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| What is the CCFC IBD Research Institute?
In the summer of 2003, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) launched the CCFC IBD Research Institute (IBDRI). This "virtual" Institute was created to coordinate expanded and innovative research initiatives in Canada. The CCFC has invested more than $25 million in IBD research in the first five years of the Institute. We are confident that the CCFC IBDRI will change the face of IBD research in Canada. IBDRI LeadershipThe Scientific and Medical Advisory Council (SMAC) of the IBDRI provides the collective voice and leadership for entire IBDRI membership. The CCFC relies on guidance from this group of experts as it strives to deliver on its mission to find the cure and to educate stakeholders about the CCFC and about IBD. As of October 1st, 2011, the SMAC includes: <
IBDRI MembershipThe membership of the IBDRI consists of researchers and interested individuals who: This inclusive membership policy carries the requirement that members are still actively interested in pursuing and keeping up to date with IBD research. To join, please send an email request to Tina Smith: tsmith@ (1-800-387-1479 ext 214 / 416 920-5035 ext 214 from the Greater Toronto Area) Research HighlightsMajor Expansion of the CCFC research grants Grants in Aid of Research fund up to a maximum of $125,000 per year for up to three years. Our goal is to keep top Canadian IBD researchers in the field and to attract talented young researchers to the field of IBD research. Grants in Aid of Research have been awarded to all applicants who have met the peer-review panel’s criteria of excellence and relevance to our mission to finding cures for IBD. International IBD Science Development Program. The CCFC Visiting Scientist Program promotes the exchange of ideas and information by sending Canadian scientists abroad and bringing international scientists to Canada. Personnel Awards The CCFC continues to expand its student scholarship and fellowship partnerships to attract the best and brightest medical students to the field of IBD research. The Foundation also provides funding at different levels of the career path to attract and retain new and established research professionals. Recent partnership agreements with provincial research funding organizations add to the current Canadian Institutes of Health Research partnership administered by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. GEM Project The Michael J. Howorth IBD GEM Project: A Human Study on The Genetic, Environmental and Microbial Interactions that Cause IBD. This exciting project is currently enrolling subjects in its multi-disciplinary, multi-centered prospective study focused on persons at risk for developing Crohn’s disease. Please see www.gemproject.ca for information on the GEM project. The Burden of IBD in Canada Report This document brings together research findings in a reader-friendly format describing the burden to our country in terms of health care costs, time lost from work due to illness, etc. attributable to Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis. Estimates for 2008 were done in preparation of Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness month (November). Click here to read the report. IBD 2009: Advancing on the path to a cure Leading IBD researchers from across Canada and around the world gathered again for the third in a series of CCFC-funded conferences in late April, 2009. Serving as a forum to discuss cutting-edge IBD research, the conference also included a planning session that set the course for the CCFC's IBD Research Institute for the next three to five years. Funding National and International Collaborations through partnerships The CCFC will continue to support collaborative, multidisciplinary research that linking researchers within Canadian and, in some cases, across borders with the goals of leveraging CCFC funds with other funders of projects consistent with the mission of finding cures for IBD. |
