Dr Beristain awarded a CIHR Catalyst Grant : Sex as a Variable in Biomedical Research
In May 2018 CIHR awarded Dr Alexander G Beristain and his Co-Investigator, Dr Wendy Robinson $149,020 over two years to study the “Effect of trophoblast sex on uterine immune cell function.” Drs Beristain and Robinson plan to examine how placenta cells of either male or female sex differ from each other with respect to the genes they express […]
Featured Researcher – Dr. Chelsea Elwood
Chelsea Elwood is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of OBGYN – her research focus is the vaginal microbiome. What is your day job? I am a general OBGYN within the Department of Gynecologic Specialties, sub-specializing in reproductive infectious diseases. I also have a strong research component within my practice. I split my time […]
Understanding the associations between operative vaginal delivery and obstetric trauma and birth trauma
Q&A with lead author, Dr. Giulia Muraca. Our group has been working for the last six years to compare mom and baby outcomes in deliveries for which an uncomplicated vaginal delivery is no longer an option and intervention by forceps, vacuum, or cesarean delivery is required. These analyses included data from hundreds of thousands of […]
Listening to the silent pain of endometriosis
Dr Paul Yong is featured in the VCHRI Research Insider, discussing recent research into endometriosis.
Dr Marette Lee is featured in the VCHRI Research Insider
Read the VCHRI Research insider story, “Shaking the Gendered Stigma of HPV”, where Dr Lee talks about the stigma and misperceptions that surround HPV.
Featured Research Staff – Marianne Vidler
Tell us about your job; what do you do? I am a Research Manager based in Vancouver working in global maternal health with a particular focus on Pre-eclampsia in Sub Saharan African and South Asia. Learn more about the PRE-EMPT project Marianne works on. Do you travel? Every two months or so I go abroad […]
PRE-eclampsia & Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention & Treatment – Global Results Presentation May 23 and 24
What is pre-eclampsia? Pre-eclampsia is a condition characterized by high blood pressure during pregnancy with signs of damage to another organ systems, most commonly the liver and kidneys. It complicates 8-10% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of maternal and infant death with 76,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 infant deaths each year worldwide. Pre-eclampsia […]
Dr. Roxana Geoffrion’s CIHR Project Grant: COMET – Composite Outcomes of MEsh vs suture Techniques for prolapse repair: A randomized controlled multicentre trial
COMET: Composite Outcomes of MEsh vs suture Techniques for prolapse repair: A randomized controlled multicentre trial More than 4 million women in Canada suffer from pelvic floor diseases. Pelvic floor muscles, nerves and ligaments can tear and stretch, mainly from vaginal deliveries of babies and aging. Women experience urine or fecal leakage and pelvic […]
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department Members Leading 3 of 4 BCCHR Healthy Starts Catalyst Grants
The winners of the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Healthy Starts Catalyst 2017-2018 Grant Competition were announced on March 22, 2018. Three of the four are being led, or co-led, by members of the Department. Congratulations to: Dr. Astrid Christoffersen-Deb (Principal Investigator); Dr. Mark Ansermino (Co-Principal Investigator); Dr. Beth Payne (Co-Investigator); Dr. Joseph Ngonzi, Dr. […]
Dr Lori Brotto’s new book: ‘Better Sex through Mindfulness’
Dr. Lori Brotto’s new book, Better Sex through Mindfulness, is scheduled for release in April 2018. Dr. Brotto has been a member of the UBC Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology since 2005, and is the Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute, a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health, and a Registered Psychologist. […]