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Congratulations to WHRI-funded Summer 2023 Student Research Projects (SSRP)
What is the Summer Student Research Program? The Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program (FoM SSRP) provides medical and non-medical undergraduate students registered at UBC with an opportunity to explore their interest in health research by undertaking an 8 week long summer project supervised by a Faculty of Medicine researcher. The Women’s Health Research […]
Summer CIHR Success
Congratulations to all WHRI Members and their teams in their successful Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants this summer. WHRI Member is bolded CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Austin, Jehannine C. Amount: $10,000 Pathing the way for responsive pressure injury prevention and management for persons living with spinal cord […]
CIHR Trainee Salary Awards – Summer 2023
Announcement: Trainee Salary Success with CIHR We are delighted to congratulate the WHRI Trainee Members who have received the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Trainee Salary Awards for the Summer 2023 competition. Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships Primary Maternity Care Providers’ Knowledge and Management Strategies of Postpartum Thoughts of Infant-Related Harm RECIPIENT: Cargnelli, Claudia G. […]
Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior honoured for transformative contributions to women’s health research
VANCOUVER, Canada — Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior, Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, has been recognized with a prestigious induction into the Vancouver Medical Staff Hall of Honour on June 26, 2023. Meet Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior Born in Mt. Vernon, Washington, and raised in Alaska, […]
CIHR Project Grants 2023 Results
Announcing the Recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grants We are delighted to congratulate the awardees of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants the 2023 competition. These exceptional researchers and their outstanding projects have earned recognition and support to advance critical studies in the field of health research. Heartfelt […]
Empowering the Next Generation: An Interview with Kyle Amaral, 2022 Graduate and Fellowship Research Award Recipient
The WHRI’s Strategic Plan 2019-2024 includes the Strategic Framework for Trainees and Mentorship, which aims to boost women’s health research capacity by supporting the next generation of scholars. In 2020, the WHRI introduced the Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health, providing salary support to trainees conducting research in women’s and newborn health without […]
Special BC Women’s Hospital Research Rounds with visiting Professor Dr. Marie Klingberg-Allvin from Sweden
Save the Date: Thursday June 22nd 12 – 1 PM The Contraception and Abortion Research Team (CART) and Professor Wendy Norman are delighted to welcome visiting Professor Dr. Marie Klingberg-Allvin from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Professor Klingberg-Allvin will present: “Expanding Midwives’ Role in Comprehensive Abortion Care” on Thursday June 22, noon to 1 pm (Pacific Time) […]
Learn, Engage, and Reflect this National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month June is National Indigenous History Month (NIHM), with National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This month is dedicated to learning about the experiences, cultures, and traditions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Each week has a dedicated theme: June 1 to 6: Women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people […]
Integrating Research into Practice with Dr. Justyne Morrow
This month, we were able to interview family physician Dr. Justyne Morrow who was awarded the 2021 Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant for the research study, “Barriers to Accessing Cervical Cancer Screening in the Thompson-Nicola Region.” Dr. Morrow graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Medical School in 2016 and pursued her residency […]