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It’s official — March is Women’s Health Research Month in BC!
“Women, girls & gender-diverse people experience health differently, and our health system must reflect those realities,” said Josie Osborne.
This proclamation strengthens our advocacy for equitable, evidence-informed care across BC.
Last week, in recognition of Women’s Heart Health Month, experts Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, Dr. Tara Sedlak, Dr. Rachel Ollivier, and Dr. Angela Liu shared insights on women’s heart health and answered audience questions.
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Happy International Day of Women’s and Girls in Science! 🎉💜
In honour of this day, we asked our 2025 graduate and fellowship awards winners, Dr. Atefeh Najafi,Denise Zhu and Vienna Cheng to share their thoughts on what science means to them: whri.org/celebrating-...
11th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium. Meet the Keynote and Spotlight Speakers.
Meet the #WHRIsym26 Keynote and Spotlight Speakers!
We’re thrilled to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Cheryl Wellington, and our spotlight speaker, Dr. Ariane van der Straten, to our 11th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium.
Meet the speakers and register to attend: whri.org/eleventh-ann...
Join us for our JEPS Black History Month Panel on February 26th at 12 pm PST, and visit our website to find Black History Month events, resources, and so much more!
Register for February's JEPS -> qr.codes/eUTgC9
Visit our Black History Month page -> birthplacelab.org/black-history-month/
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From L to R: Dr. Lori Brotto, Dr. Susan Davis and Dr. Kerstin Gustafson.
Yesterday, the WHRI was thrilled to welcome Dr. Susan Davis, a global leader in women’s hormonal health, to connect with Dr. Lori Brotto and Dr. Kerstin Gustafson.
Follow Dr. Davis to explore her evidence based videos & learn about her research in women’s health: www.instagram.com/professorsus...
As we close out #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth, we spoke with Amy Booth to share which areas of cervical cancer research she is interested in exploring in 2026.
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Registration is now open for the eleventh annual Women’s Health Research Symposium!
Join us on Friday, March 6th, 2026, in-person at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on the UBC campus or virtually via live-stream.
Learn more and register today: whri.org/eleventh-ann...)
Next Wednesday🎤Join Birth Place Lab in welcoming Dr. Kathrin Stoll as a speaker for the Justice and Equity in Perinatal Services Cluster Seminar Series, January 28th, 2026, at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST. [1/3]
In recognition of #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth, we spoke with Grace McCloskey about research that helped inform BC’s updated HPV vaccine schedules—strengthening HPV prevention.
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In part two of our Pathways to Prevention series, in recognition of #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth, we asked Hallie Dau, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, to look ahead and share the areas of cervical cancer research she is interested in exploring in 2026.
Learn more: linktr.ee/womensresearch
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In recognition of #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth, we spoke with Smritee Dabee, Research Associate with the Global Control of HPV Related Diseases and Cancer team, to share which areas of cervical cancer research she is interested in exploring in 2026.
Learn more: linktr.ee/womensresearch
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