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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Research Update
January 2002

This monthly e-notice is distributed to contacts with an interest in the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Research Programs. Please feel free to forward this message to others who may be interested in this information. Should you wish to be removed from this distribution list, or add other names, please email pnakanishi@hsf.ca.

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In this issue:

  1. Nursing Research Fellowship - Application deadline: March 15, 2002
  2. Junior Personnel Awards Update
  3. Grant-in-aid September 2001 Competition Update
  4. HSF Research Fund - Update on Initiatives
  5. HSFO Vision 20/20 - Survey

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  1. Request for Applications - Nursing Research Fellowships (March 15, 2002)

    Each year the HSFC offers a number of research fellowship awards to nursing professionals to support research training and study in the cardiovascular/cerebrovascular field. The purpose of this program is to encourage nursing professionals to undertake independent research programs. This award provides a stipend of $25,000 per year, plus a $1,000 travel allowance.

    Encourage your nursing colleagues to consider this funding opportunity. For more information please visit our Web site:
    Nursing Research Fellowship Guidelines

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  2. Junior Personnel Awards Update

    The Junior Personnel Committees of the HSFC will meet January 26-28, 2002 to review doctoral research award and research fellowship applications submitted to the Foundation for 2002/2003 funding year. A total of 167 doctoral research award applications and 132 fellowship applications were submitted this year.

    Doctoral research award and fellowship applications for the Focus on Stroke Training Initiative (a collaboration of HSF, Canadian Stroke Network, the ICRH and the fund/Rx&D along with AstraZeneca Canada Inc.) will also be reviewed at this time.

    The results of these competitions will be announced on the HSFC web site http://www.hsf.ca/research by the end of March.

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  3. Grant-in-aid September 2001 Competition Update

    The HSFC's Scientific Review Committees met in December 2001 to review 366 grant-in-aid applications that were submitted to the Foundation for the 2002/2003 funding year. Results will be announced through the provincial Heart and Stroke Foundations over the next few months.

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  4. Update on HSF Research Fund Initiatives

    The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Research Policy and Planning Advisory Committee (RPPAC) held their first meeting of the New Year on January 18-19, 2002. This meeting was a continuation of their planning activities - exploring directions for the HSF Research Fund and the Heart and Stroke Foundation research enterprise.

    The following is an update on some of the initiatives underway through the HSF Research Fund:

    ***Gene-Environment Interactions***
    Peer review of applications submitted to the Gene-Environment Interactions Program took place on January 21. A total of 11 applications were reviewed. Results will be announced in the next several weeks. For more information on this program, visit:
    http://www.cihr.ca/institutes/icrh/funding_opportunities/
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    ***New Emerging Teams in Chronic Disease***
    The New Emerging Teams Program in Chronic Disease was initiated by the HSF, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Diabetes Association, the ICRH and the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes. Seven applications will be reviewed under this program February 6-7, 2002. Results of this competition will be announced in March.

    ***New Frontiers Program***
    Leaders from the 15 groups that received support from the HSF and ICRH to conduct consensus conferences, think tanks, and other planning initiatives will convene on February 5-6 to present and discuss the outcomes of their initiatives. A report from this program will available in March. A list of these initiatives and the investigators can be found at:
    http://www.cihr.ca/institutes/icrh/whatsnew/new%20frontiers
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    ***Research Training Program Grants***
    133 applications for Research Training Program Grants will be reviewed February 6-7, 2002. A number of promising submissions in the area of heart disease and stroke are among those being reviewed. This is an exciting new initiative that the HSFC is pleased to be collaborating on with the CIHR and the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Results of this program are also expected to be announced in March.

    ***Focus on Stroke Training Initiative***
    Peer review of doctoral research award, fellowship and new investigator awards will be completed by January 28, 2002. Results of this competition will be announced in March.

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  5. HSFO Vision 20/20 survey - Reminder

    As part of its Vision 20/20 planning process, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario recently issued a survey to gather opinions on the issues confronting the CVD/stroke research community. The results will help to direct the HSFO's research funding priorities.

    The deadline for completing this survey has been extended to January 25, 2002. If you have not yet had a chance to complete the survey, please visit: http://www.williamsresearch.com/hsfo_survey/HSFO_Survey.htm

    While we would appreciate your input on all issues raised by the survey, we realize you may be too busy to answer all of the questions. We, therefore, invite you to focus on the following three priority sections:
    I. Demographic Information
    IV. Research Capacity
    XI. Allocation of Additional HSFO Research Resources

    If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact Jean Liao at WilliamsResearch: HSFO_survey@williamsresearch.com 416-920-6653 or 1-877-868-5444 (toll-free)

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Jennifer Gee
Acting Associate Director, Research
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )