Partner Linkage Tool for National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub Team Grants
The National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub Team Grants funding opportunity aims to establish a National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub that builds on Canada's existing platforms, repositories, and initiatives to strengthen the national research data ecosystem. The Hub will advance a coordinated, interoperable, and trusted approach to data stewardship by enabling the integration, linkage, and responsible sharing of key research assets across Canada.
The Partner Linkage Tool aims to facilitate connections between applicants to support the formation of research teams and application development.
To be included in this Partner Linkage Tool, please complete this form. This form can be completed by researchers, knowledge users (e.g., people with lived and living experience, practitioners, policy makers), and applicant partners, who are interested in sharing information and/or establishing collaborations for this funding opportunity.
Note that completing this form is voluntary as it is not a requirement of the application process and does not confer any advantages in the evaluation and funding of applications. Furthermore, potential applicants are not required to contact those who have chosen to make their information available through the Partner Linkage Tool.
By completing and submitting this form, you are consenting to having your responses posted, uneditedFootnote *, and in the language of submission (English or French). You may request to have your information edited or removed at any time by sending a request to cihr.icr@uhn.ca. The information provided will be shared publicly in the table below and updated regularly.
Should you have any questions regarding this form or the tool, please email cihr.icr@uhn.ca.
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| Contact Information | Stakeholder Category | Research Area and Expertise | Additional Information |
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| Yongjin Park ypark@bccrc.ca BC Cancer Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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My research focuses on developing AI/ML methods to elucidate the causal relationships among molecular mechanisms in cancer and other complex disorders. More specifically, we design biologically interpretable probabilistic models to find latent patterns in high-dimensional single-cell data. We have expertise in computational biology, statistical genetics, and Bayesian probabilistic inference. | We can also participate in many stages of the overall bioinformatics pipeline as well. We established a highly efficient Rust-based ecosystem that enables us to handle any modality, from low- to high-level features. We fully acknowledge that many aspects of healthcare data analysis should be kept in an isolated environment, so we strive to write software that can efficiently and effectively run with limited resources in an agentic manner. |
| Cheryl Peters cheryl.peters1@bccdc.ca Cheryl Peters - School of Population and Public Health BCCDC, BC Cancer & University of British Columbia Victoria, BC, Canada |
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Occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens, as the PI of CAREX Canada. | CAREX Canada is the only national source of occupational exposure information on a suite of 50+ carcinogens and it seems like this project opportunity might be able to continue funding the data updating and acquisition for a networked project. |
| Kelli Buckreus kelli.buckreus@ualberta.ca 780-293-4587 Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Institute, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada |
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Translational health research, learning health systems | |
| Marilyn Kinloch mary.kinloch@saskhealthauthority.ca Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Canada |
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Biobanking, genomics, next-generation sequencing, histology, IHC, gynecologic pathology | We have a comprehensive cohort of ovarian cancer patients with whole genome sequencing (tumour and germline), and biomarker (IHC) landscape. |
| Michelle Brazas mbrazas@oicr.on.ca Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Canada |
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The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub is Canada’s platform for Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science skills and community development. The platform is built on the two foundational pillars of Training and Community, both governed by an overarching Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Framework. Training and community resources are regionally distributed by six centers across the country, supporting capacity growth in talent according to local needs. The aim is to support the growth of a vibrant health and life sciences sector in Canada by scaling up Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science (BCBDS) capacity. | As a Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science (BCBDS) training platform, we have Regional Coordinators who can help facilitate workshop development and delivery in a region or nationally. We are open to delivering from our workshop portfolio or co-developing or co-branding short format workshops for your project audience or beyond. We have been operational in Canada since 1999, and have trained over 5500+ trainees. |
| Anne Hayes anne.hayes@hdrn.ca Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) Toronto, ON, Canada |
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HDRN Canada Data Services facilitates access to health and health-related data for multi-regional research across Canada. Our expertise includes feasibility assessments, and support for data access and linkage, harmonization, and distributed analysis. Through HDRN Canada, researchers can request access to almost 600 linkable data assets held by data centres across 10 provinces, 2 territories, CIHI and Statistics Canada, including the Alberta Cancer Registry (AB), Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment (MB), NB Breast Cancer Screening (NB), and Saskatchewan Cancer Registry Dataset (SK). | HDRN Canada Data Services provides a single point of access for multi-regional studies. Researchers submit one data access request and are supported by our team of data scientists, project managers, data access coordinators and analysts throughout the process. We coordinate with participating data centres to streamline multiregional-specific approvals and requirements, reducing administrative burden for research teams. Support is available from early study planning and feasibility through data access and analysis. |
| Muhammad Habibullah Khan habib.khan@saskcancer.ca Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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I am a Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director of Quality, Safety and Disease Site Groups at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. My clinical and research interests focus on precision oncology, quality improvement, cancer care pathway optimization, real-world outcomes research, AI-enabled clinical decision support, and molecular and genomic testing. I have extensive experience in radiation oncology, systemic therapy integration, multidisciplinary cancer care, clinical governance, and the development of evidence-based provincial standards and oncology care pathways | I am interested in building national collaborations in precision oncology, real-world evidence, AI-enabled clinical decision support, and cancer data integration. I can contribute expertise in multidisciplinary cancer care, quality improvement, clinical pathway development, and provincial oncology leadership. Saskatchewan's integrated cancer system offers opportunities for harmonized clinical, imaging, pathology, genomic, and outcomes research to advance precision medicine and improve cancer outcomes across Canada. |
| Angela M Crawley acrawley@ohri.ca 613-737-8673 Canadian Biobank Association | Association Canadienne des Biobanque Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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As Director of the Canadian Biobank Alliance (CBA), I have been leading the design and growth of a national biobank network system. We specialize in biospecimen collection storage and distribution, are actively innovating in the necessary bioethics and contractual frameworks for a nationally integrated resource sharing network and we provide an access point, through our national catalog, to improve biospecimen discoverability and access to the research community in academia, government and industry. | The Canadian Biobank Alliance is interested in partnering with groups and leaders interested in the National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub opportunity. We have developed a national catalog, accessible by the research community, to peruse a growing inventory of biospecimens, in a disease agnostic manner. We are looking for partners with a strong cancer data platform that would complement our infrastructure. Interested partners: please contact us for an information meeting with the CBA to explore potential collaboration and mutual alignment. info@cba-acb.ca |
| Heather Ruff heather.ruff@saskhealthauthority.ca 306-471-6509 Saskatchewan Health Authoriy & University of Saskatoon Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
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Validation of biomarker testing on Cytopathology specimens | I would like to work on improving cytopathology services and establishing/improving rapid on-site evaluation services for specimen collection for cancer diagnostic and prognostic testing (FNA and biopsy; palpable, US-guided, CT-guided, EBUS, EUS, etc). I would also like to work expand biomarker testing to enable it to be done on smaller samples like cytology samples and specimen derivatives like supernatant. Additionally, I would like to work to establish a route whereby new biomarker testing recommendations are more rapidly assess and integrated into funded testing at the national or provincial level so that both testing and treatment availability is more equitable and new therapies are available faster. |
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