Dr. Caroline Cameron featured in the CBC
WHRI member Dr. Caroline Cameron was featured in the CBC for her work on developing a syphilis vaccine! Read the story here.
WHRI member Dr. Caroline Cameron was featured in the CBC for her work on developing a syphilis vaccine! Read the story here.
Researchers at UBC and BC Women’s Hospital are studying healthy pregnant women to develop a guide to help health care providers interpret lab test results in pregnancy.
Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Vilte Barakauskas and Dr. Benjamin Jung
A huge congratulations to Janet Austin, who is BC’s newest Lieutenant Governor! Janet Austin was on the inaugural Board of Directors for WHRI, and has
By Laurie Smith Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and health system burden globally, with over half a billion STIs
Congratulations to Yuebo Yang, a student working with Dr. Jerilynn Prior, who has been selected to receive the Endocrine Society’s 2018 Summer Research Fellowship Award.
Dr. Lori Brotto has a new book! In Better Sex Through Mindfulness Dr. Brotto walks readers through the different reasons that women experience decreased sexual
The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.
We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.