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The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research in Partnership with the CIHR Centre for REACH and CANFAR Indigenous COVID-19 STBBI Response Grant

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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Expectant Mothers with HIV: Q5 with Dr. Lena Serghides

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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 […]

Dr. Maheu-Giroux wins Dr. Wainberg award

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The inaugural Dr. Mark Wainberg Award for Outstanding HIV Research, named in honour of the late Dr. Mark Wainberg (pictured), CANFAR Scientific Advisory Committee Co-Chair, is awarded to Dr. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux of McGill University. There are some anniversaries you celebrate, and others you observe with reverence. The latter was the case on Tuesday, August 22, […]

CANFAR’s National Working Group

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In collaboration with some of Canada’s most eminent HIV researchers and advocates, CANFAR is pleased to announce the establishment of a National Working Group on HIV & AIDS Research. In late 2015, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott endorsed the 90-90-90 HIV and AIDS target established by the United Nations. These targets are to ensure that […]