Dr. Roderick McInnes, Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and CIHR’s Governing Council, announced the appointment of Dr. Charu Kaushic as the new Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Infection and Immunity. This appointment will be effective July 1, 2018. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-4563. Dr. Roderick McInnes, Acting President … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced an investment of $300,000 to support three projects focused on improving our understanding of how key players in Canada and internationally can be better connected and work together collaboratively to tackle antimicrobial resistance. This funding will support three research teams located at the University of New Brunswick, the Université de … Read more
While visiting the University of Saskatchewan, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) highlighted recent federal investments of $5.2 million for scientific research at the university. The Government is investing $4.45 million in six health research projects. Goodale also announced a Government investment of $837,750 in the work of a University of Saskatchewan researcher studying the welfare of … Read more
While visiting the University of Regina, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) highlighted a recent federal investment of $937,000 for health research at the university. University of Regina. Goodale met with Dr. Randy Johner, who received $451,000 to explore the use of smartphones and tablets to deliver culturally adapted substance addiction treatment support for … Read more
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced an investment of $1.67 million from the Government of Canada for maternal and child health research. The funding will support 26 projects to be led by early career researchers working at research institutions across the country. The projects include: Dr. Valerie Carson the University of Alberta will study the effect … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to Science Kate Young (London West, Ont.) announced $19.8 million in funding that will support stronger collaborations among health care, engineering and natural sciences researchers. It is hoped that these partnerships will lead to new devices and technologies to improve treatments for illnesses … Read more
Liberal MPs Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Ont.) and Doug Eyolfosn (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley, Man.) highlighted a federal investment of $372 million to support hundreds of health researchers, from coast to coast. Ouellette and Eyolfson highlighted the $9.7 million in funding that will go to researchers in Manitoba, including Dr. Josée Lavoie, a University of Manitoba researcher who works on … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced that the Government of Canada would support health researchers in Alberta with $50.6 million in government funding. Researches at the University of Alberta received $19 million for a variety of projects, including: Dr. Dawei Zhang and his lab have received a grant to study new ways … Read more
Liberal MP Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) highlighted the $145 million in funding that will go to researchers in Ontario, and the $19 million that will go to research at McMaster University: Dr. Michelle Kho, a researcher at McMaster University, will receive $1.98 million to support her research of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Dr. Gregory … Read more
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather (Mont Royal, Que.) announced an investment of $2.5 million from the Government of Canada for dementia research. The funding includes $1 million to establish a Canadian brain bank network that will be linked to the international Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, which will provide the personnel and physical infrastructure needed to contribute to the ADNI … Read more
