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Register our “Industry Partner Panel: Empower Health through Innovation and Partnerships” on October 24!

Join us for a dynamic Industry Partner Panel discussion featuring top CEOs and COOs from leading health tech companies in Canada! Discover how these industry leaders are shaping the future of digital health through groundbreaking innovations, AI technology and strategic partnerships. Whether you’re a researcher, clinician, healthcare professional, or someone just interested in this field, […]

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WHRI & BC Children’s Hospital BioBank Testimonial – Dr. Pascal Lavoie Preemie Biobank

Neonatologist Dr. Pascal Lavoie’s recently published research could eventually lead to therapeutic interventions for sepsis, lung disease, and other complications in premature newborns. We were able to connect with him and the team about the Preemie Biobank samples used to in his research, and how the Preemie Biobank is a valuable resource for other researchers […]

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Sabina’s Stats Corner: Understanding Box Plots: A Comprehensive Guide Part 2

Special Notes: Listen to our L&L lectures online: WHRI Lunch & Learn Series – Women’s Health Research Institute Visit our Stats corner in the e-blast for previously published tips on data management and analysis: E-Blast Archive – Women’s Health Research Institute (whri.org) Check out our new YouTube channel for insightful presentations and resources: WHRI Communications – YouTube […]

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Intersectionality Awareness Bundle

August is Intersectionality Awareness Month  August is Intersectionality Awareness Month that is dedicated to exploring and understanding the concept of Intersectionality, a term introduced by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. Intersectionality examines how various forms of identity—such as race, gender, class, sexuality, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, ability and more—interact and overlap, creating unique experiences of both […]

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Happy World Sexual Health Day

A Recap of World Sexual Health Day 2024

Celebrating World Sexual Health Day 2024: Positive Relationships On September 4th, the WHRI, in partnership with Options for Sexual Health (OPTIONS) and the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), celebrated World Sexual Health Day (WSHD) and aimed to dismantle social and cultural taboos surrounding sexuality while advocating for positive sexual health worldwide.  The theme for WSHD 2024 […]

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2024 Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health Recipients

The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Graduate and Fellowship Research Awards in Women’s Health. This competition was supported thanks to the dedicated funding provided by the BC Women’s Health Foundation.  The WHRI launched this award in 2020 with a goal of creating a funding opportunity […]

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2024 Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health Recipient

The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipient of the inaugural Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health.   Thanks to an annual endowment by Dr. Monica K. Li and family to the BC Women’s Health Foundation, the WHRI has established the Dr. Monica […]

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Considerations for Qualitative Research

With our upcoming WHRI Catalyst Grant and CIHR Fall Project Grant competitions just around the corner, it is a good time to think about resourcing for success. Budgeting for qualitative activities is not comparable to budgeting for quantitative activities. From planning, to undertaking, and reporting your research, the inter-personal nature of qualitative processes can result […]

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CIHR Project Grants Spring 2024 Results

Congratulations to the recipients for the Canadian Institute of Health Research 2024 Spring Project grants! We are especially proud of our WHRI members (bolded) receiving these awards. Project Grants aRtificial intelligence-driven computational pathology platform for blAdder Cancer subTyping (REACT) Link to Abstract: Here Principal Investigator: Bashashati Ali Black, Peter C Wang, Gang Institution Paid:University of […]

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