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).
Q: What is your role in health research?
A: I am a PhD student working with principal investigator Dr. Alex Wyatt at the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC).
Q: What is your research area of interest, and what led you to that interest?
A: Broadly, I study the genomics of genitourinary cancer, including the prostate, bladder and kidneys. I’m also particularly interested in circulating tumour DNA, which is the DNA released by dead and dying cancer cells, as a means of non-invasively profiling the tumour genome.
Each year, mood and neurological disorders leave their mark on Canadians in the realm of $61 billion in direct and indirect economic costs, along with innumerable impacts on families, jobs, life satisfaction and longevity. To help summit the steep challenge of brain-related disorders, Dr. Lynn Raymond, the new director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH), is focused on collaboration.
Q: What is your role in health research?
A: I work with the Vancouver Stroke Program as a study coordinator. I primarily coordinate the CANARY study, in which we are studying speech and eye movements as early predictors of dementia. I work closely with research participants, helping them to schedule appointments, complete paperwork and administer assessments. I also work closely with a team of health researchers and computer scientists to analyze the data from our study.
Q: What is your current role in health research?
A: I am the Lab Manager for the UBC Sexual Health Lab. The Sexual Health Lab is led by Dr. Lori Brotto and focuses on clinical and behavioural research in sexual health and well-being. Researchers in the lab study a variety of women’s health issues, including chronic genital pain and low sexual desire.
Q: What is your role in health research?
A: I am a clinical research coordinator with the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica (MS & NMO) Clinical Trials Group at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. I facilitate testing of potential treatments and observational studies in patients with MS. This includes submitting applications to regulatory boards, collaborating with other laboratories, and acting as point-of-contact for sponsors, vendors, patients, principle investigators and various departments.
Q: What is your research area of interest, and what sparked that interest?
A: My research focus is on stroke rehabilitation; more specifically, my work uses neuroimaging such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy and electroencephalography to examine the role of the brain in walking and balance recovery. My interest was sparked when I was working as a physiotherapist helping stroke survivors re-learn how to walk. I am now a postdoctoral fellow in the Rehabilitation Research Program at the GF Strong Rehab Centre.
Q: What is your role in health research?
A: I am a clinical trials study manager with the Vancouver Stroke Program. I currently manage a national, multi-centre trial led by Dr. Thalia Field. We are investigating an oral blood thinner in an uncommon cause of stroke.
