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Learn how CFI’s infrastructure is helping to accelerate the pace of research.
Posted On: February 13, 2017
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As of October 2016, CFI has provided UHN with a total of $283,833,122 in funding for research infrastructure.
Over the last two decades, University Health Network (UHN) has grown substantially, becoming the largest research hospital in Canada. This expansion is a product of UHN’s partnership with the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Ontario government, its foundations and donors and private sector partners.
Last year UHN secured over $1.5 million through CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund to advance unique research programs. These funded projects have diverse aims, including:
The projects add to the over $200M in funding that CFI has invested at UHN.
To learn about the ground breaking research that has been made possible by these and other CFI investments, read the 2016 UHN Research Report.
Last year UHN secured over $1.5 million through CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund to advance unique research programs. These funded projects have diverse aims, including:
- overcoming immunosuppression to fight viral infections and cancer
- defining the role of macrophages in cardiovascular disease
- examining retinal development, injury and repair
- preventing falls in vulnerable populations
- targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in leukemia
- and unravelling the mechanisms of joint damage in osteoarthritis
The projects add to the over $200M in funding that CFI has invested at UHN.
To learn about the ground breaking research that has been made possible by these and other CFI investments, read the 2016 UHN Research Report.