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Douglas Fraser

ResearcherBiochemistryWestern University

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Douglas Fraser

Researcher

Biochemistry

Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Cell Biology Mechanisms Disease Drivers And Therapeutic Targets Human Sepsis Patient Blood Cells Inflammatory Disease Nf-Kappab Signalling Pin1 Sepsis Sepsis Cell Models And Genetically-Modified Animal Models

Latest papers

Safe system approach to preventing cyclist fatalities: safety by design for urban and rural environments.
Injury epidemiology · 2025
Longitudinal changes of brain microstructure and function in nonconcussed female rugby players.
Neurology · 2020
Improving remote lifestyle intervention studies in children: Participant and caregiver feedback of the smart heart study.
Patient education and counseling · 2020

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,063,350
Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 9 grants and awards

11 publications.

Safe system approach to preventing cyclist fatalities: safety by design for urban and rural environments.

Charyk Stewart T, Pellar A, Halari M, McClafferty K, Verville P, Pickup M, Fraser D, Gilliland J, Shkrum M

Injury epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00621-w PMID: 41137112

Longitudinal changes of brain microstructure and function in nonconcussed female rugby players.

Manning KY, Brooks JS, Dickey JP, Harriss A, Fischer L, Jevremovic T, Blackney K, Barreira C, Brown A, Bartha R, Doherty T, Fraser D, Holmes J, Dekaban GA, Menon RS

Neurology2020

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009821 PMID: 32554762

Improving remote lifestyle intervention studies in children: Participant and caregiver feedback of the smart heart study.

Rombeek M, De Jesus S, Prapavessis H, Dempsey AA, Fraser D, Welisch E, Altamirano-Diaz L, Norozi K

Patient education and counseling2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.016 PMID: 32089389

Priority Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Patient and Parent Perspective

Fayed N, Cameron S, Fraser D, Cameron JI, Al-Harbi S, Simpson R, Wakim M, Chiu L, Choong K

American Journal of Critical Care202033 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2020188 PMID: W3081618349

Functional Recovery in Critically Ill Children, the “WeeCover” Multicenter Study

Choong K, Fraser D, Al-Harbi S, Borham A, Cameron J, Cameron S, Cheng J, Clark H, Doherty T, Fayed N

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine2018126 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001421

Remote Lifestyle Counseling Influences Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Youth with Overweight or Obesity and Congenital Heart Disease.

Altamirano-Diaz L, Rombeek M, De Jesus S, Welisch E, Prapavessis H, Dempsey AA, Fraser D, Miller MR, Norozi K

Frontiers in pediatrics2017

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00269 PMID: 29326907

Brain biomarkers and pre-injury cognition are associated with long-term cognitive outcome in children with traumatic brain injury

Wilkinson AA, Dennis M, Simic N, Taylor MJ, Morgan BR, Frndova H, Choong K, Campbell C, Fraser D, Anderson V

BMC Pediatrics201732 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0925-6

Performance Monitoring in Children Following Traumatic Brain Injury Compared to Typically Developing Children

Wilkinson AA, Dennis M, Taylor MJ, Guerguerian A-M, Boutis K, Choong K, Campbell C, Fraser D, Hutchison J, Schachar R

Child Neurology Open20171 citations

DOI: 10.1177/2329048x17732713

Serum Biomarkers Help Predict Attention Problems in Critically Ill Children With Traumatic Brain Injury

Wilkinson AA, Simic N, Frndova H, Taylor MJ, Choong K, Fraser D, Campbell C, Dhanani S, Kuehn S, Beauchamp MH

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine201615 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000752

Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in children: a review of 76 patients.

Ranger AM, Chaudhary N, Avery M, Fraser D

Journal of child neurology2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/0883073812445908 PMID: 22647485

Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lu, Kun Ping; Fraser, Douglas D; Zhou, Xiao Zhen

Keywords: Cell Biology Mechanisms; Cell Signaling; Disease Drivers And Therapeutic Targets; Human Sepsis Patient Blood Cells; Immunotherapy; Inflammatory Disease; Nf-Kappab Signalling; Pin1; Sepsis; Sepsis Cell Models And Genetically-Modified Animal Models

$1,063,350

Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Lu, Kun Ping; Fraser, Douglas D; Zhou, Xiao Zhen

Keywords: Cell Biology Mechanisms; Cell Culture; Cell Siganalling; Disease Drivers And Therapeutic Targets; Human Sepsis Patient Blood Cells; Inflammatory Disease; Nf-Kappab Signalling; Pin1; Sepsis; Sepsis Cell Models And Genetically-Modified Animal Models

$100,000

Identification of Novel Disease Drivers, Therapeutic Targets, and Biomarkers of Sepsis

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Lu, Kun Ping; Fraser, Douglas D; Zhou, Xiao Zhen

$100,000

Identifying Key Long-COVID Biomarkers with Machine Learning Analysis

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Patel, Maitray

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Blood Biomarker; Cardiovascular; Covid-19 / Long-Covid; Epidemiology; Feature Reduction; Machine Learning; Neural Networks; Prediction Modelling; Respiratory

$105,000

Presence of viable SARS-CoV-2 virus in surgical smoke produced during electrocautery

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Sowerby, Leigh J

Keywords: Aerosol; Aerosol Generating Medical Procedure; Electrocautery; Plume; Rt-Pcr; Sars-Cov-2; Surgery; Surgical Smoke

$85,000

Cerebrovascular outcomes in ischemic heart disease patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Shoemaker, Kevin J

Keywords: Age; Cerebral Blood Flow; Cerebrovascular Reactivity; Endothelial Function; Exercise Training; Translational Research

$848,326

Noninvasive Functional Biomarker for Early Detection and Continuous Monitoring of Microvascular Dysfunction

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Ellis, Christopher G; Poepping, Tamie

Keywords: 1101 Human Health; 1102 Biomedical Engineerinh; 1901 Biomedical Technology; 3133 Biophysics; Intensive Care Unit; Intravital Video Microscopy; Microfluidics; Oxygen Saturation; Rat Models; Sepsis

$319,446

Cafe Scientifique on Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Nominated PICIHR2012CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Fraser, Douglas D

Keywords: Children; Traumatic Brain Injury

$3,000

CIHR Team in Traffic and Road Injury Prevention (TRIP) Program for Canadian Children

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Snowdon, Anne

$200,000

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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Douglas Fraser

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Safe system approach to preventing cyclist fatalities: safety by design for urban and rural environments.

Longitudinal changes of brain microstructure and function in nonconcussed female rugby players.

Improving remote lifestyle intervention studies in children: Participant and caregiver feedback of the smart heart study.

Priority Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Patient and Parent Perspective

Functional Recovery in Critically Ill Children, the “WeeCover” Multicenter Study

Remote Lifestyle Counseling Influences Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Youth with Overweight or Obesity and Congenital Heart Disease.

Brain biomarkers and pre-injury cognition are associated with long-term cognitive outcome in children with traumatic brain injury

Performance Monitoring in Children Following Traumatic Brain Injury Compared to Typically Developing Children

Serum Biomarkers Help Predict Attention Problems in Critically Ill Children With Traumatic Brain Injury

Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in children: a review of 76 patients.

CIHR Team in Traffic and Road Injury Prevention (TRIP) Program for Canadian Children

Frequent collaborators

Karen Li-mei Choong

Craig Campbell

Russell Schachar

Anne-Marie Guerguerian

Nevena Simic

Sonny Dhanani

Karen Choong

Sonny Dhanani

Margaret Herridge

Jamie Seabrook

Jill Cameron

Sonny Dhanani

Craig Campbell

Tanya Charyk Stewart

Arthur Brown

Michael Shkrum

Robert Bartha

Jason Gilliland

Lehana Thabane

Jan Willem Gorter