L-R: Dr. Hongshen Ma, Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu, Dr. Leonard Foster
A total of 55 projects led by UBC researchers, including three scientists from the Centre for Blood Research, were awarded $38.1 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition.
- UBC researchers are leading 41 projects awarded Project Grants totaling $36.7 million
- 14 projects led by UBC researchers were awarded Priority Announcement Grants totaling $1.4 million
UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $26 million in federal funding to lead critical health research aimed at improving the lives of people across B.C., Canada and the world.
The funding, awarded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition, will advance research in key areas including cancer treatment, vaccine development, childhood wellbeing and more. Forty-six projects led by Faculty of Medicine researchers were awarded funding, including 33 Project Grants and 13 Priority Announcement Grants.
UBC-led CIHR Projects Grants
- Ma, Hongshen (Mechanical Engineering)
Red Blood Cell Deformability and Imaging as Biomarkers of Circulatory Clearance Time - Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Self-sterilizing Blood Storage Devices for Safer Transfusion of Platelets and Whole Blood
UBC-led CIHR Priority Announcements
- Leonard Foster, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Michael Smith Laboratories
Accelerating Next-Generation Vaccine Development to Combat the Global Mpox Crisis
Priority Announcement Area: Global Health Research – Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies - Leonard Foster, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Michael Smith Laboratories
Innovative Expression Platform for Therapeutic Antibody Delivery
Priority Announcement Area: Global Health Research – Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies