The following research projects have been recommended for funding by CPRF's Professional Advisory Board and Approved by the Board of Directors RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Dr. Fang Liu, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "Ligand-gated GABA-A and Dopamine D5 receptor Protein-Protein Interaction in Post-Modern Schizophrenic Brain"

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Dr. Glenda Marlene MacQueen, McMaster University "Mechanisms of Visual Selective Attention Deficits in Depression "

Imasco limited, John Deere Foundation of Canada Dr. Lesley A. McKarney, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "Expression of D2 Receptors in D1 Neurons as a Model for Dopamine Hyperactivity and Psychosis"

Royal bank of Canada Award Dr. Susan E. Rotzinger, University of Alberta "The Effects of Lithium on the Phosphoinositol Cycle in Bipolar Patients"

CIBC Group pf Companies Award Dr. Albert H.C. Wong, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "In Vivo Gene Transfer of Dopamine Receptor Gene Using a Recombinant Adenoviral Vector Behavioural and Pharmacological Modulation"

Royal Bank of Canada Award (Mery Early Fellow supported by the McColl-Early Foundation) Dr. Jiahui Wong, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "A Randomized Double Blind Trial of Raloxifene as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Psychosis in Women" RESEARCH GRANTS

CIBC Group pf Companies Award Dr. Janice Braun, University of Calgary "The Mechanisms of Presynaptic Dopamine Modulation of Synaptic Function"

Birks Family Foundation Dr. Nick Coupland, University of Alberta "In Vivo Measurement of Brain Gaba in Depression "

The Edper Group Foundation, Inco Limited, Cara Operations Limited Dr. Gary Hasey, McMaster University "rTMS As an Adjunct to Antidepressant Treatment for Unipolar Depression"

Dr. Jun-Feng Wang, McMaster University "Structure and Brain Regional Distribution of Mood Stabilizer Regulared Genes"