CanVECTOR in the News

MONTREAL, November 3, 2023 - During the 2023 Annual Conference at Vascular 2023 in Montreal, QC (October 26, 2023), CanVECTOR honored Kailee Morrison (Niagara Health) with the newly inaugurated Terri Schnurr Research Coordinator of the Year award.

The award, now named in remembrance of the late Terri Schnurr, aims to distinguish a non-investigator clinical research staff member who has shown exceptional teamwork, served as an inspiration to their colleagues, exhibited leadership, and has made significant contributions to the progress of CanVECTOR.

MONTREAL, October 6, 2023 – The Network is pleased to announce the launch of three Fall 2023 funding competitions/

MONTREAL, August 30, 2023 – CanVECTOR's Translational / Basic Science platform recently held its Spring 2023 Studentship Awards competition, and following an independent review process, the platform is pleased to announce that six studentship awards have been granted in this competition.

MONTREAL, August 18, 2023 - The CanVECTOR Training, Mentoring, and Early Career Development platform, on behalf of both CanVECTOR and Thrombosis Canada, is pleased to announce that two trainees have been awarded Research Fellowship Awards - including the 2023 Thrombosis Canada-CanVECTOR Fellowship - in the Spring 2023 Research Training (Fellowships) Awards competition!

Montreal, April 17, 2023 – CanVECTOR's Clinical Trials & Shared Platforms platform recently concluded the 2022 Pilot Study Funding Competition. Following an independent evaluation by scientific and patient partner reviewers, we are pleased to announce that we've awarded $100,000 to principal investigator Federico Germini, MD - McMaster University and the team for the study titled Rivaroxaban Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) for Extended Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis After Hip Fracture Surgery: a Pilot Randomized Trial.