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CELEBRATION

2017

– 2018

DMRF IMPACT REPORT TO DONORS

DMRF.CA5743 University Avenue, Suite 98PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H [email protected] | 902-494-3502 | 1-888-866-6559

Here is what a cure for cancercould look like.

This is a zebrafish, he hails from the foothills of the Himalayas. And, while quite small, he is mighty. You see, zebrafish like this are being used on a daily basis by Dr. Jason Berman and his team to learn how cancers, and other genetic diseases develop and grow, and how they could respond to possible treatments. Making this little minnow, a very big fish, indeed.

This study, and others like it, are proudly supported by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation.

watch the video at DMRF.ca/future

– OFFICERS –

Mr. Allan Shaw Chair, Halifax

Ms. Janet MacMillan Vice Chair, Halifax

Mr. Brian ThompsonCEO, Halifax

– DIRECTORS –

Mr. Taleb AbidaliHalifax

Dr. David AndersonEx-Officio, Halifax

Mr. Jim Cruickshank Halifax

Ms. Sarah Dennis Halifax

Mr. Glen Dexter Halifax

Mr. Michael DurlandToronto

Mr. Peter FardyEx-Officio, Halifax

Dr. James FawcettEx-Officio, Halifax

Mr. Malcolm FraserHalifax

Ms. Lynn IrvingSaint John

Mr. Charles MacQuarrie Truro

Dr. Roger McLeod Ex-Officio, Halifax

Mrs. Barbara Oland Halifax

Ms. Kaitlyn SobeyHalifax

Dr. John SteevesEx-Officio, Saint John

Dr. Richard Florizone,Ex-Officio, Halifax

– ADVISORY COUNCIL –

Mr. Frank SobeyNew Glasgow

Mr. Charlie MitchellTruro

Mr. Rod MacLennan Truro

Mr. David MathesonToronto

Mr. Brian MacLeod Antigonish

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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We are pleased to present you with this report created to honour the impact of your philanthropy. On behalf of DMRF, we thank you for your support of research at Dalhousie’s Faculties of Medicine and Health. Together, we are changing the face of healthcare for the region, the country and indeed, the world.

IMPACT DRIVES US.

Thanks largely to the support of the private sector, DMRF had a banner year, raising $6 million that supported the recruitment and retention of some of the best minds in the world, along with the vital equipment and resources needed to bolster the continuity and effectiveness of their work. That’s good news for all of us.

At DMRF, we foresee the immense task of imparting systemic change in the delivery of healthcare; it will require planning, collaboration, performance measures, and continued support from the public and private sectors. We are dedicated to working with like-minded community partners to make these significant changes, improving healthcare outcomes for our province and beyond. You are also our partners in change.

HELLO DMRF DONORS,

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Allan Shaw – Chair, DMRF Board & Donor

Dalhousie’s Faculties of Medicine and Health feature world-class research environments comprised of teams of nationally and internationally acclaimed experts who perform outstanding medical research. We are committed to bringing our innovation to the world-stage and collaboration is key to this endeavour. Medical research generates a powerful economic side effect by creating jobs and promising business opportunities, while training the people and attracting the investment to build a thriving knowledge economy in the Maritimes. You will see evidence of these remarkable outcomes throughout this document.

Philanthropy is needed to advance medical research into real life outcomes. We have the talent. We have the environment. We have the commitment. And we have a call-to-action as our community – both locally and globally – is faced with many health challenges.

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Your support is making the Maritimes a global leader in medical research and for that, we are grateful.

Sincerely,

ALLAN SHAW Chair, DMRF Board

BRIAN THOMPSON CEO, DMRF

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Brian Thompson – CEO, DMRF

DR. RONALD STEWART CONTRIBUTES $1.3 MILLION TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

As an esteemed physician and the former Minister of Health for the Province of Nova Scotia, Dr. Ronald Stewart is widely recognized for establishing the first-rate Emergency Health Services (EHS) system in Nova Scotia, and for spearheading a major expansion of home care services across the province a full 20 years ago. Throughout his career of 40 years, Dr. Stewart has received a long list of remarkable accolades and honours. This year, at DMRF, we add another.

In keeping with his commitment to emergency health care excellence, Dr. Stewart has recently pledged $1.3 million to DMRF in support of the establishment of the Ronald Stewart Symposium in Emergency Medical Services Research, and to provide seed funding for a Chair in Emergency Medical Services Research.  

Held in Halifax this past October, the first Ronald Stewart Symposium in Emergency Medicine Research was a huge success, bringing together EHS workers from around the world for advanced learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. Thanks to Dr. Stewart, paramedics, first responders, and their colleagues in the health professions will be able to join local, national, and international guest speakers and presenters at the symposium every five years, to help advance global knowledge, partnerships and EHS systems.

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“The symposium was designed to bring paramedics, EHS nurses, physicians, EHS staff, researchers, the media, and the public together to examine the evidence we have built up over the last five years, what current projects are underway, and what we should be doing over the next five years to advance the specialty,” says Dr. Stewart. “To see the advances in drugs, equipment and technology in recent years is astounding; to imagine what further improvements can be made as a result of having a regular symposium, dedicated to the exchange of global EHS information, is even more exciting.”

In addition to supporting the symposium, Dr. Stewart’s pledge will also help advance the EHS system through the provision of seed funding for a Chair in Emergency Medical Services Research. In pursuit of an even more innovative, efficient and effective EHS system in Nova Scotia, this Chair position will support critical research that will empower EHS workers to provide up-to-date, world-leading emergency care, in times of people’s greatest need.  

DMRF is extremely grateful to Dr. Stewart for his service to the medical community as a physician, health system reformer, and philanthropist. Dr. Stewart’s legacy of humble compassion and care will continue through this incredible gift, helping to teach others, and save lives.

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DALHOUSIE IGEM TEAM WINS BRONZE MEDAL ON WORLD STAGE

Providing unique research opportunities to undergraduate students in the field of synthetic biology, Dalhousie’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team is actively creating a hub of synthetic biology expertise in Atlantic Canada.

Thanks to support from DMRF, this year’s iGEM team presented their research at the largest synthetic biology conference in the world this past November – the iGEM Giant Jamboree – held in Boston, Massachusetts. Here, the team proved their expertise to the world, receiving a bronze medal for their research in harnessing microbial genes to improve the human planet, as well as human health.

Borrowing from Dalhousie’s leading medical research in microbiology and advanced understanding of the human microbiome, the team’s research focused on the novel concept of using the porcupine microbiome – the natural bacteria and fungi in the gut of the porcupine – to breakdown plant-cellulose to create sustainable biofuel.

“Our work demonstrated that we can make microbes do the work for us in converting cellulose into biofuel. Knowing this, there now exists enormous potential to ultimately set up a bioreactor system for biofuel production, and to market this technology around the world.”

– MACKENZIE THORNBURY 2017 iGEM team-lead, Dalhousie University

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Unlike existing methods of breaking down cellulose for biofuel, which require substantial resources and harsh chemicals, the team highlighted the possibility of a much more affordable and sustainable solution that could ultimately increase biofuel production around the world, and move our planet away from fossil fuels.

With support from DMRF donors, Dalhousie’s iGEM team was able to suggest a novel concept to the world – one with the potential to reduce carbon footprints, and to economically benefit global industries by leveraging cellulose waste for energy, from the pulp and paper industry in Canada to the sugarcane industry in Brazil. Just as importantly, the project also demonstrated promising potential to translate to breakthroughs in medical research, through the discovery of microbes that could be used to improve human health.

“As we’re seeing larger and larger issues emerging in the world, from medical challenges to climate change, we’re realizing that we’re going to have to take some pretty drastic measures to come up with solutions. Research in synthetic biology can play a large role in delivering these solutions, and DMRF’s support helps us tremendously in this pursuit.”

– MACKENZIE THORNBURY 2017 iGEM team-lead, Dalhousie University

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ONE DOCTOR’S LEGACY CONTINUED: HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING PLEDGES FIVE MORE YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR GLAUCOMA RESEARCH

Heidelberg Engineering is a high-tech imaging solutions company that designs, manufactures and distributes diagnostic instruments for eye care professionals around the world. Headquartered in Germany, Heidelberg Engineering’s products assist in disease detection, management and the prevention of the most common causes of blindness.

Recognizing the wealth of world-class ophthalmological research taking place at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg Engineering began its partnership with Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation in 2010 through a donation in support of Dr. Balwantray Chauhan’s leading-edge research in clinical and experimental glaucoma. A pervasive eye disease that involves damage to the optic nerve, Glaucoma affects more than 400,000 Canadians and over 67 million people worldwide. 

Today, a strong relationship still exists between Heidelberg Engineering, DMRF and Dr. Chauhan, in large part thanks to Heidelberg Engineering’s Co-Founder and former Managing Director, the late Dr. Gerhard Zinser. A pioneering scientist and inventor, Dr. Zinser was the driving force behind many of Heidelberg Engineering’s groundbreaking technologies and products, and a champion of the company’s support for Dr. Chauhan’s work. After seven years of steadfast contributions to DRMF and Dr. Chauhan’s lab, Dr. Zinser would be proud to see that Heidelberg Engineering has further demonstrated their commitment, recently pledging an additional five years of support. 

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Dr. Gerhard Zinser – Co-Founder & former

Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering

“Our collaborative partnership with Dr. Zinser and Heidelberg Engineering has led to research which has been translated into clinical practice; for example, a new and accurate way to image the optic nerve and retina.”

– DR. BALWANTRAY CHAUHAN Mathers Professor and Research Director of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University

Heidelberg Engineering’s next investment will support two major projects in Dr. Chauhan’s lab. The first project is related to progression in glaucoma, while the second will define phenotypes of the normal optic nerve head in a global multi-centre study. The funds for the first project will be used primarily for trainees, including both post-doctoral fellows and summer students, while the funds for the second project will be used to partially support a research coordinator to oversee the global study.

HONOURING DR. ZINSERIn honour of the role Dr. Zinser played in establishing and growing Heidelberg Engineering’s relationship with DMRF and Dr. Chauhan’s lab, a portion of this pledge will be used to create the Dr. Gerhard Zinser Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ophthalmology. This named fellowship honours Dr. Zinser’s immense contributions to DMRF and the field of ophthalmology.

“Dr. Zinser has sincerely bettered the lives of thousands of patients through his support for research, and by pioneering diagnostic devices for eye doctors through collaborations with experts all over the world. His contributions to our field are immense, and will continue to become more and more apparent with time.”

– DR. BALWANTRAY CHAUHAN

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CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUTH HEALTH IN NOVA SCOTIA

Over the upcoming year, with the support of DMRF, the Public Health Agency of Canada is set to commit up to $5 million in matched funding for the Recipe for Health and Learning project (R4HL), aimed at addressing poor youth health in Nova Scotia.

With rising rates among Nova Scotia’s youth of conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, joint problems, depression and anxiety, the R4HL project represents a large-scale educational and systematic effort to improve youth health through effecting change in school policies, families and communities.

Bringing together students, regional education centres, parents and key stakeholders from across the province, including the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW), and a fundraising consortium consisting of the IWK Health Centre, QEII Foundation, Dalhousie University and DMRF, the R4HL project has the power to transform youth health in Nova Scotia.

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Thanks to the combined efforts of the fundraising consortium, the R4HL project has now become a reality. With donors contributing $650,000 in private funding since the fall of 2017, and with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s commitment to matching funds, the R4HL project now has a working budget of $1.3 million, and will aim to launch in schools this coming September.

With an overall fundraising goal of $10 million over the next five years — a responsibility shared between private investors and the Public Health Agency of Canada — DMRF will continue to play an integral role in raising capital for this critical project. We thank you for your tremendous support thus far, and look forward to continuing to build a healthier future for youth across Nova Scotia.

“Our goal is to change the trajectory of health in this province, to promote better learning in school, reduce chronic disease and allow our youth to reach their full potential as healthy, productive members of society.”

