News releases and statements
As Canada Tackles its 7th COVID-19 Wave, 15 New Studies will Examine Solutions to Omicron and Other Variants
The COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world due to variants. In Canada, it’s estimated that over 80% of current infections are due to the BA.5 Omicron subvariant[1], new to Canada this spring
Let evidence be our guide: Misinformation most insidious when it comes from health-care professionals
CoVaRR-Net's interdisciplinary experts take a stand against misinformation and dismantle some of the many inaccurate assertions made by the author of a January 22, 2022, The Globe and Mail opinion piece.
CoVaRR-Net to bolster research on Omicron variant thanks to $9M grant from CIHR
Renewed funding means strengthened research on COVID variants
Eight New Studies to Investigate Variants of Concern (VOCs) in Canada
Eight new research projects are getting underway in Canada to investigate variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs).
Events
December 6, 2021
COVARR-NET HOSTED A WEBINAR, IN COLLABORATION WITH GENOME CANADA, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR GENOMICS AND HEALTH AND CANCOGEN
Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Research Ecosystem
This virtual panel covered issues specific to engaging Indigenous populations in research such as open data/open science, data sovereignty and appropriate collaborations.
Speakers:
- Dr. Kimberly R. Huyser (Navajo Nation – Diné), Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia and CoVaRR-Net Pillar 7 lead – Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research (CIEDAR)
(Moderator) - Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk
(Cree, Peguis First Nation), Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta and Cofounder and co-lead of the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) and the Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society Research and Training Program (Panelist) - Taylor Morriseau
(Cree, Peguis First Nation) is a fifth-year PhD candidate and Vanier Canada Scholar in the Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba (Panelist) - Leona Star
(Nehiyaw iskwe / Cree, Thunderchild First Nation) Director of Research, First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (Panelist)
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
A webinar with CoVaRR-Net Researchers
Vaccines 101: The Role of Vaccines in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Four CoVaRR-Net Pillar Leads share their work and take questions from the public on prevention and protection from COVID-19 in an era of rising cases of variants of concern (VOCs).
Speakers:
- Jenn Gommerman (Pillar 1: Immunology & Vaccine Protection)
- Anne-Claude Gingras (Pillar 3: Functional Genomics & Structure-Function of VOCs)
- Nazeem Muhajarine (Pillar 6: Public Health, Health Systems and Social Policy Impacts)
- Kimberly R. Huyser (Pillar 7: Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research)
The webinar is presented by CoVaRR-Net, supported by UTown@UBC Community Grants.