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CIHR
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SSHRC
National Institutes of Health
Health Canada
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National Cancer Institute of Canada

Tools for Analysis

Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures
VassarStats: Statistical Computation
European Bioinformatics Institute
Webcutter

Ethics

Office of Research Ethics at Western
London Health Sciences Centre
Research Ethics of Canada
Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards [23]

Communication Skills

Information Centre - communication skills
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Effective Presentations
Gradwrite
Writing a Research Paper

Future Opportunities

Nature Jobs
Career Centre at Western
National Institutes of Health
Wow Jobs
Workopolis

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Congratulations Dr. Jeff Nisker On Your Award

The 2020 Excellence in Research Award of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) was awarded to Jeff Nisker MD PhD, Prof. Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute and Western University. This...

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New Grant Announced for Spring 2020 *DEADLINE EXTENDED*

DEADLINE EXTENDED The Internal Research Grant Fund Competition Fund 2020 The Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI) is pleased to announce its request for applications for the 2020 Internal Research Grant Fund Competition. Please see the CHRI Funding page for all the details.

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Featured Trainee - Jennifer Carleton

Jennifer graduated from the University of Alberta in 2018 with a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences. As an undergraduate researcher she worked to verify subunits of a chromatin remodeling complex involved in neural tube closure. She followed this with a summer research position at the University of...

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Featured Scientist - Dr. Stephen J. Renaud

Dr. Stephen J. Renaud

Reducing the risk of pregnancy complications How complications with the placenta can hurt development Research is being conducted in London to prevent major complications in pregnancy, protecting Canadian mothers from sometimes life-threatening pregnancy risks. The most common...

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