– DR. SARA KIRK R4HL project co-lead; Scientific Director, Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University

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ASSETS

Current assets $592,956 $578,114

Investments, at market value $86,178,418 $84,610,559

Capital assets $137,516 $53,203

$86,908,890 $85,241,876

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

Payables and accruals $274,613 $451,279

Fund balances $86,634,277 $84,790,597

$86,908,890 $85,241,876

2018 2017

SUMMARY FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2018

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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REVENUE

Investment income $3,178,357 $10,359,249

Donations $3,959,984 $3,464,265

$7,138,341 $13,823,514

EXPENDITURES

Research $3,662,340 $2,768,176

General operating and fundraising $1,632,321 $1,365,709

$5,294,661 $4,133,885

Excess of revenue over expenditures $1,843,680 $9,689,629

Fund balance, end of year $86,634,277 $84,790,597

2018 2017

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

DONORS

Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation is pleased to recognize individual contributions of $100+. Donations listed include those received over the period April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

Abbass, Simone Abbott, Alan & ElizabethAbbott, Carl & Caroline Ackermann, Elisabeth Adamson, Barry & Margaret Affleck, Jeanie Allen, Maurice G. Allen, Ron Amero, Justine Anderson, Barbara E. Anderson, David R. Anderson, Doris M.Anderson, Peter Andrew, John & Christine Anthony, Kathryn J. Archibald, David Archibald, JaneArchibald, Lester Armour, ElizabethArmstrong, Bruce Atkinson, Joyce T. Aube, Raymond Baechler, Fred & Lynn Baird, Sheila Baker, Janet E. Banks, Diana Barbara, Lloyd & Marie Barbour, Christine Barks, Jean Bateman, Audrey E. Bath, Joanne Bauer, Robert Baxter, Joan F. Beard, Richard Beaton, Bernice Beaton, Theresa Beaver, Terry A. Bennett, Joan Doreen Bent, William & Janet J. Bethune, Peter & MargaretBiddle, Christine Billard, Hope Bishop, Allen Bishop, Susan Black, Wendy Blackadar, Deborah A.

Blackmer, Andrew J. Blair, Fred Blamire, Vivien Blanchard, Mary H. Blank, M Gerard & Sandra Bonnar, Donald A. Boone, Michael Borgal, Shirley D. Borgerson, Blair Bortolussi, Robert A. Boss, Gordon H. Boucher, Annette Boudreau, Lynn Bowers, Jennifer Bowes, Edward Bowles, Lindsay Bowlin, Alice C. Boyd, Susan L. Braden, Alex Bradley, Mary Lou Bradshaw, George A. Brand, Alexander A. Brannon, Russ & Sharon Branson, Marilyn Jean Breckenridge, W. Carl Broadbent, Roy & Sharon Brown, Douglas Brown, Joel Brown, Richard Brown, Victor & Phyllis Bruhm, Jonathan Buckley, Muriel Budovitch, Howard Bulmer, Ruth Burbridge, Garth Burhoe, Margaret Burke, Barbara Burke, Geraldine Byers, Carol O. Cabilio, Paul & Juta Cadden, Brian Cameron, Katherine J.M. Campbell, Jane Campbell, John Campbell, Lloyd Campbell, Paul & Lorraine

Cardone, Sheila A. Carlson, Charles Carmichael, Andrew & Kristen Carpenter, Leonard & Joan Carver, Daniel Casey, Margaret Chambers, Donna Charles, William H.Charlton, Patrick & Beverly Chenhall, Carolyn R.A. Chipman, Fred & Nancy Chipman, James W. Chisholm, Arthur Cianfaglione, Helen Clahane, Tove Clark, Beth Clark, David Clarke, Marion Cleather, Joan M. Clements, Clyde Clifton, Dorothy Clowater, C. Wesley Cobb, Wayne Colburne, Sara Coldwell, Kathryn E. Coleman, Amos Coleman, Lynn Colli, Brian Collins, Paul & Ruth Ann Colwell, John Comeau, Catherine E. Conklin, Tor & Sarah Conrad, Glenna P. Conrod, Paul G. Cook, Harold W. Cooper, Frances Cooper, George T. H. Corkum, Peter & Marilyn Courtney, Florence Covert, Doris M. Covert, William N. Coveyduck, Clayton & Joan Cox, Margaret G. Craig, Brian & Heather Cregan, Richard W. Cribb, Alastair & Georgie

Crozier, Robert Cruickshank, Jim & Lori Currie, Leslie G. Curry, John & Donalda P Cushing, Marjorie O. Dale, Shaun A. Darvesh, Sultan Davis, Frederick W. Davis, Gary E. Davis, Ralph DeLange, Leen Delorme, Pauline Demmings, Erin Dennis, Gay Dennis, Sarah Denovan-Wright, Eileen D’Eon, Janice Derosenroll, Antony G. Dewan, Mantosh & Anita Di Giorgio, Camillo Diamond, Henry Dickinson, Dalton & Mary Dickson, Howard & Jean Dickson, Nancy Dingle, Margaret Dobson, Starr Doman, Carol Donovan, Doran Doucet, Jean R. Doucet, Robyn Doucette, Joan Douglas, Elizabeth Downey, Stephen & Patricia Drage, Peter J. Drent, Janice E. Drysdale, Scott Dumas, Gary Duncan, Hilda I. Duncan, Roy Dymond, Victoria S. Earle, David & Glenna Eavis, Yvonne (Bonnie) Edgecombe, John A. Edwards, Alison C. Eisenhauer, Graham & Christine Ellis, Dale

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Ervin, Edna M. Farrell, Fae S. Fay, William B. Fellows, Marie Ferguson, Donald R. Ferguson, Scott & Ann Fisher, David Fisher, Lena Flemming, John Fletcher, Jennifer A. Flett, Leslie Flinn, Errol Fluhmann, Brian & Jackie Flynn, Trudy Foote, Joyce Forbes, David & Sally Foreman, Harry Forrest, Neil D. Fort, Joyce K. Foshay, Gary Michael Fountain, Fred & Elizabeth Fowler, David Fox, Casey Frager, Gerri Fraser, Bruce Fraser, Gregor Fraser, Marjorie J. Fraser, Norma J. Friskney, Karen E. Fromson, Shirley Fulton, Nina Furlotte, Marc Garant, Sandra D. Gattis, Homer & Jan Gaudet, Barbara Gesner, Garret & Deborah Gilfillan, Sharon Gillespie, Anne E. Gillham, Laura Gilliatt, Ardith Ginther, D. Glen Girouard, Terry Glennie, Raymond Andrew Goldbloom, Richard B. Goldring, Victoria Goss, Geoffrey G. Gould, Lois Gracie, Glenn

