Five Canadian Research Teams Awarded CIHR Funding for Chronic Inflammation Research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the recipients of the Team Grant: Intervention Trial in Inflammation for Chronic Conditions funding opportunity. This initiative supports innovative research aimed at improving health outcomes for people living with, or at risk of developing, chronic conditions by advancing the repurposing, development, and optimization of novel interventions.

Funded Teams

  • Aristedis Katsanos, McMaster University (General Pool)

  • Megan K. Levings, University of British Columbia (General Pool)

  • Matthew T. James, University of Calgary (General Pool)

  • Madeleine Durand, Université de Montréal (HIV/AIDS & STBBI Research Initiative Pool

  • Patricia Gongal, University of Alberta (Knowledge Mobilization Hub)

These five teams will collaborate across disciplines to advance inflammation-focused treatments and strategies addressing chronic health conditions.

For more details, visit the official CIHR announcement.

About the Hub

The Canadian Inflammation Knowledge Mobilization Hub, hosted by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), connects four groundbreaking Canadian-led research projects tackling inflammation head-on.