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Guidance Regarding Renewals of Research Staff Contracts

The COVID-19 pandemic and the present need to limit on-campus research has created unprecedented uncertainty for 看片视频 Principal Investigators and the members of your teams. Specifically, many of you have shared your questions and concerns about renewing grant-based employment contracts for your research and laboratory staff 鈥� including postdocs, technicians, research assistants, and research associates 鈥� if their ability to work remains limited in the weeks and months ahead.

A message from Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

March 30, 2020

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The staff at Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) would like to take this opportunity to send everyone well wishes during this unprecedented global crisis. We would like to thank you for the sacrifices you have made to help to 鈥渇latten the curve鈥� so that everyone can resume their normal activities, including the very important research that happens at 看片视频, as soon as possible.

SURVEY - Building a 看片视频 database of research on COVID-19

This message is sent on behalf of Martha Crago, Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation).

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Call to all Law and Medical Device Certification Firms: Code Life Ventilator Challenge

The Code Life Ventilator Challenge needs help from compliance and IP experts for expedited review and mentoring of late-stage teams. Expert assistance is needed to ensure that any design can be reviewed and adjusted so as to ensure patient safety, and no IP rights infringement.

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New Program Launch: MI4 funding for COVID-19 research

The 看片视频 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) is pleased to announce the launch of an emergency coronavirus research fund to support nimble and effective interventions and studies in this crisis.

Call to all 看片视频 Labs: Urgent need for reagents for use in COVID-19 testing

The Public Health Agency听of听Canada has an urgent need for reagents for听use in听COVID-19 testing.听听The National Microbiology Lab (NML) is specifically looking for items on the list in the table below, as well as any other RNA extraction reagents.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Procedures for researchers during COVID-19 outbreak for research falling under the purview of REBs 1,2,3,4

March 20, 2020

Given the COVID-19 outbreak and in consideration of the importance of preserving the health and safety of the population, including research participants and 看片视频 members, following government directives for social distancing and University directives, all on campus research or any in-person interactions with research participants is to be discontinued or postponed.

Call to all 看片视频 Labs: Donate protective equipment to health workers on the frontlines of COVID19

If you would like to contribute unused protective equipment听and have not received instructions from your faculty or department, you can find instructions here.

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The Department of Health and Social Services (MSSS) is looking for personal protective equipment for employees of the health and social services network in connection with COVID-19.

Cyber Threats to the Canadian Medical Research Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Awareness and Recommended Mitigation Measures

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security听assesses that the COVID-19 pandemic presents an elevated level of risk to the cyber security of the medical research community in Canada.

R+I Services during 看片视频 COVID-19 Closure

Sent on behalf of Martha Crago, Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

看片视频 University鈥檚 campuses have effectively closed because of COVID-19, including the offices of Research and Innovation (R+I). However, R+I has moved its functions to online and phone-based formats. All R+I units therefore will continue to provide regular services remotely in support of the University research community.

看片视频 Researchers Collaborate on Breakthrough Research Projects with the National Research Council

Today, Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC鈥檚 New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC鈥檚 Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.