» Partnering with MSFHRMaximizing your investment in health research

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� Invest in recruiting and retaining top scientists who enhance BC’s capacity for world-class research

� Support the development of up-and-coming researchers

� Fund and manage research that improves BC’s health system

� Coordinate sharing of research resources across BC

What we do

The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) supports a strong research enterprise that’s recognized worldwide for innovative discoveries that improve health and save lives.

We invite like-minded organizations to join us in co-funding initiatives to build BC’s health research capacity. Together, we can help make a difference in the lives of British Columbians through health research.

What is theMichael Smith Foundationfor Health Research

MSFHR is dedicated to the memory of Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Michael Smith, a pre-eminent BC scientist with a long- standing commitment to support researchers throughout their careers.

MSFHR works with the BC Ministry of Health and other partners on initiatives designed to target gaps in health research, evaluation and learning. We tackle specific health system problems identified by health-care practitioners and decision-makers and work with these groups to improve care for British Columbians.

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MSFHR Scholar Awards attract and foster the development of outstanding health researchers in BC. Our scholar awards allow researchers to initiate an independent research career, build a leading research program, make significant contributions to their field of research and attract additional funding to advance knowledge on the full range of critical health issues. An MSFHR Scholar Award provides up to eight years of salary support.

Since 2001, we have granted 341 scholar awards worth nearly $110 million.

MSFHR Trainee Awards support highly qualified masters, PhD and post-doctoral trainees as they prepare for careers as independent health researchers. While “training on the job,” these exceptional students significantly increase the productivity of the research programs with which they are affiliated. By funding their training, BC is well positioned to retain them as future leaders in health research. All awards consist of an annual stipend and a research and travel allowance.

Since 2001, we have granted 1,153 trainee awards worth nearly $38 million.

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As BC’s health research agency, MSFHR is well placed to help close the significant gaps that exist between what is known to improve health and what is done to improve health. We do this through knowledge translation — the process of partnering with the health research community to use health research evidence to improve our health and our health-care system.

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How we can work together

Muneerah KassamT 604 714 5371E mkassam@msfhr.org

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research200 – 1285 West BroadwayVancouver, British Columbia V6H 3X8 www.msfhr.org

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Donor engagement: When you partner to fund research with MSFHR, you have access to valuable resources you can share with your donors and other stakeholders to show them how you are putting their money to work.

Working with MSFHR to fund Dr. Stuart Cain’s award enabled us to profile his research to our donors and supporters. Dr. Cain wrote and was featured in our print and online publications, and was a speaker in our annual Speaking of Epilepsy lecture series. His contributions through his research and involvement with our organization was very valuable to our stakeholders.

— Shawn Laari, BC Epilepsy Society

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Profile: MSFHR is an internationally-recognized research foundation.

Peer-review expertise: Our rigorous peer-review process ensures the research we fund meets the highest scientific standards.

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Established infrastructure: Our team administers all of the details of the award process, so that you don’t have to.

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Proven multiplier effect: By virtue of their MSFHR award, our researchers are able to recruit other researchers to their team and attract additional funding, from organizations like the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). In fact, our researchers received an average of $101,000 more CIHR funding over five years than applicants we didn’t fund.*

Impact: Our awardees are able to move their research beyond the laboratory to impact policy, practice, and the health of individuals.

*MSFHR Career Investigator Program Analysis, 2011 www.msfhr.org/career-investigator-program-analysis-0

Maximize yourresearch investment

Support innovation in your area of interest: Our awardees have discovered many “world firsts” across a broad spectrum of health research disciplines.

Access BC’s largest health research network: We’re connected with more than 1,500 researchers as well as a network that extends to government, health authorities, universities, and health charities.

Target yourresearch interests

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