Advancing research from discovery to real-world application is essential to improving health systems and patient outcomes. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support investigators and their groundbreaking health research with the Innovation and Translational Research Awards. This year’s recipients are putting new knowledge into practice, implementing research in clinical settings and advancing innovations with the potential for commercialization.
The 2026 Innovation and Translational Research Award recipients are:
Ahead of the world's largest sporting event taking place in Vancouver this summer, VCHRI researcher Dr. Jackie Whittaker discusses what we can learn from how elite athletes train to reduce injury risk and what prevention strategies recreational athletes and people returning to exercise should consider.
A tackle on the football field and a header in a soccer match may appear very different, but new research led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) researcher Dr. Lyndia Wu and University of British Columbia (UBC) PhD student Zaryan Masood suggests the brain may experience some of those impacts in surprisingly similar ways.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support future research leaders with the Top Graduating Doctoral Student Awards and the Rising Star Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of VCHRI trainees whose pursuit of research has made them exceptional role models and valued contributors to the Vancouver Coastal Health and University of British Columbia research community.
The 2026 Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award recipient is:
Health care systems are increasingly recognizing their environmental footprint, with the global sector accounting for an estimated four to five per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.
We are pleased to announce the extension of Dr. M-J Milloy as interim Director of Research at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), effective to December 31, 2026.
Dr. Milloy is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and a research scientist at the BCCSU. He also serves as UBC’s inaugural Canopy Growth Professor of Cannabis Science. Dr. Milloy’s research examines the public health impacts of cannabis regulation and potential therapeutic applications of cannabinoids, particularly for people living with substance use disorders.
Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting the urinary system, yet many people remain unaware of its risk factors and warning signs. Recent research is expanding our understanding of bladder cancer biology and helping shape more personalized approaches to care, from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship.
A decades-long research journey led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Jason Andrade is reshaping how clinicians approach atrial fibrillation (AFib), one of the world’s most common and consequential heart rhythm disorders.
