Kerry Clifton
Kerry Clifton, a 2015 recipient of a CAHR/CIHR Masters Research Award, grew up in South Africa and saw how HIV can affect both individuals and societies. She has carried with ... Open Post
Through the support of its membership, combined with the generous help of its conference sponsors, CAHR supports aspiring HIV/AIDS researchers from coast to coast and across the various disciplines of research.
Their investigations cover all aspects of health, from cellular communications, HIV prevention, to health care economics. To learn more about CAHR funded students and how their research is contributing to improved health and care, please read the researcher profiles below.
Kerry Clifton, a 2015 recipient of a CAHR/CIHR Masters Research Award, grew up in South Africa and saw how HIV can affect both individuals and societies. She has carried with ... Open Post
When we last spoke with Allison Carter for our Community Researcher Biographies, she was working with CHIWOS as provincial coordinator for British Columbia. CHIWOS is Canada’s largest community-based longitudinal cohort ... Open Post
Since the global emergence of HIV, a particular subset of people has caught the interest of the HIV research community. It appears that some people, despite repeated exposure to HIV, ... Open Post
Kyle Runeckles, MSc student at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, has a wealth of information on his hands. As a follow-up to the Long form National Census survey ... Open Post
Xiaomei (Tallie) Kuang, a Masters student from Simon Fraser University, is exploring how to eliminate a “sleeping virus”. In a person living with HIV, highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) is ... Open Post
As a student at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, Farshad Azimi decided he wanted to contribute to the field of basic sciences. “My medical training made me realize ... Open Post
The South Asian community in Canada has grown— people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Nepali descent now represent the majority of visible minorities in Canada. Yet, little research ... Open Post
In recent years, bullying has made headlines with some tragic examples of how devastating teasing can be for a child or teen. Increased awareness has led to anti-bullying messages and ... Open Post
“Since my middle school years, I’ve wanted to be a scientist” says Derek Clouthier, recipient of a CAHR/CIHR Doctoral award in Basic Sciences. It was during his undergraduate studies in ... Open Post
The saying goes ‘names can never hurt you’; but they just might. The insults and slurs so often thrown around amongst young men, directed both at heterosexual or gay men, ... Open Post
The road to HIV research is winding, many of the students that CAHR has supported have come into HIV research from various other disciplines and interests. DeAnna Zanet, currently completing ... Open Post
Shamara is a true scientist at heart. Her natural inquisitiveness and willingness to push aside any assumptions has served her well as she has transitioned from a career in basic ... Open Post
Having spent his school years in Botswana, Peter Quashie was familiar with the toll AIDS was taking in the community around him. By high school, the Ghana native had already ... Open Post
Brendan Osborne was actively engaged in the business end of research, working with universities and Networks of Centres of Excellence to help researchers take their discoveries to the marketplace. But ... Open Post
Imagine that staple of primary education, a Venn diagram. In one circle is the issue of post-conflict violence – what happens after a long war ends. In the other circle ... Open Post
Most people are familiar with clinical ethics, which have to do with individual interactions, usually between a health-care professional and a patient. Population health ethics is a little more unfamiliar. ... Open Post
As those who study it know all too well, HIV is a nasty virus that is very adaptable – so adaptable it can mutate differently in every individual to overcome ... Open Post
Think “basic science” and what comes to mind? Labs, white coats, painstaking analysis of extremely small cellular samples. For Courtney Bell, however, conducting basic science has immersed her firmly in ... Open Post
It is a bit like the old joke – I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news was that the Master’s research Lindsay Aboud was pursuing, ... Open Post
With a membership of more than 1,000 researchers and others interested in HIV research, the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) is the leading organization of HIV/AIDS researchers in Canada. CAHR is the organizing body for the Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR Conference).
CAHR encourages Canadian researchers to be leaders in knowledge translation and to effectively respond both to the Canadian and global HIV/AIDS epidemics. Since its founding in 1991, CAHR has promoted excellence in HIV research, including mentorship and career development of investigators entering the field.
CAHR fosters collaboration and co-operation among HIV research communities, including basic, clinical and social sciences, epidemiology and public health. CAHR also engages people living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS service organizations in ongoing dialogue and information exchange to ensure that HIV/AIDS research remains responsive to the epidemic and its stakeholders.
CAHR is a registered charity.
For more information or to make a comment, please contact us:
Canadian Association for HIV Research440 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X6