HIV self-testing kits are now approved in Canada!
The CANFAR2025 campaign launches to support initiatives that will lead to end of the HIV epidemic in Canada in next 5 years TORONTO, November 3, 2020 – A major breakthrough in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada, it is now possible to purchase and self-administer a test for HIV in one’s home […]
CANFAR is proud to announce the Innovation Research Grant recipients’ for Cycle 30
CANFAR awards HIV Innovation Research Grants in four broad areas: basic sciences, clinical, epidemiological, and psycho-social. In this year’s Innovation Research Grant competition, the grants awarded are $40,000. The research includes all aspects of HIV prevention, treatment and care, and cure. The goal of the $40,000 awards is to stimulate and fund HIV/AIDS related research: […]
Dr. Michael Grant selected to join as Fellows 2020 into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
OTTAWA – The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is pleased to unveil the list of individuals that were selected to join as Fellows for 2020. CAHS recognizes excellence in health sciences. Fellows have demonstrated, through their careers and lives, that they are committed to their field of expertise in many ways. In a year […]
The end of the HIV crisis is within our grasp. We must apply the pandemic spirit to achieve it
The end of the HIV crisis is within our grasp. We must apply the pandemic spirit to achieve it Published August 27, 2020 Sean Rourke and Bill Flanagan Contributed to The Globe And Mail Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS partner with local organizations to promote free HIV testing and information in stores across the U.S., […]
Request for Grant Applications
The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research in Partnership with the CIHR Centre for REACH and CANFAR Indigenous COVID-19 STBBI Response Grant Request for Proposals CANFAR is proud to announce that in collaboration with the CIHR Centre for REACH, Feast Centre grants are now being made available to support research related to Indigenous peoples (First […]
The CTN CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network: Engage-COVID-19
Daniel Grace is a member of our Scientific Advisory Committee, and is interviewed in this article by The CTN CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network about a study that will document COVID-19 infection, immunity, and related determinants in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM). They will also investigate how information about […]
The CTN CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network: Postdoc Spotlight: Dr. Elisabeth McClymont
The Postdoc Spotlight reports on the CTN/CANFAR postdoc grant recipient, Dr. Elisabeth McClymont. CANFAR and CTN support this grant annually. click to read the Full Postdoc Spotlight “I have been passionately engaged in HIV research, particularly within the realm of reproductive infectious disease, since my undergraduate years and hope to continue working in this field […]
Request for Proposal 2020
Request for Proposal 2020 We are pleased to announce CANFAR’s 2020 Research Request for Proposal – the Innovation Research Grant. Overview In this Innovation Research Grant competition, the grants awarded will be $40,000 for one year. The research includes all aspects of HIV prevention, treatment and care, and cure. The goal of the $40,000 awards is to stimulate and fund […]
Ending the HIV Epidemic in Canada by 2025
In Canada, we have reached a point where the number of new HIV diagnoses annually has not decreased. But how close are we to ending HIV in Canada? It is estimated that 2,570 people became infected with HIV in Canada in 2014, only slightly lower than in 2011. This is about one new infection every […]
CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards
CANFAR is pleased to the launch the 2018 CAHR – CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards. The Excellence in Research Awards program is intended to highlight and celebrate the contributions of Canadian researchers in HIV/AIDS research in Canada and internationally. Each year at the CAHR Conference, up to five awards will be bestowed to highlight the achievements of […]