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2025 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 2025 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 […]
CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant Results
Congratulations to the recipients of the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) 2025 Spring Project grants and Priority Announcement grants! We are especially proud of our WHRI members (bolded) receiving these awards. Project Grants Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Arthritis Research: A Mixed-Methods Group Concept Mapping Approach Link to Abstract: Here Principal Investigator: Mary […]
2025 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 2025 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 […]
Announcing the Women’s Health Research Institute Spring 2025 Trainee Travel Grant Recipients
Announcing the Women’s Health Research Institute Spring 2025 Trainee Travel Grant Recipients The WHRI congratulates the recipients of the Women’s Health Research Institute’s 2025 Spring Trainee Travel Grant competition. As part of the WHRI’s Strategic Plan 2019–2024, the Trainee Travel Grant supports full-time research trainees for travel to national or international meetings. Ten grants valued […]
Indigenous History Month 2025
Reflecting on the past to build a collaborative future June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the diverse cultures, histories, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. It is also a time to reflect on the lasting impacts of colonialism and to support Truth and Reconciliation through education […]
Beyond the Binary – moving towards implementation
The most recent Beyond the Binary chapter took the BC-based guide through a national scale-up and French translation through a collaboration with the Partnership for Women’s Health Research (PWHR) Canada, which was released in November 2024. A continued goal articulated by community members and researchers alike, has been to take the core principles of gender-inclusive […]
CIHR Fellowships, Team Grants, and Planning and Dissemination Grant Results
Celebrating Success: Fellowships, Team Grants, and Planning and a Dissemination Grant Congratulations to the WHRI Members and Trainees who led or are partners on successful Canadian Institute of Health Research Fellowships, Team Grants, and a Planning and Dissemination grant. WHRI members and trainees are bolded in the recipient list. From left to right: Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, […]
Honouring International Day of the Midwife with Dr. Marie Klingberg-Allvin
WHRI member Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin’s career as a family physician in Vancouver took a transformative path when a part-time role in prison medicine changed her life. Her innovative participatory research has greatly improved the well-being of incarcerated women and their infants.
A Decade of Excellence: Highlights from the 10th Annual WHRI Symposium
Celebrating Driving Equity Through Health Innovation On Friday, March 7th, 2025, the women’s health research community came together to celebrate the Tenth Annual WHRI Symposium, coinciding with International Women’s Day and marking the start of Women’s Health Research Month . The event was well- attended with 267 attendees, including 193 in-person and 74 online. The […]