Graham, Danny Graham, Ethel Joyce Graham, InekeGraham, Norman & Dorothy Graham, William J. Graves, Gillian Gray, Jean D. Gray, Samantha Greenlaw, Jane Gregory, Mary Pearl Grossert, J. Stuart & Hilda Grout, Cameron & Marsha Guinan, Elizabeth A. Guptill, M. Elizabeth Hackett, Samuel R. Haines, Arnold S. Haliburton, Charles E. Hallett, June Hallman, Paul & Mimi Halloran, Denise Hamblin, Karen Hanssen, Cynthia Hardiman, Jean M. Harding, Roy Aubrey Harrington, Michael & Beverly Harris, Edwin C. Harris, Lawrence & Sharyn Hart, Sharon E. Hartnett, Jane Harvey, Maurice Harvey, Peter E. Hawkins, Stuart & Geneva Hay, William J Hayden, Diane Hayeems, Eran & Robin Hayman, Miriam J. Hebb, Gordon D. Hennigan, Jeananne Herman, Margaret M. Hickey, David Paul Hickman, Gordon Hicks, Graeme Higgins, Bertha G. Higgins, Eric Hill, Sheila Hill, Shirley E. Hiltz, Peter A. Hine, William F.

Hirtle, William W. Hnatyshyn, Joan Hoffman, Paul & Laura Holland, Christine Holman, Eva Marlene Holmes, Joan Marie Holt, Edward S. Hopkins, Virginia E. Hughes, Adele Hughes, Derek Hughes, Olive M. Hui, Joseph Hyson, Wayne L. Inch, Andrew Ingham, Beatrice Inkpen, Phyllis Irvine, Carol Irving, Arthur & Sandra L. Irving, Lynn Isbister, Margot Issekutz, Andrew & Marian Jackson, Carolyn James, Donald G. Jandreau, Audrey C. Jericho, Manfred & Janet Jessop, B. Lindsay John & Campbell Anne Johnson, Marie A. Johnson, Myles Johnston, Donald & Sheila Johnston, Douglas Johnston, Gerry Johnston, Lynn Jones, Phil & Marie Jones, Robert W. Kablar, Boris Kareemi, Munaa Khaliq Kaulback, Frederick (Kai) Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth Keays, Gena Keirstead, Andrew H. Keizer, Paul Kelley, R Robert Kelly, Cindy Kelly, Georgina V. Kennedy, Marion D. Kent, Gordon F. Keough, Deborah

Kern, Dorothy Kerr, Elizabeth A. Kerr, Lucille Kerr, William J. Keyston, Jacqueline Kidney, Thomas Kilcollins, Calvin King, Lloyd & Joyce Kinney, Sean Kirby, R. Lee Kirkaldy, Douglas Klassen, Gerald A. Knickle, Carolyn Kohler, Joan D. Kooka, Norma G. Kostman, Ethel Kwindt, Elizabeth Lachowiez, Diane Lacusta, O.M. Lampert, Irwin E. Landrigan, Gary Landry, Daniel A. Landry, Dennis M. J. Landymore, Kathleen Langille, Willis Langley, Jean M. Langley & LeBlanc, Joanne & John M. Lannon, S.G. Lavoie, Lawrence J. Law, Marie Lawen, Louie Lawson, Dale Layton, Norman & Mary Lazier, Catherine Leadbeater, Erna Leahey, Shelagh LeBlanc, Gabriel Leblanc, Jean Lechmann, Michel Leduc, Glen Legate, Nancy E. Leung, Patsy Lewin, Peter Lewis, Beverly C.Lewis, Stephen Lewis, Shirlean E. Lindsay, Marjorie Loebenberg, Carol L.ee

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Logan, Miranda Lovely, Frank W. Lowry, Carly Hatcher MacAulay, J. Don MacCallum, Andrew J. MacConnell, James & Dorothy MacConnell, Melvin MacDonald, AnnaMacDonald, Bob & Colleen MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, Donald E. MacDonald, Douglas MacDonald, Elmer J. MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, George MacDonald, Linda L. MacDonald, Paul G. MacDougall, Chris & Karen MacDougall, Joe MacInnis, Judy MacInnis, Paula MacIsaac, Mary M. MacIver, Donald A. MacKendrick, J. Glendon Mackenzie, Chris MacKenzie, Norman MacKenzie, Ruth MacKillop, Jack MacKinnon, Barbara A. MacKinnon, John & Karen MacLean, Alexander F. MacLean, Margaret J. MacLellan, Wayne MacLennan, Roderick J. & RobinMacLeod, Brian & Irene MacLeod, Heather L. MacLeod, Norman MacLure, Maxine M. MacMackin, Patti MacMichael, Valerie J. MacMillan, Neil D. MacMillan, Janet MacNeil, Leonard & Betty MacQuarrie, Charles, Linda & MatthewMacQuarrie, Charlotte MacRae, Peter MacVicar, Diane Magennis, Terrance

Majhail, Anjna Mann, Colin Manning, Catherine E. Manning, David Manuel, Larry Marchbank, Verna Marr, Patricia Marrie, Thomas J. Marsh, Dorothy Marshall, Jean S. Martin, Hazel Martin, Rod Martin, Sidney & Cecila Massarelli, Elizabeth Mauro, Gloria Rose Maxner, Charles E. McBride, Mollie E. McCain, Kathryn McCormick, E. M. H. McCully, Agnes McCurdy, M. Heather McDonald, Bob & Wendy McDonough, Justin & Heather McFarlane, David S. McGee, Frank McIntyre, Brenda McKay, Amy C. McKay-Frank, Ellen McKeen, Janice L. McKenna, Geraldine McKenna, Sheila McLean, Rilla McLeod, Roger McMullen, Sarah M. McNair, Richard & Alison McNeil, Donald G. McNutt, James McNutt, Ronald A. Merchant, Peter Merchant, Robert & Jane Merriam, Betty A. Messinger, Helen J. Middelveen, Tom Migas, George Mildenberger, Stephen Miller, David Miller, Robert Miller, Roy Miller, Walter

