Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Operating Grant: GA4GH Genomic Data Sharing Tools Against COVID-19
Agreement Number:
161906
Agreement Value:
$650,000.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
Description:
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
-Accelerate the adaptation of GA4GH human genomic data sharing tools to species-agnostic genomic data sharing for application for SARS-CoV2;
-Facilitate the implementation, adoption, and further refinement of the genomic and phenomic data sharing tools in the infectious disease community;
-Streamline the development and set up of systems that use GA4GH host and pathogen standards to support COVID-19 data sharing within Canada;
-Enable Canadian engagement and coordination in international rapid large-scale sharing of COVID-19 genomic research activities and networks; and
-Support the generation of evidence to inform clinical and health system management and public health response, and/or decision-making and planning within and across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally.
Organization:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Expected Results:
This program provides award funding directly to promising current and next generation researchers to support training or career development. Applicants at different career stages compete through a rigorous process and those with the highest potential for promising research careers are funded.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5G 1L7
Reference Number:
236-2021-2022-Q2-00080
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Goodhand, Peter C
Research Organization:
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (Toronto, Ontario)|Institut ontarien de recherche sur le cancer
Program:
Training and Career Support
Program Purpose:
This program provides award funding directly to promising current and next generation researchers to support training or career development. Applicants at different career stages compete through a rigorous process and those with the highest potential for promising research careers are funded.