughness畝nd眩houghtfulness with which the research community responded, and I extend my thanks to colleagues, students,畝nd staff across the university who supported what was the first stage of re-opening for the真niversity.狸hat we learned疲elped to inform the start-up of other activities on campus.&紳莉莽梯;

The central research planning activity has now shifted to prepare for contingencies that may require a scaling down of activity畝s the year progresses. We want to avoid a盍apid,畚omplete shutdown,畝nd眩herefore畝re留eveloping皰rocesses to allow us眩o盎low畝ctivity疳f necessary,眨hile maintaining盍esearch functions畝cross the真niversity. We also continue to closely monitor approvals related to human皰articipant盍esearch, particularly in those instances involving vulnerable populations.胼&紳莉莽梯;

Research and Innovation Highlights 

Over the past 6 months, the Vice-Principal Research portfolio has awarded more than $1 million in internal funding to its researchers. Through unique competitions such as Wicked Ideas, Queen's Research Opportunities Fund, and national programs like the SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG), the internal funding is supporting researchers at all stages of their careers and across all disciplines 病rom discovering innovative solutions, to artistic production, and knowledge mobilization. 

In addition the Vice-Principal Research announced two rounds of internal funding for 20 projects supporting medical and social coronavirus-related solutions through the SARS CoV-2/COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Opportunity. 

Queens University welcomed two new and two renewed Canada Research Chairs as part of the Government of Canadas recent$140 million皋f Canada Research Chairs畝nnouncement.&紳莉莽梯;

  • Ning Lu(Electrical and Computer Engineering), new CRC 
  • Amber Simpson(School of Computing; Biomedical and Molecular Sciences)疸ew CRC 
  • Gregoire Webber(Faculty of Law), renewed CRC 
  • Dylan Robinson(Faculty of Arts and Science), renewed CRC 

Four Queens University researchers have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest recognitions for Canadian academics in the arts, humanities, and the social and natural sciences.  

New Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: 

  • Nancy van Deusen (History) 
  • Cathleen Crudden (Chemistry) 

New Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists 

  • Amy Latimer-Cheung (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) 
  • Awet Weldemichael (History) 

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group, SNOLAB, and Canadas National Design Network received more than $60 million in Major Science Initiatives (MSI) funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.   

  • Canadian Cancer Trials Group $3,825,000 
  • SNOLAB $40,890,089 
  • Canadas National Design Network $18,310,000 

A total of seven Queens research projects are receiving funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2019 Exploration competition, a program that fosters discovery and innovation by encouraging Canadian researchers to explore, take risks, and work with partners across disciplines and borders.  Queens will receive $1.7 million of the $46.3 million in funding allocated to research projects across Canada.  

The浚entre for Advanced Computing疳s a lead partner in the胼畜eing established to assist researchers皋f COVID-19眩o症ain access to疸ew data sets疳mportant in decision making related to眩he SARS-CoV-2 pandemic畝nd Covid 19 health, economic and social盎trategies. 

Dr. Steven Brooks received $1.2 million in funding眩o build a皰rovincial留atabase to track COVID-19皰atients.浹is project眨ill develop a provincial registry of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in emergency departments across Ontario, which will further contribute data to a national registry. The registry will support the development of clinical decision rules to improve screening procedures, diagnostic studies, therapeutics,畝nd the selection of patients for discharge or admission.&紳莉莽梯;

New programs and services, delivered under the umbrella of theWE-CAN Project at Queens University,畝re inspiring畝nd empowering疾xisting and aspiring women entrepreneurs by providing them with tools, resources, expert mentors, networks and community building to expand existing businesses and to launch new ventures.涉mong numerous other activities,狸E-CAN has疹aunched眩he胼眩hat helps women-led technology companies grow;疹aunched胼畜rand via an awareness campaign targeting Indigenous entrepreneurs in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and the City of Kingston; launched眩heRural Mentorship皰rogram病or rural women entrepreneurs; and completed branding and resource hiring for眩he胼皰rogram aimed at newcomer women entrepreneurs to Canada.&紳莉莽梯;

  Awards and Accolades&紳莉莽梯;

The Vice-Principal爹esearch portfolio supports眩he institutional nomination process for major national and international awards.&紳莉莽梯;Since the last Board of Trustees meeting, faculty members have continued to be recognized for their accomplishments.&紳莉莽梯;Such recognition contributes to their professional development can be a distinguishing feature when applying for competitive盍esearch grants.胼烙f皰articular mention畝re眩he following:&紳莉莽梯;