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Two UBC researchers have been awarded Outstanding Innovation awards by Mitacs, a national organization that empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to our most pressing problems.Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation — Postdoctoral: Stephen…
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Dear investigators and research labs, Please be advised of our order and delivery schedule for the 2022 holidays. Some service areas including the ACS Business Office and the Training team will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the holiday season. Service Area …
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced an investment of more than $139 million to support 176 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs across 46 institutions in Canada and a further $6m to 29 of the Canada Research Chairs at 22 universities across the country through the CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
The 36 UBC-led projects were awarded more than $2 million in combined funding and UBC researchers were named as co-applicants and collabrators on a further 16 projects being led by researchers at other institutions.
Dr. Mel Krajden at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, and professor in UBC's department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, leads the project BOLSTER-3-Pathogen Research: Building Operational Laboratory Strength To Enhance Risk 3 Pathogen Research that was awarded over $4m. This project will modernize one of the containment level 3 labs at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control to focus on SARS-CoV-2, tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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The Government of Canada has convened an advisory panel on the structure and governance of the federal research support system and is seeking input from the research community.The panel will provide independent expert policy advice to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the…
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