MSFHR helped facilitate several meetings between CIHR-IHSPR and the BC research community to help build connections, facilitate knowledge translation and to inform CIHR-IHSPR’s strategic planning process.
New Article Unit: Health Research BC
What does responsive and responsible research funding mean during – and after – a pandemic?
Dr. Bev Holmes writes about the need for funders to adapt to the current reality brought on by COVID-19.
MSFHR launches COVID-19 research response fund & first call for proposals
The $2 million MSFHR COVID-19 Research Response Fund will focus on high-quality research that evaluates BC’s response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MSFHR Funds Two Additional COVID-19 Research Projects
To support the provincial response to COVID-19, MSFHR is funding two urgent research projects at the request of the Provincial Health Officer.
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MSFHR shifts competition deadlines to support applicants involved in COVID-19 emergency response
MSFHR is shifting several of its competition deadlines and hosting peer review meetings virtually in response to COVID-19.
MSFHR partners on new research exploring the use of genomics to improve drug treatments for people with depression
MSFHR is partnering with Genome BC and Genome Canada to fund a new study exploring the use of pharmacogenomics to improve drug treatments for people with depression.
MSFHR’s COVID-19 response
We are taking proactive measures in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation. Read on for more.
MSFHR funds urgent public health research on transmission and susceptibility of COVID-19 in BC
MSFHR is supporting two teams of BCCDC researchers who will track the transmission of COVID-19 in BC and study the susceptibility of British Columbians to the virus.
Dr. Poul Sorensen awarded the 2020 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize
Internationally recognized pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Poul Sorensen has been named the 11th recipient of MSFHR’s Aubrey J. Tingle Prize.
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MSFHR and Mitacs partnership unlocks additional funding for applicants
MSFHR and Mitacs have partnered to support joint applications so researchers can access both Mitacs and MSFHR funding with one application.
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