Funding, News and Announcements

Genome Canada has announced a request for applications for the Sharing Big Data for Health Care Innovation: Advancing the Objectives of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health opportunity. Genome Canada and its partner, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), will fund a single pan-Canadian program to develop a comprehensive strategy that will enable the sharing of genomic and clinical datasets across Canada and around the globe in a responsible, secure and effective manner. 

Full program details can be found on Genome Canada's website. Any interested parties should contact Maureen Keough, Dalhousie Research Services at Maureen.Keough@dal.ca or (902) 494-7706.