Kelsey to present her research at BCCHR Healthy Starts Research Day 2021
Kelsey will be presenting some exploratory findings from her folate supplementation trial during pregnancy at the BCCHR Healthy Starts Research Day on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021. Tune in to hear more about her exciting results!
Lulu’s research published in Diagnostics
Congratulations to Lulu on the acceptance of her manuscript this week in Diagnostics: Can automated hematology analyzers predict the presence of a genetic hemoglobinopathy? An analysis of hematological biomarkers in Cambodian women. See the full publication here. Figure 1: Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for the individual CBC biomarkers in the prediction of the homozygous […]
Kelsey Cochrane, PhD Candidate!
Huge congratulations to Kelsey Cochrane who has successfully advanced to PhD Candidacy! Her PhD comprehensive exam research proposal was titled: “Vitamin D in polycystic ovary syndrome: establishing best practices for supplementation”. Congratulations, Kelsey!
Jordie wins ‘Best Poster’ at the SEC Trainee Research Day!
Congratulations, Jordie, on receiving the ‘Best Poster’ Presentation Award at the Master’s levels the at the 2020 Social Exposome Cluster Trainee Research Day at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute! Her poster describes the prevalence, severity and types of anemia among non-pregnant women in Cambodia, presenting some preliminary baseline data from our randomized control trial […]
Our Biomek i5 has arrived!
We installed our Biomek i5 in the NUTRI-HEME Laboratory this week! This multi-channel liquid handler will allow for more efficient and economical analyses in-house. ELISA assays and DNA extraction protocols will be automated via this new benchtop workstation, which puts every aspect of liquid handling, including pipetting, dilution, dispensing, and integration, into a single automated […]
Kaitlyn successfully defends her MSc thesis!
Well done, Kaitlyn, on your official completion of the MSc HUNU program! For her MSc thesis, Kaitlyn undertook a randomized controlled trial in Malaysian women that investigated three different doses of folic acid and their impact on increasing RBC folate concentrations to a level associated with a reduced risk of neural tube defects. Her main […]
Welcome Lulu!
Lulu is currently working towards her MSc in Biostatistics, with a specific focus on developing and implementing a novel non-linear mixed effects approach to model HIV viral dynamics. She completed her BSc in Integrated Science at UBC (2019), studying the crossroads between immunology and nutrition, and was able to exercise this knowledge through assisting in […]
Brock receives a CIHR Doctoral Award!
We received fantastic news this week, Brock Williams was awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Doctoral Award. This competitive national award provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field in Canada, providing a student stipend […]
Congratulations Kelsey!
I have two exciting new updates to share: First, Kelsey has officially transferred into the PhD Human Nutrition program! She is currently leading a RCT in pregnant women in Vancouver to determine if a natural form of folate (5-MTHF) is as effective as synthetic folic acid in increasing plasma and RBC folate concentrations during pregnancy, […]
Jordie and Kelsey – pursuing exceptional research experiences abroad
Congratulations Jordie Fischer and Kelsey Cochrane in obtaining a Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (MSFSS) to travel abroad and expand their research training! The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences […]