A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MORETTI --- recipient of the prestigious award of Senior Research Chair by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).

Dr. Moretti is one of only six of Canada’s leading  health researchers who were recently awarded reserach chairs in New Perspectives in Gender, Sex and Health by CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), all of whom have met in January 2009 to discuss research priorities. The researchers (pictured below) include are Dr. Sonia Lupien (University of Montreal), Dr. Olena Hankivsky (Simon Fraser University), Dr. Maureen Heaman (University of Manitoba) Dr. Olga Kovalchuk (University of Lethbridge), and Dr. Lynn McIntyre (University of Calgary).

IGH created the research chair program to expand and strengthen research capacity relevant to gender (socio-cultural experiences) and sex (biological factors) and health in Canada. IGH expects that this program will lead to increased national capacity for excellent research and knowledge translation relevant to the health of women and men, girls and boys.

The research chair program is intended for health researchers who have developed a reputation for excellence in research, and to support outstanding research programmes that enhance the health of Canadians.