Dal researcher leads national team awarded $3.5‑million CIHR grant to improve lung health

Dr. Sanja Stanojevic and a national team of researchers will explore improvements to how lung health is tracked and assessed in Canada.

The five-year grant, called Harnessing Data to Improve Lung Health in Canada, will allow Dr. Stanojevic and her colleagues at universities in five other provinces to establish a national patient registry, link an international network of researchers to lung health data, and train the next generation of respiratory health researchers. 

As part of the grant, the researchers will also work with the Canadian Lung Association and other partners to create an accessible screening tool called CAN-LUNG score, to help people assess their own lung health.