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2019 Scholar and Research Trainees: MSFHR funds 55 outstanding health researchers
MSFHR has announced 55 award recipients (20 Scholars and 35 Research Trainees) from across BC.
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Partnering with the BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation to expand schizophrenia research
By partnering with organizations like the BC Schizophrenia Society, MSFHR is able to optimize provincial investment in health research and support more talented researchers than we could alone.
What goes on in our brains after injury? MSFHR-funded researcher Dr. Swayne is finding out
UVic neuroscientist Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne studies how the cells in our brains grow and divide, and form connections to communicate with one another.
Furthering the use of research evidence: 18 teams funded in 2018 Reach competition
Reach awards provide funding for teams of health researchers and research users to support the transfer, exchange and uptake of research evidence.
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34 post-doctoral fellows funded in MSFHR’s 2018 Research Trainee competition
34 Research Trainees to receive salary support as they establish their careers and train alongside more senior members of BC’s health research community.
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St. Paul’s Foundation donors support MSFHR Scholars conducting drug and addiction research
In partnership with St. Paul’s Foundation, we have co-funded four researchers studying HIV transmission, substance use among vulnerable populations, and ways to combat the opioid overdose crisis.
MSFHR funds eight BC health researchers moving innovations towards practical application
Eight BC health researchers have been funded in MSFHR’s second Innovation to Commercialization competition.
MSFHR funds 17 exceptional early-career researchers in 2018 Scholar competition
MSFHR is pleased to name 17 exceptional BC-based health researchers as 2018 Scholar award recipients in areas ranging from youth mental health to optimal vaccine use and cancer metastasis.
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12 BC health professionals to use clinical expertise to answer burning research questions
Twelve BC health professional-investigators funded to conduct research that answers questions derived from their practical experience and clinical expertise.