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Responding to the dual epidemics of hepatitis C and addiction in British Columbia
In British Columbia (BC), it is estimated that 78,000 people are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV),…
View details2017Competition
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Responding to the health crisis among street-involved youth in Vancouver: Evidence to inform interventions and policy responses
Street-involved youth are extremely vulnerable to health-related harms resulting from high rates of illegal drug use and…
View details2012Competition
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Responding to the truth and reconciliation calls to action in healthcare through the arts as a way of knowing, disrupting and healing
The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls for Indigenous knowledge and practices to be included in healthcare.…
View details2021Competition
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Rethink Endometriosis: Genomics and Microenvironment Influence on Biology and Malignant Potential
One million Canadian women are affected by endometriosis annually. There is little investment in research, and socioeconomic…
View details2019Competition
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Retinoids in synovial sarcoma
Synovial sarcoma is a form of cancer occurring most commonly in the limbs of young adults. Patients…
View details2003Competition
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Risk and protective factors for cognitive health across the adult age span: Impacts of physical and mental health and illness on cognitive outcomes
The virus causing COVID-19 can invade the brain, raising concern over long-term impacts on thinking abilities. We…
View details2022Competition
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Risk Assessment and Prediction of Infectious Disease Outbreaks (RAPID): An integrated framework of quantitative public health policy design
Traditionally, British Columbia has played an important role in public health policy design in Canada. BC has…
View details2007Competition
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Role for postsynaptic protein complex assembly in synapse development
Neurons (nerve cells) in the brain and central nervous system transmit signals to each other across connections…
View details2001Competition
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Role of SPARC in cancer therapy
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in both men and women, and was responsible…
View details2005Competition
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Role of the budding yeast kinetochore in chromosome segregation and checkpoint response
Cells must accurately duplicate their chromosomes (genes in the cell’s nucleus) and segregate them equally to daughter…
View details2004Competition
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Role of the startle reflex and cervical multifidus in whiplash injury
Low-speed rear-end collisions can generate whiplash injuries, especially when the victim is unprepared for the collision. Neck…
View details2008Competition
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Roles of the cilium, a sensory organelle, in health and disease
Cilia are slender appendages that protrude from most cells and tissues in humans. The motile forms produce…
View details2006Competition
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