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To be the primary catalyst in advancing Canada's scientific and commercial competitiveness in genetic research and the application of genetic discoveries to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease
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CGDN - We are a not-for-profit corporation and a member of the federal government Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE).
Our collaborative research program in human genetic disease receives direct funding from the NCE and some provincial governments. Support for our projects is also awarded by industry, universities, disease foundations, and other non-profit organizations.
CGDN’s 57 senior scientists and nine scholars are based in universities, hospitals, and research centers across Canada to form an institute without walls.
Our research focuses on the molecular and cellular causes of common diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart disease, cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, muscular and myotonic dystrophies, cancers, diabetes, neurological disease, osteoporosis, rheumatism, and other syndromes.
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CGDN participates in Sweden-Canada meeting on genetics and genomics
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May 14th -15th at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
View details here Participation
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CGDN invites applications for membership
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CGDN is soliciting applications from Canadian researchers, who share the goals and objectives of the Network, to become Principal Investigators.
For information check out our Invitation
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CGDN & CIHR sign collaborative research and training agreement with Germany
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CGDN, the CIHR Institute of Genetics, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics have signed a ground breaking agreement in Berlin which is expected to accelerate the discovery of disease-causing genes to the benefit of citizens worldwide.
For information check out our News Release
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The Jessie Boyd & Charles Scriver MD/PhD Studentship
Request for Applications
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The Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (CGCF), and the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN) issued a national request for applications for The Jessie Boyd and Charles Scriver MD/PhD Studentship Awards. The studentships program is a new $1 million six-year initiative jointly sponsored by the three organizations in support of building Canadian capacity of clinician scientists in genetics and genetic-related diseases. Theratechnologies Inc. and the Tognetti Family have sponsored the A. Jean de Grandpré MD/PhD Scholarship and The Tognetti Family MD/PhD Scholarship respectively as part of this program’s funding.
For information check out our News Release
Download our Application Document in Word
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This annual event raised over $60,000 on November 22, 2001 for medical genetics research in Canada. The 2002 campaign will be held October 3rd.
For information check out www.jeansforgenes.ca
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Organized by the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network in collaboration with the Biotechnology Human Resources Council and various partners, workshops are designed for individuals interested in bioinformatics with a first degree in either computer science/engineering, mathematics or physics or in the life sciences, or with equivalent experience. Advanced workshops may require specific skills.
For information check out Bioinformatics
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CANADIAN GENETIC DISEASES NETWORK
Suite 201 - 2150 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6
Tel: 604.221.7300 Fax: 604.221.0778 Email: [email protected] |
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