Canadian Health Research Awards Night 2009
Ottawa
On November 17, 2009 CIHR hosted its Eighth Annual Canadian Health Research Awards. The celebrations formally recognized Canada's best and brightest health researchers and lead supporters of health research for their outstanding contributions to improving the health of Canadians, our health care system and the knowledge-based economy.
Share in this memorable evening and learn what Canada's top researchers are doing by exploring the links below.
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| Eighth Annual Canadian Health Research Awards Ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada. | Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit, winner of Canada's Premier Young Researcher Award, with Dr. Alain Beaudet, CIHR President (left), and The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health (right). | |
Canadian Health Research Awards Program 2009
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Eighth Annual Canadian Health Research Awards
Message from the CIHR President
Message from the Prime Minister
Message from the Minister of Health
CIHR Award Presentations
Canada's Premier Young Researcher
Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit
Canada's Health Researcher of the Year in Health Services and Systems and Population Health Research
Dr. Michael H. Boyle
Canada's Health Researcher of the Year in Biomedical and Clinical Research
Dr. Nahum Sonenberg
Prix Galien Canada
2009 Research and Innovation Awards
Message from the Prix Galien Canada Jury President
Galien Award Presentations
2009 Research Award
Dr. Donald F. Weaver
2009 Innovative Product Award
Varenicline Tartrate Champix, Pfizer Canada Inc


