Caura‑net CIHR Funding News: Issue 113 ‑ Results of the September 2011 Operating Grants Competition 
January 31, 2012

Issue 113

 

Contents

 

1) Program Related Information

a) Results of the September 2011 Operating Grants Competition

 

2) CIHR at a Glance – Working for You

a) Alzheimer Awareness Month. Let’s face dementia together!

 

b) 2011 CIHR‑CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards

 

3) Funding Opportunity News

a) Funding opportunities posted between January 18 and January 27, 2012 by CIHR and its partners

 

4) Application and Funding Policy News

a) Application Writing Tip: Summaries are More Important than You Might Think

 

5) Links to Institute and Portfolio News

a) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR‑IGH)

    Intersections 3(1) ‑ sexual and reproductive health: improved

    decision‑making

 

b) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR‑IGH)

     Now Available! The CIHR‑IGH Gender, Sex and Health

     Research Casebook

 

c) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR‑IGH)

    Call for Abstracts ‑ Advancing Excellence in Gender, Sex and

    Health Research

 

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1) Program Related Information

 

a) Results of the September 2011 Operating Grants Competition

 

On behalf of CIHR, I am pleased to announce the results of the fall 2011 Open Operating Grants competition, http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/44779.html , in which CIHR approved the investment of $240.6 million over eight years. As with previous competitions, we met our ongoing commitment to the research community to fund at least 400 grants from the core competition budget and to maintain or increase the average value of these grants. In addition, (up to) 105 full‑term and bridge grants could be funded through Priority Announcements and other sources for a maximum total of 506 grants approved from the Operating Grant 2011‑2012 (September) competition. The average (mean) annual core competition grant size was $600,026 (median grant size of $594,505) with an average duration of 4.11 years.

 

As with the Results of the March 2010 Open Operating Grants Competition, http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/42089.html , the September 2011 competition marked the third time that the Open Operating Grants competition dedicated a part of the Open Operating Grants budget to a specific funding envelope ‑ worth approximately $12.5 million ‑ for large grants, including large RCTs. Large grants were defined as those within the top 1.7% of the average annual grant budgets recommended within the competition; these were ranked together and funded from the top down within the available funding envelope. Seven large grants with an average total grant size of $2.02 M were funded in this competition. Other facts and frequently asked questions relating to the Open Operating Grant Program are available on the CIHR website, in the document CIHR Open Operating Grant Program, Competitions Frequently Asked Questions, http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/44787.html .

 

The results of this funding competition represent positive news for the research community and for all Canadians – the people who will ultimately benefit from the results of the research we fund.

 

A growing concern of our peer reviewers has been the increase in number of applications – especially in those that are essentially resubmissions of unsuccessful applications. In response, last spring we asked researchers to submit only their most competitive applications. Conversely, we discouraged researchers from immediately resubmitting unsuccessful applications to the next competition with no change or reflection. As well, we suggested that after an application has been unsuccessful two or three times that it not be resubmitted. We believe this contributed for the first time in several years to the number of applications we received staying stable at 2294 versus 2298 in the spring of 2011.  

 

We continue to encourage these voluntary measures in the hope that the research community and the institutions that CIHR supports will work with us to manage the volume of work required by your peers to review and rank applications.

 

As announced on December 2, 2011 in the Update from CIHR’s Science Council Regarding Proposed Reforms of Open Programs and Peer Review, http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/44566.html , in early 2012 CIHR will release a Design Discussion Document to provide an overview of the design elements that are being considered in CIHR’s new Open Suite of Programs and peer review system and to solicit the research community’s feedback on the proposed changes. You will have the opportunity to review the proposed changes and share your perspectives and comments by email, through an online discussion forum or during institution‑led discussions. Your feedback is extremely important and will be considered, analyzed and used to inform design and implementation decisions. We hope that you will participate in this important discussion. Details will be announced when the design discussion document is released.

 

I wish to congratulate the recipients of September 2011 Open Operating Grants and wish them success in all their research endeavours.

 

Jane E. Aubin, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer and Vice‑President, Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

 

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2) CIHR at a Glance – Working for You

 

a) Alzheimer Awareness Month. Let’s face dementia together!

