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Adherence to Opioid Agonist Treatment in the Era of Fentanyl
Toxic drug poisoning continues to be a leading cause of death in BC. Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic…
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Samuel Tobias
Supervisor:
Dr. Nadia Fairbairn
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Applying a comparative effectiveness framework to evaluate perinatal outcomes of biosimilar versus originator biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Managing rheumatic disease during pregnancy is challenging. Biosimilar medications, which are lower-cost versions of biologic drugs, have…
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Dwayne Tucker
Supervisor:
Dr. Mary De Vera
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Assessing capacity for admission into involuntary care for people who use drugs: An ethical analysis in British Columbia
In 2025, the BC government began expanding involuntary treatment for people who use drugs. Although involuntary treatment…
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Quinn Boyle
Supervisor:
Dr. Mary Clare Kennedy
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Bidirectional genome-wide CRISPRi/a screening using ratiometric GCase substrates to identify genetic modulators of lysosomal GCase activity
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive brain disorder in which lysosomes—the cell’s waste-clearing system—do not function properly,…
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Faezeh Jame-Chenarboo
Supervisor:
Dr. David Vocadlo
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Bile Acid Malabsorption as a Driver of Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a lifelong intestinal inflammatory disease, with a rapidly increasing prevalence. A common but…
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Yaqi Zhang
Supervisor:
Dr. Bruce Vallance
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Brain-based prediction of dying duration after life support withdrawal
Organ donation can only occur after death is confirmed. However, when life-support is withdrawn in potential organ…
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Andrew Steele
Supervisor:
Dr. Mypinder Sekhon
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Building an Evaluation Framework to Monitor Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism in BC’s Health System
Indigenous Peoples in BC continue to experience racism in the health system, which has a negative effect…
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Jorden Hendry
Supervisor:
Dr. Patricia Spittal
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Chinese Canadian intergenerational trauma and resilience: A participatory visual research project
Victoria’s Chinatown, the oldest in Canada, carries a long history of Chinese exclusion with lasting effects on…
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Rebecca Zhao
Supervisor:
Dr. Fred Chou
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Clinical stratification of de novo metastatic prostate cancer by multi-region aggregate molecular features.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Canada, with over 4000 new cases per…
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Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen
Supervisor:
Dr. Alexander Wyatt
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Co-creating mental health care from the ground up with autistic, AuDHD, and ADHD women
Masking involves social mimicry and emotional suppression, which autistic, AuDHD and ADHD (A3) women engage in higher…
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Erika Ono
Supervisor:
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch
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Confronting White Performative Benevolence and Institutional Hegemony in Health Systems Transformation: Epistemic Justice and Accountable Allyship in Advancing Indigenous Health Nursing
Racism continues to harm Indigenous Peoples in B.C. health care, even when organizations say they support reconciliation…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Liquaa Wazni
Supervisor:
Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin
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Decoding cis-regulatory logic in Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis to target NRAS-driven pathogenic endothelium
Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is a rare, life-threatening disease where abnormal lymphatic vessels grow throughout the body, causing…
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Dogancan Ozturan
Supervisor:
Dr. Carl G. de Boer