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On yet another front, The Arthritis Society and the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) launched a four-year, $860,000 arthritis research project. Up to 10 arthritis researchers will participate in the new Partnership Challenge Fund project, with the MRC matching The Arthritis Society's funding dollar-for-dollar. In addition, the MRC's $3.5 million Partnership Challenge Fund will support up to 100 young Canadian researchers in a variety of fields relevant to the needs of 23 participating not-for-profit organizations in Canada.
As of this month, the National Research Council, has joined Genome Canada. According to NRC President, Arthur Carty, "NRC has a national biotechnology program with existing expertise in genomics. By joining forces with Genome Canada, we will work together to build a world-class genomics capability for Canada." This latest partnership gives Genome Canada a major boost in its campaign to gather major players in its historic effort to mobilize and build Canada's genomics infrastructure. This is the second major announcement from Genome Canada. In June, the Medical Research Council (MRC) had committed $25 million to back its endorsement of the new initiative. Genome Canada is designed as a structure that will allow the entry and participation of all groups with a stake in genome research, explains Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui, Chair of the Genome Task Force and Geneticist-in-Chief at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Additional partnerships are anticipated from among the other federal funding councils (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanity Research Council (SSHRC)), government departments (such as Industry Canada, Health Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Natural Resources Canada), private industry, not-for-profit groups (such as the National Cancer Institute of Canada) and university-based research institutes. Genome Canada will also request financial support for its first 5 years of operation on behalf of all members from the next federal budget.
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