Michael Smith Health Research BC

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We are BC's health research agency. We inspire and connect curious, creative, and passionate minds to drive discovery and innovation in health research.

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Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· 23d

Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Nathan Lachowsky has shaped HIV prevention and strengthened health research leadership and capacity across BC: bit.ly/44ElAB0 @uvic.ca #HealthResearch #HIVResearch #HealthResearchBC #ResearchImpact

Feature image of story about Dr. Nathan Lachowsky as part of Michael Smith Health Research BC's 25-year anniversary. There's a text overlay that reads: "Growing research capacity From Vancouver Island to Northern BC".

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· 25d

Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Heather Gainforth is reshaping spinal cord injury research through stronger partnership and shared knowledge with communities: bit.ly/4wTWES4 #HealthResearch #SpinalCordInjury #ResearchImpact @vchresearch.bsky.social

Feature image for the story about Dr. Heather Gainforth as part of the Health Research BC 25-year anniversary series. There's a text that reads: "True partnership in spinal cord injury research."

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· 29d

Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Zabrina Brumme’s research is improving HIV treatment and advancing the search for a cure: www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/... @sfu-fhs.bsky.social @sfu.ca @bccfe.bsky.social #HealthResearch #HIVResearch #ResearchImpact

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jul 14

Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Marco Marra helped create a world-class genome sciences centre, advance cancer research, and shaped genomics in Canada: www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/... @mmarra0630.bsky.social #HealthResearch #Genomics #ResearchImpact

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jul 7

Celebrating 25 years: building research talent & health impact. Dr. Tonia Nicholls has advanced violence prevention & mental health care in community, forensic & correctional settings & helped strengthen research capacity: bit.ly/4vkXm9U @sfu-fhs.bsky.social @sfu.ca #HealthResearch #ResearchImpact

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jul 3

Health innovation grows stronger when people come together. In Victoria, partners gathered to share research shaping care across cardiology, trauma, neuro rehab, dementia, LTC, and end-of-life care. Collaboration is turning ideas into impact: bit.ly/3SD7IEp @vanislandhealth.bsky.social

Image shows a room full of event participants at the Partnering in Health Innovation, an event held in Victoria in June.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jun 30

How can plant-based traditional Indigenous medicines be used safely in combination with Western medicines? Elder Barb (Billy) Whyte explored this question with a team at Island Health and the Island Centre, BC SUPPORT Unit. www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/... @vanislandhealth.bsky.social

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jun 24

Research grounded in relationship, culture, and care. At the BC NEIHR Knowledge Exchange Forum, Indigenous scholars shared work that’s not just academic — it’s deeply personal and community-driven. www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/...

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jun 22

We’re excited to share our 2025/26 Impact Report, highlighting the ways Health Research BC supports the talented researchers behind every innovation. 👉 Read the report: www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/... #healthresearch #bc #impact

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Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· May 12

From hybrid care to cardiac research and new funding opportunities — Made in the North highlights work improving care across Northern BC. 👉Register by May 15: bit.ly/4t8oVSs

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· May 1

We’re bringing Northern BC’s health research community together. Join us May 28 in Prince George for Made in the North — an evening of connection, learning, and local innovation. 👉Register by May 15: bit.ly/4t8oVSs

Promotional graphic for the Made in the North: Health Research & Innovation Gathering, which takes place on Thursday May 28 from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. PT at the Courtyard by Marriott, Prince George. The logos of the co-organizers are at the bottom: Health Research BC, Northern Health and Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. In the background is a photo of BC's north, a forest overlooking a river and mountain.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Apr 29

📅 Webinar alert: Engage Award Learn more about this new exciting funding opportunity on Wednesday May 6 at 10 a.m. Find out how the Engage Award can support your engagement activities to strengthen partnerships and explore future knowledge mobilization opportunities. Register now: bit.ly/4eQPbxe

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Apr 27

📢 New funding available! Today, Health Research BC launches the Impact Pathways Program to strengthen collaboration between researchers and those who use research evidence across BC. The first opportunity under the program, the Engage Award, is now open. Apply before May 25: bit.ly/42xyEH7

A new funding opportunity from Michael Smith Health Research BC: The Engage Award, part of the Impact Pathways Program. On the right of the graphic are four speech bubbles in different shapes, representing different conversations and collaborations.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Apr 23

Health Research BC is modernizing how we support health research talent across the province. As we look to the next era of health research in BC, we’re taking steps to ensure that our programs are better aligned with the province’s current and future needs. bit.ly/4mLmRyh

Promotional graphic from Michael Smith Health Research BC reading: “Evolving our programs to support BC’s health research community,” on a dark blue background with purple geometric shapes.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Apr 2

Our eighth Putting Patients First conference was all about using lived experience to guide real-world impact. Patient-oriented research is bridges the gap between evidence and care, and ensures research answers the questions that matter most. www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/...

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 13

Congratulations to Dr. Asma-na-hi Antoine on her appointment as Director, Indigenous Research at UBC. We’re grateful for her continued support in advising our organization and co-chairing our Ethics Strategy Advisory Group. Learn more: bit.ly/4ruQfJX 📷 Photo credit: Dr. Asma-na-hi Antoine

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 13

The BC SUPPORT Unit is celebrating a new series of papers co-authored by patients. Medical journals are usually the domain of academic researchers, but elevating the voices of people with lived experience leads to better research. www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/...

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 12

Partnerships help move research forward. Dr. Sofia Arshavsky-Graham, the inaugural Michael Smith Health Research BC–Conconi Family Foundation BioDevice Innovation Fellow, is developing mini devices to study tumour–immune cell interactions and improve cancer research. Read her story: bit.ly/4ukDVyF

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 11

The U&U Lab has launched a new website sharing frameworks, research, and practical toolkits to support work addressing Indigenous-specific racism in population and public health. Health Research BC is grateful to be part of this knowledge translation work. Explore the resources: bit.ly/3P0oV8R

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 11

We’ve launched our redesigned website. It’s now easier to explore funding opportunities, partnerships, and initiatives shaping BC’s health research system. Whether you’re a researcher, partner, or part of the health research community, find the resources you need. healthresearchbc.ca

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 5

Research that matters is grounds for optimism. Our former Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Stirling Bryan shares how priority-based funding helps focus health research in BC on real-world needs and the system’s most urgent challenges. Learn more: bit.ly/4d5271z #healthresearch #bc

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Mar 4

📢 Strengthening seniors' home and community care. Five research teams across BC are leading projects to help seniors age at home, stay connected, and receive high-quality care. Supported by Health Research BC, these teams will help bring research into practice. Learn more: bit.ly/3OYl6ks

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Feb 26

At Dr. Antoine Boivin’s clinic, a person with lived experience helps others navigate health challenges. He says it’s changed how he practices medicine for the better. He’s speaking about involving patients in healthcare at the Putting Patients First conference on March 3: bit.ly/4baYrde

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Feb 24

Returning home can be part of health and healing. In this podcast, Harley Eagle shares his journey to reconnect with land and family, colonization’s impacts, and what it means to walk together in health research. youtu.be/bnpVyYawlPI #IndigenousHealth #CulturalSafety #HealthResearch

Promotional graphic from Michael Smith Health Research BC titled “Walking together: A conversation with Harley Eagle.” On a dark teal background, the title text appears on the left above a microphone icon and audio waveform. On the right is a portrait of Harley Eagle smiling, wearing glasses and a light plaid button-up shirt, standing against the same teal backdrop.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Feb 5

The BC SUPPORT Unit is supporting an Indigenous-led evaluation of Can-SOLVE CKD Network’s Kidney Check program — bringing early kidney screening to BC First Nation communities. bit.ly/3OoCC0U @thefnha.bsky.social

A graphic recording from the Knowledge Keepers in Research Gathering on November 2022. The graphic captures key ideas and questions from the day, like "What do we want to measure"; "Kidney Check in 16 BC communities"; and "Build community capacity." Credit: Sam Bradd/Can-SOLVE CKD.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jan 29

Patient-centred health research isn’t optional. It’s essential. Cancer survivor, advocate, and health consultant Sarah Greene on why putting patients first matters: bit.ly/45YthTN

Sarah Greene, keynote speaker at Putting Patients First 2026, standing against a railing high up in the city. She is wearing a baseball cap backwards and sunglasses, and behind her is a sunset over an industrial cityscape.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jan 9

Research matters. It fuels better care, smarter policies, and a stronger health system. Our 2024/25 Impact Report shows how BC research is turning evidence into real benefits for people and communities. Read the report: healthresearchbc.ca/news_article... #healthresearch #bc #impact

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Jan 5

📢 Applications are open for the Advancing Groundbreaking Research in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases funding opportunity. We’re supporting BC-led teams advancing understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and care for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. LOI due Feb 2: bit.ly/49pqSlQ

Graphic promoting a call for applications for the ‘Advancing Groundbreaking Research in Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases’ team award. The left panel features the headline text with a purple ‘Call for applications’ banner and an illustration of a brain inside a lightbulb on a light blue background. The right panel displays partner and funder logos, including Brain Canada Foundation, Parkinson Society British Columbia, CLEAR (Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging – Alzheimer Research), Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, Branch Out Neurological Foundation, Patrick & Dulcie Lenox Endowment, and Health Research BC.

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Nov 21

New BC research shows how remote breastfeeding support helps parents feed their babies with confidence. bit.ly/4a0gNxs @ubcokanagan.bsky.social

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc· Nov 18

Managing type 1 diabetes can feel overwhelming — especially without support. Dr. Tricia Tang’s new mobile app connects people with diabetes to peers who understand the day-to-day challenges. The impact? Less distress, fewer depressive symptoms, and stronger support. Learn more: bit.ly/4r7Zz7z