Scientists Receive over $750,000 to further HIV and AIDS Research
Toronto (September 1, 2015) – Today the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) announced their grant allocations for HIV and AIDS research that will help us better understand the virus and work to ultimately end AIDS. As the largest charitable funder of HIV research in Canada, CANFAR is providing $765,000 to fund innovative Canadian studies […]
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: Dr. Keith Fowke
Meet Dr. Keith Fowke Dr. Keith Fowke is cross appointed as a Professor in the University of Manitoba’s Department of Community Health Science and is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Nairobi. He has establised a vital, active research laboratory consiting of a technician, graduate students, postdoctoral and […]
CANFAR Profiles: Dr. Jillian Roberts
Meet Dr. Jillian Roberts Dr. Roberts works primarily in the area of medically fragile children, and she strives to better understand their quality of life experiences and how to best support them in the education system. She is highly interested in qualitative research methodologies. Dr. Roberts works primarily with graduate students and those who wish […]
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: 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 […]