Government provides $11 million for health research

VICTORIA – Patients and researchers will benefit from a new $11-million grant from the provincial government to the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR).

“This funding will help the foundation maintain the global competitiveness of B.C.’s health-research sector,” said Health Minister Terry Lake. “The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research helps support solutions to our more-pressing health problems by funding the best and brightest researchers and spearheading significant projects to address health-system priorities.”

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MSFHR-funded researchers and research programs − such as scholars and trainees, infrastructure funding and health services, as well as policy research − have had a significant impact on a provincial, national and international scale. A few examples include:

  • Dr. Sohrab Shah, MSFHR-funded scholar (2011), co-led BC Cancer Agency research that identified the genetic composition of the deadliest form of breast cancer, opening the door to targeted treatments.
  • MSFHR trainees working at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS have proven the effectiveness of proactive treatment protocols to reduce transmission of HIV.

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