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A DMRF Board Member Named Chancellor of Saint Mary’s University
The DMRF team is pleased to congratulate Board member and donor, Mr. Mike Durland, who recently accepted the role of Chancellor of Saint Mary’s University.
Thanks to you, we’ve made an impact.
Join us for a celebration of philanthropy and a glimpse of some of the incredible health research you’ve made possible!
Wednesday, June 12th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pier 21, Rudolph P. Bratty Hall
You can’t ever give up. In research, or in life, it’s not an option.
Mike Watson, ALS Survivor
UpLift - For Healthier Generations!
UpLift involves youth as change agents for their school, families and communities. Engaging youth to actively participate in decisions that impact them increases efficacy of programs and policies and acknowledges the skills and knowledge that they bring to the table. There are many organizations across Nova Scotia that offer a variety of resources to foster healthy environments and healthy public policy. UpLift acts as a catalyst to bring these groups together and unite everyone under the umbrella of health and wellbeing for our children and youth.
A Special Announcement for SKIP!
Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) is a knowledge mobilization network, based at Dalhousie University and co-led by Children’s Healthcare Canada, that seeks to bridge the gap between current treatment practices and available evidence-based solutions for children’s pain in Canadian health institutions. SKIP’s vision is healthier Canadians through better pain management for children, with a mission to improve children’s pain management by mobilizing evidence-based solutions through coordination and collaboration. SKIP brings together Canada’s world-renowned pediatric pain research community, front-line knowledge user organizations and end beneficiaries.
Global Research Excellence
At DMRF, we support groundbreaking health research that is world-renowned and internationally competitive. This inspiring video shares a snapshot of just some of the outstanding talent and research that we are proud to support.
Celebrating Women in Research!
We celebrate the outstanding contributions women are making to health research. Dalhousie’s Faculties of Medicine, Health and Dentistry, encourage research excellence that creates outstanding health and healthcare outcomes; women are integral to this process. To those who identify as women, we applaud you. In this article, we feature just a snapshot of the exceptional researchers we are honoured to support through the generosity of our donors.
Genomics & Personalized Medicine: The Next Frontier in Preventing & Treating Bipolar Disorder
On February 7th a special announcement about research in bipolar disorder was made by world-renowned researchers Drs. Martin Alda and Rudolf Uher.
Another Successful Breakthrough Breakfast
With over 400 guests in the room, our 3rd annual Breakthrough Breakfast was a great success!
Introducing the Nova Scotia Integrated Health Research and Innovation Strategy.
Led by a team of collaborators from Dalhousie, the other Nova Scotia universities engaged in health research, the NSHA, the IWK, and the Government of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Integrated Health Research and Innovation Strategy (NS IHRIS) is a new, pan-provincial network supporting the health research priorities of Nova Scotia and its member organizations.