A new program called "Engineering Health Equity," dedicated to training the next generation of pioneers in frugal biomedical innovation, will launch at Western thanks to a $1.65-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The funding is part of NSERC's Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program, which aims to enhance the training of new scientists and engineers in Canada by fostering high-quality, collaborative and research-based graduate programs.
James Lacefield, an electrical engineering and medical biophysics professor, and director of the School of Biomedical Engineering, will lead the training program at Western's Faculty of Engineering. It's expected to start in September.
The program involves a team of co-applicants and collaborators from the Faculty of Engineering, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Ivey Business School, multiple universities in sub-Saharan Africa and the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Agency.
