Gynae Cancer Initiative one of UBC’s Research Excellence Clusters for the 2021/22 academic year.
The Gynecologic Cancer Initiative (GCI) has been selected as one of the successful UBC Research Excellence Clusters for the 2021/22 academic year. Read more about this remarkable group.
Congratulations CIHR Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to our OBGYN investigators who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Fall 2020 competition. Project Grants Project: “Role of Female Sex Hormones on Aging in Women Living with HIV.” Principal Investigator: Dr Melanie Murray; UBC OBGYN Co-investigator: Dr. Chelsea Elwood $382,500 / 5 years. Project: “It […]
2020 MSFHR Reach Award Recipients – 3 of 12 projects will be co-led by department members
Our department members shine in the 2020 MSFHR Reach Award Program. Three projects will be co-led by our faculty members and our department members are also part of an additional two successful teams. #BePelvicHealthAware: Sharing clinical best practices on pelvic floor health through whiteboard animations, social media and a dedicated website – Co-lead Roxana Geoffrion […]
Dr Lori Brotto awarded a MSFHR 2020 Innovation to Commercialization Award
Dr Lori Brotto was awarded a MSFHR 2020 Innovation to Commercialization Award for her project eSense: an online psychological intervention for women’s health. Learn more about her project at https://www.msfhr.org/news/features/new-app-to-revolutionize-womens-sex-therapy
Miller Mindell Gynecologic Oncology Research Fellowship
The University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital are offering a one- or two-year gynecologic oncology research fellowship. The training program is designed to cultivate outstanding academic Gynecologic Oncologists – both clinician investigators and physician-scientists. Our program provides opportunities in a diverse range of research training disciplines including, but not limited to, cancer biology, […]
Announcing the Recipients of the 2020-2021 Division of Gynaecologic Oncology Research Awards
In September 2020, the Division of Gynaecologic Oncology announced its annual competition for research in gynaecologic cancers. We would like to thank all of the applicants for their outstanding proposals. The results are now in and funding will be awarded for two projects. Characterization and Prognostic Significance of Subclonal Molecular Marker Expression in ProMisE evaluated […]
Gisele Bourgeois-Law awarded Research in Medical Education Outstanding Research Paper Award
On December 1st, 2020 the American Association of Medical Colleges announced the recipient of the 2019 Research in Medical Education (RIME) Outstanding Research Paper Award. This is an award for the best research paper among all the accepted papers to the RIME forum, a forum promoting the transformation of health care through medical education innovation […]
Spring 2020 CIHR Project Grants – Congratulations to our department members!
Congratulations to our department members who were successful in securing Spring 2020 CIHR Project Grants. Lori Brotto (@DrLoriBrotto) – Pilot RCT for cognitive-behavioural & mindfulness-based online programs for female sexual dysfunction K.S. Joseph and Neda Razaz – Chronic diseases in mothers and risks of neuro-developmental disorders in offspring: an international comparison Jessica Liauw (@LiauwJessica) – […]
Congratulations Dr. Lisonkova!
Dr. Sarka Lisonkova, Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, is leading her research team in the study of “All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality and Acute Morbidity Attributable to COVID-19 and Medical History Associated with Severe COVID-19 Infection in BC“. As one of the first 10 successful research teams that have been awarded the […]
Research and COVID-19 – useful links
Last updated November 19, 2020 NEW: As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in our province, steps are being taken to increase safety measures and decrease community spread of infection. On Nov. 7, 2020, the BC Provincial Health Office (PHO) released a number of temporary, regional public health orders that took effect later that day and […]