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Women’s Health Research Institute becomes UBC Faculty of Medicine Research Centre
The Faculty of Medicine, UBC, is very pleased to recognize the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) as a Faculty of Medicine Research Centre in recognition of its scientific contributions and its significance to the Faculty of Medicine’s mission and the public’s health. By coming within the Faculty’s organizational structure as the Women’s Health Research Centre, WHRI will now have a voice in strategic discussions about research at UBC.
#HometoVote: Journey to Repeal the 8th
Ciana Maher, Research Coordinator at WHRI, journeyed home last month to vote in Ireland’s historic referendum on abortion. Read
Dr. Joelle LeMoult receives a 2018 MSFHR Scholar Award
This month Dr. Joelle LeMoult was awarded a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar Award for her project Predicting Depressive Symptoms During the Transition to High School.
The Third Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
Check out this video-style recap of the Third Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium!
BC Women’s Hospital selected as Canadian site of an American research trial
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is excited to announce that BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCWH) has been selected as one of four Canadian sites to participate in a large-scale NIH-funded study entitled “Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Commonly Used Drugs in Lactating Women and Breastfed Infants”. The study is being conducted by the […]
C&W Medical Staff Association Recognition Award recipients announced!
Congratulations to the recipients of the inaugural C&W Medical Staff Association (MSA) Recognition Awards! The awards are intended to give recognition to C&W MSA members who make an outstanding contribution to the delivery of healthcare, training, and research on a local, provincial, and global scale. WHRI is proud to announce that seven of its members […]
Dr. Joelle LeMoult is a MSFHR 2018 Scholar Award recipient!
Congratulations to Dr. Joelle LeMoult, a recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 2018 Scholar Award for her project Predicting Depressive Symptoms During the Transition to High School. Dr. LeMoult’s research will focus on the transition period adolescents face in their first year of high school – a period during which 11.5% of adolescents experience […]
Preterm cord blood samples available for research
A partnership between BC Children’s Hospital BioBank (BCCH BioBank), BC Women’s Hospital leadership, and Dr. Pascal Lavoie of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has resulted in optimized cord blood collection from premature babies (<33 weeks) for biobanking. If you are interested in using cord blood for your research contact the BCCH BioBank (biobank@cw.bc.ca) for access.
Dr. Gina Ogilvie wins YWCA’s 2018 Women of Distinction Award!
On June 7th Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Senior Advisor of Research at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre and WHRI’s Assistant Director, was given the YWCA 2018 Women of Distinction Award in the category of Research and the Sciences. A huge congratulations to Dr. Ogilvie for this achievement, and for continuing to inspire us with her […]