Canadian Institute of Health Research approves flax funding
St. Boniface Hospital Executive Director of Research Dr. Grant Pierce (Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba) has received funding approval of $2,806,392 over seven years for his work on Dietary Flaxseed as a Nutritional Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease. The funding comes from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)–the major funder of health related research in Canada. Dr. Pierce is one of only 4 scientists in Manitoba and 120 researchers in the country that were approved for funding.
Dr. Pierce has managed numerous clinical studies focused on flaxseed. He is a world leading expert on the health effects of flaxseed and has been invited to speak at close to 100 meetings on his groundbreaking results on the relationship of flaxseed to lowering hypertension, in over 20 countries.