Partners
The primary researchers of the IIRC are all members of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In addition, our members are actively involved in a number of medical and academic research organizations.
- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
- British Columbia Childrens and Womens Hospital
- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research
- Division of Infectious Diseases - UBC
- St. Pauls Hospital
- Vancouver Costal Health Research Institute
- Vancouver General Hospital
IIRC research activities are also supported by a large number of granting agencies.
- British Columbia Lung Association
- British Columbia Transplant Society
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian Dermatology Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Urological Association
- Centres of Excellence for Commercialization & Research
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
- Genome British Columbia
- Genome Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Ike Barber Diabetes Research Endowment
- International Association of Firefighters
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada
- Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- National Cancer Institute of Canada
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health (USA)
- National Research Council of Canada
- North American Hair Research Society
- Provincial Health Services Authority of British Columbia
- TB Vets Charitable Foundation
- Terry Fox Foundation
- Roche Organ Transplant Research Foundation
- Stem Cell Network
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation
- Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
Our researchers are also actively partnering with the biotech and pharmaceutical industry in order to develop new drugs and better medical therapies.
- BioAlliance Pharma
- Enox Biopharma Inc.
- Genzyme Inc.
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Indevus Pharmaceuticals
- InterMune
- Merck and Co. Inc.
- Nitric Biotherapeutics Inc.
- Sanofi Pasteur Ltd.