BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
• to provide attractive, long-term personnel awards;
• to promote recruitment and retention of highly-qualified personnel; and
• to establish Chairs in disciplines where specific universities are particularly strong, and where GSK and CIHR have clear scientific interest.
In addition, the intent of this initiative is to facilitate the translational objectives of CIHR, with particular interests in clinical research. Clinical research combines discoveries from the basic science laboratory incorporating the observations and insights of health professionals (a key aspect of translational research). It is the creation of new health knowledge and the translation of that knowledge from the research setting into applications where it ultimately impacts on the health of Canadians.