Team Grant: Pandemic Preparedness – Influenza Biology, Vaccines, Ethics, Legal and Social Research

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, Ethics Office of CIHR and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are pleased to announce the results (see table below) of the "Team Grant: Pandemic Preparedness - Influenza Biology, Vaccines, Ethics, Legal and Social Research" competition.

The purpose of this Request for Applications was to strengthen Canadian research in preparation for a potential influenza pandemic by funding three-year team projects to conduct research on vaccines, the biology of the influenza virus including the animal-human interface and the social, ethical and legal issues related to preventing and responding to a pandemic. It is expected that this targeted investment will identify strategies to prevent or mitigate a pandemic outbreak as well as methods and procedures to control disease spread (both human to human and from animals to humans) and to treat affected individuals. It is anticipated that the research results will also aid in the continued development of pandemic preparedness plans.

The table below identifies the number of applications received and approved for funding through this competition.

Strategic Initiative	Applications Received	Applications Approved	Success Rate (%)
Team Grant: Pandemic Preparedness - Influenza Biology, Vaccines, Ethics, Legal and Social Research [ HTML | PDF (88 KB) | Help ]	15	9	60%

For further information, please contact:

Lynne Côté
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-6119
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: lynne.cote@cihr-irsc.gc.ca