 

Canadians are still dismissing symptoms of dementia as “just old age” based on survey results released today by the Alzheimer Society. Close to 50 per cent of Canadians lived a year or more with their symptoms before seeing a family doctor. Of these, 16 per cent waited more than 2 years. A delayed diagnosis results in a huge treatment gap and prevents people from getting valuable information about medications, support and better disease management.

 

January 2012 is Alzheimer Awareness Month. CIHR has teamed up with the Alzheimer Society to educate Canadians about the benefits of early diagnosis. The “Let's face it! Get the facts. Know for sure.” campaign website, http://www.alzheimerletsfaceit.ca , is a great place to learn about warning signs and download a “Preparing for your doctor's visit” checklist. The site also features moving testimonials of caregivers and people with dementia who tell what early diagnosis has meant to them.

 

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b) 2011 CIHR‑CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards

 

CIHR and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) recently celebrated the work of exceptional researchers when they announced the six recipients of the 2011 CIHR‑CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards on January 23, 2012. A peer‑review panel of Canadian and international experts selected the exceptional individuals based on the considerable impact of their work for Canadians and others worldwide.

 

Recipients of the 2011 CIHR‑CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards:

 

* Dr. Daniel Drucker for his innovative work in improving the lives of patients with type 2 diabetes (Toronto, Ontario) – Special mention

 

* Dr. Gideon Koren and colleagues for revolutionizing the area of medication safety in pregnancy (Toronto, Ontario) – Special mention

 

* Dr. Marvin Fritzler for identifying novel autoantigens that resulted in new diagnostic testing and biomarkers for autoimmune diseases (Calgary, Alberta)

 

* Dr. Terry Klassen and colleagues for improving health outcomes of acutely ill and injured children visiting pediatric emergency departments (across Canada)

 

* Drs. Anthony Tang and George Wells for helping reduce cardiac mortality rates with resynchronization therapy and implantable defibrillators in heart failure (Ottawa, Ontario)

 

* Dr. Michael Hill and colleagues for the Calgary Stroke Program (Calgary, Alberta) that has changed the face of stroke care by thoroughly integrating research and clinical care

 

A fourth round of the Awards will be launched in summer 2012. CIHR and CMAJ welcome applications from individuals or teams working as health researchers, health professionals, policy makers, or administrators.

 

For more information about the Awards, please visit the CIHR website, http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/44774.html .

 

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3) Funding Opportunity News

 

a) Funding opportunities posted between January 18 and January 27, 2012 by CIHR and its partners

 

The following is a list of funding opportunities which CIHR and its partners posted between January 18 and January 27, 2012.

 

To view these opportunities, please use the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database at

 http://www.researchnet‑recherchenet.ca/rnr16/search.do?fodAgency=CIHR&fodLanguage=E&all=1&search=true&org=CIHR&sort=program&masterList=true&view=currentOpps   

 

Simply select the opportunity from the list which is sorted alphabetically.

 

* Catalyst Grant : HIV/AIDS Community‑Based Research (2012)

* Master's Award : HIV/AIDS Community‑Based Research (2012)

* Other: Genomics and Personalized Health

* Other : Transplantation Research

 

Please direct specific inquiries on the funding opportunity to the contact person listed at the bottom of the funding opportunity.

 

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4) Application and Funding Policy News

 

a) Application Writing Tip: Summaries are More Important than You Might Think

 

As part of the application process, you are required to summarize your project in various ways (i.e., a “Lay Abstract” and a “Summary of Research Proposal”).  While it may be tempting to give these summaries short shrift, given all of the other tasks you must complete, they are among the most important parts of your application.

 

Peer review committee members use the “Summary of Research Proposal” submitted at Registration to determine whether or not they have the appropriate level of expertise to review an application. The Open Operating Grants Program uses the summary to assign an application to the most appropriate peer review committee by comparing its content to the mandates of the individual peer review committees.

 

For strategic competitions, the “Summary of the Research Proposal” may be used to determine whether or not your proposal is relevant to the funding opportunity’s strategic research areas.

 

Make sure that the “Summary of the Research Proposal” provides: a concise account of the subject matter; an overview of each part of the research plan; specific project aims and the methodology. The summary should reflect the significance of your project as well as its alignment with the relevant research areas of a strategic initiative.

 

If your research project is determined to be of interest to the general public, the “Lay Abstract” is published on CIHR’s website and it may also be shared with the media. The “Lay Abstract” should be written in plain language so that the general public will understand the nature of your research project.

