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14th Annual Lectureship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery 2022
The University of British Columbia Lectureship in Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery was founded to promote an awareness of pelvic floor disorders, to create a forum for the presentation of treatment innovations, and new evidence of efficacy, and ultimately to improve the quality of life of women who suffer from pelvic floor disorders. The lectureship was started […]
Seventh Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium Recap
On Wednesday, March 9th the Women’s Health Research Institute held its Seventh Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium. This year, the event was held both virtually and in-person at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at the University of British Columbia, marking the first in-person event for the institute since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in […]
UBC announces 2022/23 Research Excellence Clusters
The University of British Columbia has announced forty research excellence clusters funded in 2022/23 through their Research Excellence Clusters initiative. Among the recipients of this year’s funding were four clusters led by WHRI members: Established Clusters Transformative Health and Justice Dr. Helen Brown Women’s Health Research Cluster Dr. Liisa Galea Emerging Clusters Advancing the Science […]
New episode of @WomensResearch: In conversation with Dr. Jennifer Gardy
If you’ve ever thought about #SciComm, this month’s episode of @WomensResearch is for you. Dr. Angela Kaida sits down with Dr. Jennifer Gardy to discuss her journey, from research with the BC CDC, to her path to television, to her current position with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and what it means to think about local research […]
Dr. Gillian Hanley and Dr. Aline Talhouk named as recipients of September 2021 Action Grants
The Canadian Cancer Society/Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2021 Action Grants Competition was held with the intention “to motivate Canadians to take ‘action’ to avoid known modifiable risk factors for cancer and to encourage the research and end-user communities to take ‘action’ towards harnessing new ideas, platforms and technologies from within and outside the cancer […]
Call for posters: Women’s Health Research Symposium
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is now accepting submissions for the poster session that will take place at the Eighth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC. Posters will be presented in-person at the event venue and poster topics must focus on […]
CIHR announces results of 2021 Fall Project Grant competition
Congratulations to the recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2021 Fall Project Grant Competition! We were thrilled to see 19 WHRI and BCCHR-WHRI joint members were represented across 6 Project Grants and 3 Priority Announcement Project Grants. CIHR PROJECT GRANTS Placental sex as a biological determinant in trophoblast function and trophoblast-directed immune activity […]
Applying equitable development and service delivery of digital health technology among underserved and ethnic groups: Principles and learnings
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Our health system is continuing full steam ahead toward digital transformation, but who is being left behind? As researchers and care-providers develop and implement digital solutions to address the health needs of women and other marginalized genders, two recent viewpoint pieces published in the Journal of […]
Announcing the 2021 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grant Recipients
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2021 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grants. This competition was funded thanks to the dedicated support of the BC Women’s Health Foundation. One of seven awards for this year’s competition was funded by CIHR’s Sex and Gender Chair Program to support […]