Mills, Jim Mills, Martha Mills, Nancy Lee Mingo, Donald & Aulayne Mishra, Anuradha Mitchell, Charles W. Mitchell, Janet E. Moore, Alice S. Moore, Tonia Moore, Verna M. Morris, A. C. Morris, Steven Morris, Steven Morrison, Dorothy M. Morrison, Moyra Morrison, Nancy Morrow, Ida Marita Mosher, Arthur A Moxon, Len Muir, Jamie & Mary Jean Muise, Darren Mulroy, Liam A. Munro, Glenn Murphy, Kenneth & Jean Murphy, Margaret Murphy, Nichole Murray, Anne Murray, Mary Lew Murray, T. Jock Murray Barker, Diane Naas, Angela Naas, Sally Nearing, Philip Nelson, William G. Newell, Kendall M. Newhook, Susan Nicholson, David Nicholson, Douglas Nicholson, Kevin Nickerson, Wayne Nielsen, Roy & Leona Noddin, Donna Nolan, Christopher & Geraldine Norwood, Jonathan Oland, Barbara Oliver, Helen M. O’Neill, Michelle O’Regan, Mary Orlik, Herbert

Orr, Nancy K. Osborne, George & Fauna Osborne, Joan Osborne, John & Bernadette Othen, Patricia A. Oulton, Lorna Owens, Catherine Ozere, Paulette Palmer-Mason, Beverley Palmeter, David W. Palmeter, Diane E. Panich, Evan D. Pappas, Diane Paras, Emile Pascucci, Cres Pattenden-Davison, Kimley Patterson, Helen Patterson, Sylvia Pattillo, Jim & Susan Pelletier, Monique Peppard, Ruth R. Perry, Toby & Annie Peters, Bonnie J. Pettipas, Elizabeth M. Phillips, Brian Philpott, John Phippen, Barbara Pickett, Gwynedd E. Pierce, Elizabeth Pitre, Barbara Poapst, Susan Porter, Brian W. Porter, Marion Pothier, Alayne C. Precious, Elizabeth Prescott, Tom Pridham, Andreen Prokopow, Mary Publicover, James E. Pugsley, Joan Pupek, Darryl & Kathy Purcell, Lawrence Purchase, Jocelyn E. Pye, Gary & Mary LouPyesmany, Allan Rafuse, ChrisRafuse, Paul Raine, Martin & Helen Rainville, Amanda

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Rajaraman, Sharon Rankin, Ardath L. Raymond, Andrew & Carmel Read, Catherine Reardon, Sally Redgrave, Joanne Redmond, Amy Reeder, Jacqueline Reiman, Anthony Rent, Marian E. Retson, Marion Richards, Penny Richardson, Sherry Richman-Eisenstat, Janice Riegger, Sachiko Rigby, Matthew Ripoll, Lorna Ritcey, M. Josephine Ritchie, J. William Robb, K. Ian Robert, Ginette Roberts, M. Doreen Robertson, Betty Robertson, Dean & Jennifer Robertson, Robin N. Robichaud, Paul Robinson, Jay & Anne Rod Wark & Lynn ThorntonRoger, William Rosenberg, Edwin & Victoria Rowe, Marie K. Ruedy, John Russell, Heather A. Rutherford, David A. Rutledge, Rob Ryan, Roger A. Ryer, Paul C. Sahajpal, Kant K. Salsbury, Gail Samad, Arif Sampson, Judy Sampson, Susan Sanford, Richard Sargeant, Joan Mary Saunders, Jamie W. S. Schmidt, Matthias Schneider, Jessica Schoenberg, Margaret Schrader, Jonathan

Searle, Leslie Semba, Kazue Sercombe, Heather Seth, Deepak Shakespeare, Donna A. Shaw, Allan & Leslie Shaw, Robbie & Jean Shephard, Sarah Sheppard, Beaton Sherrard, Michelle Shields, Lois Shumate, Cathy Sibley, David Sigsworth, William D. Sillers, Roy Silver, Les W. Simpson, David Simpson, Doug & Debra Sinclair, Alasdair Sinclair, John W. Single, Jean M. Skinner, William J. Slade, Geraldine A. Small, Leonard Smith, Craig Smith, Deborah Smith, Margaret E. Smith, Perry Smith, Susan E. Smith, Terry Smith, Vincent & Janet Snow, Stephanie Snow-Fitzgerald, Linda Snyder, Hilda I. Sobey-Connors, Heather Sodero, Elizabeth F. Spafford, Margot Spafford, Rhoda Layne Spatz, Josef (Jim) M. Spence-Campbell, Susan Spencer, M. Jeanne Spires, Linda E. Spracklin, Thomas Ed & Lorraine Stack, Nancy Stairs, Gail Stanish, William D. Stapleton, Andrew & Sarah Steeves, Gary & Nettie Steeves, John

Stephenson, Lawson & Marilyn Stevens, Herbert Stevens, Nancy Stevenson, Andrew Stevenson, Elbert Stewardson, Glenn Stewart, Lisa Stewart, RonaldStoffer, Peter Streeter, Bud Stuttard, Colin Stymiest, Andrew & Darlene Supple, Ernest T. Surette, Velma Sutherland, Doris Y. Sutherland, Linda M. Sweeny, Patricia A. Tait, Margaret S. Tan, Alexander Tan, Meng Taylor, Stuart Teixeira Hunt, Dina ter Borg, Marilyn (Lyn) Thompson, Nancy Thomson, Robert & Shelagh Thorkelson, James Thornton, Charles Thornton, Gloria E. Thurlow, Aimee Tingley, Sue Townsend, Peter & Elva Tregunno, Paul & Sheila Trowsse, Jil Tupper, Rhoda Turnbull, Frederick J. Turple, Garry & Madeleine Tweel, T. Daniel Umar, Imran Unia, Sumitra Upham, Jane Upham, Richard Vermeulen, Elizabeth Vessey, Ann Vessie, Nancy Wagner, Mervin & Patricia Wainwright, Isabel L. Walker, Kaye Walker, Shirley Walker-Robbins, Dorothy G.

Walls, Jane M. Walls, Myrna E. Walsh, Leo Wambolt, C. Harold Ward, Cynthia L Waterbury, David J. C. Watson, Andrew Watson, Philip S. Watt, Andrew & Joan Waye, George & Margie Weeks, Adrienne Wegger, Shirley Wellenbach, Scott Welsh, Jamie Wentzell, Dale Whalen, Robert A White, Thomas D. White, William E. Whitten, Doreen Wickwire, Eve Wieser, Linda Wilhelmy Steele, Lise S. Wilkie, Gregory Wilkinson, Chris Williams, Judith Wilson, David K Wilson, James & Marilyn Woodworth, Joan M. Woolnough, David & Lynne Wright, Leola Wright, Irene Yan Storr, Eleanor Yeates, Linda Yetter, Sharon Yoell, Barry & Elizabeth York, Dorothy Young, John & Carol Yuill, Eileen Zell, Bethany Zinck, Suzanne

COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, & GROUPS

Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation sincerely appreciates the generous support of the following organizations that gave monetary gifts, carried out fundraising events, and / or in-kind donations of $250+.

A.B.F.Connelly Orthopaedics IncorporatedAcademic Psychiatry Inc.Acadia UniversityAlzheimer Society of Nova ScotiaAqueduct FoundationAssociated Imaging Consultants IncorporatedAtlantic Business InteriorsAtlantic Emergency Medicine AssociatesBasin Contracting LimitedBenefaction FoundationBreast Cancer Action Nova ScotiaBrigadoon VillageBurgundy Asset Management Ltd.Canadahelps.orgCanadian Cancer Society - NS DivisionCanadian HelicoptersCape Breton UniversityCapServCo Limited PartnershipCarthy FoundationCBRECIBC Wood GundyCollege of Paramedics of Nova ScotiaCraigs Cause Pancreatic Cancer SocietyCresco Developments Ltd.DA Stinson FoundationDalhousie Faculty of DentistryDalhousie Medical Alumni AssociationDepartment of SurgeryDept. of Emergency MedicineDept. of PsychiatryDept. of Surgery Research and Develop.Div. of Medical EducationDouglas Legay, M.D., IncorporatedDr Steve McVicar Inc.grant Dr. A. C. Hayward Orthopaedic Surgery Inc.Dr. Andrew Lynk Pediatrics Inc.Echo FoundationEmergency Medical Care IncFVC: Professional Practice of Dr. Miriam Debly & Dr. Michael OulahenGift Funds Canada

Gordon Stirrett Wealth ManagementHeidelberg EngineeringHorizons Community Development Associates Inc.J. A. Collicutt M.D., FRCSC IncorporatedKabongo Medical Inc.Kenneth Rockwood Professional Corp. Ltd.Kwebec Chapter 27 OESLockhart FoundationLu Zhang ProfessionalMacPhee FordMedical Research Development Office, Fac. Of Med.Municipal Enterprises Ltd.Nova Scotia Health AuthorityNova Surgeons IncorporatedOffice of The Dean Of MedicinePaediatric OrthopaedicsPAL Aerospace Ltd.Peter Hooley MD Professional CorporationPictou County Prostate Cancer Support AssocPratt & Whitney Canada Inc.Principal Holdings LtdPrivate Giving FoundationProvince of Nova Scotia, Department of HealthQEII Health Sciences Centre FoundationRawdon RealtiesRBC Dominion SecuritiesRCMP Veteran’s AuxiliaryRoyal Environmental Inc.Sandy’s Fashions for MenSisters of Charity of the Immaculate ConceptionSobeys Inc.Society of Microbiology and Immunology StudentsStrategic Charitable Giving FoundationSun Life FinancialTechnology Venture CorporationThe Donald R. Sobey Family FoundationThe Prostate Cancer Fight FoundationThe Sobey FoundationTri-Star Industries Ltd.United Way of Halifax Region

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SPONSORS

ESTATE GIFTS

Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation would like to thank the following companies who sponsored the DMRF Breakthrough Breakfast, the DMRF Molly Luncheon, and our Annual DMRF Molly Launch.

Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation acknowledges those who through their estate plans were generous in their support of medical research. The following estate gifts were received during the 2017 / 2018 fiscal year.

Advocate Printing & PublishingArrivals & DeparturesBerkeley Holdings LimitedBurgundy Asset Management Ltd.Clearwater Seafoods Limited PartnershipCresco Developments Ltd.FMAVGrant Thornton

J.D. Irving Ltd.Killam Properties Inc.Lindsay Construction Ltd.Louisbourg InvestmentsMacLeod GroupMaster Packaging Inc.RCR Hospitality GroupScotiabank

ShannexStewart McKelveyTD BankThe Chronicle HeraldThe Shaw GroupThermo Fisher Scientific

Anderson, Clarence Wentworth Easterbrook, Dr. Kenneth B. Grant, Estelle V. Lane, Frederick Lannon, Stanislaus G.

MacLean, Marianne J. MacNeill, A. Gordon Mitchell, Joan Marie Nichols, Marjorie Ruth Palmer, Helen

Pottie, Maxwell E. Robertson, Marion E. Robinson, Phyllis E.W. Sawyer, William Barry Streatch, Jean R.H.

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MIKE & CATHERINE DURLAND DONATE $500,000 TO ALZHEIMER’S, IMMUNITY & INFLAMMATION RESEARCH

After meeting with Board Chair Allan Shaw and Director of Philanthropy Joanne Bath, Mike Durland learned about the cutting-edge research DMRF was helping to drive in Atlantic Canada and beyond; he was in. Joining the DMRF board in May of 2015, Mike has been an incredible advocate for medical research ever since, and an invaluable member of the DMRF community.

Volunteering his time on the board for the past three years, Mike has contributed a wealth of insight, guidance and networking opportunities to DMRF. Not only that, but in November 2016, Mike’s commitment to propelling medical research forward was further reinforced, when he and his wife Catherine donated an outstanding gift of $500,000 to the Foundation.

Allocating $250,000 of their gift toward Alzheimer’s research, Mike and Catherine’s support continues to drive the groundbreaking research of Dr. Sultan Darvesh at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine. Passionately pursuing the work that could one day find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Darvesh recently made a crucial breakthrough that could see us making accurate diagnoses of the disease in living patients very soon. At present, doctors can’t be certain that a patient has Alzhiemer’s disease as opposed to another type of dementia until an autopsy is performed, making the study of treatment effectiveness and curative potential very difficult.

Mike D

urland – DM

RF Board Mem

ber & Donor

For Mike, whose father was diagnosed with dementia four years ago, Dr. Darvesh’s work hits very close to home. Together, Mike and Catherine are hopeful their support will help other families avoid the devastation they have faced as a result of dementia, through further advancements in this area of research.

In addition to Alzheimer’s research, Mike and Catherine’s gift has also supported the work of Dr. Jean Marshall, along with graduate students at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine. With a focus on harnessing mast cells to regulate inflammation and immunity in humans, Dr. Marshall’s pioneering work has demonstrated the potential to prevent everything from food allergies to certain cancers, and to manipulate immune system responses to promote healing. Along with collaborators in Canada, Finland and the United States, Dr. Marhsall’s recent work has focused on the role of immune

responses in dictating why some people are able to recover following a heart attack, or respond well to treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, while others are not. This knowledge could mean the difference between recovery or relapse for a range of conditions, and the development of novel, life-saving treatments.