 

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5) Links to Institute and Portfolio News

 

The following is a list of Institute and Portfolio news items.

 

a) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR‑IGH)

 

Intersections 3(1) ‑ sexual and reproductive health: improved decision‑making

 

The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health is pleased to present volume 3(1) of IGH’s biannual newsletter "Intersections." This issue is dedicated to the Institute’s strategic direction on sexual and reproductive health, our next area of focus for targeted research funding opportunities. IGH aims to support research that critically analyzes sex and gender to improve the evidence base for decision‑making in relation to sexual and reproductive health.

 

Inside this issue of "Intersections," we highlight IGH‑funded research and knowledge translation activities that are already making headway in this direction. In our regular columns, such as the IGH Cochrane Corner, Trainee Spotlight, and KT Monitor, you will find highlights of current issues and achievements in gender, sex and health research.

 

In this issue:

 * The Forgotten Sex in Sexual Pain

 * At the Crossroads: Healthcare Experiences of Women with Female Genital Cutting

 * Married to the Pill: Negotiating a Fifty‑Year Relationship

 * Who Really Gets Chlamydia?

 

Columns:

 * Message from the Scientific Director

 * KT Monitor ‑ An international symposium speaks the unspoken about boys' body image

 * IGH Cochrane Corner ‑ A look at key challenges in sensitizing systematic reviews to sex and

   gender

 * News Briefs

 * Trainee Spotlight ‑ 4 questions for Lyndsay Hayhurst

 

 "Intersections" is also available online in html and pdf formats at:

 http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/38563.html

 

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b) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR‑IGH)

 

Now Available! The CIHR‑IGH Gender, Sex and Health Research Casebook

 

The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health is pleased to present "What a Difference Sex and Gender Make: A Gender, Sex and Health Research Casebook."

 

Now available online at: http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca/e/44082.html  

 

This peer‑reviewed casebook presents a range of research‑based accounts that illustrate how attending to gender and sex in health research contributes to advancing knowledge, strengthening science and improving knowledge translation. Written from a critically reflective vantage point, chapters share health researchers' experiences in how they came to understand and engage gender and sex in their work. This collection demonstrates that there is much to be gained from the routine integration of gender and sex across the health research spectrum.

 

For print copies and other supplemental materials including an accompanying curricular unit and e‑reader version, please contact IGH Knowledge Translation Manager Stephanie Coen at scoen@exchange.ubc.ca .

 

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c) Call for Abstracts ‑ Advancing Excellence in Gender, Sex and Health Research

 

Advancing Excellence in Gender, Sex and Health Research

Montréal, Canada, October 29‑31, 2012

 

The conference will explore advances in our understandings of how sex and gender influence the health of women, men, and people of diverse gender identities over the lifespan. It will showcase excellence across the full scope of health research, from cell to society, offering a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary learning and exchange. The conference will feature dynamic presentations on new discoveries and innovative interventions, interactive poster sessions, lively discussions and valuable networking opportunities with leaders in the field. It is open to all researchers, policy‑makers, health care providers, non‑governmental organizations, students and others with a shared interest in gender, sex and health.

 

For more information, visit: http://www.genderandhealthconference.com  

To view the call for abstracts, visit: http://genderandhealthconference.com/abstracts.html   

To submit an abstract, visit: http://www.ighabstracts.ca

 

The deadline to submit an abstract is February 15, 2012.

 

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 CIHR Wants to Hear from You

 

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder – CIHR wants to hear from you as much as possible. There is a wonderful story to tell about the results and benefits of health research in Canada, but we need your help to truly make this a page turner. And, we need to keep telling this story. So, we encourage you to let us know when you have or, better still, are close to publishing the results of research funded by CIHR. Please drop us a line atmediarelations@cihr‑irsc.gc.ca

 

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 Useful CIHR Contacts

 

 General Inquiries: 613‑941‑2672

 Grants & Awards Information: 613‑954‑1968

 Media Relations: 613‑941‑4563

 Knowledge Translation Portfolio: 613‑948‑2318

 Partnerships: 613‑957‑6138

 Ethics Office: 613‑946‑4773

 Technical / IT Help Desk: 613‑941‑0068

 CIHR’s website: http://www.cihr‑irsc.gc.ca

 

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