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15 th Anniversary Researchers
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Act was passed on
January 1, 2000 and during the past 15 years, NSHRF has built a
strong reputation of funding and supporting health researchers
during different stages in their careers. Below are three researchers
who we are proud to have worked with since our inception and we
look forward to working with them for years to come.
Dr. Johanne Robitaille
Fifteen years ago, as a new clinician-scientist starting her
career, Dr. Johanne Robitaille was awarded a grant from
NSHRF for $73,000 over a two-year period. Her research was
focused on identifying a gene for the blinding disorder, familial
exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). This funding became
the turning point in her career and she has since gone on to
identify that gene and continue her work with other research
groups in the area.
“The NSHRF has been a tremendous
resource to aid in funding several students
in our program at a variety of levels to build
the next generation of researchers. This
has contributed to fostering the research
culture in our centre. And always, from the
very beginning, I have found the staff to be
very helpful in reviewing my ideas before
working on submissions or identifying other
potential resources.”
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