“We’re proud to know that the beneficiaries of this funding will be given the opportunity to advance their exceptional research, and that they will have the financial wherewithal to complete their piece of the bigger health care puzzle,” says Mike.

Thanks to Mike’s dedication on the DMRF Board, and Catherine and his remarkable gift, we can continue to move closer to a reality of effective prevention, detection and treatment for some of the most threatening diseases around the world.

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“Illness affects all of us – families, friends and others – and it’s very apparent to us that health is a really important part of the human condition. I can’t think of a more meaningful place to allocate our support.”

– MIKE DURLAND DMRF Donor & Board Member

Dr. Jean Marshall – Professor, Department of Microbiology

& Immunology, Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine

DALHOUSIE RESEARCHERS AWARDED $7.7 MILLION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH IN CIHR COMPETITION

As Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants prestigious funding to top research projects across the country every year.

In the latest 2018 CIHR competition, Dalhousie researchers were recently awarded a remarkable total of 11 grants, representing a combined value of $7.7 million. This marks the region’s highest level of achievement in several years, complete with top-rankings and an overall success rate above the national average.

“Each CIHR committee reviews 50 to 60 applications and funds only 7 or 8, so ranking at the top of a field is a clear indication of exceptional quality,” says Dr. Roger McLeod, Associate Dean of Research at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine.

When it comes to applying for highly competitive funding like that available through the CIHR, preparation can be just as important as the research potential and progress itself. Often, demonstrating private sector support can play a large role in this process, putting researchers in a position of strength when they go to apply.

“DMRF, for example, has helped our researchers build their research programs from the ground up,” says Dr. McLeod. “This kind of support is not only critical in helping to secure grant funding, but also in helping researchers to better leverage this funding and carry their research forward in a much more meaningful way.”

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Thanks in part to private gifts from DMRF donors, this year’s CIHR winners at Dalhousie and its affiliated teaching hospitals can pursue research that will improve human health around the world, with enough resources behind them in order to do so.

THE 11 RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR’S $7.7 MILLION IN CIHR RESEARCH GRANTS ARE:

• Graham Dellaire, Pathology, $1,063,350 to explore small molecules, enhanced gene editing and DNA repair strategies in the treatment of cancer.

• Xianping Dong, Physiology & Biophysics, $634,950 to uncover mechanisms and treatment strategies for overcoming bacterial infections.

• Matthew Herder, Health Law Institute, $489,600 to push the boundaries of transparency in pharmaceutical research (1st in committee).

• Susan Howlett, Pharmacology, $784,125 to learn how low testosterone levels effect cardiac structure and function in aging men and  women (1st in committee).

• Angelo Lulianella, Medical Neuroscience, $753,525 to reveal the underpinnings of neurodevelopmental disorders and chart new pathways for effectively treating them.

• Petra Kienesberger, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, $685,315 to shed light on the mechanisms of obesity and diabetes-related heart disease, with an eye to finding better ways of treating and preventing this prevalent condition.

• Andrew Makrigiannis, Microbiology & Immunology, $680,850 to pioneer a new field in immunology that could lead to novel cancer vaccines and therapies to prevent the recurrence of a dormant cancer.

• Kirill Rosen, Pediatrics and Biology & Molecular Biology, $684,675 to uncover a previously unknown breast cancer mechanism and help doctors decide which patients can benefit from drugs that block ErbB2, a protein that drives tumour growth in some kinds of breast cancer.

• Kenneth Rockwood, Medicine, $466,652 to determine how frailty influences the risk and expression of dementia in Alzheimer disease (1st in committee).

• John Sapp, Medicine, $979,200, to compare the effectiveness of medication versus cardiac ablation in the treatment of the dangerous arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia.

• Phil Tibbo, Psychiatry, $493,425 to study the effect of cannabis use on the structure of the brain’s white matter, and disease outcomes, in early-phase psychosis.

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MOLLY UPDATE

The DMRF Molly Appeal is an annual fundraising campaign that supports various medical research initiatives. Beginning in 1980 after a local woman named Molly Moore donated a $5 bill to medical research, the campaign is based on Molly’s belief that if we all give even a small amount, together we can make a big difference.

This year, in support of cancer research, we’re pleased to share that the Molly Appeal raised a total of $330,000, with contributions from 3,000 individual donors in the community. These outstanding contributions allow researchers the critical ability to focus on emerging priorities with adequate support, and to improve research capacity across multiple disciplines through the ability to invest in vital lab equipment, software and talent.

Proceeds from this year’s Molly Appeal purchased the Fluidigm C1 System – a powerful piece of equipment that is essential to providing patients with precision cancer care. It’s so advanced, it can analyze a single tumour cell. To compliment this state-of-the-art technology, this year’s donations will also support the hiring of a manager for the largest cancer tumour bank in Canada located in Halifax, to further develop precision medicine tailored to the specific cancer profiles of individual patients. Personalized treatment based on a patient’s own unique needs is the future of health care.

“Every person’s cancer is unique, like their fingerprints,” says Dr. Paola Marignani, a cancer researcher and professor in Dalhousie’s Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. “Even when two people have what seems to be the same kind of cancer, they don’t necessarily respond the same way to treatment. We need to dig deeper, to the genetic and molecular roots of each individual’s cancer, to find a way to stop it.”

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Dr. Paola Marignani – Principal Investigator, DM

RF 2017 / 2018

Molly Appeal for Cancer Research, Professor, Dept. Biochem

istry &

Molecular Biology, Dept. of Pathology Dalhousie’s Faculty of M

edicine

According to the latest statistics, cancer claims the lives of nearly 80,000 people in Canada each year, and here in the Maritimes, we have the highest cancer rates in the country. That’s why campaigns like DMRF’s Molly Appeal for Cancer Research are so important.

Though Molly herself passed away in 1998, she would be proud to see that her legacy lives on through the Molly Appeal. Thanks to her, Maritimers from every walk of life take pride in contributing to lifesaving research at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine every year. To date, the Molly Appeal has raised over $6 million for critical research initiatives.

