• rENNISance woman by Cath Ennis

    Matt Brown said: "You can blog about whatever you wish, as long as it is related to science and research". His wish is my command! Here are some snippets from my life as a cancer research grant wrangler in Vancouver. Mostly the silly bits.

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    • CFI: Confusing F***ing Initials

      Monday, 27 Jul 2009 - 23:12 UTC

      I can never remember what the initials of one of Canada’s major funding bodies stand for.

      Today’s first attempt was the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

      Nope.

      Canadian Fund for Innovation?

      Wrong again.

      Oh, I remember, it’s the Canada Fund for Innovation.

      Nope, sorry. Try the last possible combination:

      the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

      Got there in the end.

      Last updated: Monday, 27 Jul 2009 - 23:12 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 - 04:11 UTC
          Bob O'Hara said:

          So? CFI care.

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 - 07:56 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          groan

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 - 16:42 UTC
          Richard Wintle said:

          Hah! I’ve seen this mis-named even in applications to the agency in question.

          “Canadian Foundation for Innovation” seems to be the most popular mistake (n=small, study=unscientific).

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 - 19:26 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Richard, that’s hilarious! It serves them right though for having such an unusual name. “Canadian” just sounds more logical than “Canada” in that context!

          I will be using Bob’s joke a lot from now on. I can’t believe I’ve never heard anyone here use it before.

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