The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Joan Snyder’s $35M legacy gift to advance excellence
Gift will allow safer testing and new treatments for chronic, infectious, and inflammatory diseases at the Snyder Institute.
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At the Snyder Institute, we work to build impactful partnerships with community members that advance awareness and education of chronic, infectious and inflammatory disease research, and highlight the importance and benefits of philanthropic stewardship. As a locally relevant and internationally recognized centre of excellence in research and training, we are committed to delivering exceptional outreach initiatives and programming to our communities.
In the news
Calgary family’s generosity powers high-risk, high-reward chronic disease research at UCalgary
Snyder Institute launches new $250,000 catalyst grant program
2 UCalgary researchers named to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Recognition reserved for Canada’s most accomplished health scientists
Dr. Simon Hirota appointed associate dean, Research Infrastructure
Appointment effective August 15, 2023
Meet ARCH Award recipients Matthew and Tara Brister
This year’s Alumni Service Arch Award-winners, Matthew, BSc’81, and Tara, BSc’82, have each independently made massive impacts on the University of Calgary community and its alumni. Together they are community-builders, high-impact philanthropists, mentors and innovators.
Operation of award-winning COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program transitions to public health authorities
Monitoring activities handed off, but expanded research and data sharing will continue
New vaccine may be the best option yet in preventing pneumococcal pneumonia
While Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, remains the most commonly identified cause of community-acquired pneumonia, a new vaccine is available to prevent this infection.