December 2001
We will miss Dr. Leon Wolfe

New FCIHR Board members announced
FCIHR is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Aubrey Tingle, the Founder and CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and Dr. Barry McLennan, the Faculty of Medicine's Assistant Dean, Research at the University of Saskatchewan.
See "Who Are We?" for photos.

September 2001
New Calendar Celebrates Health Research
The Friends of CIHR have put together a 16-month calendar entitled A Celebration of the Institutes of CIHR.
Calendrier maintenant disponible en français.

24 August 2001
FCIHR Members Appointed to Order of Canada

23 July 2001
Call for letter writing campaign
From Dr. Joel Weiner, University of Alberta, regarding CIHR funding.

19 July 2001
CIHR announces the launch of a Request for Applications
on Strategies for Knowledge Translation in Health
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is pleased to announce the launch of a Request for Applications (RFA) on Strategies for Knowledge Translation in Health. This RFA calls for one-year research proposals in five areas.

6 July 2001
Rock and Duhamel Announce CIHR Funding for
National Heart and Manitoba Research Initiatives
“In the one year since it was created, CIHR has dramatically changed Canada’s health research landscape in positive ways,” said Mr. Rock. “Today’s announcement is another step forward in the building of CIHR, advancing heart research and the overall health of Canadians and strengthening our health care system.”

3 July 2001
Council for Health Research In Canada News Distribution List
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27 June 2001
Dr. Arnold Naimark Honoured for Excellence in Public Adminstration
On June 27, Dr. Arnold Naimark, a Founding Member of FCIHR, was awarded the 2001 Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Excellence in Public Adminstration In Manitoba.

22 June 2001
Dr. Peter Dolphin
It is with great sadness that we report that Dr. Peter Dolphin died suddenly on June 22nd in Halifax.

22 June 2001
Malcolm Brown Award Presented
On June 22, CIHR-funded researcher, Dr. Sergio Grinstein, head of the Cell Biology Research program at The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute,  received the G. Malcolm Brown Award for 2001 from CIHR President, Dr. Alan Bernstein.

16 June 2001
Liberals Undermine Their R&D Strategy - State of the Nation, National Post
Of interest to all Health Researchers..

7 June 2001
Happy Anniversary CIHR!
What has CIHR accomplished in its first year?
Here is just a taste of the hard work and many achievements of CIHR's Council, staff, partners and researchers since June 7, 2000

6 June 2001
Australia honours Bernstein for his work in health research
On June 6, during Medical Research Week, Dr. Alan Bernstein received the 2001 Medal from the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)

6 June 2001
Supporting the Next Generation of Health Researchers
It has been predicted that 100,000 new researchers will be required by 2010 in Canada alone. To meet this need, CIHR has developed the CIHR Strategic Training Program Grants

4 June 2001
CIHR fosters science writers through innovative scholarship program
In a move which encourages the development of tomorrow's professional science writers, CIHR has developed a two level scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students who love to write about science. Deadline for submissions is July 15, 2001

30 May 2001
31 University Delegates to Represent CIHR
Alan Bernstein appoints 31 CIHR University Delegates to represent CIHR in 31 universities across Canada.

4 May 2001
Ottawa delivers rules on reproductive technology
CBC NEWS OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing strict rules over the way science helps some Canadians have babies, but it wants feedback before the draft legislation is voted on by MPs.

17 April 2001
National Post profiles Friesen
Dr. Henry Friesen, the visionary who helped create CIHR, is described in the National Post as a research leader who, among many things, pioneered a blood test for prolactin and mentored countless students.

11 April 2001
Dr. Henry Friesen awarded the 2001 Wightman Award
Dr. Friesen has been awarded the Wightman Award by the Gairdner Foundation for "his leadership to Canadian medical research and especially for leading to the establishment of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research".

29 March 2001
CIHR Discussion Paper on Stem Cell Research Released
Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research today released a discussion paper, "Human Stem Cell Research: Opportunities for Health and Ethical Perspectives", on proposed guidelines for funding of human embryonic stem cell research in Canada.

8 March 2001
Dr. Yves Morin appointed to Senate
Dr. Yves Morin, a CIHR Governing Council Member, internationally renowned researcher and current vice-chair of the Science Advisory Board for the Health Protection Branch of Health Canada, has just been appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

5 March 2001
218 Named to CIHR Institute Advisory Boards
218 volunteer representatives selected from Canada and abroad and reflecting a broad range of expertise and interest, will provide advice and insight to the Scientific Directors of CIHR’s network of 13 virtual institutes

26 February 2001
Obituary -- Globe and Mail / Winnipeg Free Press
Dr. Robert Beamish

14 February 2001
Balancing Act: Science and Society -- Globe and Mail
Medicine's basic mode will change, shifting from treatment to the prevention of illness, says Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of CIHR

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