Winner of the 2023 PIP Grant Competition
Participants and supporters of the 2023 PIP are pleased to announce that Dr. Nawal Amhis is the winner of the 2023 PIP grant competition, a one-year grant of $15,000, for her project, “Remodeling of the pancreatic tumour microenvironment with oncolytic virotherapy.” Dr. Amhis is a medical resident in general surgery who is completing a master’s degree in immunology with Dr. Lee-Hwa Tai at the Université de Sherbrooke. She will collect patient tumour samples and develop a pancreatic organoid model to test an oncolytic virotherapy. Mrs. Julie Carignan, a patient partner, has been an essential part of this project since its inception, helping to advise on consent forms used to obtain patient samples. Mrs. Carignan will also play an important role in knowledge translation. Dr. Amhis will report her findings to the PIP participants and CCRA members in one year’s time.
Dr. Amhis will be officially acknowledged at the 2023 Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC). She is featured in this video with Ms. Ruth Ackerman, member of the 2023 PIP Working Committee.
Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)
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In December 2023, it was announced that Canada’s Drug Agency would be built from CADTH. The work of the drug agency expands on CADTH’s existing mandate and functions — which spans drugs, medical devices, and c... Read More »
New Funding Opportunity from CIHR IHSPR
The Policy Research for Health System Transformation program will support 24 one-year grants ($150,000 each) that generate evidence to inform macro-level policies and support high-performing health care and public health systems in Canada. The applic... Read More »
The Policy Research for Health System Transformation program will support 24 one-year grants ($150,000 each) that generate evidence to inform macro-level policies and support high-performing health care and public health systems in Canada. The applic... Read More »