“Many of our very loyal donors come through the Molly Appeal, staying with us for years. What’s really special about the campaign is that it allows anyone in the community to participate, no matter the size of the donation, and to feel good about helping to make a difference in people’s lives.”

– BRIAN THOMPSON CEO, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation

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RIM PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERT TRAINING TO DALHOUSIE MEDICAL STUDENTS

The first of its kind in Canada, RIM is a mandatory program that introduces Dalhousie Medical School students to research from the start of their medical training. From first year on, it fosters their research and critical thinking abilities as they complete independent research projects. By the time they receive their MD degrees, Dalhousie medical graduates have a thorough understanding of the vital role that research plays in today’s healthcare system. 

Helping RIM students to pursue research projects on top of their regular medical school studies, DMRF’s support is absolutely essential to the success of this cutting-edge program. This year, we’re pleased to report that DMRF donors supplied a total of $210,000 in funding to RIM students, with each DMRF studentship providing a $5,000 stipend per student.

“The RIM program gives us the unique opportunity to develop research skills early on, and supports our development as learners, problem solvers and communicators in a way that no other medical school program does in Canada,” says Brianne Robinson, currently in her second year of study. “Our experience in this program means that we have an incredible advantage over our peers from other medical schools, who do not have these mentored research opportunities.”

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Brianne Robinson – DMRF Cresco RIM

Studentship

2nd Year Student, Dalhousie Medical School

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As the recipient of a DMRF studentship provided by Cresco, Brianne is currently researching the role of paramedics in palliative care, and how this role might be expanded in future to better serve patients. Presenting her work at conferences such as the National Association of EMS Physicians in San Diego, Brianne has already turned heads within the medical field at a very early stage in her career, while benefiting from opportunities to engage with experts in emergency care across North America.

Like many students, Brianne notes that she would not have the financial means to carry out her RIM research project on her own, without support from DMRF donors like Cresco. “The DMRF studentship helps to alleviate part of the financial burden associated with medical school, allowing me to focus on the research that can help to develop my future career as a medical professional.”

Thanks to the support of DMRF donors, Dalhousie’s RIM program is thriving. That means continuing to expertly train the next generation of medical professionals here in the Maritimes, and better health care for all of us.

DMRF BREAKTHROUGH BREAKFAST: EGGS, WITH A SIDE OF HOPE!

On November 15, 2017, hundreds of guests gathered to partake in DMRF’s second annual Breakthrough Breakfast, an event created to recognize the important relationship that exists between donors and researchers. Here, we celebrated the Lindsay family and their generous gift to Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, in support of critical mental health research.

Though she is managing well today, Lindsay family member Deborah Rotta-Loria’s rapidly cycling bipolar disorder was misdiagnosed for an agonizing period of 17 years. Understanding first hand that early diagnosis of mental illness can lead to proper treatment and better quality of life for patients and families, the Lindsay’s $500,000 gift will provide seed funding to support a Chair in Mood Disorders at Dalhousie University, focused on bipolar disorder.  

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“Mental illness doesn’t just impact individuals; it impacts whole families and communities. This research is incredibly important to curb its devastating affects, and to improve quality of life, for us all.”

– DEBORAH ROTTA-LORIA Lindsay family member

When speaking of her family’s gift at the event, Deborah shared her personal experiences living with mental illness, while emphasizing how it can impact families for generations:

“I am a mother of two and a grandmother of two. One of my children has struggled with depression and I will follow the development of my grandchildren as mental illness is prevalent in my family. What we want to see, for our family and others, is a medical system that can identify and intervene with mental illness at the first signs of symptoms, so we can manage disorders with proper treatment and introduce effective coping skills at the earliest possible stage.”

In recognition of the Lindsay family’s remarkable gift, and thanks to funds raised through the Breakthrough Breakfast, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation has created the DMRF Lindsay Graduate Studentship in Severe Mental Illness Research.  In addition to the Chair in Mood Disorders, the Studentship will enable research that will help support early diagnosis and intervention in mental illness.

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SAVE THE DATE

DMRF’s 3rd Annual Breakthrough Breakfast!Hosted by Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2018Cunard Centre, Halifax | 7:30 – 9:30 am

Join us again, as we offer eggs, with a side of hope, in celebration of world-class medical research and those who support this critical work.

Stay tuned for more information!

(L – R): Dr. D

avid Anderson, Janet M

acMillan, John Lindsay Jr.,

Marjorie Lindsay, Deborah Rotta

-Loria, Nicolas Rotta

-Loria, Brian Thompson

AWARDS: RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING

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The generosity of our donors allows DMRF to proudly support a variety of grants and awards programs that bolster local medical research outcomes at Dalhousie’s Faculties of Medicine and Health. Capital equipment grants, scholarships, fellowships, studentships, research chairs, and recognition awards allow us to attract and retain world-class talent, foster crucial collaborative partnerships and purchase vital equipment and resources. Every dollar makes a significant impact, building medical expertise and scientific knowledge that is responsible for changing the face of healthcare as we know it. Philanthropy sustains medical research. We thank you.

$3,662,341TOTAL

Molly Appeal Grant Funding

$315,000

CapitalEquipment

$101,500

ResearchChairs

$264,500

ResearchFellowships

$115,000

Prizes, Awards, & Sponsorships

$166,800

Multi-disciplinary Research Grants

$2,062,541 Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research

Institute

$387,000

Studentships & Graduate

Studentships

$250,000

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Here is the future of stroke recovery.

The world’s first video game was invented by William Higinbothom, a physicist from Bridgeport, Connecticut – laying the groundwork for a 91.5 billion dollar industry. Little did Higinbothom know, back then, that video games would one day be used to help stroke patients retrain their brain. And yet, Dr. Gail Eskes and her team are doing just that – spending countless days, nights, weeks, and years making the seemingly impossible, quite probable.

This study, and others like it, are proudly supported by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation.

watch the video at DMRF.ca/future

Here is thefuture of mental healthresearch.

When Leslie Scott invented Jenga, in Ghana, West Africa, she thought she was just inventing a simple game that her family could enjoy around the kitchen table. Little did she know, that some fourty-five years later in Halifax, Nova Scotia – Dr. Rudolf Uher would find a way to make this little piece of child’s play, a very realbuilding block for mental health research.

This study, and others like it, are proudly supported by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation.

watch the video at DMRF.ca/future

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