SickKids-led projects receive $17.9 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) were awarded $17.9 million in funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI) to support research infrastructure.

The investment was announced today at l'Université de Montréal by the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and included an investment of more than $1.7 billion to 7,700 researchers and research projects across the country.

The announcement included four SickKids-led projects, as well as renewed Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs(CRC) for Drs. Paul Franklandand Sheena Josselynon their research into how the brain stores memories.

"Today'sinvestments will support the continued advancement ofcutting-edge researchandinfrastructureat SickKids,helpingourscientists develop new breakthroughsthat can transform care for patientsat SickKids and internationally,"says Dr. Stephen Scherer, Chief of Research and a Senior Scientist in the Genetics & Genome Biology programat SickKids and Director of The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG).

SickKids researchers awarded renewed Canada Research Chairs

The CRC Program recognizes individuals who have achieved research excellence in engineering and natural sciences, health sciences and social sciences and humanities. In total, $8.7 million in research infrastructure funding through the CFI was awarded to support 40 CRCs at 22 institutions across Canada.

SickKids currently has 37 filled CRCs.