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Healthy Aging Among Trans People Using Hormone Therapy: Setting the Research Agenda
A team of UBC researchers, led by Dr. Devon Grayson and Dr. A.J. Lowik, is setting the research agenda to enable healthy aging for trans and gender-diverse people using Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.
Dr. Paul Yong Awarded Genome Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Yong and co-PI Dr. David Huntsman, whose project, Identification and Validation of Antibody Therapeutic Targets for Development in Endometriosis, received funding through Genome Canada.
WHRI Researchers Working to Improve Care for Premature Newborns
Dr. Souvik Mitra and the Better Outcomes for the Sickest and Tiniest (BOOST) study team are launching a new clinical trial in the BC Women’s Hospital NICU.
Celebrating WHRI’s 20th Anniversary at the 11th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
The 11th annual Women’s Health Research Symposium highlighted two decades of progress in women’s health research and served as an excellent kickoff to Women’s Health Research Month.
Endometriosis Awareness Month Bundle
Endometriosis Awareness Month March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a global campaign dedicated to increasing awareness of endometriosis and improving the health care outcomes of women and gender-diverse people. This month, we are spotlighting resources from the Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Laboratory. The Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Laboratory focuses on clinical and basic science research related […]
Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention: HPV-SCOPE
Congratulations to Dr. Gina Ogilvie and team, who were awarded $2,000,000 over 5 years in the Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants initiative for the HPV-SCOPE
Applications Open for the 2026 PRIME Centre Research Award
The Perinatal Research IMaging Evaluation (PRIME) Centre research award is back! Submit your applications by May 1, 2026.
WHRI Researchers Awarded Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Announced on Feb 26, 2026: three research teams led by WHRI members were awarded multi-million-dollar grants through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners’ Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention initiative.
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a UN-led day of advocacy for the inclusion of women, girls, and gender-diverse people in Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM). In honour of this day, we asked our 2025 graduate and fellowship research award winners to share their thoughts on what science means to them.