Understanding how blood vessels, the heart and inflammation processes function in healthy people and in subjects with heart disease: this research will lead to increased insight into the pathways that regulate the cardiovascular system and to potential new strategies for treating heart disease.
The study of Natural Killer (NK) cells in the development of diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension: this research could lead to the creation of new immune-based treatments that could reverse changes made in a person’s lungs.
Developing new ways to diagnose and treat chronic pelvic pain and inflammation, restoring quality of life to millions of Canadians who currently suffer from this painful condition, and ensuring health dollars are spent wisely when treating this problem.
