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2025-26 Establishment Grant Recipients Are Driving a Culture of Innovation in Saskatchewan
Research leads to better health care, healthier communities and brighter futures. As a small but mighty province, the Saskatchewan...
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Jul 156 min read
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Health Research for Solutions: Over $2 Million Invested in Healthier Futures
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation (JPCHF), Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan (ASOS), Lung Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) are proud to share that we're investing $2.1 million in peer-reviewed, home-grown research solutions addressing Saskatchewan’s most urgent health challenges.
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
May 2217 min read
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Eight New Projects Funded to Align Research and Saskatchewan Health
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is excited to announce ~$80,000 in funding dedicated to aligning research with stakeholder needs in Saskatchewan via the SHRF 2024-25 Align Grant, Call 3.
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Feb 126 min read
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Dr. Colleen Dell has been blazing new trails her whole career with the help of her dogs
By Greg Basky for SHRF Photo submitted In 2013 USask sociologist Dr. Colleen Dell was due for a research sabbatical and was casting...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 317 min read
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2024 Impact Award recipient advancing dialysis technology to improve lives of kidney failure patients
By Greg Basky for SHRF Photo Credit: Layla Bautisha, Bokeh Media Chronic kidney disease affects about 10% of the world’s population and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 316 min read
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Recognizing SHRF Connections - New Award Honours Contributions to Research
A new award was launched at SHRF's 21st Annual Santé Awards. The "Recognizing SHRF Connections" award recognizes individuals and teams...
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Jan 315 min read
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2023-24 Align Grant #3 Funding Announcement
As the third and final series of Align Grants in 2023-24, the following projects represent interdisciplinary and diverse research.
Sarah Kasleder for SHRF
Feb 15, 20246 min read
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Aligning research for Saskatchewan health challenges: Align Grant results
Research leads to better health care, healthier communities and brighter futures. As a small but mighty province, Saskatchewan is...
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Oct 19, 202213 min read
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SHRF and Partners to Offer New Solutions Focus Areas for 2022-23
SHRF Solutions Program will be offering three calls this year, SHRF Focus Areas, Partnered Focus Areas and Collective Impact Focus Area....
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Jun 20, 20224 min read
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First intake of 2022-23 Research Connections results announced
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Research Connections grants support short-term initiatives for health research knowledge...
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Jun 9, 20223 min read
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A recipe for success: USask researchers champion improved MS care with a ‘local flavour’
Contributed by the University of Saskatchewan ( see original post ) Multiple sclerosis (MS), which affects one in 3,000 Saskatchewan...
University of Saskatchewan
May 26, 20225 min read
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Supporting solutions to Saskatchewan's growing addictions problem
By Greg Basky for SHRF Addiction is a growing problem in many parts of Canada and around the world. On the prairies, stress, boredom, and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 30, 20226 min read
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SHRF investing $900,000 in innovative solutions to growing addictions problem in Saskatchewan
With rates of addictions on the rise in this province – driven in part by the global COVID pandemic – the Saskatchewan Health Research...
Chelsea Cunningham for SHRF
Mar 30, 202210 min read
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Meet the Researcher
Dr. Audrey Zucker-Levin, University of Saskatchewan Can you describe your area of research and how it is helping address a health-related...
SHRF
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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Levelling the Field for Farmer/Rancher Mental Health Supports
By Renee Greene with Shari Laventure, Justine Lustig and Michelle Pavloff See original post When Michelle Pavloff sat down at a...
SCPOR
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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Every dog should have its day
By Renee Greene for Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) When Jordan Woodsworth was determining her PhD research...
SCPOR
Nov 5, 20205 min read
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SHRF-Funded Research Projects Hold Potential to Improve Prevention, Treatment of Opioid Addiction
By Greg Basky for SHRF Opioid misuse continues to take a heavy toll on individuals, families and communities in Saskatchewan. While...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 3, 20204 min read
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SHRF Supports New Investigators to Tackle Saskatchewan Health Challenges
Today SHRF announces the latest funding results for the 2020-21 Establishment Grant competition.
SHRF
Jul 15, 20203 min read
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Psychology professor awarded $180,000 to help improve dementia care in Saskatchewan
By Shannon Boklaschuk for the College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 2, 20204 min read
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Elevating Patient-Oriented Research for a Healthier Saskatchewan
Funding Results from SHRF and SCPOR’s 2019-20 Sprout Grant Announced Eleven research teams that engage patients as partners throughout...
SHRF
Mar 17, 20204 min read
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