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Call for posters: Women’s Health Research Symposium
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is now accepting submissions for the poster session that will take place at the Eighth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC. Posters will be presented in-person at the event venue and poster topics must focus on […]
CIHR announces results of 2021 Fall Project Grant competition
Congratulations to the recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2021 Fall Project Grant Competition! We were thrilled to see 19 WHRI and BCCHR-WHRI joint members were represented across 6 Project Grants and 3 Priority Announcement Project Grants. CIHR PROJECT GRANTS Placental sex as a biological determinant in trophoblast function and trophoblast-directed immune activity […]
Through Pregnancy and Beyond: Exploring perinatal health and wellness
Join us for a FREE virtual public event on March 10th at 5:30pm PST. This event will feature presentations on perinatal health and wellness from our exciting lineup of experts in the field, including Dr. Cindy Barha, Dr. Chelsea Elwood, Dr. Nichole Fairbrother, and Dr. Deborah Money. Zoom details will be delivered to all […]
Register now: Seventh Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
From Cell to Society: Women’s Health Research to Address Shared Global Challenges When: Wednesday, March 9 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Where: In-person (Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre) + Virtual The theme of this year’s event will centre on catalyzing women’s health research to address shared global health challenges with an emphasis on the […]
Applying equitable development and service delivery of digital health technology among underserved and ethnic groups: Principles and learnings
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Our health system is continuing full steam ahead toward digital transformation, but who is being left behind? As researchers and care-providers develop and implement digital solutions to address the health needs of women and other marginalized genders, two recent viewpoint pieces published in the Journal of […]
Dr. Deborah Money interviewed for Global News
Dr. Deborah Money speaks with Andrea Howick about some of the latest Canadian research on COVID-19 and pregnancy.
Announcing the 2021 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grant Recipients
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2021 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grants. This competition was funded thanks to the dedicated support of the BC Women’s Health Foundation. One of seven awards for this year’s competition was funded by CIHR’s Sex and Gender Chair Program to support […]
Michael Smith Health Research BC announces the 2021 Health Professional-Investigator award recipients
Michael Smith Health Research BC announced the results of the the Health Professional-Investigator awards, which are “dedicated to support health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system to ultimately improve health outcomes in BC and beyond.” We are thrilled to congratulate WHRI member Dr. Nichole […]
2021 Digital Health Week Poster Competition Winner
This year the Women’s Health Research Institute and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute partnered to host a series of events celebrating digital health innovation in BC aiming to improve the health and well-being of children and families around the world. The theme of this year’s event was “How Can Digital Health Work for You?” […]