Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR's Governing Council, announced on March 7, 2006 the appointment of Dr. Peter Liu as incoming Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH). This appointment is effective April 3, 2006.

"Being the Scientific Director for the ICRH is a challenging task and I look forward to the privilege of working with some of the most talented researchers in the world and the Directors of the other twelve Institutes. Together we will strive to achieve our collective goal of reducing the mortality and morbidity of some of the most fatal diseases affecting Canadians."
Dr. Liu's Biography

ICRH is relocating its office to Toronto, under the leadership of Dr. Peter Liu. In the interim, please direct your inquiries to Dr. Liu and the ICRH by sending an email to icrh-iscr@cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Regular mail may be directed to Dr. Liu/ICRH at the following address until further notice.

Mailing Address:

Attention Peter Liu/ICRH
CIHR Corporate Headquarters
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9

• Funding opportunities announced between March 15 and April 3, 2006 by CIHR and its partners

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