Areas of Research
The OHTN welcomes proposals for salary awards and operating grants in the following areas of study:
- Basic science research is conducted in a laboratory at the cellular and molecular level. It helps to understand what causes a disease, analyze how current treatments work, and develop new vaccines and therapies. Discoveries by basic science researchers are often the first step towards breakthroughs in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases
- Clinical science research is conducted with groups of patients designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens
- Epidemiological research is often called the science of public health because it studies how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. Epidemiological information is used to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent illness and as a guide to managing patients who have already developed a disease
- Socio-behavioural research studies how social and structural conditions shape individual practices and perceptions of risk. This research shows how to communicate better with, and engage the cultures of people making health-related choices
- Health services research studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately our health and well-being
- Community-based research is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings. CBR begins with a research topic of importance to the community with the aim of combining knowledge and action for social change to improve community health and eliminate health disparities
We expect all research proposals to include community involvement in all stages of the research process where feasible and relevant.