Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), a world leader in translational health research, is the research body of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
VCHRI includes three of BC’s largest academic and teaching health sciences centres — Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre — as well as many other hospitals and public health agencies across Vancouver Coastal Health. VCHRI is academically affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine and is one of Canada’s top-funded research centres receiving between $80 million and $100 million in research funding annually. Over 1,500 personnel are engaged in a variety of research centres, programs and evolving research areas.
Funding interests
Award types
Research Trainee
Research interests
Any trainee at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) who is advancing discoveries, transforming health care systems/delivery, and/or improving patient outcomes.
Research location/affiliation: Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Awards
2024
Recipient
Daljeet ChahalAward type
Trainee award
Project title
Cerebrovascular physiology of circulatory death in patients undergoing medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
Recipient
Award type
Project title
2022
Recipient
Kamyar KeramatianAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
Evaluation of a manualized telehealth-based psychoeducation group for individuals at high risk for bipolar disorder
2021
Recipient
Hanwen LiuAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Portable MRI for multiple sclerosis: Feasibility establishment and technical development for clinical and research applications
2020
Recipient
Francesco GentileAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Artificial intelligence based discovery of estrogen receptor activation function 2 (AF2) inhibitors as the first-in-class therapies for drug resistant breast cancers
2018
Recipient
Katharina HeldAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Regulation of the ion channel TRPM3 by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the implications on brain functions and diseases.
Recipient
Peter BlackAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
Unraveling disparate roles of Notch-1 and Notch-2 signaling in bladder cancer
2017
Recipient
Deborah A M JehuAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
The effects of balance training with or without cognitive training in older adults with MCI and impaired mobility
2016
Recipient
Julia SchmidtAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Study of Neurophysiology in Childhood Concussion (SONICC)
2015
Recipient
Nicholas WeilingerAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Investigating a novel target for cerebral edema during stroke