Davies, Cheryl

Thumath, Meaghan

Meaghan is a registered nurse and senior practice leader at the BC Centre for Disease Control, where she started her career as a street nurse and has moved into policy and leadership roles in the overdose and HIV response.  She holds advance practice nursing certification in sexual and reproductive health as well as an addiction […]

Hutcheon, Jennifer

Dr. Hutcheon is a perinatal epidemiologist with the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her research uses population databases and registries to improve our understanding of maternal and infant health. Current interests include the assessment of fetal growth, perinatal research methods, and optimal delivery of obstetrical services. She holds a CIHR New Investigator award (2012-2017) and […]

Gustafson, Kerstin

I am originally from Victoria.  I did my undergraduate and Masters degrees in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. I went to UBC medical school and did my residency in Ob/Gyn at the University of Alberta.  I have been practicing in BC since 2006.  My main practice interests are in menopause and aging.  I […]

Karakochuk, Crystal

I am a Registered Dietitian with a strong interest in maternal child nutrition and global health. I have worked as a Clinical Dietitian at BC Children’s Hospital and internationally with the United Nations (Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Italy, New York) in operations research, humanitarian aid, and nutrition programming. My research is focused on maternal and […]

Kalyan, Shirin

Dr. Shirin Kalyan is an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Medicine at University of British Columbia, the Scientist leading the Answer Factory at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and the Director of Scientific Innovation at Qu Biologics, a clinical-stage Vancouver based biotech with an innovative immunotherapy platform that uses bugs as drugs to treat […]

Gantt, Soren

Dr. Soren Gantt is an Associate Professor with the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics, UBC Faculty of Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital and CFRI.  An accomplished virologist, Dr. Gantt’s main research focus is on how common infections affect immunocompromised children and adults. Trained as an MD/PhD at New York University, Dr. Gantt is […]

Campbell, Kristin

Kristin Campbell, BSc, PT, PhD is a licensed physical therapist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. She also holds appointments at the Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention and the BC Cancer Agency and is a member of the Oncology Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy […]

Bettinger, Julie

Dr. Julie Bettinger is an Associate Professor at the VEC in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Her research interests include vaccine safety and vaccine preventable diseases as well as attitudes and beliefs around immunization uptake and use. She is the epidemiologist […]