📣 Applications are OPEN for the CIFAR Azrieli Foundation #GlobalScholars program, a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to transform your research and accelerate your career. CIFAR is now recruiting for the following programs: Boundaries, Membership & Belonging, Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration, Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities, and Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity. Learn more and apply by Nov. 20: https://lnkd.in/gYrxnc-G
CIFAR
Research Services
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CIFAR convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.
About us
CIFAR is a Canadian-based globally influential research organization that convenes the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. Through our 15 research programs and the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, CIFAR convenes close to 400 of the world’s top researchers from 141 institutions in 20 countries. CIFAR is generously supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta and Québec, as well as foundations, individuals, corporations and Canadian and international partner organizations.
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http://www.cifar.ca
External link for CIFAR
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
- Specialties
- science, research, policy, artificial intelligence, and innovation
Locations
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Primary
MaRS Centre, West Tower 661 University Ave., Suite 505
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, CA
Employees at CIFAR
Updates
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The mysterious mechanism that links human gut health and brain health is being studied around the globe and CIFAR researchers are among the leading researchers advancing our understanding of the “gut-brain axis.” Through CIFAR’s Catalyst Fund project and cross-disciplinary meetings, researchers Brett Finlay and Laurel Trainor collaborated and published a study that looked at different types of gut bacteria present in infants and how this connects to their early cognitive development. Read about the study’s results in our 2023-2024 Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/gXV9i26P Discover more stories of impact from CIFAR. Subscribe to our newsletters today: https://lnkd.in/gfC_uu8S
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Le mécanisme mystérieux qui associe la santé de l’intestin à celle du cerveau fait l’objet d’études de par le monde, et les scientifiques du CIFAR jouent un rôle déterminant dans l’avancement de notre compréhension de l’axe intestin-cerveau. Grâce aux fonds Catalyseur du CIFAR et à des réunions interdisciplinaires, les membres Brett Finlay et Laurel Trainor ont pu travailler en collaboration et publier une étude sur les différents types de bactéries intestinales présentes chez le nourrisson et leur lien avec le développement cognitif précoce. Vous pourrez lire sur les résultats de l’étude dans notre Rapport d’impact 2023-2024 : https://lnkd.in/gHKGCEXv Découvrez d’autres récits d’impact du CIFAR. Abonnez-vous à nos bulletins d’information dès aujourd’hui : https://lnkd.in/gfC_uu8S
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Earlier this month, Nabilah C., Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR appeared at the Standing Committee on Justice Policy’s study on Ontario’s Bill 194. We were honoured to have had the opportunity to present and provide feedback to the Committee and were pleased to see Bill 194 receive royal assent earlier this week. This Act will help address gaps in digital security and AI regulations. Digital technologies such as AI are rapidly developing and while they present numerous opportunities to be used for good, they also have several challenges. We encourage the government to continue to consult with stakeholders and other experts to develop the necessary regulations. It is essential that institutions have the tools they need to safeguard people's rights and privacy. Government officials interested in receiving advice and feedback on AI policies from CIFAR’s community of experts can do so through our AI Insights for Policymakers Program. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g5HxtUCB ..... Plus tôt ce mois-ci, Nabilah Chowdhury, directrice de la Stratégie pancanadienne en matière d’IA au CIFAR, a comparu dans le cadre de l’examen du projet de loi 194 de l’Ontario par le Comité permanent de la justice. Nous avons été honorés d’avoir eu l’occasion d’intervenir et de fournir des commentaires au comité, et nous avons été ravis de voir que le projet de loi 194 a reçu la sanction royale plus tôt cette semaine. Cette loi contribuera à combler les lacunes réglementaires en matière de sécurité numérique et d’IA. Les technologies numériques comme l’IA évoluent rapidement et, bien qu’elles offrent de nombreuses possibilités de servir le bien, elles posent également plusieurs défis. Nous encourageons le gouvernement à continuer de consulter les parties prenantes et d’autres spécialistes pour élaborer la réglementation nécessaire. Il est essentiel que les institutions disposent des outils qu’il faut pour protéger les droits et la vie privée des personnes. Les représentants du gouvernement qui souhaitent recevoir des conseils et des commentaires sur les politiques en matière d’IA de la part de la communauté de spécialistes du CIFAR peuvent le faire dans le cadre de notre programme Perspectives sur l’IA pour les responsables politiques. Pour en savoir plus : https://lnkd.in/gMQBBuza
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Join us at the CIFAR Forum on Radical Interdisciplinarity: Boundless to meet other early career researchers interested in pursuing research on the nature, preservation and future of life. Apply by December 5: https://lnkd.in/g2gPNhY3
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DATE LIMITE REPORTÉE : Soyez des nôtres au Forum du CIFAR sur l’interdisciplinarité radicale : sans limites, pour rencontrer d’autres scientifiques en début de carrière qui souhaitent mener des recherches sur la nature, la conservation et l’avenir de la vie. Postulez d’ici le 5 décembre : http://https//https://lnkd.in/g6wm-SXE
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Are you based in Canada within 10 years of receiving your PhD and interested in interdisciplinary research and international collaboration? Apply to join us in Geneva next March for the inaugural CIFAR Forum on Radical Interdisciplinarity! https://lnkd.in/g2gPNhY3
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Êtes-vous basé au Canada? Vous avez obtenu votre doctorat il y a moins de 10 ans et la recherche interdisciplinaire et la collaboration internationale vous intéressent? Posez votre candidature pour vous joindre à nous à Genève en mars prochain à l’occasion du premier Forum sur l’interdisciplinarité radicale du CIFAR! https://lnkd.in/g6wm-SXE
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CIFAR reposted this
The call for applications for the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship is now open! 🎉 The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program offers fellowships to early- and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. ✍ For more information on how to apply, visit https://bit.ly/48EgYfi Meet the 2024 cohort and get inspired today: https://lnkd.in/eWUgYjkV #Callforapplications #Educationfellowships #Researchfellowships CIFAR
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CIFAR and The Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF are supporting a symposium for early career researchers within 10 years of receiving a PhD to explore the limits and limitlessness of life. Join us today by applying here: https://lnkd.in/g2gPNhY3