May 9 2025, 4:00pm – 5:30pm
In-person at Paetzold Multipurpose Room, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
Intended Audience
Trainees from the VCH and UBC research community

Are you a trainee at one of the VCHRI centres or programs with a passion for science and a curiosity for cutting-edge research? Join the VCHRI Trainee Committee for Science Social Hour!

This seminar series will allow you to sharpen presentation skills, present your research to graduate students and ignite innovative thinking through hearing a variety of perspectives. Come together with fellow members of the VCHRI trainee community for a fun evening of learning and socializing while enjoying tasty snacks.

Featured presenters
Tina Afshar, Centre for Lung Health
Lung Health Effects of E-Cigarette Cessation
Guilherme Moraes Balbim, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
The Brain Boosting Power of Moving More and Sitting Less
Xueqing Zhou, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
Head Movement Patterns During Everyday Activities in People with Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Vestibular Adaptation
Khaye Rufin, Ovarian Cancer Research Centre 
Opportunistic Salpingectomy in Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Study of Temporal Trends and Safety