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Implementation Science in Research Webinar – Biographies Dr. Linda Li Dr. Linda Li is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia, where she holds the Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases. She also serves as the…

Indigenous Mentorship Network Program - Contacts Principal Investigator Project title Contact Information Notes Roderick McCormick Ombaashi: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program: National/International Coordinating Centre Thompson Rivers University 805 TRU Way Kamloops, BC V2C…

Supporting the next generation of Indigenous health researchers As Federal Health Minister, I'm committed to working collaboratively with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to reduce health inequities that they experience. This is why I'm pleased to announce an important…

Update on the CIHR Indigenous Mentorship Network Program Aanii, Greetings, Hello, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Indigenous Mentorship Network Program — a 5-year program launched in 2016 — contributes to building capacity for the next generation of Indigenous…

CIHR 2023–24 Departmental Plan: Gender-based analysis plus GBA Plus Institutional GBA Plus Capacity GBA Plus Governance CIHR has a GBA Plus Framework to coordinate related work and operationalize commitments to the Health Portfolio and Department for Women and Gender Equality.…

The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity 2019 Recipient Dr. Zhenyu Cheng Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterial pathogen that inhabits soil and water as well as plant and animal tissues. It is an opportunistic human pathogen, causing infections when normal…

The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity 2020 Recipient Siavash Vahidi Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). According to the WHO, TB is the leading cause of mortality from a single infectious agent…

The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity 2020 Recipient Uladzimir Karniychuk Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in the Americas in 2015 and posed ongoing public health concerns. The outcomes of ZIKV infection are fetal death, brain lesions, and life-long impairment…

The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity 2020 Recipient Christopher Fernandez Prada The leishmaniases are a group of life-threatening diseases caused by parasites transmitted by sand flies. Leishmaniases affect millions of people worldwide, leading to…

The Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity 2020 Recipient Isabelle Boucoiran There are very little recent data on cytomegalovirus (CMV) among the 20 million women living with HIV (WLWH) globally, who are at increased risk of CMV manifestations and…