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Three UBC Medicine Researchers Awarded Funding through New Frontiers in Research Fund

By June 20, 2024No Comments

Three UBC Medicine researchers are leading projects recently awarded funding through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).

Dr. Nadia Fairbairn, Dr. Joerg Gsponer and Dr. Calvin Kuo are among eleven UBC principal investigators receiving a combined total of $2.8 million through the NFRF’s Exploration stream.

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, recently announced the funding. This year, $33 million was awarded to 133 research projects through the NFRF Exploration stream.