The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide undergraduate and health professional students with opportunities to undertake health research projects with established investigators in an environment that provides strong mentorship.
Research Areas
This funding opportunity will support projects relevant to the following research areas:
Institute of Genetics:
CIHR-IG’s mandate is to support research on the human and model genomes and on all aspects of genetics, basic biochemistry and cell biology related to health and disease, including the translation of knowledge into health policy and practice, and the societal implications of genetic discoveries. However, the focus for this funding opportunity is Computational Biology.
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide undergraduate students in the life sciences, mathematics and computer sciences with an opportunity to undertake computational biology health-related research projects with established researchers in an environment that provides strong mentorship. Examples of potential research activities falling within the scope of this program include the development of new algorithms, databases, and visualization systems and application of data mining and machine learning techniques to solve biological problems.
Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis:
IMHA's mission reflects that of CIHR's - to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge in all areas relevant to arthritis, musculoskeletal (MSK) rehabilitation, bone, muscle, skin and oral health, and to translate that new knowledge into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
CIHR-IMHA will fund meritorious applications that are determined to be relevant to one or more of the research priority areas described below:
Chronic Pain and Fatigue
- Developing a better understanding of the complex causes and clinical manifestations of chronic pain and fatigue
- Defining optimal strategies of care and management through improved models of care
- Improving our understanding of the impact and consequences of chronic pain and fatigue
Inflammation and Tissue Repair
- Improving our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of inflammation
- Mitigation of the damage, functional loss and disability that result from inflammation and tissue injury in the muscles, bones, joints, skin and oral cavity
- Developing personalized medicine strategies that achieve the best outcomes for chronic inflammatory and non-inflammatory disorders
Disability, Mobility and Health
- Prevention of chronic musculoskeletal, skin and oral health disorders through the identification and management of common risk factors
- Improving health, injury reduction and disability management in the workplace
- Reducing musculoskeletal, skin and oral/dental health disparities in vulnerable populations based on ethnicity, gender, age and geography