¶ Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is a federal agency of the Government of Canada responsible for funding health and medical research in Canada. It is based in Ottawa, Ontario.
¶ COVID-19
Charu Kaushic, Director of the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity, attended an event called "2019 novel Coronavirus Global research and innovation forum: towards a research roadmap" hosted on February 11-12, 2020 by the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) and the World Health Organization's R&D Blueprint.[1]
On March 6, 2020, the Government of Canada announced $26.8 million in funding for research projects related to COVID-19 to be distributed among several federal agencies, including CIHR. The research priorities articulated during the GloPID-R research forum directly informed those set in this first round of funding in Canada. CIHR announced an additional $25.8 million in funding for 49 new research projects on March 19.[2]
On April 2, 2020, CIHR announced an additional round of funding in partnership with Research Manitoba, Research Nova Scotia and Alberta Innovates for three new project grants.
On February 16, 2021, CIHR launched the CIHR-CEPI Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research for Infectious Diseases of Epidemic Potential, co-administered with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).[3]
The recipients were announced on April 26, 2023 along with a $100 million investment from Global Affairs Canada to support CEPI's new five-year strategic plan to accelerate the development of vaccines for COVID-19, Lassa fever and Disease X.[4] The recipients were Hélène Decaluwe, Alyson Ann Kelvin, Manish Sadarangani, David Safronetz and Karina Top.
¶ External links
2019 novel Coronavirus Global research and innovation forum: towards a research roadmap AGENDA. (2020). GloPID-R. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208185417/https://www.glopid-r.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/covid-19-global-research-and-innovation-forum-2020-program.pdf ↩︎
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (2020, March 19). Government of Canada funds 49 additional COVID-19 research projects. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2023.05.01-221016/https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-funds-49-additional-covid-19-research-projects.html ↩︎
Whelan, M. (2021, February 18). Pre-announcement: CIHR-CEPI Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research for Infectious Diseases of Epidemic Potential. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. http://archive.today/2022.05.22-132807/https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52284.html ↩︎
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (2023, April 26). International partnership supports vaccine research to prevent future outbreaks. Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709060709/https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2023/04/international-partnership-supports-vaccine-research-to-prevent-future-outbreaks.html ↩︎