Faculty of medicine researchers awarded funding to improve health … – University of British Columbia

Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Health Professional-Investigator awards.

The Health Professional-Investigator Program supports health professionals to develop and advance research with the goal of bringing research evidence into practice within the health system.

This years award recipients are health professionals actively involved in patient care and tackling a broad range of health challenges. This award will support them to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system to ultimately improve health outcomes in BC and beyond.

Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and TherapeuticsProject: The contribution of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) to impaired control of brain blood flow in Alzheimers diseaseHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: UBC Vancouver Campus

Dr. Anshula Ambasta, Department of Anesthesia, Pharmacology and TherapeuticsProject: Re-purposing the ordering of routine laboratory tests in hospitalized medical patients (RePORT)Host Institution: UBCResearch Location: UBC

Dr. Michael Berger, Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationProject: Improving motor prognosis after spinal cord injuryHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)Partner: International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)

Dr. Emily Brigham, Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineProject: FIRE-Diet: food as an intervention to reduce effects of woodsmoke exposure on respiratory healthHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: UBC

Dr. Yvette Drew, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Division of Medical OncologyProject: Investigating novel, non-chemotherapy, targeted treatment strategies in high grade serous ovarian cancerHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: BC Cancer Vancouver

Dr. Jasmine Grewal, Department of Medicine, Division of CardiologyProject: Bridging the gap: screening for fontan associated liver disease (FALD)Host Institution: UBCResearch Location: St Pauls Hospital

Dr. Kamyar Keramatian, Department of PsychiatryProject: Evaluation of a manualized telehealth-based psychoeducation group for individuals at high risk for bipolar disorderHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: UBCPartner(s): Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Dr. Faisal Khosa, Department of RadiologyProject: Clinical impact of 24/7 on-site staff radiologist coverage at a level 1 trauma center in British ColumbiaHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: Providence Health Care

Dr. Anna McGuire, Department of SurgeryProject: Tumour tissue biomarkers to guide personalized lung cancer treatment in British ColumbiaHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: BC Cancer Research Centre

Dr. Renelle Myers, Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory MedicineProject: Lung cancer detection using the lung microbiome and exhaled breathHost institution: BC CancerResearch location: BC Cancer VancouverPartner(s): Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation

Dr. Steven Reynolds, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care MedicineProject: Phrenic nerve pacing to improve outcome in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndromeHost Institution: Fraser Health AuthorityResearch Location: BC Cancer VancouverPartner(s): Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation

Dr. Wade Thompson, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & TherapeuticsProject: Making medications fit for older adults: advancing the science and implementation of deprescribing guidelinesHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus

Dr. Stephen Yip, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineProject: Accelerating comprehensive diagnosis of glioma patients in BC: the long and short of itHost Institution: BC CancerResearch Location: Fraser Health Authority

Dr. Ren Yuan, Department of RadiologyProject: Clinical applications and implementation of artificial intelligence in lung cancer: predicting treatment response in advanced disease and risk of malignancy in lung cancer screeningHost institution: BC CancerResearch location: BC Cancer Vancouver

Dr. Youwen Zhou, Department of Dermatology and Skin ScienceProject: Maresin 1 as a novel therapy for vitiligoHost Institution: UBCResearch Location: UBC

Learn more about these funded research projects on the MSHRBC website.

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