The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall 2025 project grant competition. Congratulations to all the VCHRI researchers who were awarded project grants.
Every year, the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Research Challenge gives front-line staff and clinicians the tools, funding and mentorship to lead research projects. By pairing point-of-care Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) health care providers with experienced VCHRI researchers, the program helps transform real-world questions into evidence-based answers to improve patient care.
The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Research Challenge supports Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) point-of-care staff with limited research experience in creating a project to improve practice areas. Recipients receive mentorship by an experienced VCHRI investigator in addition to funding to help them learn to successfully conduct a clinical research project.
Knowledge translation is the art and science of moving evidence into health care policy and practice. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support health care professionals in effectively implementing evidence-based practice changes that improve patient care. The Knowledge Translation (KT) Challenge, a program delivered in collaboration with BC Cancer, Fraser Health, Northern Health and Providence Health Care, is grounded in capacity building and helps health care providers work with experienced investigators to share knowledge and build connections.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support research through Team Grant projects, which enable VCH staff and clinicians to collaborate with experienced investigators to share knowledge and build connections. By supporting practice-based research projects, these grants contribute to the improvement of health care delivery addressing the pressing challenges in health care.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2025 project grant competition. Congratulations to all the VCHRI researchers who were awarded project and priority announcement grants.
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 significant contributors to the Vancouver Coastal Health and University of British Columbia research community.
The 2025 Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award recipients are:
Taking innovative research from concept to application is critical for improving health care systems and well-being of patients. 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 outcomes and turning discoveries into commercial opportunities.
The 2025 Innovation and Translational Research Award recipients are:
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is committed to fostering a culture of mentorship and supporting the next generation of health researchers through the Summer Program Advancing Research Knowledge and Skills (SPARKS). This program offers a unique opportunity for a select group of highly qualified undergraduate and medical students to explore their interest in health research and gain hands-on experience by undertaking a summer project with a VCHRI principal investigator.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries to improve the health and well-being of patients across their lifespans. The Investigator Awards provide salary support to leading health research investigators to help reduce their clinical commitments and expand their capacity for innovation-driven research that creates new health care knowledge.
The 2025 VCHRI Investigator Awards recipients are:
