In addition to a contribution of more than €37 million made by the European Commission, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Genetics, and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, are contributing $4.7 million to the Canada-EU Data Flagship Collaboration. This co-investment will support six projects focused on finding ways to improve and standardize how … Read more
Dr. Michael Strong, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and CIHR’s Governing Council, announced the appointment of Dr. Rick Glazier as the new Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. This appointment will be effective January 1, 2019. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-4563.
Dr. Michael Strong, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announced the appointment of Dr. Tammy J Clifford to the position of Vice-President, Research Programs, effective October 29, 2018. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-4563.
Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced 167 new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients and 70 new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients, for a total investment of $34.85 million. Researchers receiving awards include: Vanier Scholar Laurie-Ann Lines at the University of Alberta, who is earning her PhD by researching how to develop a youth-led program for communicating health issues within … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced an investment of $378 million, to support 405 health research projects across the country. Petitpas Taylor made the announcement while touring the lab of cancer researcher Dr. Marc Therrien at the Université de Montréal, who received a $3.2 million grant to study a disruption in a chain of molecular events … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced the launch of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research catalyst grants for PTSI research in public safety personnel. This $2.25 million investment will fund up to 15 research projects designed to strengthen and expand the evidence base needed to inform the development … Read more
Liberal MP Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South, Ont.) announced an investment from the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, of $9.3 million while visiting St. Michael’s Hospital, where three of the research projects will be based. The program, known as the Innovative Clinical Trials Initiative, will include additional funding of $13.3 million from partners, for … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced that Dr. Michael J. Strong has been appointed the new President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Strong is an internationally recognized researcher specializing in the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He will take up his position on October 1. The full release is available online. … Read more
A new Collaborative Health Research Projects competition has been launched with the goal of bridging artificial intelligence, health research and, for the first time, the social sciences and humanities. More than $24 million is on the table, of which almost $6 million is being reserved for projects that investigate the ethical, legal, and societal impacts associated with … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced the appointment of six top Canadian health researchers to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. These appointments took effect on May 24, 2018. The following individuals were appointed by the Governor in Council (GiC) to three-year terms: Paul Allison, Dean of Dentistry at McGill University. Diane … Read more
