New Funding Opportunity from CIHR
CIHR’s Health Effects of Vaping Catalyst Grant funding opportunity will support projects relevant to the following research areas:
- Youth vaping of nicotine, cannabinoid extracts, THC, and other compounds
- Short and/or long-term health effects of vaping (including lung injury in youth and/or adults)
- Behaviours and associated health and social impacts of vaping product use (youth and/or adults)
- Mental health, addiction and dependence in the context of vaping (youth and/or adults)
- Vaping policy issues related to youth and/or adults
- Vaping and oral health (youth and/or adults)
- Other areas related to the health consequences of vaping in youth and/or adults
Sex and/or gender issues are an important component of this research initiative. Studies using preclinical models, mechanistic, human and/or population-based approaches are eligible for this funding opportunity. Research projects exploring the use of vaping as a smoking cessation tool or as a harm reduction strategy, however, are not eligible.
Registration deadline is March 25, 2020. For more information, click here.
BRIGHT Run Breast Cancer Learning Health System Chair
McMaster University’s Department of Oncology is seeking a scientist with background and experience in applied data science research or a related field, and a strong interest in joining a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with breast cancer. This is a full time position.
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McMaster University’s Department of Oncology is seeking a scientist with background and experience in applied data science research or a related field, and a strong interest in joining a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with breast cancer. This is a full time position.
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CIHR Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19
Launched in early September, this funding opportunity seeks research proposals to address the gaps in knowledge about the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on the health and health care of people in Canada. Suspension/interruption of cancer screening is one of the research area... Read More »
Launched in early September, this funding opportunity seeks research proposals to address the gaps in knowledge about the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on the health and health care of people in Canada. Suspension/interruption of cancer screening is one of the research area... Read More »