We collaborated with clinicians, researchers, and people with lived and living experience of menopause to identify the top 10 menopause research priorities for BC.
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At WHRI, we support individuals involved in women’s health research by setting them up for success.
We aim to strengthen and expand the current network of women’s health researchers, both locally and internationally, by promoting and facilitating meaningful collaborations.
The WHRI supports a community of over 500 investigators.
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We offer quality support across the spectrum of the research process, including access to laboratory facilities, database building, and assistance with protocol development.
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Drs. Gillian Hanley and Brittany Bingham, along with other researchers, Indigenous leaders and clinicians, and patient partners, are seeking to understand barriers to opportunistic salpingectomy in rural and remote communities, and to develop culturally safe tools to support informed decision-making.
WHRI’s World Sexual Health Day 2026 brought together researchers, trainees and health-care professionals to share research advancing sexual health education, equitable access and clinical care.
Dr. Nichole Fairbrother shares insights into common misconceptions surrounding postpartum mental health and the importance of better understanding these experiences.
Designed and facilitated by Qualitative Research Analyst Julia Santana Parrilla, WHRI’s first qualitative research summer student series was conceptualized as a sequential two-parter to engage attendees in critical reflections of research philosophies and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles.
WHRI staff and researchers welcomed leaders from PHSA for two tours over the summer, highlighting interest and investment in embedding women’s health research in clinical spaces.
WHRI is very pleased to congratulate the recipient of the 2026 Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health.
