Grants and funders

We are grateful for the support of the funders who make the work of the Polavarapu Lab possible.

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Kiran receives salary and startup support from the CHEO Research Institute.

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Kiran was the holder of a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Award between 2023 and 2026.

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Kiran is supported by the University of Ottawa Brain-Heart Interconnectome, which is funded through the Canada First Research Fund

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Contact us

Contact us Mailing address: CHEO Research Institute 401 Smyth Road Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1 Canada   Email addresses: See the profile pages of individual team members   Clinical Inquiries: Please...
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Collaborations

We are a highly collaborative group and our research is founded on strong partnerships with leading investigators, academic groups, patient organizations and pharmaceutical and biotech industry partners within Canada and...
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News

News Mar 27 Lochmuller Lab clinical research webpage update With a new searchable list of the ongoing clinical trials at our sites in Ottawa, it's now easier than ever to...
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Publications

You can find our most recent publications here - both those coming out of the Polavarapu lab directly and those in collaboration with other research groups. Click the View on...
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Diseases of interest

Diseases of interest Congenital myasthenic syndromes Diseases of interest Congenital myasthenic syndromes Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are rare inherited neuromuscular disorders characterized by fatigable weakness of skeletal muscle owing to...
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Research areas

Our areas of research Although individually uncommon, rare diseases are so numerous that they collectively affect as many as one person in every 17 - in Canada, about 2 million...