Please cascade within your department/centre/organization.

• Please note the following internal signature deadlines for the upcoming major competitions:
  • CIHR Foundation Scheme: October 4
  • CIHR Project Scheme: October 7
  • CIHR Fellowship Award: October 24
  • NSERC Discovery Grant: October 24
• The Research Office has refreshed its website! Please take a look at the Research section on MedNet.

Harrington Discover Institute: Gund-Harrington Scholar Award
Funding totaling up to $900,000 over three years to support innovative research efforts that could prevent, treat or cure blindness. | LOI Deadline: October 14, 2106

Michael J Fox Foundation: Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes Measures Program
Supports research that will develop biomarker tools and clinical outcome measures to assist in target validation for therapeutic development and ultimately inform clinical trial design, execution and interpretation of results. | Deadline: October 19, 2016

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research: Convening & Collaborating (C2) Awards
Funding program designed to provide support to plan research programs, projects, and/or activities between researchers and research users that target health research responsive to the five BC health system priorities. | Deadline: October 21, 2016

UBC Faculty of Medicine: Graduate Student Awards
Full-time graduate students who are registered in any UBC Faculty of Medicine graduate program, or full-time graduate students whose main supervisor has a primary appointment with the UBC Faculty of Medicine are eligible to apply for the Graduate Student Awards. | Deadline: October 21, 2016; 4pm

Alex's Lemonade Stand: Innovation Grants
Two-year grants of up to $250,000 to researchers with a novel approach to pediatric oncology scientific investigation. | LOI Deadline: November 1, 2016

Tourette Association of America: Research Projects
Grants of up to $150,000 over two years for basic and clinical studies on all aspects of Tourette syndrome. | LOI Deadline: November 1, 2016

Canadian Hemophilia Society: CHS Research Programs
Programs include Dream of a Cure, Dream of a Cure Studentships in Inherited Bleeding Disorders Research, CHS/Pfizer Care Until Cure Research, CHS/Shire Fellowship, and CHS/Novo Nordisk Psychosocial Research. | Deadline: November 15, 2016

UBC: Faculty Research Awards
Recognizes individual researchers who demonstrate excellence in research. Please note the following Faculty of Medicine internal signature deadlines:

• Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize: A $1,500 prize and certificate awarded annually to an active faculty researcher for a distinguished record of published research | Internal Deadline: October 12, 2016
• Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research: Medal presented to an outstanding young faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research | Internal Deadline: October 12, 2016

Harvard Medical School: 2017 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
A $500,000 cash award to recognize and honor one or more scientists whose achievements have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease. If you are interested in submitting a nomination, please contact Bryan Wong. | Nomination Deadline: October 31, 2016

Indiana University School of Medicine: 2017 Steven C. Beering Award
Award to honor an internationally recognized individual for outstanding research contributions to the advancement of biomedical or clinical science. If you are interested in submitting nomination, please contact Bryan Wong. | Nomination Deadline: November 2, 2016

Indiana University School of Medicine: 2017 Mark Brothers Award
Award to recognize nationally and internationally renowned medical scientists of Asian descent. The selection committee is particularly interested in nominations in the areas of Precision Medicine/Personalized Medicine, Cell, Gene and Immune Therapies, and Life’s Transitions (Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Palliative Care. If you are interested in submitting a nomination, please contact Bryan Wong. | Nomination Deadline: November 2, 2016

• October 5, 12pm: Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series: Dr. Paul Kubes: "Platelets neutrophils and NETs in infection and inflammation"
• October 6, 9am: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series: The role of innate immunity in islet amyloid-induced beta cell dysfunction and Post-translationally modified forms of IAPP as indicators of and contributors to pancreatic betacell dysfunction, presented by members of the Verchere lab
• October 7, 10am: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research: Health Policy Fellowship Webinar
• October 11, 10am: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research: Convening and Collaborating Awards Webinar
• October 13, 6:30pm: Centre for Blood Research: World Thrombosis Day
• October 24: UBC presents the Gairdner Symposium
• October 27, 2:30pm, OSOT Lab 1/2, 3rd floor UBC Hospital Koerner Pavilion: Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy and Grand Valley State University presents "Providing Power Mobility Training for Children with Multiple, Severe Disabilities: The Grand Valley Power Mobility Project" - please RSVP by Oct 18 with Letitia Henville
• November 17: Centre for Blood Research presents the 10th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium