New Investigator Forum

The Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) is eager to provide help to new investigators in the first years of their career.

To do so, III organizes, since 2005, a biennial forum aimed at facilitating career development of new investigators. It aims to strengthen infection and immunity research by establishing peer networks of new investigators working in related or overlapping areas of research. Meeting participants represent all CIHR research themes (biomedical research, clinical research, health services research, and population health research).

The Forum is designed to enhance the mentorship of new investigators through formal presentations and interactive workshops given by renowned senior scientists. In addition, there are frequent opportunities for informal interactions between participants and presenters at the forum. The Forum places great emphasis on grantsmanship and the peer review process.

To be eligible to participate in the Forum, new investigators must, among others, work in infection and immunity, and be within the five first years of their academic nomination as an independent researcher.

For more information on the New Investigator Forum, please contact Serge Desnoyers, CIHR-III Assistant Director serge.desnoyers@crchul.ulaval.ca.