Research
Research
CIFAR completes review of four research programs
Three CIFAR research programs will be renewed and one program will be closed in 2020/21
Obesity, heart disease, and diabetes may be communicable
A new research paper proposes that “non-communicable” diseases may be transmitted through the microbiome
Catching glimpses of the impossible
Iair Arcavi studies the most extreme events in the Universe, which regularly defy expectations and theories
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Renée Hložek and Adrian Liu receive Sloan Fellowships
Researchers are selected based on their accomplishments, their creativity, and their leadership potential
Finding islands in the uncharted waters of consciousness
Can consciousness persist in brains that are totally cut off from the outside world?
CIFAR receives grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support AI research
The Learning in Machines & Brains program has been awarded a $475,000 USD grant to support new research on causality.
Anil Seth named co-director of Azrieli program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness
A neuroscientist with interests that cross disciplines, Seth plans to build bridges between CIFAR programs
AI Research Enables Astronomy Breakthrough
Bernhard Schölkopf co-developed a machine learning approach to identify exoplanets
Optimizing catalysts for CO₂ electroreduction
CIFAR fellows in the Bio-inspired Solar Energy program demonstrates some of the latest advances in this exciting arena
Understanding How the Microbiome Impacts Public Health via a Multidisciplinary Approach
An understanding of the human microbiome has a major role in an integrated approach to public health.
Victoria Kaspi one of Nature’s 10
Kaspi and her work on CHIME are the focus of one of the profiles in Nature’s 10 this year, a list of “ten people who