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Research Spotlight: A Q&A with Brock Williams, PhD student
Brock Williams, a PhD student working alongside Dr. Crystal Karakochuk, is co-leading the project “Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: A double-blind randomized crossover trial,” which recently received a CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grant.
Research Spotlight: Dr. Davina Banner receives a CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grant
What supports exist within research networks to promote meaningful patient engagement? Dr. Davina Banner hopes to find out, through her CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grant project, “Organizational Factors that Foster Engagement-Capable Environments: A Study of Health Research Networks.”
P2RISM- Digging deeper into post-partum and neonatal lab tests
Lab physicians, Drs. Vilte Barakauskas and Kate Chipperfield, at BC Children’s and Women’s hospital alongside patient co-leads are spearheading the P2RISM study (Pregnancy and Pediatric Reference Intervals for Safe Medicine) to help improve care for pregnant women and newborns.
Dr. Wendy Norman received a CIHR Spring 2019 Planning and Dissemination Grant
The grant will be used to plan research priorities to support nurses in providing optimal medical abortion care.
Congratulations to the recipients of the MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator Awards
Among this year’s 11 recipients were WHRI members Dr. Janice Kwon and Dr. Katherine Plewes.
Highlights from the 23rd STI & HIV World Congress
The WHRI’s Global Control of HPV Related Diseases Research Program made a significant mark at the 23rd STI & HIV 2019 World Congress held in Vancouver from July 14 – 17. The group led a well-attended pre-conference workshop and were selected for several oral and poster presentations throughout the conference.
Call For Proposals: Gynecologic Cancer Initiative-Clinical Trials Group (GCI-CTG)
As part of its commitment to enhancing clinical trials capacity, the GCI-CTG is pleased to launch a round of funding applications to support clinical research on gynecologic cancers.
Rosé with Researchers – A Recap
On Thursday July 25th the BC Women’s Health Foundation (BCWHF) hosted the inaugural “Rosé with Researchers” event. This unique event connected BCWHF community members with Women’s Health Researchers and Research Facilitators of the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI). BC Women’s Health Foundation recently expanded their mandate to improve healthcare, access and research for women’s health across BC.
Research Spotlight: Dr. Pascal Lavoie receives a CIHR 2019 Spring Project Grant
Why are some newborns more susceptible to infection? Dr. Pascal Lavoie and the team at his lab are working to find out in their latest project, “Metabolic regulation of immune defenses in newborns.”