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Call For Proposals: Gynecologic Cancer Initiative-Clinical Trials Group (GCI-CTG)
As part of its commitment to enhancing clinical trials capacity, the GCI-CTG is pleased to launch a round of funding applications to support clinical research on gynecologic cancers.
Rosé with Researchers – A Recap
On Thursday July 25th the BC Women’s Health Foundation (BCWHF) hosted the inaugural “Rosé with Researchers” event. This unique event connected BCWHF community members with Women’s Health Researchers and Research Facilitators of the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI). BC Women’s Health Foundation recently expanded their mandate to improve healthcare, access and research for women’s health across BC.
“I Should Be Allowed to Leave Men Out of My Studies”
Check out this piece authored by Dr. Liisa Galea, which breaks down the reasons research shouldn’t always need to consider both sexes.
Research Spotlight: Dr. Pascal Lavoie receives a CIHR 2019 Spring Project Grant
Why are some newborns more susceptible to infection? Dr. Pascal Lavoie and the team at his lab are working to find out in their latest project, “Metabolic regulation of immune defenses in newborns.”
Dr. Wendy Norman speaks with Genesa Greening on CTV Morning Live
Watch their discussion on equitable access to abortion care during the show’s Her Health segment.
Dr. Pascal Lavoie’s work with the BC Women’s Hospital Preemie Biobank has been featured in the news
Check out the coverage from the CBC, Vancouver Sun, and CTV.
Research Spotlight: Multi-drug resistant bugs and antibiotic use in infants in Canada
Dr. Joseph Ting, Staff Neonatologist at BC Women’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia, was recently awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2019 Project Grant which will provide nearly half a million dollars in support over the next five years to research the starters of antibiotic resistance in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) throughout the country – beginning here, at BC Women’s Hospital.
Results of the MSFHR 2019 Scholar Competition
Congratulations to Drs. Sarah Munro, Aline Talhouk, Michael Anglesio, and Crystal Karakochuk, whose projects have been selected for funding by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MFHR) Scholar Program!
Spring 2019 CIHR Project Grant recipients announced
Congratulations to the recipients of the CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grants! This year nine WHRI members received a total of eleven awards, including two planning and dissemination grants and one priority announcement bridge grant.