The objectives of the Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2 Research Teams funding opportunity are to:

• Create knowledge through translational research on the causational links between microbiome and human health and disease, with consideration of sex as a biological variable and gender as a social determinant of health.
• Encourage interdisciplinary collaborations and foster Canadian expertise in microbiome and human health and disease to build synergies, and facilitate the sharing of data and resources.
• Build upon and further the platforms and services provided by the CMI2 Research Core to build synergies, facilitate the sharing of data and resources and facilitate knowledge translation

We are pleased to announce a new CIMVHR research opportunity (https://cimvhr.ca/cimvhr-opportunities).  We are seeking a researcher or a research team from one of our Member Universities to conduct the following research project.

TASK 43 - Literature Review on "The Utility of Melatonin Interventions in PTSD".

We would ask that you kindly distribute this notice to let your researchers know about this opportunity. 

NEW: All proposals must be submitted through the online call for proposal portal (http://funding.cimvhr.ca/login) and contain the required information as noted on the Request for Proposal document. Proposal received outside of the portal or that do not contain the necessary required information will not be considered.

For further information, please contact the following individual(s).

Heather MacArthur

Acting Contracts Manager, Projects & Contracts Specialist

Tel: 613-533-6000 ext. 79098  E: heather.macarthur@queensu.ca

Jocelyne Halladay
Contracts and Publications Coordinator

Tel: 613-533-6000 x 74756  E: jocelyne.halladay@queensu.ca

B. Program Objectives

• To support bilateral industrial and technology collaborations that will drive technology development and commercialization in the global marketplace by leveraging industrial and technical capabilities across Ontario and Jiangsu
• To develop and enhance cooperation in the field of industrial and technology innovations, to improve competitiveness and to further economic and business collaboration between Ontario and Jiangsu

Priority Fields

The current call for proposals will accept project applications focusing on the following technology sectors:

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Life Sciences

Own the Podium and Mitacs developed a partnership through Mitacs’s Accelerate and Elevate programs, which support the brightest PhD students and postdoctoral fellows conducting research in high‐performance sport. These interns share their time between academic, industrial, and high‐performance sport environments, tying together the major elements of the Canadian sport‐research ecosystem.

All projects must have clear potential for economic impact to Canada and therefore must likely include a Canadian for‐profit partner, where the intern will spend at least 25 per cent of his/her time.

Points for consideration:

A) The three major research areas related to OTP‐targeted Olympic and Paralympic sports are:
 Sport performance: Including, but not limited to, physiological preparation, performance nutrition, sport psychology, biomechanics and motor behaviour, and sport analytics;
 Sports engineering: Including, but not limited to, equipment fabrication and customization,
aerodynamics, ergonomics, and performance technology; and
 Proactive sports medicine: Including, but not limited to, injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and return to podium.

B) Projects must be aligned with both a Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) and a collaborating Canadian university. The CSI may be directly involved in the research and will also be in a position to potentially provide opportunities for subsequent employment in continued high‐performance sport research.

Every year, NSERC awards up to six Steacie Fellowships that are held for a two-year period. Successful fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties, so that they can devote all their time and energy to research. The Fellowships are held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution.

Each fellow receives a research grant of $250,000 over two years. Research grant funds paid to winners of this prize are subject to the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide.

The Fellowship normally also includes a contribution of up to $90,000 per year to the university toward the fellow's salary. As part of the Fellowship agreement, the university is expected to fund a replacement for the fellow's teaching and administrative responsibilities. Should the recipient of the Fellowship already hold another federal award that has a salary component, such as a Canada Research Chair or an Industrial Research Chair, NSERC will reduce the contribution to the university accordingly.