E-newsletter – October 2012 – Institute of Aging
IA Sponsored Funding Opportunities can be accessed from the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database. Details and links for the current funding opportunities can be found below.IA Awards and Prizes for Students and Trainees can be accessed from the IA Students and Trainees webpage.
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Funding Opportunities Aligned with CIHR Roadmap Signature Initiatives
Team Grant : Health Challenges in Chronic Inflammation Initiative
The overall objective of the Health Challenges in Chronic Inflammation initiative team grant is to support health research through the discovery and validation of common biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and universal inflammatory mechanisms across chronic diseases, with the ultimate goal to prevent, monitor and /or treat chronic disease by reducing inflammation. The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $22,950,000. Of this amount, $1,250,000 is available from the Institute of Aging to fund applications that address research priority areas that are consistent with IA's mandate, and $1,250,000 is available from the Institute of Aging to jointly fund a grant relevant to inflammation and neurodegeneration. Successful LOI teams deemed to be relevant to neurodegenerative diseases of aging that affect cognition may be invited to a Partner's Forum in Montréal, which is a step in the formation of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging. The letter of intent deadline is November 15, 2012.
Funding Opportunities Promoting Knowledge Translation
Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Translation in Aging
Through the Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Translation in Aging, IA will recognize individual(s), team(s) or organization(s) that have advanced the translation of research in aging at a local or regional level. The maximum amount awarded for a single one-year award is $50,000 to recognize impact at the local or regional level in research on aging. The application deadline is February 18, 2013.
Invitation to Canadian Researchers and International Partners of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aging at the Gerontological Society of America 65th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego
The CIHR-Institute of Aging is pleased to once again host its annual Canadian Researchers Reception during the upcoming Gerontological Society of America 65th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego. This event brings together Canadian scientists working in the field of aging, either in Canada or abroad, as well as international partners of the Institute. This year you will once again have an opportunity to meet colleagues and exchange with the CIHR Institute of Aging's Scientific Director, Yves Joanette and his staff.
Date and Location: The reception will take place on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Newport Beach room of the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina
Registration: Space is limited. We will be accepting RSVPs on a first-come-first-served basis.
If you would like to attend this important reception, please respond by email to iv-ia@criugm.qc.ca at your earliest convenience and by Monday, November 5 at the latest.
We hope that you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing you there.
Yves Joanette, Scientific Director, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aging
The Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research invites you to a webinar on the Responsible Conduct of Research: An Introduction to the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research
November 15, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
During this one-hour webinar, Karen Wallace, Policy Analyst, will introduce the main elements of the Framework; highlight the responsibilities of researchers, institutions and Agencies as they relate to Agency-funded research; and describe the process for addressing allegations of breaches of Tri-Agency policies.
Register online for this webinar.
Registration capacity is limited to 200 attendees. A recording will be made available online for viewing at a later date.