Meet key stakeholders in precision health research from across UBC.
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Meet Drs. Hanley and Kwon
Drs. Gillian Hanley (left) and Janice Kwon (right) are recipients of the 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project entitled “Precision Health Care to Improve the Quality of Life and Long-term Health of People Entering Premature Surgical Menopause”. Read a summary of the project here. “We aim to generate evidence…for example, an understanding…
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Meet Drs. Loucks and Ross
Drs. Catrina Loucks (left) and Colin Ross (right) are recipients of the 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for this project entitled “Uncovering patient-specific genetic factors that can be used to optimize morphine-based pain relief while avoiding harm”. Read a summary of the project here. “We have conducted preliminary analyses assessing known genetic variants that…
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Meet Drs. Yuan and MacAulay
Drs. Ren Yuan (left) and Calum Mac Aulay (right) are recipients of the 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for this project titled “An AI model to predict future lung cancers risk with low-dose screening CT”. Read a summary of the project here. “Our pilot project is to use AI tools to identify sub-visual changes…
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Meet Drs. Talhouk and Tinker
Drs. Aline Talhouk (left) and Anna Tinker (right) are recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project titled “Risk evaluation and omics screening for targeting prevention in endometrial cancer”. Read a summary of the project here. “We are investigating precision health tools to help guide screening and prevention…
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Meet Drs. Schrader and Yip
Drs. Kasmintan Schrader (left) and Stephen Yip (right), are recipients of the UBC Faculty of Medicine 2021/2022 Precision Health Catalyst Grant award for their project titled “Parent-of-Origin-Aware Hereditary Cancer Diagnostic and Cascade Genetic Testing”. Read a summary of the project here. “The future of precision health will be driven by constantly evolving technological advancement and the…
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Meet Drs. Tropini and Ciernia
Carolina Tropini Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the School of Biomedical Engineering Annie Ciernia Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine
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Meet Stuart Turvey
Professor, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine UBC Faculty of Medicine Precision Health Co-Lead
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Meet Drs. Richardson and Lewis
Anamaria Richardson Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Investigator and General Pediatrician, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Suzanne Lewis Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Associate, The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
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Meet Parveen Bhatti
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health Scientific Director, BC Generations Project Senior Scientist, BC Cancer
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Meet Chris Carlsten
Professor and Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine UBC Faculty of Medicine Precision Health Co-Lead