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.
Continue reading “MSFHR launches COVID-19 research response fund & first call for proposals”
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 is shifting several of its competition deadlines and hosting peer review meetings virtually in response to COVID-19.
Continue reading “MSFHR shifts competition deadlines to support applicants involved in COVID-19 emergency response”
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.
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We are taking proactive measures in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation. Read on for more.
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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.
Continue reading “MSFHR funds urgent public health research on transmission and susceptibility of COVID-19 in BC”
Internationally recognized pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Poul Sorensen has been named the 11th recipient of MSFHR’s Aubrey J. Tingle Prize.
Continue reading “Dr. Poul Sorensen awarded the 2020 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize”
MSFHR and Mitacs have partnered to support joint applications so researchers can access both Mitacs and MSFHR funding with one application.
Continue reading “MSFHR and Mitacs partnership unlocks additional funding for applicants”
Dr. Zena Sharman, Dr. Julia Langton, and Amanda Paleologou outline what our data tell us about gender equity in MSFHR’s funding programs, what we’ve been experimenting with, and how we’re moving forward.
Continue reading “Forward Thinking: Analyzing gender equity across MSFHR award programs”
President & CEO Dr. Bev Holmes discusses the role of research in the health care system and what we can do to get further, faster with our efforts to integrate research and health care.
Continue reading “Celebrating the role of research in BC’s health care system – and issuing a challenge or three”