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Funding Opportunity: CIHR Café Scientifique

The Call for Applications to the 2013-2014 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Café Scientifique Program is now underway. 

Through this program, on an annual basis, CIHR establishes partnerships with non-profit organizations, universities, research centres, science centres and museums across Canada as a means to host informal events between experts and the general public about a particular health research subject of popular interest. If successful, these Café Scientifique partners can expect to receive $3,000 in funding to host their own Café. Applications are due no later than 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 24, 2013. For further information about the funding opportunity and the evaluation criteria, please click here. 

Call for Expressions of Interest: Soteria Strains

Soteria Strains is seeking the services of Academic Researchers interested in conducting a review of current Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) definitions and performance measures used in Nova Scotia’s District Health Authorities (DHAs) and IWK.

For more information, including application details, click here. 

Call for Expressions of Interest: Soteria Strains

Soteria Strains is seeking the services of the Academic Researchers interested in developing and evaluating a bedside mobility assessment for healthcare providers assisting patients to move (patient handling).

For more information, including application details, click here. 

Funding Opportunities: The Terry Fox Research Institute

The Terry Fox Research Institute is requesting applications for the Terry Fox New Investigator Award (2013) and the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants (2014).

For more details, including deadlines, eligibility and requirements, click here. 

Call for Expressions of Interest: Platform Support Groups

Brain Canada invites interested parties to submit informal Expressions of Interest, which will guide the content of the final Request for Applications and facilitate the formation of national platforms.

For more information on the PSGs and the submission process, click here. 

Call for Expressions of Interest: CCNA

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Expressions of Interest.

As a dynamic research enterprise, the CCNA will be the premier research hub for all aspects of research involving neurodegenerative diseases that affect cognition in aging – including Alzheimer’s disease. The CCNA is the Canadian component of CIHR’s International Collaborative Research Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease. For more information on the CCNA and details on the submission process, click here.

Dr. Robert Thirsk to Visit Nova Scotia

Update: Despite the weather conditions, the meetings with Dr. Robert Thirsk are still scheduled as planned. If you would like to call in, please contact the NSHRF and we will try to accomodate. 

Dr. Robert Thirsk, Vice-President, Public, Government and Institute Affairs at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), will be visiting Nova Scotia on March 20, 2013. 

Location:

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)
1660 Hollis Street - Suite 905

Meetings: 

10:30 a.m. - noon: Meet with Nova Scotia Stakeholders regarding Opportunities and Best Practices for Citizen Engagement

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Meet with Nova Scotia Stakeholders to discuss CIHR's role regarding Commercialization

If you are unable to attend in person and would like to join by teleconference, please advise Marian Ritcey at 424-8430 or by email at marian.ritcey@gov.ns.ca.

CIHR Café Scientifique Presents: “Our Future is Aging: Rethinking Ways to Deliver Care in an Aging Society”

Join leading experts for an upcoming Café Scientifique, “Our Future is Aging: Rethinking Ways to Deliver Care in an Aging Society”, on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging. For further details, including registration, time and location, please see the information below.