{"id":24594,"date":"2020-09-15T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/news\/presentation-de-nos-boursiers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:31:00","slug":"presentations-of-our-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/news\/presentations-of-our-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Video presentations of our 2019 and 2020 scholarship recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Diabetes Qu\u00e9bec is committed to advancing diabetes research. Here is a presentation of some of the recipients of the 2019 and 2020 scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fostering research is one of the four pillars of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes-quebec\/about-us\/our-mission\/\">Diabetes Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s mission<\/a>. That is why the scholarship and research grants program was established more than 25 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to donations, <strong>Diabetes Qu\u00e9bec is able to award some $300,000 annually <\/strong>to Quebec students and researchers conducting research on diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rigorous selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholarship and research grant recipients are rigorously selected by an external committee of experts, chaired by <a href=\"https:\/\/microbiologie.umontreal.ca\/recherche\/professeurs-chercheurs\/sylvie-lesage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Sylvie Lesage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about the fascinating research projects by watching our videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tXqg9mHYvVY&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this short video<\/a>, Dr. Lesage presents some of the scholarship recipients from the 2019 and 2020 scholarship competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the following videos in which each recipient briefly presents their research project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=raEjHSSHoFE&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippe St-Martin<\/a>: comparing the effect of a training program for women with and without diabetes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bwohKfVSJo4&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ainhoa Olazabal<\/a>: studying a cell marker that when blocked could delay the onset of type 1 diabetes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XOjU7Dgg2jw&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ina Maltais<\/a>: studying a blood marker correlated with visceral fat;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7SO_0mX2Y7s&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Paquin<\/a>: studying the effect of physical activity on insulin sensitivity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DH5mfmA1szQ&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danie Majeur<\/a>: studying a defect in appetite control in the brain that could potentially be involved in obesity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u5tDV8anmeg&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria Galipeau<\/a>: studying the role of a family of proteins in an attempt to restore the function of the pancreatic cells responsible for insulin secretion;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdhxxpMryIA&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laurence Proulx<\/a>: participation in a registry of complications associated with type 1 diabetes in youth with this condition;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WkN927BVqZU&amp;t=10s&amp;ab_channel=Diab%C3%A8teQu%C3%A9bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jean-Christophe Lagac\u00e9<\/a>: studying the relationship between muscle mass and insulin sensitivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a>See the list of all the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Laureats_2019_Bourses_Subventions_recherche-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 recipients<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Liste_des_laureats_Web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 recipients<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contribute to the advancement of research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your generosity can help us pursue our mission, which is at the heart of all our actions. Contribute to the global effort to advance diabetes research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes-quebec\/donations\/cash-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetes Qu\u00e9bec is committed to advancing diabetes research. Here is a presentation of some of the recipients of the 2019 and 2020 scholarships. Fostering research is one of the four pillars of Diabetes Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s mission. That is why the scholarship and research grants program was established more than 25 years ago. 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