Rustum Karanjia
CDHF Awards Encourage Innovation and Improve the Lives of Canadians
"Research encourages development and innovation," says Rustum Karanjia, a medical student /post-doctoral fellow at Queen's University. "Funding research that helps us understand and treat digestive diseases is an important step for improving the lives of Canadians."
Dr. Karanjia's research, which has now been published and presented at international meetings, forms part of the basic understanding of how neurons work, which is the first step to understanding how things may be changed in people suffer from diseases like IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) or IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). The process of pain in these diseases is poorly understood. Understanding basic mechanisms has important implications for the treatment of digestive diseases as well as other diseases of the nervous system.
Rustum points out that the CDHF / CIHR scholarship was important to him for a variety of reasons. First, because finding funding as a graduate student is difficult; next, because recognition of the research made possible because of the scholarship provided him with a sense of pride and encouraged him to continue his work; and, perhaps most importantly, because the scholarship asserted that funding was available for basic science research in Canada, something Dr. Karanjia believes is being lost in the drive for outcomes research.
Digestive diseases represent a significant burden on the people and economy of Canada. Funding for ongoing research, like that being done by Rustum Karanjia, has important implications for the health of Canadians and the economic health of our country. CDHF is proud to encourage innovation by supporting Canada's researchers.
Learn more about CDHF researchers:
Gaisano, Herbert Jones, Kyra Karanjia, Rustum Kim, Connie Mulder, Daniel Reed, David Rowland, Katherine Samarakoon, Asanga Shapero, Ted Strauss, Jaclyn Van Der Kraak, Lauren Vergnolle, Nathalie
Gaisano, Herbert Jones, Kyra Karanjia, Rustum Kim, Connie Mulder, Daniel Reed, David Rowland, Katherine Samarakoon, Asanga Shapero, Ted Strauss, Jaclyn Van Der Kraak, Lauren Vergnolle, Nathalie
Important: This information should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your physician.