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.
Health research changes lives.
Centre/Program Directors
Cheyenne Johnson
Adjunct Professor
Executive Director, BC Centre on Substance Use
Thomas Kerr
Professor
Director of Research, BC Centre on Substance Use
David Wood
Clinical Professor
Director, Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation
Penny Brasher
Senior Scientist
Director, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation
Christopher Carlsten
Professor
Director, Centre for Lung Health
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Professor
Co-Director, Centre for Aging SMART
Janice Eng
Professor
Co-Director, Centre for Aging SMART
Lynn Raymond
Professor
Director, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Shernaz Bamji
Professor
Associate Director, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Neil Reiner
Professor
Director, Immunity and Infection Research Centre
John Kramer
Assistant Professor
Interim Director, International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries
David Huntsman
Professor
Director, Ovarian Cancer Research Program
Martin Gleave
Professor
Director, Vancouver Prostate Centre
Jeff Brubacher
Associate Professor
Director, Emergency Research Program
Kevin Song
Clinical Professor
Director, Hematology Research Program
Jan Dutz
Professor
Director, Skin Research Program
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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.