Next Generation of Research Leaders – IMPACT REPORT 2024-25

Expanding the Next Generation of Research Leaders

CIFAR continues to shape the future of research and innovation by supporting early-career researchers.

PHOTO: Jacqueline Goordial measuring a thaw slump in the Northwest Territories.

2024-25 NEXT GENERATION IMPACT AT A GLANCE

26 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars were supported by CIFAR, each driving bold research across diverse fields

8 Countries were represented among our Global Scholars, enriching the program and expanding our global network

18 Next Generation Initiatives (8 in our Research Programs and 10 under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy) provided early-career researchers with mentorship, training and a supportive community to fuel interdisciplinary innovation

14 Prestigious Recognitions were awarded to CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars, including an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and the Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research

278 Participants engaged in CIFAR’s Summer and Winter Schools, deepening their knowledge and building interdisciplinary networks

Across programs, CIFAR’s next generation of research leaders are driving bold new discoveries.

Rebecca Shapiro (left), a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities program with Leah Cowen, Co-Director. Shapiro’s research focuses on developing and applying cutting-edge CRISPR-based technologies to study fungal disease.
CIFAR’s Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School brings together tomorrow’s neuroscience leaders with world-class researchers.
Daniel E. Agbiboa, a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Humanity’s Urban Future program. Agbiboa’s research is at the intersection of urban, security and environmental governance in contemporary Africa.

Our early-career researchers are taking on challenges from ancient microbes to neglected diseases. Discover their work and our next-gen initiatives.

IMPACT REPORT 2024-25

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a globally influential research organization proudly based in Canada. We mobilize the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines and at all career stages to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together. We are supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta and Québec, as well as Canadian and international foundations, individuals, corporations and partner organizations.

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