Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Genetics

Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for meetings, planning and/or dissemination activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes, Initiatives, or Branches.

Under the framework of the CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grants program specified above, the Institute of Genetics (IG) will provide partial support for workshops and scientific symposia held in Canada, which fall under the IG's mandate. The IG's mandate is to support research on the human and model genomes and on all aspects of genetics, basic biochemistry and cell biology related to health and disease, including the translation of knowledge into health policy and practice, and the societal implications of genetic discoveries.

A total of 15 applications were received, 13 were eligible for funding and 9 were approved for funding.

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For further information, please contact:

Grace Almasi
Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-3485
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: MPD-SRPD@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For questions about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity contact:

Ursula Danilczyk, PhD
Assistant Director
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Institute of Genetics
Telephone: 416-813-7671
Fax: 416-813-7673
Email: ursualaig@sickkids.ca