Volunteer Highlight: Ibrahim Ashfaq
Through hosting events, funding research, and developing national programs, CANFAR has been involved in pivotal social and scientific breakthroughs since the Foundation’s inception. None of this would have been possible without the continuous and extensive help of CANFAR’s volunteers, nor would we be able to achieve the scale of what we do without these devoted […]
Corporate Partners Highlight
A large part of CANFAR’s pride as an organization is the fundraising events we host throughout the year. However, we cannot take sole credit for the success of these huge projects. Throughout the years, CANFAR has developed many relationships with sponsors and partners that have shown undying commitment to the Foundation and its cause, and […]
Q5: Interview with Jacquie Sas, Manager at Canadian HIV Trials Network
Q5 Columnist and CANFAR Youth Ambassador, Muluba Habanyama and Manager of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and Committees at the Canadian HIV Trials Network, Jacquie Sas – met up in March in Winnipeg at the Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference. 1. Can you tell me more about the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) and your […]
Research Announcement
Research announcement: CANFAR continues to support several ongoing research projects. The Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise and EPIC4 project supports research dedicated to finding a cure. ($80,000) “Engage Project” a research project dedicated to HIV Prevention in Canadian gay and other Men who have Sex with Men. ($100,000) The 19th CANFAR funded Postdoctoral Fellow in collaboration […]
Q5 With Dr. Marie-Josée Brouillette
In this edition of Q5, CANFAR Youth Ambassador and 30 Under Thirty member Muluba Habanyama chats with Dr. Marie-Josée Brouillette, CANFAR researcher. Dr. Brouilette is a CANFAR funded researcher working at McGill University on a study about the effects of aging in people living with HIV. Muluba caught up with Dr. Brouillette in snowy Winnipeg, […]
World Leaders in HIV/AIDS Research Gather in Durban
Between July 18 and 22, many of the world’s leading authorities in the field of HIV/AIDS Research gathered in Durban, South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference. With more than 18,000 delegates in attendance, the conference objectives were identified as: Bringing together the world’s experts to advance knowledge about HIV, present new HIV/AIDS research […]
Rodney Rousseau’s Crash Course on HIV
We asked CANFAR National Ambassador, and Immunology Graduate Student at UofT – Rodney Rousseau, to give a crash course on HIV. In this column, Rodney answers the question: “What does HIV do in the body?” Overview HIV invades and attacks white blood cells in your body. If your white blood cells were the size of […]
A Parade to Remember
The 36th Annual Toronto Pride Parade made the morning headlines – but for some CANFAR marchers, participating in this year’s parade featured as a life highlight. For many, it was their first time marching in what was a parade to remember. “I’ll remember this moment forever,” sums up Sophie Hamr, secretary of CANFAR’s 30 Under […]
Gord Capern: Valued Volunteer
Through hosting events, funding research, and developing national programs, CANFAR has been involved in pivotal social and scientific breakthroughs since the Foundation’s inception. None of this would have been possible without the continuous and extensive help of CANFAR’s volunteers like Gord Capern, nor would we be able to achieve the scale of what we do […]
Corporate Partners Highlight: Labatt and McDonald’s
A large part of CANFAR’s pride as an organization is the fundraising events we host throughout the year. However, we cannot take sole credit for the success of these huge projects. Throughout the years, CANFAR has developed many relationships with sponsors and partners like Labatt and McDonald’s that have shown undying commitment to the Foundation […]