Results – 2025 Catalyst Grant: Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study in Aging (CLSA) Data
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are pleased to share the funding decision for the 2025 Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data.
This Funding Opportunity (FO) was launched, under the leadership of the CIHR Institutes of Aging (IA) and Population and Public Health (IPPH), to raise awareness around the availability of CLSA data as new data releases are completed, as well as to catalyze and support the research of Canadian researchers using available CLSA data across all four health research themes.
With the support of our partners, a total of 30 projects (outlined below) were funded for a total investment of over $2.1M.
We thank all partners:
The CIHR Institutes of Cancer Research (ICR), Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR), Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA), Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD), Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA); and in partnership with the CIHR Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (BHCIA) Research Initiative and the Quebec Network for Research on Aging (RQRV).
Notice: The information is provided in the language in which it was submitted by the recipient.
IA Mandate – Grantees
Alexandra Papaioannou,
McMaster University, Ontario
"How psychosocial factors shape osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment in older adults with cognitive impairment: A Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) study"
IA Early Career Researcher (co-funded by IA and ICR) – Grantee
Jessica Wong,
Western University, Ontario
"Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity"
IA Early Career Researcher (co-funded by IA and INMD) – Grantee
Yohann M Chiu,
Université de Sherbrooke, Québec
"Can we classify natural health products and evaluate their impacts on health? A CLSA study using machine learning"
BHCIA Research Initiative (funded by IA) – Grantees
Gillian Einstein,
University of Toronto, Ontario
"Women's Brain Health and Cognitive Aging: The effects of Intimate Partner Violence on neuroinflammation, sleep, and cardiovascular disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging"
Pablo Galvez-Hernandez,
University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario
"Patterns of Social Connection and Their Role in Early Cognitive Decline Across Aging Stages: A Clustering Analysis Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging"
Angela Roberts,
Western University, Ontario
"Characterizing Cognitive Resilience in Canadians Aged 80 and Over: An Analysis of the CLSA Cohort"
Vanessa Taler,
University of Ottawa, Ontario
"Trajectories of Cognitive Function and Dementia Risk in Relation to Age at Menopause and Hormone Therapy Use"
Healthy Aging and Functional Ability in Aging (funded by IA) – Grantees
Cynthia M Balion,
McMaster University, Ontario
"Establishing Normative Aging Trajectories in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)"
Hao Luo,
University of Waterloo, Ontario
"Enhancing the utility of CLSA cognitive measures: Handling non-ignorable missing data for more accurate inferences"
IPPH Mandate – Grantees
Andrea Gonzalez,
Research McMaster University, Ontario
"Cumulative exposure to adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse and its impact on healthy aging: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging"
Meghan H McDonough,
University of Calgary, Alberta
"Latent Profiles of Social Support as Predictors of Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Person-Centered Approach using evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging"
Arne Stinchcombe,
University of Ottawa, Ontario
"Who Counts in Aging? Confronting Equity Gaps in the CLSA to Advance Inclusive Aging Science"
IPPH Early Career Researcher – Grantees
Amy T Hsu,
Bruyère Health Research Institute, Ontario
"Predicting changes in driving patterns of older adults to improve assessment of road safety and driving risk"
Elizabeth M King,
University of British Columbia, British Columbia
"How Sociostructural Factors Shape the Comorbidity Gap for Women with HIV"
IMHA Mandate – Grantees
Pascaline Kengne Talla,
McGill University, Québec
"Santé buccodentaire et équité en santé chez les personnes aînées au Canada : une approche intersectionnelle des données de l'étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ELCV)"
Margaret McKinnon,
McMaster University, Ontario
"A Lifetime of Service: A Comparison of Canadian Veteran and Civilian Health Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)"
IMHA Early Career Researcher – Grantee
Anil Menon,
University of Manitoba, Manitoba
"Oral Health and Frailty in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of CLSA Data"
INMD Mandate – Grantees
Hailey R Banack,
University of Toronto, Ontario
"Use (or misuse?) of GLP-1 medications in older adults with diabetes: Examining CLSA linked health administrative data"
Ellen Freeman,
University of Ottawa, Ontario
"Retinal vessel traits as biomarkers for systemic small vessel disease: Are they valid surrogate outcomes?"
Olga Theou,
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
"The interaction between chronic disease and longitudinal changes in frailty and their associations with healthcare utilization in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Agi"
RQRV Top-Up Funding – Simon Duchesne, Université Laval, Québec
"Leveraging CLSA Data Through Mechanistic Modeling of Contextualized Brain Health Trajectories"
INMHA Mandate – Grantees
Ari Cuperfain,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario
"Associations Between Patterns of Alcohol Use and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging"
Jessica K Dennis,
University of British Columbia, British Columbia
"Cross-cohort harmonization to characterize sex differences in the effect of APOE on lipid profiles and dementia symptom trajectories across the life course"
Aravind Ganesh,
University of Calgary, Alberta
"Characterizing and mitigating missingness in cognitive outcomes in longitudinal studies - A CLSA analysis"
Theone Paterson,
University of Victoria, British Columbia
"Modelling the Impacts of Life Course Enrichment and Depletion Factors on Cognitive Aging and Brain Health Trajectories using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data"
Christina M Wolfson,
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Québec
"Mapping Neurological Conditions in Canada: Leveraging A Decade of CLSA Data"
Co-funded by IA and ICRH – Grantees
Anthony Perruccio,
University Health Network, Ontario
"The perils of [relative] youth: age, osteoarthritis and the risk of cardiovascular disease"
Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon,
University of Ottawa, Ontario
"Combined use of mendelian randomization and genetic confounding analysis to shed light on the causal relationship between retinal vessel traits and intraocular pressure"
Co-funded by IA and IPPH – Grantee
Claire De Oliveira,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario
"Estimating the economic burden of loneliness among older adults in Ontario, Canada"
Co-funded by IPPH and IHSPR – Grantee
Nicholas Bansback,
University of British Columbia, British Columbia
"Understanding Home Care Pathways and Their Impact on Senior's Health Outcomes"
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