2016-17 Annual Report now available
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Population Health.
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon, an Associate Professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, was recently awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. Her program of research “Using ‘Big Data’ to Improve the Health of Mothers and Their Babies” aims to identify pregnancies at risk and to understand impacts of maternity care policies with the ultimate […] Read More
D. A. Boyes Memorial Award
The D. A. Boyes Society, in honor, and memory, of Dr. David Alexander Boyes’ lifetime commitment to teaching and engagement announce the second year of the Memorial Research Award. This is a grant competition designed to provide critical review, with rapid turn-around, and funding for proposals that would not be eligible to receive funding at […] Read More
Celebrate our Great Supervisors
Each year in May Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC organizes ‘Great Supervisor Week’ during which graduate students are encouraged to give kudos to their supervisors through social media and our website. The annual UBC Great Supervisor Week was first held on Nov 1st 2018 to celebrate outstanding mentors. This year Dr Mohamed Bedaiwy, Professor and […] Read More
Nomination for Staff Service Awards 2018 – Deadline 14 December 2018
We are pleased to call for nominations for the 2018 Staff Service Awards. I would encourage you to review all staff who work with you in a Departmental capacity for these awards. You’ll find the details of the award and the application form here . The deadline for submission of these awards is Friday 14 December 2018. I’d encourage […] Read More
Geoff Cundiff Elected President of the American Urogynecologic Society
On October 13, at the annual PFD Week congress, Professor Cundiff accepted the gavel and began his term as the President of the American Urogynecologic Society. Read More
Division of Gynaecologic Oncology Research Awards 2018
Announcing the Division of Gynecologic Oncology Awards 2018 recipients: ‘Genomics, Histopathology and Artificial Intelligence: An Integrative Approach for Biomarker Discovery in Ovarian Cancer’ has been selected for funding in the 2018 Division of Gynaecologic Oncology Research Awards competition. Principal Applicants: Ali Bashashati PhD David Huntsman MD C Blake Gilks MD Co-Applicants: Tayyebeh Nazeran MD Basile Tessier-Cloutier […] Read More
Renewed MOU with Women’s Hospital Zhejiang University Promises Continued Collaboration
Professors Geoff Cundiff and Peter Leung recently travelled to Hangzhou China to renew our Department’s Memorandum of Understanding with the Women’s Hospital Zhejiang University. The formal MOU signing ceremony took place on September 11, 2018, renewing our commitment to shared educational and research goals. The prior MOU was signed in 2014. Dr. Cundiff also provided […] Read More
Dr. Gina Ogilvie awarded YWCA’s Woman of Distinction, Research and Sciences
Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours extraordinary women leaders in the community. Dr Ogilvie was the recipient of Vancouver’s 2018 YWCA Woman of Distinction, Research and Sciences award. The award in this category goes to a woman who has made a significant and sustained difference in Metro Vancouver through her dedicated pursuit of scientific […] Read More
Dr Lori Brotto is elected as a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr Brotto has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists which includes top mid-career leaders in Canada. The College provides the RSC with a multigenerational capacity to help Canada and the world address major challenges and seize new opportunities including those identified in emerging fields. The Members of the College […] Read More
Access to the BC Perinatal Data Registry for WHRI members
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot project in partnership with Perinatal Services BC (PSBC), allowing WHRI members to have streamlined access to data from the BC Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR) through a dedicated in-house Data Analyst at the WHRI. The BCPDR contains maternal, fetal, and neonatal […] Read More