$1 Million Fedoruk Chair in Radiopharmacy

Purpose: The Fedoruk Chair in Radiopharmacy will be an Enhancement Chair, made possible through a generous grant from the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan. The role of the Chair is a key element of the recently established Saskatchewan Program for Nuclear Imaging to apply nuclear imaging to life sciences in humans, animals and plants. The program will grow Saskatchewan’s capacity in nuclear imaging research and training, creating a core of experts, including this Chair.  The team will use the Province’s first cyclotron radioisotope facility when it becomes operational in 2016. This will give Saskatchewan unique research capability using radioisotopes that could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of conditions such as cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

Source and Amount of Funding: The Fedoruk Centre has provided $5 million to build capacity for nuclear medicine and imaging research in Saskatchewan. The grant includes $3.5 million to recruit leading researchers to the Province and establish academic research programs, as well as up to $1.7 million for research equipment and infrastructure. The Fedoruk Centre is funded by Innovation Saskatchewan as an independent, not­‐for­‐profit subsidiary of the University of Saskatchewan. $1 million dollars of this grant will support the Fedoruk Chair in Radiopharmacy for a period of 5 years (~ $650,000 salary and benefits) and graduate students/start-­‐up costs of $350,000.  The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition will provide the Chair with office and laboratory space.  Additional in-­kind support will be provided by the College (eg, secretarial, administrative and technical), the Office of the Council of Health Science Deans Office (eg, support for interprofessional activities) the University overall (eg, institutional support from Research Services, Financial Services and Human Resources, etc.) and as well the Fedoruk Centre and its facilities.