Gail Thornton, University of Alberta

Latest funding

Mechanics of Damage in Biological Soft Tissues
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Damage Mechanics and Mechanisms in Ligament and Tendon
CIHR · 2008 · Nominated PI
$73,019

All 2 grants and awards

Mechanics of Damage in Biological Soft Tissues

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thornton, Gail

$156,000

Damage Mechanics and Mechanisms in Ligament and Tendon

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant - PA: Musculoskeletal Health, Arthritis, Skin and Oral Health

Principal investigators: Thornton, Gail M

Keywords: Collagen; Damage; Injury; Ligament; Proteoglycan; Tendon

$73,019

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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