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AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 Health Professional-Investigator Awardees Announced
About Us
We are Michael Smith Health Research BC. By joining forces with the the British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN), we have created a new dynamic and integrated health research organization that will support the growth and evolution of BC’s vibrant health research system and life sciences sector.
We’re 20! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the researchers and teams we’ve funded since 2001 and how their work has improved health and care in BC.
Current Funding Opportunities
Scholar Program
Research Trainee Program
CIHR Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship
Applications are now open for:
Learn more about our portfolio of funding programs.
Latest News
NEWS
Supporting researchers to improve patient care and outcomes: 2021 Health Professional-Investigator awardees
9 December 2021
Congratulations to this year's Health Professional-Investigator award recipients.
NEWS
2022 Scholar and Research Trainee competitions: Applications are now open
3 November 2021
We are also pleased to announce our 2022 funding competition schedule.
NEWS
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the BC Academic Health Science Network unite to drive discovery and innovation in BC’s vibrant health research system
13 October 2021
The new organization, Michael Smith Health Research BC, will strengthen health research capacity and capability across the province
Forward Thinking
Forward Thinking is a blog series written by MSFHR staff. It examines what it takes to be a responsive and responsible research funder, and explores the world in which research funders operate today.
From floundering to flourishing: Doing KT in a pandemic
MSFHR Manager, Knowledge Translation, Genevieve Creighton, discusses our knowledge translation-informed approach to COVID-19, doing KT in a pandemic, and reflects on a KT success story.
Genevieve Creighton
Manager, Knowledge Translation