Each Institute is dedicated to a specific area of focus, linking and supporting researchers pursuing common goals. Each Institute embraces a range of research from fundamental bio-medical and clinical research, to research on health systems, health services, the health of populations, societal and cultural dimensions of health and environmental influences on health. This integrated approach brings together researchers, health professionals and policy-makers from voluntary health organizations, provincial government agencies, international research organizations and industry and patient groups from across the country, under each Institute's virtual "roof."
Each Institute is led by a Scientific Director, who is in turn aided by an Advisory Board. Institute Scientific Directors and Advisory Boards work under the guidance of the CIHR Governing Council.
CIHR Institutes are supported by a central, corporate organization, based in Ottawa, Ontario. For more information, please see "About CIHR".
