Core Area
Research
Strategic Area
Targeted infrastructure development to propel our research
Goal Status
In Progress
Objectives
- Identify strategic approach to equipment replacement to best support multiple research units (2024).
Achieved Goals
- Promoted collaboration with UBC’s Immunoengineering and biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) for the upcoming CFI-IF competition to leverage our Faculty’s strengths in drug delivery and increase/upgrade our research infrastructure capacity respectively (2024).
- Expanded upon the Faculty’s existing suite of highly productive infrastructure by adding new capabilities for mass spectrometry and cytometry; upgrading the existing confocal microscopy infrastructure; and upgrading in vivo imaging capabilities (2024).
- Contributed to/supported large-scale bio-manufacturing and pandemic preparedness initiatives (COMPLETED, PROGENITER, awarded) (2024).
- Applied for Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant to support obtaining new equipment acquisition as per plan; submitted 1 application to Stream 2 CFI-IF (CORE Facilities); 2 applications to CFI-JELF (2024–25).