Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced 166 new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients and 70 new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients, for a total investment of $34.7 million. The recipients include: Dr. Madeleine Mant, with Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Department of Archaeology, is using her SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to investigate the life histories of 18th- … Read more

Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.), was at the CHU de Québec – Laval University Research Centre, to highlight a total investment of over $21M in cutting-edge research from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Twelve researchers, including two from Laval University, received $2.9M to undertake innovative biomedical and clinical HIV vaccine research projects. Dr. Gary Kobinger, … Read more

Dr. Roderick McInnes, Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, along with CIHR’s Governing Council, announced the appointment of Dr. Karim Khan as the new Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis. This appointment will be effective October 1, 2017. Khan will work with the Canadian musculoskeletal, skin and oral health … Read more

Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) and Robert C. McLeod, Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, announced an important collaboration in research that will improve patient care and Indigenous Peoples’ health outcomes in the Northwest Territories. The Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest … Read more

Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) visited Western University to highlight recent investments of $28M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research that are supporting 24 health research projects. Philpott was joined by Parliamentary Secretary to Science Kate Young (London West, Ont.) and Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.). They met the researchers behind projects to … Read more

Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) announced that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research are investing $8M to form a cross-country mentorship network for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples considering a career in health research. The Indigenous Mentorship Network Program aims to support the next generation of Indigenous health researchers by providing distinctive learning opportunities and … Read more

The Government of Canada is supporting a unique pan-Canadian platform of research involving more than 50,000 Canadians followed for 20 years. This platform ­– the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging – will allow researchers to answer critical questions on the biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of aging, disability and disease. The platform is … Read more

Canadian Institutes of Health Research is pleased to present its inaugural CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes, which recognize excellence in health research and its translation into benefits for Canadians. The four winners received their medals at a recognition ceremony at Rideau Hall. The recipients of the 2016 CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes for excellence in health research are: CIHR Gold … Read more

Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) announced an investment of $17.7 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for nine research projects that will seek to improve the health and quality of life of Canadians by examining our environment and building more effective disease prevention and health promotion strategies. The projects bring together more than … Read more

Dr. Roderick McInnes, Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, along with CIHR’s Governing Council, announced the appointment of Dr. Samuel Weiss as the new Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction. This appointment will be effective July 1, 2017. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-4563.