Congratulations to the SickKids-CIHR IHDCYH New Investigator Grants in Child and Youth Health (2025) recipients

The SickKids Foundation-CIHR-IHDCYH New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health program seeks to strengthen Canada's capacity and knowledge to respond to children's health challenges and needs. The grants are jointly sponsored by the SickKids Foundation and the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH). New investigators (also referred to by CIHR as early career researchers) may obtain up to three years' support for research in biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, population and public health sectors that has the potential for significant impact on children's health outcomes.

CIHR-IHDCYH is pleased to announce the recipients of the SickKids-CIHR-IHDCYH New Investigator Grants in Child and Youth Health (2025):

  • Tieghan Killackey, University Health Network (Toronto)
    iCanCope CardioVascular Surgery (iCC CVS): Co-design and evaluation of a smartphone-based self-management program for youth undergoing cardiovascular surgery
    Approved funding: $299,957 over 3 years
  • Anna MacKinnon, Université de Montréal
    Exploring epigenetic and neural mechanisms underlying development in children born during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Approved funding: $300,000 over 3 years
  • Mauro S Silva, Université Laval
    Investigating the Amygdala's Kiss: How Early-Life Obesity Shapes Pubertal Development
    Approved funding: $300,000 over 3 years
  • Tamara L Taillieu, University of Manitoba
    A population-based cohort study on adolescent substance use: Adverse childhood experiences, protective factors, and longer-term health and social outcomes
    Approved funding: $300,000 over 3 years
  • Brett J Trost, Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
    Combining genome and transcriptome sequencing data to better understand the genetic etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Approved funding: $197,307 over 3 years
  • Danielle Whittier, University of Calgary
    Investigating the impact of childhood obesity on fracture risk and healing using advanced medical imaging
    Approved funding: $299,226 over 3 years
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