Research News 
Top Canadian Honours for Two Field-Leading Researchers
Praveen Jain (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is one of five researchers nationally to receive a Killam Prize, while Claire Davies (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) is the recipient of one of eight Dorothy Killam Fellowships. The Killam Prizes and Fellowships recognize outstanding career achievements in the health sciences, engineering, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences that contribute to building Canada's future and increasing the scientific impact of Canadians through research.
$6.48 Million Awarded to Queen’s Health Researchers
Ten Queen’s faculty researchers have been awarded funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to advance their health-related investigations. These projects, spanning from cancer to autism and social determinants of health, were awarded a total of $6.48 million in federal funding. Of the ten, three researcher projects were listed as Priority Announcements, which provides additional sources of potential funding to projects that are relevant to CIHR and partners.
Learn more about these research projects
Tier One and Tier Two Canada Research Chairs
A competition for Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) is now open for multiple Tier One and Tier Two positions. The CRC Program recognizes emerging and outstanding global research leaders who will further Queen’s Strategic Research Plan. Queen’s University receives a set allocation of Chairs as determined by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) based on Queen’s national share of Tri-council funding averaged over a three-year period. Queen’s current CRC allocation includes 48 total chairs, further broken down into Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels across the Tri-agencies. All competition resources are available on the Queen's VPR CRC Open Competition webpage.
Learn more about the CRC open call
Research Data Management
To advance research data management (RDM) in Canada, the Tri-agency required all institutions eligible to administer Tri-agency funds to prepare and post an institutional RDM strategy by March 1st. As such, Queen’s, in association with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), has posted an institutional RDM strategy institutional RDM strategy for its research community. The Tri-agency will review strategy documents to augment capacity for RDM activities and infrastructure across the country.
Learn more about RDM at Queen's
SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG) Awardees
Offered through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, approximately $160,000 was awarded to 25 researchers for small-scale research and research-related activities. View the awardees on our SIG webpage
Recent Honours and Awards
In addition to the honours from the National Killam Program, as shared above, we would like to acknowledge Bishal Gyawali (School of Medicine) for receiving the Current Oncology 2022 Young Investigator Award.
Partnerships and Innovation
On March 15, 2023, Queen’s University submitted the Year One Annual Commercialization Plan (ACP), as required by the Commercialization Mandate Framework and Intellectual Property Ontario. The ACP will guide IP and commercialization activities at the institution as per the Intellectual Property Commercialization Policy Intellectual Property Commercialization Policy. Each year the ACP will be revised and resubmitted.
The annual Kingston-Syracuse Pathway Cross Border Conference on Health Innovation Kingston-Syracuse Pathway Cross Border Conference on Health Innovation was held in Syracuse, NY on March 29 and was attended by representatives from the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio. Vice-Principal Research, Dr. Nancy Ross participated in a panel regarding effective collaboration between industry and universities with her counterpart from SUNY Upstate Medical University. The event gathered academic, business and industry leaders, as well as government and economic development officials from the two cities to consider collaborations in the areas of cancer diagnosis, MedTech innovation, regenerative medicine and more.
A collaboration of the WE-CAN Project and Strategic Procurement Services promotes supplier diversity at Queen’s University. The intention is to enhance the offerings of goods and services supplied from local, small businesses, whose owners may face barriers. This is a significant initiative given that the University purchases approximately $116 million of goods and services per year. Since 2019, the WE-CAN Project has supported more than 1,000 female entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, including women in tech, Indigenous women, newcomer women to Canada, and more. On March 23, 2023, Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation hosted more than 100 guests at the WE-CAN Project wrap-up celebration event which included congratulations from The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario.