- Senior Investigator Award
- New Investigator Award
- George Fodor Award
Senior Investigator Award
Dr. Finlay A. McAlister MSc, MD, LMCC. Dr McAlister is a general internist and a Population Health Investigator of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He holds an MD degree from the University of Alberta, an MSc in Epidemiology from the University of Ottawa, and was an Evidence-Based Medicine Fellow at the University of Oxford. Read More
New Investigator Award
Dr. Bonnet established himself as an independent investigator in 2007 and is currently assistant professor at Université Laval with support including a Canadian research chair in Vascular Biology, a CFI grant, a Heart and Stroke New investigator Award as well as two operating grants (5 years) from CIHR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Read More
George Fodor Award
La Société québecoise d’hypertension artérielle (SQHA)The SQHA is being recognized for its outstanding contributions to the control of hypertension both in Quebec and nationally and internationally. Founded in 1992 the SQHA has been critical in the knowledge translation effort as exemplified by the production of the Hypertension Guide Therapeutique. Additionally the SQHA has been an important scientific forum for both senior and junior scientists.
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Research
Research
Hypertension Canada is a leader in outcomes research relating to the management, control of hypertension and hypertension-related complications. Hypertension Canada, through the Outcomes Research Task Force of CHEP has been instrumental in examining the impact of its efforts on hypertension management and hypertension control rates as well as the hypertension-related complication rates
Hypertension Canada-sponsored training grants support a new generation of hypertension scientists. Since its inception, Hypertension Canada has been a leader in the support of junior investigators in hypertension/vascular biology. Hypertension Canada in partnership with a number of other granting agencies including CIHR and HSF has supported both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. See below for details regarding current grant competitions.