Description:
The specific objective(s) of this funding opportunity are to:
· Strengthen national vaccine research, using an inclusive approach, by undertaking and coordinating collaborative multidisciplinary research amongst vaccine and immunization researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, and local, provincial, territorial and federal policy-makers with relevant mandates for public health and healthcare systems, across all research areas;
· Strengthen Canada’s state of readiness by building and enhancing capacities, processes, and expertise to provide a rapid, priority-driven, vaccine research response to infectious public health events with actual or potential significant negative impacts to the health of people in Canada;
· Strengthen capacities, processes, and expertise to undertake clinical trials of vaccine candidates for vaccine-preventable diseases in alignment with domestic and global vaccine clinical trial strategies;
· Increase the availability of high-quality and real-time evidence, and improve data-sharing and knowledge mobilization with local, provincial, territorial, national and international knowledge users, in both official languages, to ensure maximum research impact to improve the health of all people in Canada; and
· Train and support the diverse next generation of vaccine and immunization researchers.
Expected Results:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.
Program Purpose:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.