CIHR Team Grant : National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub
Information and Communication Technology
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 21st, January 2027
External Deadline: Tuesday 26th, January 2027
Description
This funding opportunity aims to establish a National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub that builds on Canada’s existing platforms, repositories, and initiatives to strengthen the national research data ecosystem. The Hub will advance a coordinated, interoperable, and trusted approach to data stewardship by enabling the integration, linkage, and responsible sharing of key research assets across Canada. The Hub will:
- – Facilitate cross-site data submission, harmonization, discovery, and access for multi-modal data (e.g., imaging, histology, clinical, wearable, multi-omics, and environmental data) through a shared pan-Canadian framework that emphasizes interoperability, common standards, and trusted governance, aligned with international best practices (e.g., FAIR Principles, Global Alliance for Genomics and Health [GA4GH] tools and standards).
– Reduce fragmentation and lower barriers to data sharing and collaboration across Canada, with a strong emphasis on AI integration and multi-site interoperability.
As a pilot use case, the Hub will work with data generated by research teams funded through the CIHR Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants and CIHR Beyond Treatment – Advancing Cancer Survivorship Team Grants funding opportunities. Cancer will serve as an initial domain focus to demonstrate how distributed, multi-modal research data assets across Canada can be discovered, accessed, and linked through a coordinated environment using appropriate models (e.g., federated approaches), creating a scalable blueprint for broader adoption across the health research ecosystem.
Please see ResearchNet for more information.
Competition: 202701NCH
Application Deadline: 2027-01-26
Information webinar: October 15, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET | Register here