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Hayes, Kelly
Kelly Hayes has been a registered and practicing midwife in the province of BC since graduating with her midwifery degree in 2005 from the University of British Columbia. She has held a keen interest in finding ways to reduce the incidence of GBS colonization since completing her graduating paper and is thrilled to now have […]
Gunka, Vit
I am a fellowship trained obstetric anesthesiologist providing pain control for labour and anesthesia for cesarean deliveries at BC Women’s Hospital. I am a former director of Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Program and Research at BC Women’s Hospital. My education includes Medical Doctor Degree at Palacky University Olomouc in Czech Republic and Internship at Englewood […]
Fontaine, Christine
Generally, I am interested in learning and memory processes during normal and abnormal development. I study the impact of teratogen exposure (in the form of substances of abuse such as alcohol and cannabis) on postnatal neurodevelopment and learning and memory processes with a keen interest in potential sex differences in these outcomes. In particular, I […]
Farrales, Lynn
Dr. Farrales is a Family Physician and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia on Coast Salish Territories. Her areas of research interest include Refugee Health, Stillbirth and Community-Based Participatory Research. As a clinician, she is a Family Physician with a focus on immigrant, refugee and […]
Yoosefi, Niyoosha
My name is Niyoosha Yoosefi and am a fourth-year Honours Bachelor of Sciences student, specializing in Cellular Anatomical Physiology at UBC. I have a keen interest in Endocrinology and Women’s health and am currently doing a studentship at the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, looking at the effectiveness of progesterone therapy for women […]
Doucette, Madeline
Madeline Doucette is a PhD student in the Clinical Neuropsychology program at the University of Victoria. Her previous Master’s research focused on concussion reporting in athletes and the effects of physical activity and concussion on executive function. Her research interests have shifted in her PhD to focus on the effects of sex hormones and menstrual cycle on elite […]
Einstein, Gillian
Gillian Einstein is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Adjunct Scientist at Women’s College Research Institute, and a member of both the Institute for Life Course & Aging and the Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto. She is also the Founder of the Collaborative Program in Women’s […]
Delisle, Marie-France
Ultrasound and invasive procedures (amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling) are used to establish the fetus’s well being. My main research interest is to address the aspects of this process. Can we be more precise in counselling when diagnosing specific fetal anomalies? What are the impacts of associated anomalies? There are unique aspects of the multiple pregnancy […]
Dawson, Lesa
Dr. Lesa Dawson, MD, FRCSC, trained in Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Memorial University in St. John’s followed by a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Calgary, Dr. Dawson has worked as a Gynecologic Oncologist for 15 years. She completed a diploma in Clinical Epidemiology and is a Tenured Associate Professor Memorial […]