Krajden, Mel

Mel Krajden MD, FRCPC is currently the Medical Head of Hepatitis – Clinical Prevention Services and is the Associate Medical Director of the Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory and Head of Virology at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. He is also a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of […]

Elango, Rajavel

The goal of my research program is to identify protein and amino acid (building blocks of protein) requirements during key life stages of growth and development, including pregnancy, childhood and malnutrition. During pregnancy the nutritional state of the mother influences the rapidly growing fetus and affects long-term health. Due to ethical constraints protein requirements during […]

Kaczorowski, Janusz

Dr. Janusz Kaczorowski is Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at the Université de Montréal. Dr. Kaczorowski is a holder of the Dr. Sadok Besrour Chair in Family Medicine and the GlaxoSmithKline-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) chair in Optimal Management of Chronic Disease.He co-directs Innovation and Evaluation Hub […]

Davies, Cheryl

Thumath, Meaghan

Meaghan is a registered nurse and senior practice leader at the BC Centre for Disease Control, where she started her career as a street nurse and has moved into policy and leadership roles in the overdose and HIV response.  She holds advance practice nursing certification in sexual and reproductive health as well as an addiction […]

Hutcheon, Jennifer

Dr. Hutcheon is a perinatal epidemiologist with the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her research uses population databases and registries to improve our understanding of maternal and infant health. Current interests include the assessment of fetal growth, perinatal research methods, and optimal delivery of obstetrical services. She holds a CIHR New Investigator award (2012-2017) and […]

Gustafson, Kerstin

I am originally from Victoria.  I did my undergraduate and Masters degrees in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. I went to UBC medical school and did my residency in Ob/Gyn at the University of Alberta.  I have been practicing in BC since 2006.  My main practice interests are in menopause and aging.  I […]

Karakochuk, Crystal

I am a Registered Dietitian with a strong interest in maternal child nutrition and global health. I have worked as a Clinical Dietitian at BC Children’s Hospital and internationally with the United Nations (Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Italy, New York) in operations research, humanitarian aid, and nutrition programming. My research is focused on maternal and […]

Kalyan, Shirin

Dr. Shirin Kalyan is an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Medicine at University of British Columbia, the Scientist leading the Answer Factory at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and the Director of Scientific Innovation at Qu Biologics, a clinical-stage Vancouver based biotech with an innovative immunotherapy platform that uses bugs as drugs to treat […]