In Canada, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of a baby’s life, with continued breastfeeding encouraged into the toddler years. Yet, for women with spinal cord injury (SCI), this can present unique physiological and clinical challenges.
In-person at Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Join the VCHRI Trainee Committee for a full day of interactive, career-focused programming designed to strengthen your professional skills and support your next steps with confidence.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) supports clinician-scientists in advancing discoveries that improve the health and well-being of patients across the lifespans. The Investigator Awards provide salary support to leading health research investigators, helping reduce their clinical commitments and expand their capacity for innovation-driven research that creates new health care knowledge.
The 2026 VCHRI Investigator Awards recipients are:
The brain is the most complex organ to understand, both in health and disease. Today, doctors rely on observable symptoms or use costly and sometimes inaccessible neuroimaging or invasive cerebrospinal fluid analysis to assess patients with brain disorders.
Brain-derived biomarkers measured in the blood have the potential to transform diagnosis and prognosis for neurological conditions, while improving accessibility and reducing the need for patient travel.
With climate change intensifying, British Columbia is experiencing longer wildfire seasons and more frequent heat waves. These weather events pose serious health risks, particularly for people living with respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
For people living with eating disorders, seeking help can be one of the most difficult steps toward recovery. Even after reaching out, many people still experience distress and loss of motivation for recovery during the period before treatment begins.
As British Columbia’s population ages, demand for long-term care continues to grow. Waitlists are increasing and many older adults face limited options for receiving care close to home. There is a clear need for new approaches that support dignity, independence and connection to community.
Scientists have discovered additional functions of a protein involved in the underlying mechanisms of metastatic prostate cancer, expanding the understanding of potential treatment pathways for the disease. Led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr.
Whether you smoke or not, exposure to second- and third-hand smoke can have lasting effects on your lungs. Research is uncovering the invisible risks tied to cancer, respiratory disease and other health concerns.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Milan Khara and Lauren Wilkinson, Tobacco and Vapour Reduction Program coordinator, shed light on how the air around us affects our well-being.
