Medical Research
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Find information on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which collectively make up Canada's major federal funding agency for health research.
Cancer Genomics
Find information on the Cancer Genomics Program, which develops new drug treatments and diagnostics, concentrating on brain, lung and breast cancers.
Chlamydia
Meet Dr. Rosanna Peeling, a scientist at Health Canada who developed a test for chlamydia that can help make some of its long-term complications, such as infertility, a thing of the past (text and video).
Drug Delivery Systems
Learn about drug delivery systems, which refers to both the construct of the drug and its method of administration. Find information on the science, research and applications.
Gene Therapy
Discover how disease can be treated with gene therapy, the introduction of a new gene into a cell that changes the expression of a person's genes to cure or prevent genetic diseases.
Genetic Testing
Learn about genetic testing, also known as gene testing and DNA tests, which involves the examination of an individual's DNA.
Genetically Engineered Mice
Discover the role of genetically engineered mice in the research lab in allowing researchers to study how a gene affects the progression of a disease and to discover the unknown processes a particular gene may control.
Genomics
Learn about genomics, which is the study of genomes, a term used to describe all of the genes and genetic material that predict the nature of an organism.
Genomics and Health Initiative
Link to research information on genomics, an area of scientific study that aims to decipher and understand the genetic information in living organisms.
Level 4 Laboratory
Find out why researchers have built a Level Four containment lab to bing to Canada some of the deadliest diseases known to humanity (text and video).
Medical Diagnostics - Dr. Roxanne Deslauriers
Find out how the work of Dr. Roxanne Deslauriers improves our health and quality of life. Learn about her research into non-invasive techniques and technologies for diagnosing and monitoring medical conditions.
Mold Vaccine
Meet Dr. Hari Vijay, a research scientist at Health Canada who has developed internationally recognized research on the standardization of mold allergens (text and video).
Monoclonal Antibodies
Learn about monoclonal antibodies, which differ from antibodies that already exist in the body for the treatment and diagnoses of disease in that they are artificially produced from the clones of a single cell.
National Microbiology Laboratory
Visit Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory, the world's first to accommodate both human and animal health facilities at the highest level of biocontainment under one roof.
NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics - Research
Visit the Institute for Biodiagnostics, where research groups are focusing on the development of non-invasive techniques for biomedical applications.
Stem Cell Network - Research
Link to information on stem cell research, including the science, breakthroughs, sources of stem cells and ethics.
Technologies & Tools - Biotechnology
Learn about the technologies and research tools that support biotechnology applications in healthcare, including stem cell research and the use of genetically engineered mice.
The GEEE! In Genome
Find out what genomics means to you! Learn about the genetic code, find out how research into genomics may influence health, food production and criminology or play online games.