CIFAR By the Numbers
CIFAR’s annual budget is $16 million. Currently, there are 12 interdisciplinary research programs.
Since the Institute’s inception, 14 Nobel Laureates have been associated with CIFAR.
Current:
- Roger B. Myerson (Economic Sciences), Institutions, Organizations and Growth
- George A. Akerlof (Economic Sciences), Institutions, Organizations and Growth, and Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being
- Anthony J. Leggett (Physics), Quantum Information Processing
- John C. Polanyi (Chemistry), Nanoelectronics
- Philip W. Anderson (Physics), Quantum Materials
- Daniel Kahneman (Economics) Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being
- Sidney Altman (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology
- Kenneth Arrow (Economic Sciences), Economic Growth and Policy
- Walter Gilbert (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology
- Leland H. Hartwell (Medicine), Genetic Networks
- Robert B. Laughlin (Physics), Quantum Materials Program
- Richard J. Roberts (Medicine), Evolutionary Biology
- Michael Smith (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology Program
- Willard Boyle (Physics), Former Research Council member
CIFAR supports 384 distinguished Canadian and international researchers:
- 323 program members
- 61 advisory committee members
CIFAR researchers currently represent 16 countries:
Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
CIFAR researchers are based in Canada and abroad:
- 62% of program members are based in Canada
- 23% of advisory committee members are based in Canada
CIFAR researchers represent 103 academic and research institutions around the world:
- Program members are based at 84 institutions
- Advisory committee members are based at 19 additional institutions
Updated June 30, 2011