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With its track record on health innovation, Canada should double down on support for science

  • Canada excels at discoveries that save lives. The most recent examples have links to the COVID-19 mRNA and adenovirus-based  vaccines. For the two mRNA-based
Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 5, 2021
Canada has a long history of contributing to the advancement of life-saving discoveries. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute via Unsplash

With its track record on health innovation, Canada should double down on support for science

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 5, 2021
  • Canada excels at discoveries that save lives. The most recent examples have links to the COVID-19 mRNA and adenovirus-based  vaccines. For the two mRNA-based

With its track record on health innovation, Canada should double down on support for science

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 5, 2021
  • Canada excels at discoveries that save lives. The most recent examples have links to the COVID-19 mRNA and adenovirus-based  vaccines. For the two mRNA-based
Canada has a long history of contributing to the advancement of life-saving discoveries. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute via Unsplash

Why Canada can’t afford to abandon basic research

  • Canada appears to be the only country to cancel its competitions for funding in health research. Today, basic science may be essential to understanding
Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | April 23, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and federal cabinet ministers are being called on to provide a lifeline to scientists who conduct other critical health research activities amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada can’t afford to abandon basic research

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | April 23, 2020
  • Canada appears to be the only country to cancel its competitions for funding in health research. Today, basic science may be essential to understanding

Why Canada can’t afford to abandon basic research

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | April 23, 2020
  • Canada appears to be the only country to cancel its competitions for funding in health research. Today, basic science may be essential to understanding
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and federal cabinet ministers are being called on to provide a lifeline to scientists who conduct other critical health research activities amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s health research leaders: from hope to misery

  • MONTREAL—The end of January was the deadline to nominate for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In 2013, the then governor general of Canada urged
Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | February 3, 2020
In 2013, the then governor general David Johnston urged us to nominate our most talented. By 2014, a new effort to identify Canada’s most talented 'health research leaders' was in place with internationally competitive funding for those selected. Its performance was reviewed in 2018 and this new foundation grant program was recommended for continued support and funding with some changes. However, only one year later, exactly the opposite decision was taken, write John Bergeron and Kathleen Dickson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s health research leaders: from hope to misery

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | February 3, 2020
  • MONTREAL—The end of January was the deadline to nominate for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In 2013, the then governor general of Canada urged

Canada’s health research leaders: from hope to misery

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | February 3, 2020
  • MONTREAL—The end of January was the deadline to nominate for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In 2013, the then governor general of Canada urged
In 2013, the then governor general David Johnston urged us to nominate our most talented. By 2014, a new effort to identify Canada’s most talented 'health research leaders' was in place with internationally competitive funding for those selected. Its performance was reviewed in 2018 and this new foundation grant program was recommended for continued support and funding with some changes. However, only one year later, exactly the opposite decision was taken, write John Bergeron and Kathleen Dickson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Why Canada lags behind peers in cultivating talent in health research

  • The deadline for submitting nominations for the Nobel Prize in Medicine is fast approaching. In 2013, David Johnston, the governor general at the time,
Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 27, 2020
Former University of Toronto president David Naylor, in his final report as chair of the government's advisory council, called for 'major' spending on research-related activities. Photograph courtesy of Caz Zyvatkauskas via Flickr

Why Canada lags behind peers in cultivating talent in health research

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 27, 2020
  • The deadline for submitting nominations for the Nobel Prize in Medicine is fast approaching. In 2013, David Johnston, the governor general at the time,

Why Canada lags behind peers in cultivating talent in health research

Opinion | BY JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 27, 2020
  • The deadline for submitting nominations for the Nobel Prize in Medicine is fast approaching. In 2013, David Johnston, the governor general at the time,
Former University of Toronto president David Naylor, in his final report as chair of the government's advisory council, called for 'major' spending on research-related activities. Photograph courtesy of Caz Zyvatkauskas via Flickr
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