Our research focus is on innovation and discoveries that improve patient health, transform health systems, and directly impact health and economic outcomes.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute is the research arm of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and a health partner of the University of British Columbia (UBC). We are a significant part of B.C.’s health research industry and a major health research institute in Canada.
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Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and Associate Dean, Research (VCHRI), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Granville’s research program focuses on mechanisms of tissue injury, factors that impair healing (e.g. aging, diabetes, environmental influences), and the discovery of novel therapeutics for age-related and chronic inflammatory conditions. In 2014, he was named as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA).
Dr. Granville was also inducted as a Scholar of the Royal Society of Canada. Since arriving at UBC, his translational research program has continued to focus on tissue injury, inflammation, and repair resulting in numerous publications, patents leading to the formation of a local biotechnology spinoff company.
Centre/Program Directors
Cheyenne Johnson
Thomas Kerr
David Wood
Penny Brasher
Christopher Carlsten
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Janice Eng
Lynn Raymond
Shernaz Bamji
Neil Reiner
Wolfram Tetzlaff
David Huntsman
Martin Gleave
Jeff Brubacher
Kevin Song
Jan Dutz
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Researchers at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute are generating world-class research, providing the best care and cutting-edge treatments for British Columbians.