Translational Research Project Support
We had a great experience collaborating with the translational research program, the students were presented with a task that the members of our group had not attempted before and they met the challenge, leaving a lasting contribution to our research group.Dr. Wilder Scott
Apply to receive free support for your Translational Research Project. Deadline November 18, 2025
Do you have a research project with Translational potential? Do you want to see a project have a positive impact on health, medicine, and care but need some support?
Clinical, basic, and translational researchers across Temerty Medicine are invited to submit research-based project ideas (with Translational potential) for translational support by Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
The benefits include:
- Having a student focussed on translational research support and move forward your project by conducting research and helping advance your ideas.
- Low commitment needed from you: the form is straightforward, and your time commitment will include an initial meeting in January, and then meetings on an as-needed basis (anticipated to be bi-weekly or monthly). The students will have additional project support from the course instructor.
- You get to support a small group of students and enrich their educational/research experience.
- There is no cost to the PI or lab for participation.
It will run from January 2026 until April 2026 and final projects will be presented on April 14, 2026.
Contact Janine Noorloos if you have any questions.
What kind of projects are we looking for?
We are looking for a broad spectrum of projects. They just need to be:
- In the translational space, from bench to bedside.
- Feasible to complete within the time frame (4 months).
- Of educational benefit to the student.
Example projects
Below are projects previously completed as part of this initiative.
| Project title | Supervisor | TRP students |
|---|---|---|
| Tendon tissues from bedside to bench | Dr. Scott, Sunnybrook | Dan Ambrochi, Angelina Da Silva |
| Effects of antipsychotics on brain insulin action in females: a placebo-controlled, crossover multi-modal neuroimaging study | Dr. Agarwal/Nicolette, CAMH | Amanda De Guzman, Kasthuri Theivendirarajah, Katarina Sinilaite |
| AquaReBal – water-based reactive balance training for older adults | Dr. Ogonowska-Slodownik, UHN | Karina Pacholczyk, Shanuga Thavarajah |
| Needs assessment of radiation technologist training for the orthopaedic operating room | Dr. Kalun, Sunnybrook | Kareem Draz, Pardaman Setia, Jodie Lin |
| Improving client transition from Early Psychosis Intervention Services: Development of an evidence-based transition protocol and tools | Dr. Durbin, CAMH |
Abigail Mathews, Fardin Islam, Sheryl Ordonez |
| Mobilizing Medical Humanities and Arts-Based Research: A Clinic-Classroom-Community Knowledge Translation Project | Dr. Berkhout, UHN | Ayyah Elayan, Muhammad Ansar, Tala Alrashid |
| Creating a patient and care team facing report for measures obtained from wearable devices | Dr. Neufeld, CAMH | Jessica Schnarr, Emili Duni, Muhammad Asif |
| Systematic Search for Serum and Plasma Bone Biomarkers in Humans and Animal Models with Spinal Cord Injury: Knowledge dissemination | Dr. Tsang UHN | Sarah Li, Ally Suarez, Rukana Ragutharan |
| Landseed: Dementia Villages | Dr. Mirza, LandSeed | Amanda Sunderdas, Mansimran Kaur |
How to take part
You are invited to submit research-based project ideas (with Translational potential) for translational support by Tuesday, November 18, 2025. After you complete the form, someone will connect with you so we can learn more.
We will then review, assess, and work with you to create a project plan with useful deliverables. Examples could include needs assessments, strategy plans, regularity work and identification, commercialization strategy and analysis, and more!
If you have any questions, please contact Janine Noorloos (janine.noorloos@utoronto.ca).
Quotes from previous collaborators
Want to know why you should submit a project? Hear from previous researchers who have taken part.
“Mentoring in the Translational Research Program last year was incredibly rewarding. It was inspiring to support emerging researchers and see their ideas grow through collaboration and guidance” - Dr. Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik
"Mentoring students through the Translational Research Program was a rewarding and collaborative experience. Together, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the interaction between cognition and metabolic health in mood disorders, laying important groundwork for future clinical studies in an area of significant unmet need.” - Dr. Nicolette Stogios
“Working with the student team from the TRP was mutually beneficial. We were able to orient them to an important area of clinical care; they quickly absorbed the content and prepared KT products that were right on target and advanced our work. Even better, they were a pleasure to work with.” – Dr. Janet Durbin
"It was so invigorating to be a part of the translational research program as a supervisor. It was a chance to see my research with fresh eyes and to think with a group of dedicated trainees about how we might make a bigger impact with it in the world. The students brought an incredible about of energy, enthusiasm and skill to the work together and it was invaluable to have them collaborate on ways to develop our work further". – Dr. Suze Berkhout
"What I found particularly valuable about the experience was that the students applied frameworks to help translate their findings into recommendations for practice, some of which we are currently using. I’m not well versed in knowledge translation frameworks, so this was a very helpful contribution to our project". – Dr. Portia Kalun
Learn about the projects our students have worked on
What course is this is related to?
Students in the Translational Research Program take LMP2300: Foundations in Translational Research throughout the first year of the program. Case studies are used as a tool for students to work in teams and learn about the translational research process. Throughout the first term, students are given case studies based on real happenings, but are theoretical. For the second term, students can learn from projects that are current and occurring within the LMP faculty and community.
With this we are asking for projects which could benefit from translational research support.
The TRP could benefit YOU!
The TRP is a flexible two-year masters program where you as an academic and/or clinician can learn how to innovate in your workplace and develop skills you can implement in your work immediately. Bring your research and knowledge to the bedside and help improve healthcare by putting patients at the center.