Kelsey and Brock travel to Phnom Penh to lead new HEME project
Kelsey and Brock arrived in Phnom Penh in March to spearhead the implementation of the HEmoglobin MEasurement (HEME) Laboratory Validation Study in collaboration with UBC, Helen Keller International, and USAID Advancing Nutrition. The project will determine the best and most accurate way to measure hemoglobin concentrations in a capillary blood sample for future studies. This […]
Brock – Invited to join new PILLAR program!
Congratulations to Brock, who was invited to join PILLAR (Program & Institutes Looking to Launch Academic Researchers), a new national program supported by the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP), which offers new pediatric clinical scientists with the opportunity to enhance research skills through a comprehensive curriculum, and gain access to a network of […]
Congrats Kaitlyn & Emma: 2020 BCCHR Outstanding Achievement Awards
We’re so proud of Kaitlyn & Emma who have been recognized by the BCCHR for their dedication, hard work & research successes! Well done! Read their award bios below!
Welcome Dahlia!
Dahlia is an undergraduate student at UBC completing a BSc in Food, Nutrition, and Health with a major in Nutritional Science. She is currently participating in the BC Children’s Hospital Summer Student Research Program, where she is completing a research project under the supervision of Dr. Karakochuk and PhD Candidate Kelsey Cochrane. Her project will […]
Congratulations Jordie!
Jordie successfully defended her MSc thesis on April 16th and is officially now holds a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition! Jordie’s thesis project was titled: “Evaluating the effect of 12 weeks of supplementation with ferrous sulfate, ferrous bisglycinate or placebo, on iron status and gut inflammation in Cambodian women.” Jordie is continuing to […]
Congratulations to Kelsey – a CIHR Doctoral Award winner!
I am thrilled to announce that Kelsey was awarded a CIHR Doctoral Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship! This prestigious national award provides a research stipend and research allowance totalling $105,000 over 3 years! Kelsey is a PhD Candidate (Human Nutrition) in the Karakochuk lab and this award is for her PhD […]
Congratulations to Tebby – UBC 3MT winner!
Huge congratulations to Tebby who won first place in UBC Vancouver’s 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition yesterday! The 3MT is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. Founded […]
Brock wins a NASPGHAN Foundation CPNP Nutrition Research Grant!
This award, provided by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals (CPNP), will fund a first-of-its-kind study to determine whether inexpensive, commercially available food compounds (obtainable from food retailers) are as effective as costly, industrially available glycerinated food extracts for use in sublingual immunotherapy, a […]
Congratulations Tebby!
Tebby won first place in the 2021 Global Health Conference at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute for her outstanding oral presentation titled: “Anemia prevalence and nutrition status among San women and children in rural Botswana.” Congratulations, Tebby!
Kaitlyn and Jordie TIE for First Place!
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Samson and Jordie Fischer (Karakochuk lab) who TIED for FIRST PLACE in the poster competition at the 2021 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Healthy Starts Trainee Research Day (Feb 3, 2021). Kaitlyn presented her MSc research titled: “The inclusion of folic acid in weekly iron-folic acid supplements confers no additional benefit on […]