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The Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), was a provincial agency based in Winnipeg, Canada, that supported health sciences research through grants, awards and fellowships funded by Manitoba’s provincial government. The MHRC reported to and advised the Ministry of Innovation, Energy and Mines. MHRC was folded into Research Manitoba in 2014 with a renewed focus and mandate.〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/〕 See Research Manitoba for current details. ==History== The MHRC was created from the idea of three local scientists. Dr. Arnold Naimark, Dr. Henry Friesen and Dr. Lyonel Israels began discussions with the Manitoba provincial government in 1980, expressing their concern about the lack of provincial funding for scientific investigation.〔http://mhrc.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WAVE-BOOK-nov-dec-2012.pdf〕〔http://www.honestagency.com/websites/mhrc8/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/The-History-of-the-Manitoba-Health-Research-Council.pdf〕 Several other provinces had allocated funding to health research by this time, including Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the doctors told the Minister of Health that Manitoba needed a competitive edge to both recruit and retain scientists in the province.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The History of the Manitoba Health Research Council )〕 The Ministry of Health agreed, and the MHRC was born. The initial funding topped $300,000, and by April 1981, the MHRC awarded its first grants to scientists in disciplines that included medicine, engineering, psychology and nursing.〔 However, it was not until 1982 that the MHRC was officially established after the Manitoba Health Research Council Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Since the 1980s, the size and the scope of the MHRC has expanded dramatically. According to ''Research Media,'' MHRC more than doubled the number of funded applications between the period 2005 to 2011. Most recently, funding for the MHRC topped $6 million, a sum dedicated to grants, fellowships, awards and other research programs. In total, since its inception 31 years ago, the MHRC has supported more than 1,300 health researchers with their projects.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manitoba Health Research Council : 2013-2014 Awards Announcement )〕 Initially the organization reported to the Ministry of Health, but in 2002, with the creation of the Department of Science, Technology, Energy and Mines—now named Innovation, Energy and Mines—the MHRC received its funding and coordinated its research portfolio with this newly created ministry.〔 Presently, the organization is under the direction of the Ministry of Jobs and the Economy. The current Executive Director of MHRC is Christina Weise. Dr. Brian Postl is the Chair of the Council, which is composed of 14 government-appointed members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manitoba Health Research Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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