April 28, 2006 Source: :
http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news_details-e.php?nid=873 Two new health-focussed Canada Research Chairs named to uOttawa OTTAWA, April 28, 2006 — The University of Ottawa is proud to announce two new Canada Research Chairs from the United States and Australia will join Canada’s university. The two chairs, Jeannette Ward and Robert Screaton, bring the number of Canada Research Chairs at the university to 46. There are now 24 Tier 1 chairs, which provide $200,000 in funding per researcher for seven years, and 22 Tier 2 chairs, which receive $100,000 in funding per researcher for five years. "The two new Canada Research Chairs are an important development for the University of Ottawa in building capacity in population health and in biomedical research," said university President Gilles Patry. "The important investments made in university research have re-energized our campuses and given the country's top researchers -- our Canada Research Chairs -- the support they need to fully realize their innovative ideas," said Industry Minister Maxime Bernier. The new chairs are: Robert Screaton, Canada Research Chair in Apoptotic Signalling
(Recruited from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California) Dr. Screaton’s research seeks to understand the mechanisms by which cells respond to survival – and death – signals from their external environment. This research will lead to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools, particularly for such diseases as diabetes and cancer.Jeanette Ward, Canada Research Chair in Policy Implementation in Population Health
(Recruited from the North Sydney West Health Service, Australia) Dr. Ward’s research examines strategies of health advancement, health system responses and capacity through studying what works at a practical level. It is hoped her work will help governments of all persuasions across Canada find the most effective ways to reverse adverse trends in population health and maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of their decisions.
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