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Welcome to CDRD’s Training Program
CDRD’s innovative training program provides Canada’s top young health research talent with a clear path to future employment, readying them to take on the jobs of the 21st century. Our vision is to advance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our trainees to strengthen the pool of highly qualified drug-development personnel.
Program Outcomes
Following their experience at CDRD, trainees have successfully gone on to obtain employment with an array of leading life sciences companies and research institutions including STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Xenon Pharmaceuticals, BC Cancer Agency, Cardiome Pharma, The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals.
“We’ve brought on a number of graduates of the CDRD Training Program as full-time permanent employees here at STEMCELL. They are by far the most industry-prepared of all our new recruits.”
- Dr. Allen Eaves, President and CEO, STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
Trainee Testimonials
“CDRD’s expertise, in terms of its infrastructure and industry experience and focus, will give me the exposure and experience I can’t get in academia. CDRD has an excellent training program including workshops and seminars, as well as a mentorship component. It’s a unique and valuable environment for those looking to work in industry.” – Clement Mugabe, CDRD MSFHR/Merck Post-Doctoral Fellow
“The postdoctoral program has exposed me to all areas of early drug development, which has allowed me to expand my experience in assay development and diagnostics, and my knowledge in commercialization.”– Jane Savill, CDRD Post-Doctoral Fellow
“While working as a co-op student at CDRD, I learned more in 8 months than I have in 4 years of university life.”– Razlin Halimi, Former CDRD Co-op Student
“Working with CDRD was such an incredibly valuable and fulfilling experience. I am grateful for the lessons and the knowledge I have gained which I will carry forward to my future endeavors.” – Justin Yow, Former CDRD Co-op Student
Click here to read summaries of the Training Program from former Post-Doctoral Fellows.
CDRD gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution provided to our Training Program by the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research program at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
