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People in profile: Mike Adurogbangba

Submitted by VCHRI Admin on August 18, 2021 - 10:04am

Q: What is your role in health research? 
A:
I’m a Clinical Research Coordinator with the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. My role is to ensure that every study I coordinate runs according to approved guidelines and standards.

Q: What is your research area of interest, and what led you to that interest?
A:
My work focuses on Huntington’s disease research. I find being a part of the global effort to find a cure for this debilitating illness a privileged experience.

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People in profile: Jacquie Stevenson

Submitted by VCHRI Admin on July 7, 2021 - 3:27pm

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I am the Regulatory Affairs Coordinator for the Clinical Trials Unit at the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC). I’m responsible for all things administrative, from ethics submissions to regulatory compliance to budgeting to our standard operating procedures and staff training. 

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People in profile: Sonia Hardern

Submitted by VCHRI Admin on June 1, 2021 - 10:31am

Q: What is your role in health research at VCHRI?

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People in profile: Valla Sahraei

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on May 6, 2021 - 12:03pm

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I am the clinical trials coordinator at the Lions Gate Hospital Chemotherapy Department.

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3 minutes

People in profile: Izzie Fortuna

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on March 15, 2021 - 10:23am

Q: What is your role in health research?

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People in profile: Princess King-Azote

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on February 3, 2021 - 8:20am

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I’m a research assistant at the Vancouver Stroke Program Research Office. I coordinate and handle different clinical trials led by Dr. Thalia Field.

Q: What is your research area of interest?
A:
My main interest is in stroke research. I used to be a stroke neurologist before I immigrated to Canada, so anything related to stroke and vascular neurology fascinates me.

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People in profile: Hannah Peters

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on October 23, 2020 - 9:50am

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I work as a clinical research coordinator for Dr. Theodore Steiner in the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. My role includes recruiting and enrolling participants across various studies, primarily related to C.difficile infections and more recently, COVID-19. 

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People in profile: Derek Chiu

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on September 16, 2020 - 2:20pm

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I am a statistical analyst with OVCARE, B.C.’s Ovarian Cancer Research team.  

Q: What is your research area of interest, and what led you to that interest?
A:
My research interests lie primarily in how statistical and machine learning can help improve patient outcomes and survivorship. I was always interested in numbers and statistics, and for my graduate studies I focussed my attention on biological applications.

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3 minutes

People in profile: Jessie McDougall

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on August 19, 2020 - 1:31pm

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I am a first year student in the joint Master of Physiotherapy (MPT)/PhD program at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. I am completing both the Master’s and PhD degree concurrently and I’m working towards becoming a clinician-scientist.

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People in profile: Denise Foster

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on July 3, 2020 - 4:20pm

Q: What is your role in health research?
A:
I am a registered nurse and the full-time research coordinator for critical care at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH).

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