Areas of Science
CIHR updates Areas of Science descriptors through a standard iterative review process, based on feedback from the research community and the advice of Competition Chairs and peer reviewers. Please note that these descriptors were most recently updated in January 2020. While the full list below includes up-to-date terms, you can see which ones have been added or updated on the Summary of Changes to Areas of Science page.
| Areas of Science – Level 1 | Areas of Science - Level 2 |
|---|---|
| Aging | Aging Process and Biological Determinants of Aging |
| Aging | Geriatric Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Aging | Palliation & End of Life Care |
| Aging | Social Determinants in Aging |
| Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence |
| Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning |
| Biomedical Engineering | Biomaterials, Nanotechnology and Biomechanics |
| Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Imaging |
| Biomedical Engineering | Biophysics, Medical Technologies and Instrumentation |
| Biomedical Engineering | Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering |
| Cancer | Cancer Drug Development and Therapeutics |
| Cancer | Cancer Progression and Metastasis |
| Cancer | Clinical Oncology |
| Cancer | Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis |
| Cancer | Pediatrics |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Cardiovascular and Circulatory Sciences |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Cerebrovascular Sciences (including stroke) |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Sciences |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Hematology |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Respiratory Sciences |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Respiratory System Pathologies and Clinical Interventions |
| Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Vascular and Endothelial Biology |
| Commercialization | Industry Research & Development |
| Commercialization | Intellectual Property |
| Commercialization | Technology Transfer |
| Commercialization | Venture Capital & Financing |
| Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Endocrinology |
| Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Metabolism and Disease (including Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolomics) |
| Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Nephrology and Urology |
| Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Nutritional Health Sciences |
| Genetics | Bioinformatics |
| Genetics | Clinical Genetics |
| Genetics | Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics |
| Genetics | Molecular and Functional Genetics and Epigenetics |
| Health Determinants | Environmental Determinants of Health |
| Health Determinants | Etiology of Disease and Conditions |
| Health Determinants | Epidemiology |
| Health Services and Systems | Access to Care |
| Health Services and Systems | Emergency Care and Critical Care |
| Health Services and Systems | Healthcare Effectiveness & Outcomes |
| Health Services and Systems | Healthcare Information Technology Research |
| Health Services and Systems | Healthcare Safety & Quality Improvement |
| Health Services and Systems | Healthcare Systems & Health Economics Research |
| Health Services and Systems | Knowledge Translation Research and Implementation Science |
| Health Services and Systems | Management of Chronic Diseases and Conditions |
| Health Services and Systems | Patient and Citizen Engagement Research |
| Health Services and Systems | Personalized Medicine |
| Immunology and Infection | Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Drug Discovery and Therapeutics (including vaccines) |
| Immunology and Infection | Antiviral Drug Resistance, Viral Vaccine Development and Therapeutics (including vaccines) |
| Immunology and Infection | Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases (including rheumatology) |
| Immunology and Infection | Infectious Diseases |
| Immunology and Infection | Microbiology and Pathogenesis (including Microbiomics) |
| Immunology and Infection | Transplantation, Immune Tolerance and Tumor Immunology |
| Immunology and Infection | Virology |
| Indigenous Health | Indigenous Knowledge |
| Indigenous Health | Indigenous Peoples' Health |
| Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions | Applied Behavioural Neurology |
| Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions | Mental Health and Addiction |
| Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions | Psychology and Psychiatry |
| Methods Development and Modelling | Biostatistics |
| Methods Development and Modelling | Computational Biology |
| Methods Development and Modelling | Qualitative Methods Development for Health Research |
| Methods Development and Modelling | Quantitative Methods Development for Health Research |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Biochemistry |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Cell Biology and Physiology |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Cell Differentiation |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Cell Signaling |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Molecular Biology |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Structure and Function of Macromolecules |
| Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology | Systems Biology |
| Musculoskeletal Health | Bone, Skin and Cartilage Sciences |
| Musculoskeletal Health | Oral Health |
| Musculoskeletal Health | Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy |
| Musculoskeletal Health | Skeletal Muscle Biology and Physiology |
| Neurosciences | Cognition, Communication and Behaviour (including sleep and memory) |
| Neurosciences | Motor Systems |
| Neurosciences | Neural Circuits and Systems |
| Neurosciences | Neural Excitability and Synapse |
| Neurosciences | Neurodegeneration |
| Neurosciences | Neurodevelopment |
| Neurosciences | Neuroinflammation |
| Neurosciences | Neurogenesis, Neurodifferentiation and Plasticity |
| Neurosciences | Neurological disorders |
| Neurosciences | Sensory Systems (including visual, auditory and pain) |
| Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Drug Action, Toxicology and Metabolism |
| Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery |
| Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Translational and clinical pharmacology |
| Population and Health | Global Health |
| Population and Health | Health Equity |
| Population and Health | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention |
| Population and Health | Humanities and Social Sciences in Health and Health Research |
| Population and Health | Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Health, Health Systems and Health Research |
| Population and Health | Nutritional Health Sciences |
| Population and Health | Population Health Intervention Research |
| Population and Health | Psychosocial, Sociocultural and Behavioral Determinants of Health |
| Reproduction and Development | Clinical Embryology, Neonatalogy, and Pediatrics |
| Reproduction and Development | Developmental Biology and Organogenesis |
| Reproduction and Development | Fertility and Maternal Health |
| Reproduction and Development | Reproductive Sciences |
| Sex-and-Gender Health | Sex-and-Gender-Based Analysis - Clinical, Health Systems and Population Health Research |
| Sex-and-Gender Health | Sex Differences in Cells, Tissues and Animals |
| Youth Health | Environmental, Developmental and Social Factors |
| Youth Health | Prevention, Treatment and Support |
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