Together with our donors and volunteers, we're launching health and biomedical discovery across Canada.
We identify young Canadian researchers with limited resources who demonstrate excellence and creativity in health and biomedical science and provide them with Discovery Awards.
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2019 Discovery Award Recipients
We are thrilled to announce the Banting Research Foundation 2019 Discovery Award recipients! This year, we were able to fund six projects from outstanding applicants, chosen out of 79 applications. These applicants were the highest ranking in our 2019 peer-reviewed competition.…
The CIHR 2018 Gold Leaf Prize Ceremony
Dr. Catharine Whiteside, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Banting Research Foundation, met with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, at the CIHR 2018 Golf Leaf Prize Ceremony at Rideau Hall, on June…
Announcing our Honorary Patron: Her Excellency the Right Honorable Julie Payette
The Banting Research Foundation is delighted to announce Her Excellency the Right Honorable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, as our Honorary Patron. The Governor General grants Viceregal Patronage to recognize special contributions to society, and to bring special attention…
What Our Awardees Say About Us
Please accept our sincere thanks and trust that these funds were central in advancing our work on head protection.
Christopher Dennison
Early support of the Foundation was very helpful in setting my course towards the Gairdner Wightman award.
Janet Rossant
Assistance from my award helped me on my path to becoming the advocate, scientist, and academic leader I am today.
Imogen Coe
[the grant] was essential to the survival and development of my research lab at a very difficult time of funding…
Tara Moriarty
Owing to the generous Banting Discovery Award we where able to significantly advance our research program.
Florian Bentzinger
Success begets success so smaller grants like the Discovery Award can make a big difference to early career investigators ...