Nominations Open: 2024 Faculty of Medicine Awards
The awards acknowledge outstanding faculty and staff members who demonstrate exceptional contributions to the Faculty of Medicine, and who are dedicated to advancing the Faculty’s values and vision of transforming health for everyone. Please review the awards and nomination guidelines carefully and submit your nominations by Friday 14 June 2024.
The Weston Family Foundation Launches Proof-of-Principle 2024 Program
The new program aims to support high-impact projects that seek to identify, validate, or apply microbiome-based biomarkers of disease and therapeutic response. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend a May information session and submit a letter of intent before 4 June 2024.
Regulatory Science and Health Economics Course Complete With 2-Day Workshop
Regulatory Science and Health Economics is the second of two courses in the ATM's UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences. This 2-day workshop completed the course, and included presenters Dr. Dean Regier, Dr. Sam Pollard, Deirdre Weymann, and Emanuel Krebs.
Competition Open: CIHR Operating Grant–ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health
This funding opportunity for early career researchers totals $1,800,000, enough to fund ~12 grants at up to $50,000 per year for up to 3 years. Application deadlines are in September 2024, providing adequate time for those interested to prepare an application.
Dr. Sorensen, Director of the Academy of Translational Medicine, co-authors promising research regarding cancer-causing proteins.
BC Cancer Research announces "New study finds that cancer-causing proteins in Ewing sarcoma and prostate carcinoma prompt tumour cells to release certain RNAs to turn off the immune response"
Applications Open: 2024 C2 & Reach Competitions
For the 2024 C2 & Reach competitions, Health Research BC will continue to accept applications from across the full range of health research topics. Additional funding is also available this year to support proposals focused on 4 priority areas. The information session webinar will be 10 April 2024, and application deadlines are in May 2024.
Globe and Mail article highlights ATM and ATM Director Dr. Poul Sorensen
The article, titled B.C. biotech boom: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine, highlights, provides a inside look at Vancouver's role in the global biotech industry.
BCCHR Investigator Grant Award Program (IGAP) Announces Open Call for Clinician Scientists
The IGAP Award 'is intended to support existing Clinician Scientists who are looking to further develop and grow their research programs with the support of salary funding towards dedicated research time'. The competition supports up to 2 new salary awards at the Clinician Scientist level, each at a maximum of $134,000 per year for 5 years.
The Weston Family Foundation Rapid Response 2024 Program
The Rapid Response project is designed to provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that accelerates the development of therapeutics or tools for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.