Training a new generation of researchers in gastroenterology
and liver.
TRIANGLE (TRaIning A New generation of researchers in Gastroenterology and LivEr) is a national training program aimed at transforming research and patient care in gastroenterology and liver. With the support of TRIANGLE funding, mentorship, education, and work-integrated learning, a new generation of researchers will develop the skills and knowledge to launch impactful careers in and out of academia.
Funding
TRIANGLE offers scholarships, fellowships and awards for undergraduate students, graduate students, research fellows, and early career faculty.
What we offer
Mentorship
TRIANGLE members get access to high-quality mentorship and support from leaders in the field.
Education
TRIANGLE members have access to training and education programs, including workshops and seminars, conferences, and work-integrated learing.
Who is TRIANGLE for?
Undergraduate Students
Launching Summer 2023, TRIANGLE will offer paid summer research studentships. Applications will open late 2022.
Graduate Students & Research Fellows
The first TRIANGLE competition—which will provide you with access to funding, education, and mentorship—will launch in Fall 2022.
Early Career Faculty
The first TRIANGLE competition—which will provide you with access to funding, education, and mentorship—will launch in Fall 2022.
Supervisors, Mentors, Industry Partners, Patients
We'd love to hear from you and share more information about how you and/or your students can get involved.
The TRIANGLE Framework
knowledge
community
experience
mentorship
knowledge aquisition + individual development
peer mentoring pods + 1:1 expert mentorship
work-integrated learning + community engagement
community support + network building
Who we are
TRIANGLE brings together people impacted by—and working toward cures for—gastrointestinal and liver disease: patients & families, researchers, First Nations, charities, government agencies, professional associations, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and many more.
The expertise and advocacy of our partners shapes TRIANGLE's unique approach to training the next generation of researchers who will transform the future of gastrointestinal and liver health.
Lead sponsors
Our partners
Antibe Therapeutics
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver
The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Dalhousie University
Farncombe
The Hospital for Sick Children
IMAGINE-SPOR
James Smith Cree Nation
McMaster University
Muskoday First Nation
Nestle Health Science
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
One Arrow First Nation
Université de Sherbrooke
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia Hospital
University of Calgary
University of California, San Diego
Université de Montréal
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Women's College Hospital
Contact us
Program Leads
Dr. Nicola Jones - Principal Investigator (University of Toronto/SickKids)
Dr. Derek McKay (University of Calgary)
Dr. Bruce Vallance (University of British Columbia)
Program Manager
Dr. Melissa Dalgleish