The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant competition takes place twice a year for the purpose of supporting Canadian researchers’ innovative ideas that will advance health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems and/or health outcomes. This funding assists incremental, innovative knowledge translation projects from discovery to application, including commercialization. To be eligible, the nominated principal applicant must be either an independent researcher or a knowledge user. This grant ranges between $50,000 and $990,000 per year for the grant durations of 1 to 5 years.

Congratulations to the three CBR members who received the CIHR Project Grants:

	Dr. Edward M. Conway: “Characterization of a novel cofactor for tissue factor (TF) that enhances its pro-thrombotic and pro-inflammatory activities” Total Amount over 5 years: $826,200
	Dr. Hélène Côté: “The BCC3 cohort: Cellular aging in women living with HIV” Total Amount over 5 years: $822,375
	Dr. Aly Karson: “Hematopoietic stem cell aging” Total Amount over 5 years: $914,175