July

Kids Brain Health Network supports Indigenous research to help children with neurodisabilities and their families HRI Portal “Compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, Indigenous children in Canada have an increased risk of developmental delays and poor […]

Medical experts led by SickKids release new back-to-school recommendations CBC.ca “… including SickKids and the University Health Network. “They’re the experts when it comes to health and I highly recommend that we follow the health […]

Health Research Foundation awards Research Chair in Pandemic Preparedness Research to UBC professor Innovativemedicines.ca “The Health Research Foundation (HRF) of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Srinivas Murthy, clinical associate professor […]

Interferon and COVID-19: ‘We should be stockpiling’ Regina Leader-Post “Fish, a professor of immunology at the University of Toronto and a researcher at the University Health Network, has been waiting, rather impatiently, …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

Saskatoon-based lab closer to COVID-19 vaccine after breakthrough CTV Toronto “… Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), exchanging information and getting ready to hand off their work for the next stages.” TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, innovative […]

How Hamilton researchers are contributing to the fight against COVID-19 CBC.ca “McMaster University researchers say testing the province’s wastewater system might give a non-invasive way to detect community spread of the virus.” TAGS: COVID-19, public […]

USask’s VIDO-InterVac team collaborating with other universities to develop COVID-19 vaccine Globalnews.ca “VIDO-InterVac began research on COVID-19 in early January, starting the day the World Health Organization (WHO) announced there was a new …” TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, […]

New investments in major science initiatives to keep Canada at the forefront Innovation.ca “As the Government of Canada responds to the challenges of COVID-19, it is clear why investments in research are important. Canadian researchers […]

Second wave planning: where to put our focus UHN “After several months of deploying a variety of public health measures – from full lockdown to aggressive testing and contact tracing – to slow the transmission […]