The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

ACCESS is a national research network connecting and empowering diverse people and organizations to conduct research, change policy, and develop new tools to ensure better lives for children who experience cancer in Canada. To support this unique collective of scientists, healthcare providers, partner organizations, advocates, patients, and their families, they have developed a comprehensive website to act as a virtual ‘community hub’. See https://www.accessforkidscancer.com/

Applications for the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research's annual ECR Workshop are now open. Application deadline: September 30, 2024. Learn more here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53480.html

BioCanRx, Canada’s Immunotherapy Network, is launching its first Open Call for Research Proposals, made possible by funding from the Strategic Science Fund. By funding the selected proposals, BioCanRx will increase support for multi-disciplinary cancer immunotherapy and biotherapeutic approaches. More information is available here: https://biocanrx.com/research/research-program/open-call-2024

On behalf of the Alliance, a group of CCRA members formulated a response to a statement issued by the Ministers of Innovation, Science and Industry and Health to the presidents of Canada’s federal research funding agencies on June 17, 2024, which asked for input from the research community on the proposed re-structuring of the federal research support system and the introduction of the capstone organization. CCRA's response (here) was submitted on July 17th and highlighted three consideration...