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Healthy people, communities, and populations

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Improving health outcomes for all

Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers are committed to solving the health challenges impacting people in Canada and around the world.

They collaborate across disciplines and with government, industry, and community partners to improve health systems, develop better treatments, and shape policy, addressing the biological and social determinants of health and driving improved health outcomes everywhere.

Â鶹´«Ã½ is the major training centre in the Maritimes for life sciences, health professions and health law and policy research personnel. Research in this area involves work done a wide range of Faculties at Â鶹´«Ã½ as well as provincial health departments, hospitals, research institutes and research foundations.

Research areas

  • Infection, immunity, inflammation, and vaccinology

  • Neuroscience and mental healthÌý

  • Healthy aging and healthy developmentÌý

  • Health equity and accessÌýÌý

  • Indigenous health and well-being

  • Black health and well-being

  • Cancer

  • Genomics and other “omicsâ€ÌýÌý

  • Technologies and biomaterialsÌý

  • Health systems transformationÌý

  • Prescribing and therapeutics

Centres and institutes