Become a young leader: Volunteer
CANFAR is built on the strength of its volunteers and their passion for the cause is the fuel that keeps the Foundation running. A pillar of our success, CANFAR’s young professional leader volunteers have played an important role in bringing awareness to, and raising funds within, their local communities. They are an essential part of […]
Expectant Mothers with HIV: Q5 with Dr. Lena Serghides
Dr. Lena Serghides discusses her ongoing research with CANFAR’s Cameron Dunkin. Expectant Mothers and HIV Medical advancements in HIV have shifted to a place where an expectant mother living with HIV can take her medication to prevent her child from contracting the virus. This progress means that women living with HIV can safely have children […]
Q5 with Dr. Linda Chelico and her Team
Lauryn Kronick, CANFAR Senior Manager of Public Relations, interviews Dr. Linda Chelico and her team at the University of Saskatchewan. Your research focuses on how HIV works to survive when it enters the body. When someone contracts HIV, how does the body react? What does HIV do to overcome the body’s attacks? HIV will enter […]
Q5 with Dr. Sarah Flicker and Her Team
Cameron Dunkin, CANFAR Manager of Research, interviews Dr. Sarah Flicker and her team. CANFAR has recently funded your research project Picturing Participation. Can you tell me a bit about this research? Picturing Participation will be looking at people’s experiences of living with HIV in three different organizations: a hospice, a youth program, and a general […]
CANFAR Profiles: Tristan Michela
CANFAR donor Tristan Michela’s generosity keeps on growing. Over the past year and a half, Tristan has been directing his support to the Legacy Fund, which CANFAR established in 2011 to channel funding directly towards HIV prevention for gay men. Through this fund, CANFAR provides funding grants in increments of $25,000 and $160,000 to the highest quality […]
Remembering Dr. Mark Wainberg
Dr. Mark Wainberg, OC, QC, FRSC, was an international rock star in HIV and AIDS research–a global leader in his field. For more than 25 years, Mark was a tireless supporter of CANFAR , where he served as Co-Chair of our Scientific Advisory Committee. Mark was charismatic, enthusiastic, focused, funny, passionate, and so very committed […]
The Catalyst | Tri-Annual Print Newsletter | Spring 2017
Thanks to 30 years of funding research, advancements have transformed HIV from a death sentence to a manageable disease. CANFAR celebrates the great strides Canadian HIV and AIDS research has made with this special research edition of the Catalyst newsletter. Read the Catalyst Spring Edition Here
Q5 With Muluba: Leeanne Weld Kostopoulos
In this edition of Q5 with Muluba, CANFAR Youth Ambassador Muluba Habanyama gets acquainted with CANFAR Board member and long time supporter Leeanne Weld Kostopoulos. Leeanne founded CANFAR’s first young volunteer group The Junior Committee, and currently sits on CANFAR’s Board of Directors. Muluba met with Leanne in her Toronto home to take a trip […]
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: 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 […]