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Building better ways to study cancer
Learn moreDr. Sofia Arshavsky-Graham is developing innovative microfluidic biodevices that recreate how tumours and immune cells interact, helping researchers better understand why cancer treatments work for some patients but not others.
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Health Research BC invests $6.3 million to strengthen seniors’ home and community care across British Columbia
Learn moreFive research teams across British Columbia are leading projects designed to help seniors age comfortably at home, stay connected, and receive high-quality, evidence-informed care.
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Why “research that matters” is grounds for optimism
Learn moreOur former Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Stirling Bryan shares how priority-based funding ensures a purposeful path forward in tackling urgent health challenges.
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2024: Our year in review
Read moreAs 2024 comes to a close, Michael Smith Health Research BC is grateful for another year of learning, partnership, and collaboration with the health research community.
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New funding opportunity enhances seniors’ home and community care
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is launching a new funding opportunity to improve home and community care for seniors in British Columbia.
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Research Approvals Processes Project update: 2024 in review
Read moreAs 2024 ends, we wanted to highlight key developments that have occurred this year.
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‘We’re real people with real lives’: Patient partner in northern BC shares the power of telling your own story
Read moreWhat is the value of sharing your own story? Christina LaBerge explains how patient perspectives can change minds and make health care safer.
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BC researchers funded to respond to bird flu outbreaks
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is partnering with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support BC-based researchers to find ways to prevent, prepare for and respond to outbreaks…
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Partnership enhances clinical research expertise
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is co-funding 23 BC-based graduate and postdoctoral trainees through the 2024 clinical trials training awards.
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Turning health research into action and impact
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is funding 91 diverse teams across British Columbia to bridge the gap between evidence and impact.
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Addressing health system priorities to improve care
Read moreThrough the CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship, Michael Smith Health Research BC is co-funding eight BC researchers to address high-priority challenges facing the health system.
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2025 Research Trainee competition: call for applications
Read moreThe program supports health researchers in the training phase of their careers to contribute to the success of BC’s health research landscape.
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Research Approvals Processes Project update: Advancing our initial deliverables
Read moreNovember is a busy month for Research Approvals Processes Project (RAPP) engagement activities.
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Research Trainee awards fuel health innovation
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is funding 44 emerging researchers from across BC through the 2024 Research Trainee competition.
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New report reviews Canada’s research response to health emergencies
Read moreCanada must act now to be prepared for the next public health emergency, recommends a new report on the federal approach to pandemic science advice and research coordination.
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Dr. Davina Banner-Lukaris shares the joy and heartbreak of engaging people with lived experience
Read moreIn this interview, Davina speaks on authentic engagement and how taking a leap of faith into patient-oriented research changed her life.
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‘A unique perspective on health’: Patient committee amplifies rural and remote perspectives in BC’s interior
Read moreThe Patient Engagement in Research (PEiR) Committee seeks to embed lived experience in research and research planning across the interior region.
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Our journey towards Indigenous reconciliation
Read moreNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a moment to reflect on the legacy of colonization and the ongoing trauma of Canada’s residential school system. At Health Research BC, we…
