Vancouver-based medical researchers are teaming up with computer engineers to change the way patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are monitored. A new joint initiative will use smartphone app technology and sensors in patient’s homes to give clinicians a better picture of disease progression from afar.
It is a diagnosis that parents never want to receive—the devastating news that their child has cancer. Hope is often directed to the medical system for breakthrough treatments to remove or stop the spread of the disease.
Dr. Torsten Nielsen, clinician-scientist at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, has dedicated his practice to cancer research and care, including childhood and young adult sarcomas. An uncommon form of cancer that affects mostly the young, sarcomas are malignant tumours found in bones and soft tissues, often in the limbs or abdomen.
Each year, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) promotes excellence in health research through the annual VCHRI Investigator Awards. These awards recognize outstanding health investigators and support their research efforts through peer-reviewed salary support awards. The awards provide an opportunity for investigators to reduce their clinical practice commitments and build their research capacity to expand the possibilities of improving health research. They are supported by VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.
The 2018 VCHRI Investigator Awards recipients are:
In Canada, as well as globally, chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The disease—which causes inflammation of the lungs and makes it more difficult to breathe—is life-changing for patients and their families. In more severe cases, trips to the emergency room and regular hospital admissions are all too frequent, putting a great deal of strain on patients, families and the health care system.
Colourful flowers and tiny buds may be a welcome sign of spring for some. For hay fever suffers, they warn of pending congestion and blooming allergy symptoms. Our researcher and toxicologist Dr. Karen Bartlett has some sage advice to help you cope this allergy season.
Many people are familiar with toxins—the potentially harmful products found in nature, such as snake venom or poisonous mushrooms. Less might be familiar with toxicants, the man-made products introduced to the environment through human activity.
Audience: Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students, Faculty of Medicine
Develop your resume in this combination workshop, focused on resume development with networking and interviewing tips with ample time for hands-on resume review.
Required: bring your resume
Learning Objectives
•Understand the importance of developing effective resumes in a job search process
Rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) are typically higher in northern countries, where sunlight is in shorter supply. These rates have led researchers to consider increased sunlight exposure—particularly in the form of ultraviolet or UV-B rays—as a possible prevention for this autoimmune disease. But the specifics of this relationship remain poorly understood. A new research study by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute scientist Dr. Helen Tremlett provides more details about the sunlight-MS connection.
It is a condition that affects one in 10 girls and women during their reproductive years, and VCH Research Institute researcher Dr. Michael Anglesio and colleagues have uncovered new clues about how it affects cells in the body.
Endometriosis is the development of uterine-lining tissues outside the uterus. It is often associated with pelvic pain, heavier periods and sometimes infertility. It is a benign condition and exceptionally common, but can also be a precursor to the development of cancer in rare cases.
