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The core mission of the CIHR Skin Research
Training Centre (CIHR-SRTC, skinresearch.ca)
is to dramatically expand the intellectual
and human resource capacity for skin
research in Canada as well as to produce
internationally competitive and influential
research leaders in skin research.
The
vision of the CIHR-SRTC is one of skin
research excellence through the creating
of vital and integrated knowledge of
the skin and its diseases and the translation
of this knowledge into optimized prevention
and treatment strategies to restore
and maintain healthy skin.
Located at Vancouver General Hospital
Department of Dermatology and Skin Science,
this $1.8 million CIHR funded venture
provides skin research training to
both clinicians and scientists. It is
anticipated that after its first six
years, the CIHR-SRTC will have supported
60 trainee-years of research representing
at least 6 postdoctoral research scientists,
12 clinician-investigators, and 10-12
MSc/PhD graduates to lead research in
skin inflammation, immunology, and repair
in Canada.
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