Canadian Gene Cure Foundation
Foundation Canadienne Géne Cure 

The Canadian Gene Cure Foundation

Enabling Canadians to lead the world in the discovery and advancement of cures for inherited diseases

The Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (CGCF) supports excellence in the research of human inherited diseases.

Our four key programs are designed to build a sustainable, cooperative research community in Canada.

• The Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (CGCF) works to advance cures for inherited diseases by investing in the best and brightest researchers in Canada. CGCF has a history of funding genetic research through is research grant program. In 2010, CGCF introduced a new research grant opportunity for post-doctoral researchers – the Champions of Genetics Programme. This programme was designed with multiple benefits, in that it celebrates high-caliber scientific excellence of both highly respected senior scientists, and the rising scientific stars that they have mentored.
• We provide high school students with an amazing hands-on opportunity to discover the world of genetic research in some of the top labs in the country GRFAW.
• We encourage and enable university students to pursue both an MD and a PhD degree in the field of genetics through our Scriver MD/PhD Studentships. Physicians who understand research and researchers who manage patients play a valuable role in the pursuit of cures and treatments for disease.

Did you know?

Canadian scientists are world-leaders in gene discovery and genetic research and have discovered genes relating to hundreds of disorders, some of which include cystic fibrosis, juvenile diabetes, muscular dystrophy, dyslexia, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, cardiovascular disease and epilepsy.