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Research Spotlight: National Medical Lab Week
Meet Dr. Vilte Barakauskas, BCCHRI/WHRI joint-researcher and clinical biochemist working at BC Children’s Hospital, who is part of a team working to establish reference intervals for pregnant women to better interpret lab test results.
World Immunization Week: Working toward an STI vaccine
World Immunization Week is held April 24-30, 2019, to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Vaccination has significantly reduced the burden of infectious disease around the world. British Columbia (BC) has always been a global leader in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine research and continues to conduct valuable research in this field.
Dr. Jerilynn Prior awarded the 2019 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Prior, who was recently named this year’s recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Aubrey J. Tingle Prize!
Dr. Chelsea Elwood talks about “placentophagy” with the National Post
In this article, Dr. Elwood discusses the potential risks of consuming the placenta after childbirth, a practice growing in popularity, despite a lack of evidence.
Kate Wahl and Drs. Catherine Allaire and Paul Yong published on the Huffington Post blog
Read about the push to break the silence on painful periods in their article for Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Congratulations to Kate Wahl and Natasha Orr, recipients of the DA Boyes Memorial Research Award
They received the award for their project “The acceptability of a phallus length reducer, Ohnut, for deep dyspareunia: A pilot.”
New Innovative Initiative, the Answer Factory, Makes Lab Space and Translational Research Expertise Available to Clinical Investigators Affiliated with BCCHR and WHRI
As part of a joint initiative supported by the UBC Faculty of Medicine and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), the Clinical Research Development Laboratory (popularly known as the Answer Factory), has been established to foster the next generation of clinician-scientists and to support innovative patient-centered research.
Changing Childbirth in British Columbia Report
Findings from the Changing Childbirth in British Columbia study have been published on the UBC Birthplace Lab website.
Dr. Gina Ogilvie was a guest on CTV’s Her Health segment
Dr. Ogilvie joined Genesa Greening, CEO of BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre Foundation, and CTV’s Keri Adams to discuss her team’s ongoing work to eliminate cervical cancer.