Grants
External Funding:
Arthritis Society of Canada, Strategic Operating Grants – 2024-2027 (R. Yeung PI)
Varicella vaccine responses in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with biologics
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2023-2028 (R. Yeung Co-PI)
Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant – 2022-2024 (R. Yeung PI)
Precision Decisions in MIS-C: Towards improving outcomes in children with COVID-19
Public Health Agency of Canada/COVID-19 Immunity Task Force – 2022-2024 (R. Yeung PI)
Safety and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines in pediatric autoimmune diseases (SUCCEED KIDS)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities – 2021 (R. Yeung Co-PI)
CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 prospective cohort study
CureJM Foundation – 2021-2023 (R. Yeung PI)
Interferon response gene score in Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Correlation with disease activity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities Operating Grant – 2021-2022 (R. Yeung PI)
Post COVID hyperinflammation: a syndrome behind the name
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2020-2022 (R. Yeung PI)
UCAN CAN-DU and beyond: Towards a global genomics partnership for childhood arthritis
Canadian Foundation of Innovation – 2020-2021 (R. Yeung PI)
University of Toronto COVID-19 Biobank
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2o20-2021 (R. Yeung Co-PI)
Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CanCOV)
Kawasaki Disease Canada Research Award – 2020-2021 (R. Yeung PI)
SARS-CoV-2 triggered hyperinflammation syndrome – Kawasaki Disease and Multi-system inflammatory disease of childhood (MISC)
Genome Canada and Ontario Genomics, Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition, Genomics and Precision Health – 2018-2025 (R. Yeung PI)
UCAN CURE: Precision decisions for childhood arthritis
Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada-Netherlands Personalized Medicine in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disease Network – 2017-2025 (R. Yeung PI)
UCAN CAN-DU: CanadaNetherlands Personalized Medicine Network in Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
The Arthritis Society – 2018-2021 (R. Yeung Co-PI)
The Biologic Basis of Co-existent Uveitis and Arthritis in Children: Towards Early Detection, Targeted Treatment, and Prevention
The Arthritis Foundation, Delivering on Discovery Competition – 2015-2019 (R. Yeung PI)
Precision Decisions to STOP-JIA.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada-Netherlands Personalized Medicine in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disease Network – 2016-2017 (R. Yeung PI)
UCAN-DU: Canada-Netherlands Personalized Medicine Network in Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2011-2016 (R. Yeung PI)
Kawasaki Disease: On Our Way to Unraveling The Pathogenesis
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2011-2016 (R. Yeung PI)
Towards a Better Understanding of Kawasaki Disease
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2010-2015 (C. Duffy, L. Tucker, R. Yeung, H. Mackay, A Baxter-Jones Co-PI)
CIHR Team in Linking Exercise, Physical Activity and Pathophysiology in Childhood Arthritis a Canadian Collaborative Team (LEAP)
Canadian Arthritis Network, Sustained Impact Platform Program – 2010-2014 (R. Yeung PI)
Understanding Childhood Arthritis Network (UCAN): Towards a Harmonized Approach to the Conduct of Research in Childhood Arthritis Worldwide
Province of Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, International Strategic Opportunities Program – 2010-2013 (R. Yeung, PI)
Towards a Harmonized Approach to the Conduct of Research in Childhood Arthritis Worldwide
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – 2010-2013 (A. Kassner PI, R. Yeung Co-applicant)
Widening the therapeutic window in acute ischemic stroke with blood-brain-barrier permeability and its relationship with corresponding blood markers: implications for short and long-term outcomes
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada – 2010-2012 (B. Banwell PI, C. Macgowan, S. Laughlin, M. Shroff, J. Sled, R. Yeung, S. Benseler, J. Traubici, M. Moharir, D. Arnold, S. Narayanan, A Bar-Or, R. A. Marrie Co-applicant)
Cerebral Venous Hemodynamics in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
CAN Platforms Grant (RIPP) – 2010-2011 (A. Rosenberg, R. Yeung, Co-PI)
Pediatric Rheumatology Optimized Platforms for Experimental Research (Proper Project)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Meetings, Planning & Dissemination Grant – 2010- 2011 (R. Yeung PI)
UCAN (Understanding Childhood Arthritis Network) Planning Meeting – Towards a harmonized approach to the conduct of research in childhood arthritis worldwide
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Dissemination Grant – 2010-2011 (C. Bombardier, R. Yeung Co-PI)
2010 CAN Annual Scientific Conference & CAPRI Annual Meeting
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2009-2012 (R. Yeung PI)
Superantigens in Autoimmunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2008-2011 (R. Yeung PI)
Kawasaki Disease: On Our Way to Unraveling the Pathogenesis
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – 2008-2011 (R. Yeung PI)
Towards a Better Understanding of Kawasaki Disease
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – 2007-2012 (K. Siminovitch, R. Yeung, S, Bernatsky, C. Bombardier, L. Baillais, A. MacPherson, K. Oen Co-PI)
Determinants of Risks and Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis
Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canadian Arthritis Network – 2006-2011 (A. Rosenberg, A.D. Baxter Jones, J. Gordon, N. Muhajarine, K. Oen, P. Pahwa, S. Scherer, S. Turvey, C. Von Baever, S.J. Whiting, R. Yeung Co-PI)
Biologically-Based Outcome Predictors In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Achievements
- Inaugural Chair, Hak-Ming and Deborah Chiu Chair in Paediatric Translational Research
- Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award, American College of Rheumatology (2009)
- Dafna Gladman Award, Rheumatic Diseases Unit, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine (2009)
- The Royal College Professional Development Grant, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2009)
- Investigator Award, Research & Senior Salary Award, The Arthritis Society of Canada (2007-2012)
- Canadian Rheumatology Association Young Investigator Award Canadian Rheumatology Association (2004)
- New Investigator Award, Research & Salary Award, The Arthritis Society of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2001-2006)
- Junior Research Scholarship, Research & Salary Award, The Arthritis Society of Canada (1997-2001)
- First Prize – Annual Ogryzlo Day Research Competition University of Toronto, Rheumatic Diseases Unit (1996)
- Fellowship, Research Award, The Arthritis Society of Canada (1995)
- Richard Miller Award, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto (1994)
- Clinician Scientist Award, Research Award, The Hospital For Sick Children (1991-1995)
- Fellowship, Research Award, Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship (1991-1995)
- The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Scholarship (1989)
- Wyeth Award of Excellence, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto (1988)
- Summer Scholarship, Medical Research Council of Canada (1985)
- Faculty Scholar, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto (1983)
- Trinity College Scholarship, Trinity College, University of Toronto (1983)
- The Second Alexander T. Fulton Scholarship in Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto (1982)
- Faculty Scholar, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto (1982)
- Trinity College Provost Welch Scholarship, Trinity College, University of Toronto (1982)
