CANFAR Profiles: Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan
MEET DR. JACQUELINE GAHAGAN Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan is a CANFAR-funded researcher. She is a Full Professor of Health Promotion and Head of the Health Promotion Division in the School of Health and Human Performance in the Faculty of Health Professions at Dalhousie University. She has been involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy, activism and research for over […]
CANFAR Profiles: Katka Hoffman-Rogers
My name is Kayla Hoffman-Rogers and I am the current president of CANFAR Dalhousie (March 2014). This is my third year being part of the society and I am very happy to spend my last year of undergrad as president. I never expected to enjoy being president as much as I did. This past year […]
CANFAR Profiles: Paul Pighin
In 2002 I Became Really Sick. I Was Told That I Would Need To Start On Medications Right Away I came out in 1992, when I was 22 years old. This was an amazing time for me. I had fallen in love for the first time, and was beginning to truly live out my life […]
CANFAR Profiles: Dr. Clemon George
This Research Provides The Backdrop For Further Work To Explore The Sexual Health Needs Of Black Parents And Their Children I was fortunate enough to be one of (CANFAR’s) chosen researchers, with a $25,000 grant for my study on “Black Canadian Parent-Youth Communication on Sex and HIV”. Because of the CANFAR research grant, and the […]
CANFAR Profiles: Dr. Norbert Gilmore
Now, We Can Look Back Proudly On All That Has Been Achieved In AIDS Research In Canada As a founding member of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), and a doctor working in the area of HIV and AIDS, I could never have imagined that we would have achieved all that we have today. […]
CANFAR Profiles: Maggie Atkinson
It Was CANFAR-funded Research That Saved My Life, And It Is Research That Will Eventually Provide A Cure Or Vaccine To End AIDS I was 32 years old, a lawyer with a bright future ahead of me. And then, in a matter of minutes my doctor delivered news that changed my life forever: “You have […]
CANFAR Profiles: John
John Was Not Suffering From MS; Rather, He Had AIDS Late in 2011 our 34 year old son John was beginning to lose his balance, stumbling more and more frequently and occasionally falling. Otherwise healthy and robust, he went through a series of tests and we were given the startling news that the doctors believed […]
CANFAR Spotlight: Kayla Hoffman-Rogers
Name: Kayla Hoffman-Rogers Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Occupation/Volunteer Role/Education/Background: Currently a student, graduating May with a BSc major in Neuroscience, President of CANFAR Dalhousie. I am really interested in healthcare. When did you get involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS? 3 years ago, I wish I could say earlier Why do […]
A World AIDS Day Reflection
Sunday December 1, 2013 was World AIDS Day an event observed around the world by millions. World AIDS Day began as an event that was created to bring awareness to a disease that to this day has significant stigma surrounding it. While the event began as a commemoration for those we love and have lost […]