Anita Cote

PhD

Affiliate Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, School of Human Kinetics at Trinity Western University

My research explores how exercise affects the development of the heart and arteries. While substantial evidence exists demonstrating the beneficial effects of physical activity on cardiovascular disease risk, we do not have a clear understanding of how regular exercise can change the structure and function of our heart and vascular system, and how this differs in men and women. Gaining knowledge in this area is important for us to effectively prescribe exercise for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Academic Affiliations

  • Affiliate Assistant Professor, , Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Adjunct Professor, , Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, Simon Fraser University
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Contact Information

Location

Trinity Western University, 22500 University Drive, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y 1Y1

Grants

2016 Rare Disease Foundation and BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Grant ($2700 CDN), Principle Investigator

Title: Aortic Stiffness and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Children With Critical Heart Disease Requiring Transplantation

2016 BC Transplant Foundation Venture Grant ($24,794), Co-Investigator

Title: Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for Early Detection of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Pediatric Heart Transplant

2015 Rare Disease Foundation and BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Grant ($3,450 CDN), Co-Investigator

Title: Assessing the Variability and Clinical Utility of an Echo-Doppler Method to Measure Aortic Stiffness in Marfan syndrome and Related Rare Diseases with Dilated Aortopathy

Honours & Awards

2014 Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society for Atherosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, $250

2013-2016 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, $124,500

2015 Poster Presentation Award, Pediatrics Research Day

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