Research Centres

 

British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health - A research and knowledge exchange centre focused on girls’ and women’s health, with strong roots in policy, practice, academic and community networks

Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV) - The Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV) is an integrated collaborative interdisciplinary vaccine research team committed to excellent research. CCfV unites the biomedical and clinical sciences with the social sciences and humanities to effectively span the research continuum from basic discovery to translation into useful vaccines to prevent disease in humans and to change population and public health outcomes.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - Since 2000, CIHR has energized the health research community, inspired new collaborations across disciplinary and geographic boundaries, and engendered new partnerships between those who conduct research and those who implement its findings.

Canadian Immunization Research Network - The Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) is a new, national network of key vaccine researchers who develop and test methodologies related to the evaluation of vaccines as they pertain to safety, immunogenicity and effectiveness, and program implementation and evaluation.

CESAGEN, University of Cardiff - CESAGEN is a collaborative research centre which is funded as part of the ESRC Genomics Network. The Centre is based at the universities of Lancaster and Cardiff.

Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna Burkina Faso (CRSN) - Le Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) à l’image d’autres institutions de recherche pour la recherche en Afrique sub-saharienne, a subi de profondes mutations institutionnelles au cours de ces dix dernières années.

Global Biopolitics Research Group - An international, interdisciplinary group of academics conducting research projects and consultancy work in global biopolitics. We aim to uncover and specify the many far-reaching social and political issues generated by the rapid development of the life sciences and new health technologies in the global bioeconomy.

Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) - The mission of the MVP is to eliminate meningitis as a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa through the development, testing, introduction, and widespread use of conjugate meningococcal vaccines.

New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) - The New York Academy of Sciences is the world's nexus of scientific innovation in the service of humanity. For nearly 200 years — since 1817 — the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery and promoted vital links between science and society. One of the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, the Academy has become not only a notable and enduring cultural institution in New York City, but also one of the most significant organizations in the international scientific community.

PATH - PATH is an international non-profit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, we help provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. Our work improves global health and well-being.

Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) - Based out of the University of Sussex, SPRU is a world-leading department where research and high-level policy advice are combined with postgraduate teaching in science, technology, and innovation policy and management.

TRREE for Africa - A web-based training and capacity building initiative on the ethics of research involving humans conducted in Africa countries