CIHR health research awards

One of the two main prizes awarded this year by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will have ramifications far beyond its recipient. Dr Michael Hayden, the winner of the Michael Smith Prize in Health Research (Biomedical and Clinical Research) has announced that he will leverage the award's high profile and $500,000 cash prize to establish an endowment for research trainees in four areas that hold profound personal significance.