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.
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MSFHR-funded research identifies enzyme potentially responsible for skin blistering
2003 Scholar and 2017 I2C award recipient Dr. David Granville has identified an enzyme potentially responsible for skin blistering, and is developing an inhibitor to prevent and treat the condition.
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.
It’s all about the evidence! Funders as research users
Gayle Scarrow explores how a funder can contribute to the science of KT.
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KT Encounters: Embedded scholarship – Views from the inside out
Dr. Sana Shahram shares how she found a way to bring her passion and expertise around health equity from academic theory to practical application.
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The implementation of evidence is a social change project, and we are in it together
Dr. Gen Creighton explores the parallels between the implementation of research evidence and the role of the research funder.
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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MSFHR-funded researcher discovers a new drug that could stop prostate cancer in its tracks
Christopher Ong says his 2017 I2C award came at an opportune time in the development of a new drug that could stop prostate cancer in its tracks.
Fuse 2018: Building partnerships and supporting the use of research evidence in policy-making
Fuse 2018 brought together international experts in knowledge exchange and public health to share ideas and learn about how best to support the use of research evidence in policy-making.
Forward Thinking: Gender equity in health research funding
Dr. Zena Sharman outlines what we know about gender equity in health research funding, what we wish we knew, and the steps MSFHR is taking to foster gender equity in our programs.
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